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...destroyed prized symbols of the country's rich pre-Islamic heritage and enraged scholars and archaeologists worldwide. But it might not have finished the job. A third Buddha--the so-called sleeping Buddha--may yet exist in Bamiyan, buried just feet from where the other Buddhas once stood. A 7th century Chinese traveler left notes describing the sculpture as measuring up to 650 ft. in length and reclining in a state of Nirvana. (The taller of the two upright Buddhas was just 180 ft.) The statue is believed to be entombed, either buried intentionally before the first Islamic invaders arrived...
...good old days. When I was in 6th and 7th grade, people warned me that I was going through the hardest time. It was hard—we got graded for the first time, I felt excluded by cliques—but because I went to an all-girls’ school, I never experienced a classroom, cafeteria, or gym with boys...
...power in northeast Asia, able to defy even the mighty Chinese Tang dynasty for a while. Contemporary Koreans?from both the North and South?take pride in Koguryo as a precursor of their own modern states. They wonder how Korean history might have been had the kingdom withstood the 7th century advances of a lethal alliance between the Tang and the Silla kingdom, a rival neighbor to Koguryo's south...
Just missing the cut was petition candidate Frederick H. Dulles ’64, who came in 7th with 13,398 votes...
...RECORD 7th at Cross Country Heps, 2nd at Indoor Heps, 4th at Outdoor Heps