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In this edition of "Presenting the Facts", we explore the 2004 blockbuster National Treasure. The story was written by Jim Kouf, Oren Aviv, and Charles Segars, and the screenplay was by Jim Kouf, Cormac Wibberley, and Marianne Wibberley. It was directed by Jon Turtletaub and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, who is known for other action films based in historical details, including Pearl Harbor and Black Hawk Down. To quote the Critics Consensus on A brief note on names: Nicolas Cage's character, Ben Gates, has the full name Benjamin Franklin Gates, as revealed in the opening scene with his grandfather. In fact, Ben's father's full name is Patrick Henry Gates (played by Jon Voight), and his grandfather's full name is John Adams Gates (played by Christopher Plummer). But the allusion to the Abigail Chase, a combination of Abigail Adams and Samuel Chase. Sean Bean's character is called Ian Howe (though it is revealed that this may be an alias), and General William Howe and Admiral Richard Howe were both high-ranking British commanders and the To get this out of the way, we'll start with the most obvious piece of fiction. Fiction: There is a map on the back of the Declaration of Independence, leading to the treasure of the Knights Templar. (Fun) Fact: Independence Hall was not harmed in the making of this movie. Many of the scenes set in Philadelphia were shot on location, in such landmarks as Reading Terminal Market and the Franklin Institute. But one notable exception is Indep...

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TEL AVIV ( When Netanyahu returned to office in December, Arnheim again took to the streets — this time to protest Netanyahu’s attempt to sap the Israeli Supreme Court of its power. And now, she comes armed with what she sees as a potent symbol: an Israeli flag emblazoned with the words of the country’s Declaration of Independence. “I feel that the people of Israel woke up, and finally understands that life needs to come with values, with morals and with caring,” she said at a mass protest Tuesday night in Tel Aviv, as Israel began celebrating its 75th Independence Day. Arnheim believes those ideas are reflected in the declaration, which was signed on the day of Israel’s founding, traces the connection of the Jewish people to the land of Israel, and pledges democracy and human rights. She added, “I think that the meaning of the flag has received a place in a society that wasn’t aware of it for a long time.” Seeing the streets of Israel festooned with flags is one of the hallmarks of the country’s Independence Day, called Yom Haatzmaut in Hebrew. It’s common for flags to line streets and hang from balconies. A popular children’s song sung on the holiday begins, “The whole land is flags.” But this year, Israel’s quintessential national symbol has taken on a different meaning for some, as the hundreds of thousands of anti-government protesters have, for months, made the flag the icon of their cause. The flag has become so associated with the protests that Zichron Yaakov, a ci...

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• • • • The Flag of India is a national symbol and is locally known as the “Tiranga” which loosely translates to “tricolor” as a testament to the three colors that make up the flag. India adopted its current national flag on July 22, 1947, as the country was about the gain independence from Britain on August 15, 1947. Description The Flag Code of India establishes that the National Flag of India should be set on a horizontal rectangle in the proportions 2:3 meaning that the flag’s length should be 1.5 times its width. The flag is made of a triband of the three colors; (arranged from top to bottom) saffron, white, and green with the three stripes being equal in length and width. It is from these three colors that the flag derives its nickname “tiranga” (translated to mean tricolor). The center of the flag is charged with a navy-blue wheel known as the Ashok Chakra which has 24 blue spokes with equally spaced and are spread all around the wheel’s circumference. Symbolism The meaning of the three colors which make up the Flag of India is a controversial subject which has spurned numerous theories. One explanation behind the symbolism of the colors is based on the religions found in India. According to this controversial theory, the saffron color being traditionally associated with Hinduism and Buddhism represents the two religions in India while green represents Muslims in the country and white is said to represent other minority religions including Christianity. This theory ...

