COMM 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Nagesh, Khatri, Ebba Koch
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To inform the class about incredible history of taj mahal. Taj mahal is important because of its love story, architecture beauty, and fact that it"s one of the seven wonders of world. Indian heritage site: establish credibility: i went to agra, up to see taj mahal when i was 11 years old, preview key points: i am going to talk love story that contributed behind. State idea clearly: mughal emperor shah jahan had taj mahal built in memory of his third wife, mumtaz mahal. According to tajmahal. org. uk, shah jahan was 14 years old and mumtaz mahal was 15 years old when they show each other at the meena food market. When mumtaz mahal was giving birth to their fourteenth child, she passed away. While mumtaz was on her deathbed, shah jahan promised her that he would never remarry and will build the richest mausoleum over her grave.
