DEFINITION The Great Mosque of Damascus is the first monumental work of architecture in Islamic history; the building served as a central gathering point after Mecca to consolidate the Muslims in their faith and conquest to rule the surrounding territories under the Umayyad Caliphate. The Umayyad Mosque‚ or formerly the Basilica of Saint John is currently located in the old city of Damascus‚ It is one of the largest and oldest mosques in the world. It is considered the fourth-holiest place
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Zero Tolerance 1 Running Head: ZERO TOLERANCE Zero Tolerance Policy TCH 535 Grand Canyon University Karen Bannen December 5‚ 2012 Zero Tolerance 2 The zero tolerance policy was created to prevent weapons from being bro9ught to school‚ but how far is too far? In a junior or senior high setting the policy is more understood and justified‚ however‚ in an elementary setting one may argue that the policy is a little harsh. How does one classify what a
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Cathedral/ Great Mosque of Córdoba The Great Mosque of Córdoba also goes by the name "Mezquita–catedral de Córdoba"‚ located in the Andalusian city of Cordoba‚ Spain. It was a cream sand colored prayer house of god. Córdoba was the greatest‚ most vital city in entire Europe. At first it was delivered as a basilica‚ after the Muslim victory‚ the building was destroyed for use as a mosque in the eighth century‚ and generally extended until it changed into the second most prominent mosque out there. The
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The Mosque of Süleyman the Magnificent is located in Istanbul‚ Turkey. The area previously known as Constantinople‚ ancient Byzantium‚ is a large seaport city of Turkey that connects Europe and Asia across the Bosphorus Strait. It was the capital of both the Byzantine Empire and the Ottoman Empire. By the mid 1500’s‚ this area was the nucleus for Ottoman military operations‚ was a major cultural‚ political‚ and commercial center populated by a half a million people. Commissioned in 1550 by Sultan
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Zero is a unique number that means “empty space” and that which represents a number and its use for computation. It was conceived from the Hindus from India. The earliest recorded evidence was found on the Gvalior inscription‚ however‚ the zero we are accustomed to today‚ came much later. Zero has two basic uses: to mean empty space or to represent a number used for computation. It is especially important in positional notations. Positional notations‚ is a numerical system in which each position
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Zero is a number and a digit used in mathematics to represent that number in numerals. Zero is not a natural number but it is the smallest whole number. There are two important uses of zero. Firstly‚ in place value number system it is used as empty place indicator. Hence‚ in this number‚ 5102‚ the positions of 5 and one are correct just because of the inclusion of zero. Five is denoting a thousandth place value. Similarly if we omit zero from 5102 that is 512‚ then 5 denote a hundredth place value
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Zero Tolerance There are many disciplinary actions that have been used and are still in use in order to deal with problems in the school system today. However‚ it seems that zero tolerance is now the most widely used and most controversial policy that has came into effect. Zero tolerance means absolutely no mercy for students when accused of doing something wrong. This policy leaves no room at all for error. These cases are not judged for their individual qualities. They are all treated the
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Case Study: Coke Zero I highly agree with the statement that “companies should develop products what will bring new customers into market rather than just creating variants on the old” (Lamb et al. 289) because when old products failed‚ it is an opportunity for the company to invest in different market segments— “a subgroup of people or organizations sharing one or more characteristics that cause them to have similar product needs” (Lamb et al. 261)—that could potentially increase additional consumers
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behind choosing Coke Zero Coca cola We recognise that Coca Cola is the market leader of the soft drink industry‚ currently holding a 26.7% share of the market [Snapdata International Ltd (2006) UK Soft Drinks 2006] The company has a reputable brand image‚ which has been upheld continuously through various marketing strategies‚ mainly a straight extension approach of continuous reinforcement of the same message to create global brand awareness [Hollesen‚ S. (2001)] Coke Zero 2006 saw the launch
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Subliminal Priming on Ambiguous Figure Perception Misa Tsuruta‚ M.A.1 Abstract ~ Figure-ground organization is a kind of perceptual organization that has been studied in Gestalt psychology. Ambiguous/reversible figures can evoke two different percepts. When we see ambiguous figures‚ sooner or later our perceptual system determines one side that stands out as the figure‚ while the other side forms the ground and becomes shapeless. Subjects were subliminally trained with the half-figures of the target
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