... you always buy it fresh. You usually walk to the market. It is an outside market unlike a store. Men go to work and the ladies stay home and cook food and take care of the kids. So every one is trying to make money. People try to make money on the sidewalks. There are some kids that sell cigarette to adults, so they can help support their family. They learn to speak French in school. Well the lucky ones don't really do anything. The just eat and enjoy themselves. They have servants to live with them to do all their work. They get married pretty young. It is like an honor to have your daughter get married. Like my aunt got married when she was 15. She has ...

... as a guardian of temple entrances. It was constructed beside the Valley Temple of King Khafre of the Fourth Dynasty. The complex was most likely carved from rock left behind after the building of the Great Pyramid of Khufu and Khafre's Second Pyramid which stands about half a mile away (Jordan 25). Although the head of the sphinx is badly battered in some places, traces of the original paint can still be seen near one ear. Originally it is believed that the Sphinx was painted and quite colorful (Guardian 2). Because of the changing desert terrain, the body of the Sphinx has been buried and cleared several times throughout history. In between the paws of the ...

... run from 5:30 am to 12:30 am. When you want to ride one of these you have to get a ticket you can buy one at ticket offices and city news-stalls or you can buy a monthly pass. Next is the rout-taxi or mini-bus. These vehicles can carry up to 11 people and you don’t need a ticket to ride. You can find these at shopping stores, Metro stations, and other important places, if you see one driving along you can wave it down and it will stop if it has a free seat, there is also a fixed fee of .600-$1.00. There are also regular taxies. These taxies can usually be found just about anywhere in the city. If your good at it try to settle a price with the driver it cos ...

... which consists of mild short summers that still have snow and ice over much of the region. The next climatic region consists of southern Canada and the eastern half of the United States . This region is classified as having all four seasons where the climate is totally different depending on what time of year it is. The Southern portion of this region has 4 seasons but all of them are much warmer. The third region includes Western US and northern Mexico. It is mostly dry throughout this region because most of it is made up of deserts and plains. The other part is made up of mountains. Where conditions do depend allot on elevation in this region. The fourth ...

... Kuwait is sorrounded by Iraq and Saudi Arabia, all of which seem to occupy a bigger land area than this small helpful and peacful nation. Kuwait's population exeeds 1.9 million people and covers a total land area of more then 6 800 square miles. It's goverment is a constitutional monarchy led by the Amir Jabir al-Ahmad al-Jabir Al-Sabah and his crown prince Sheikh Sa'ad Al-Abdullah al-Salim Al- Sabah. Kuwait's major cities are Kuwait city, with a population of 46 00 located at 29.20N,48.00E, Salmiyah, with a population of 154 000 located at 29.20N, 48.00E and Hawali, with a population of 152 000 located at 29.20N, 48.00E. Life expectancy of the average Kuwaiti ...

... forces prevented seizure of most settlements, but Arab guerrillas, supported by the Transjordanian Arab Legion under the command of British officers, besieged Jerusalem. By April, Haganah, the principal Jewish military group, seized the offensive, scoring victories against the Arab Liberation Army in northern Palestine, Jaffa, and Jerusalem. British military forces withdrew to Haifa; although officially neutral, some commanders assisted one side or the other. After the British had departed and the state of Israel had been established on May 15, 1948, under the premiership of David BEN-GURION, the Palestine Arab forces and foreign volunteers were joined ...

... and serving as home to about 150 million people, possesses tremendous natural and human resources. Demand today for imported consumer goods, capital equipment, and services remains remarkably strong, with imports representing an unusually large percentage of the national market. Despite outstanding long-term market potential, continues to be an extremely difficult country in which to do business. The n Federation continues to pursue a program of dramatic economic, political and social transformation. Despite President Yeltsin’s successful re-election campaign, continued economic reform remains subject to the influence of the communist controlled State Duma ...

... towards the outer edges of the rain belt. Periodic and unpredictable droughts are a characteristic feature of these border zones. There are three climatic zones in Tropical Africa: 1. a region of persistent rain at and near the Equator, 2. a region on each side of this of summer rain and winter drought, and 3. a region at the northern and southern edges afflicted by drought. All the climates listed in the previous paragraph are modified in the eastern parts of Tropical Africa by the mountains and monsoons. The soils of Tropical Africa pose another problem. They are unlike the soils of temperate areas. Soils are largely products of their climates, and tropic ...

... out how to “brag”, my trip to Disneyland was some of my best ammo. I laugh now at the fact that Mickey and Goofy were just normal people, yet I was overwhelmed at the time to meet such stars. Several years passed, and I was now a twelve year old who remembered Disneyland as a place where “little kids” go to meet Mickey Mouse. Fortunately upon arrival to the park I realized I was wrong. I soon realized that that my mature height of five feet and one-half inch had given me a golden key to the doors of some of the biggest thrill rides the world will ever know. I was now seeing Disneyland in a totally different way. I ran from ride to ride, my level of excit ...

... this area was subject to seasonal flooding. Now the dam regulates water flow that allows for more predictable crop planting, all though it has caused environmental problems. The Sahara desert inhabits most of Egypt, which is hot & dry. It is so hot they can't grow crops there, it is wasted land. The climate is characterized by a hot season from May to September, & a cool season from November to March. In the coastal region where it is easy to grow crops, the annual temperatures range from 99 degrees to 57 degrees . Wide variations of temperatures occur in the desert, ranging from 114 degrees during the day to 42 degrees at night. The winter season Te ...