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Standing erect on its hind legs, a grizzly bear can reach up to 8 feet in heightMy children love to
erect towers out of blocks and then knock them over.
Standing
erect on its hind legs, a grizzly bear can reach up to 8 feet in height.
In 1982, two 250-foot walls of polished black granite were
erected in Washington, D.C. to honor the more than 58,000 U.S. men and women who were killed or missing in the Vietnam War.
In August of 1961, East Germany began to
erect a five-foot-high wall along its border with the West.
The Mongol conqueror Timur the Lame (1336-1405) left a record of his victories by
erecting 30-foot-high pyramids made of the severed heads of his victims.
In 562 B.C., King Nebuchadnezzar
erected the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, in honor of his wife.
Protestors
erected barriers made of garbage cans and old tires to protect themselves from the police.
The government has
erected statues honoring the former President all over the country.
A statue dedicated to Terry Fox was
erected at Thunder Bay, where the young man had to stop his cross-Canada run to raise money for cancer.
The Hollywood sign, first
erected in 1923, was originally a real estate advertisement.
Many Americans were outraged by plans to
erect a monument to honor Vietnam war draft resisters in a town in British Columbia.
Italian rulers of the fifteenth century sought to glorify themselves by
erecting impressive palaces and country houses.
It took 300 steel workers two years and 15,000 pieces of iron to
erect the Eiffel Tower.
Trajan's Column was
erected in Rome to honor his victories over his enemies.
The Arch of Titus was
erected in 81 A.D. to honor Titus' capture of Jerusalem and his suppression of a Jewish rebellion.
Tsar Nicholas II reportedly considered
erecting an electric fence around Russia.
The little boy had an
erection in the bath and was trying to hide it from his mother.
The old man talked to his doctor about getting some medication to help him achieve an
erection.
The young boy was quite embarrassed when his friends noticed his
erection through his swimsuit.
Roman architecture is known for its triumphal arches, which were
erected to celebrate the victories of the Emperor.
Dr. Hugo Keim once suggested that if you believe in evolution, you can trace all of our lower back problems to the time when the first hominid stood
erect.
Isidor Feinstein once stated that America is the first country where the common man could stand
erect.
Discussion question: Why do you think so many governments are concerned with erecting higher and higher buildings?
Find someone who enjoyed erecting towers out of blocks as a child.
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