Do you know the elephant clock? Tahukan.com - Do you know the elephant clock? About eight hundred years ago‚ Al-jazari built this elaborate clock in order to celebrate the diversity of mankind and the universal nature of islam. At this time‚ the Muslim world spread from Spain to Central Asia. So‚ to reflect thisscope‚ Al-Jazari used Greek (Archimedes) Water Principles Combined with an Indian water timing device (ghati)‚ an Indian elephant‚ an Egyptian phoenix‚ Arabian figures‚ a Persian carpet and
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Literature in English Paper Two Part 1 Comprehension and appreciation (Comparative Discussion) Essay (1994 Past Paper) Women’s status has always been a controversial issue‚ especially after the Second World War ended. Since then‚ people from all over the world have noticed the importance of women and how much they have contributed as they have helped out a lot in the therapeutical work. Women’s works in some ways are even harsher than men’s‚ these can include the numerous housework‚ preparing
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Week 2 - Discussion 1 ENF212 Concepts of Terrorism Discussion 1 Catastrophic Terrorism Why do you believe the use of catastrophic terrorism has been on the rise the past few decades? Read any postings already provided by your instructor or fellow students. Read and respond to the conclusions drawn by your classmates. Remember to read the feedback to your own major postings and reply to it throughout the week. Length (Initial post): 200 words Why do you believe the use of catastrophic terrorism
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Naquib Al-Attas is "Simple" (cover and title). But after I read page to page‚ the language used slightly difficult "philosophical" to understand‚ and I need to read repeatedly to understand the sentences. Moreover‚ this is the first time I read a book by Al-Attas‚ because during my undergraduate I do not know the Islamic concept of learning. As a student‚ I just read the western books and learning western psychological theories in the classroom. And also the first time I heard the name al-Attas was
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say that it destroys homes‚ while others say it brings them together. During the mid-1900s‚ the eighteenth amendment made its use illegal; however‚ gangsters capitalized on this ruling‚ making more profit than ever before. An intriguing research on Al Capone and his life shows his major involvement during the Prohibition Era. Prohibition was supposedly crafted regarding the ethical issues of consuming alcohol. Some had fear of its effects on social and physical standpoints (Currie 8). This awareness
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Table of Content: Brief Summary of Moneyball………………………………..3 Billy Beane leadership analysis………………………………3 Applied theories from the book……………………………..4 The skills Model………………………….. 4 Team leadership………………………….6 Path-Goal theory…………………………..6 Applied theories…………………………………………….6 McGregor ’s Theory X & Theory Y managers ……7. Daniel Goleman ’s Six Leadership Styles…………..8 Conclusion……………………………………………………8 References
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First of all‚ both the narrator’s mother and Ilya are the ones the narrator loves and wants to stay close with. The narrator’s love toward her mother is well described in several parts of the story‚ especially from her feeling of excitement before meeting her mother. One might think that the narrator might hate her mother because her mother had left her and her sister behind in order to follow love. The narrator might feel rejected and abandoned by her mother. However‚ the narrator couldn’t resist
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WHAP Cultural Heavyweights Dar Al-Islam and The Byzantine Empire. The Muslim World and The Byzantine Empire were two of the most powerful and most-linked-together civilizations during the Middle Ages due mostly to their cultural achievements‚ religious values‚ and economic activities. The Byzantine Empire and Muslim World had very similar and different cultural achievements due to their very unique styles but also sharing each other’s ideas as well. The Muslim world’s
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Simple Persuasion Devices Al Gore Jr. was the forty-fifth vice president of the U.S. and is well-known for his environmental advocacy work and his famous writings on environmental issues (Weisser‚ 2015‚ pg. 101). In his article “Climate of Denial‚” he passionately describes how the world is very uneducated on the environmental issues of today. This article was originally published in a Rolling Stone magazine‚ and therefore his audience was directed towards a group of mainstream young adults. This
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seen in many ways‚ of course depending on the person. Al Qaeda boss Ayman al-Zawahri is a paradigm of those people who let power corrupt them. Once man is exposed to certain types of power‚ he is blind to how his decisions can affect the lives of so many other people. Al-Zawahiri is regarded as Al Qaeda ’s top boss since the assassination of Osama bin Laden by United States special forces ("Al-Zawahiri appointed al Qaeda ’s new leader"). Al-Zawahiri is one of the top terrorists the United States
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