Colors play an important role in our lives. They can remind us of a place, a time of year, or our favorite traditions, and can also shape the way we feel. But when it comes to what different colors symbolize in cultures around the world, these associations can vary greatly. Read on for a glimpse into how colors have shaped the history, emotions, and beliefs of different cultures through the ages. Red is the most powerful of all colors in Indian culture and holds many important meanings. Among them are fear and fire, wealth and power, purity, fertility, seduction, love, and beauty. Red is also representative of a certain time and place in one’s personal life, including when a woman gets married. A married woman can be identified by the red henna on her hands and the red powder, known as sindoor, worn along her hairline. In South Africa, red is associated with mourning, and the section of red in the country's flag symbolizes violence and sacrifices that were made during the struggle for independence. In Thai tradition, each day of the week is assigned a specific color and is linked with a particular God. Red is the color for Sundays, and it's associated with Surya, a solar God, who was born on this day. Many Thai people pay their respects to Surya by wearing red on his birthday each year. In Chinese culture, red is traditionally worn on the New Year, as well as during funerals and weddings. It represents celebration and is meant to bring luck, prosperity, happiness, and a lo...

Bastille Day is a holiday celebrating the storming of the Bastille—a military fortress and prison—on July 14, 1789, in a violent uprising that helped usher in the French Revolution. Besides holding gunpowder and other supplies valuable to revolutionaries, the Bastille also symbolized the callous tyranny of the French monarchy, especially King Louis XVI and his queen, Marie Antoinette. The Bastille Built in the 1300s during the As a prison, it held political dissidents (such as the writer and philosopher The infamous Causes of the French Revolution Despite inheriting tremendous debts from his predecessor, To make matters worse, widespread crop failures in 1788 brought about a nationwide famine. Bread prices rose so high that, at their peak, the average worker spent about 88 percent of his wages on just that one staple. Unemployment was likewise a problem, which the populace blamed in part on newly reduced customs duties between France and Britain. Following a harsh winter, violent food riots began breaking out across France at bakeries, granaries and other food storage facilities. READ MORE: Louis XVI and the Tennis Court Oath In an attempt to resolve the crisis, Louis XVI summoned the long-dormant Estates-General, a national assembly divided by social class into three orders: clergy (First Estate), nobility (Second Estate) and commoners (Third Estate). Though it represented about 98 percent of the population, the Third Estate could still be outvoted by its two counterparts...

Everyone knows that the division of votes at Eurovision is as cut along political lines as it is performance – so it felt grimly satisfying to see the UK in such a position having spent the last few years throwing a tantrum in the aisles of global politics (sorry James Newman). Less satisfying, however, is having to watch Scotland be dragged along behind it, which is why I find my mind returning again and again to that “joke”. It’s not difficult to get excited about the idea of seeing a post-independence Scotland in Eurovision. In fact, I’d argue we’ve already had a tiny glimpse of it in the joyful Will Ferrell movie Eurovision Song Contest: The Story Of Fire Saga. READ MORE: Rachel McAdams stars alongside Ferrell in this genuinely heartfelt love letter to the contest, set across Iceland and Scotland, with Edinburgh pitching up as the host city. There’s a throwaway line from the fictional Russian contestant Alexander Lemtov introducing the UK entry as the winner of “England’s Got Talent” before prophetically stating “but everyone hates the UK, so... zero points”. The name change-up of the popular ITV show suggests that in this universe Britain may no longer be quite so united... or it could have been the writing team making a dig at the fact that, despite being called Britain’s Got Talent, the judges have repeatedly skipped out on bothering to hold trials in Scotland, instead telling Scots to travel south to take part. The host city for Eurovision is, traditionally, the ca...

Answer:Kazakhstan Bayterek, a 105 meters tall structure adorned with a golden sphere on top, continues to stand tall and symbolize Located inNur-Sultan or Astana, the capital of The monument depicts a popular folktale about a mythical tree of life and a bird of joy and happiness. It shows how the bird, named Samruk, lays a golden egg between the tree’s branches. The giant structure starts from a wide and flat foundation. It comprises a cylinder-shaped shaft and girders that expand on the top of the structure. The girders offer support to a 422m-diameter gold sphere. While the base of the structure has been made into a ticket booth and an exhibition area, the ‘egg’ acts as an observation deck for tourists. The observation deck stands tall at 97m above ground level. Its height marks 1997, the year that Astana became the capital of The deck has two levels. The first level offers a360-degree view of the city. On the other hand, the top level features a handprint ofNursultan Nazarbayev, the first presidentof the independent Republic of Kazakhstan. The print stands on an ornate pedestal. A plaque suggests tourists to place their hand on the imprint and make a wish.