Abbasid Caliphate Dynasty of caliphs who ruled an increasingly fragmented Islamic state from 750 to 1258‚ eventually becoming little more than figureheads Al-Andalus Arabic name for Spain (literally "land of the Vandals")‚ most of which was conquered by Arab and Berber forces in the early 8th century C.E. Anatolia Ancient name of Asia Minor‚ part of Byzantine Empire that was gradually overrun by the Turks and that’s now the Republic of Turkey Battle of Talas River Arab victory over the Chinese in
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I. Payback period computation; even cash flows Compute the payback period for each of the following two separate investments (round the payback period to two decimals): 1. A new operating system for an existing machine is expected to cost $260‚000 and have a useful life of five years. The system yields an incremental after-tax income of $75‚000 each year after deducting its straight-line depreciation. The predicted salvage value of the system is $10‚000. Payback period =Cost of investment/
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The “Revolution of 1800” By 1800 the Federalist party was split‚ clearing the way to the presidency for the Democratic-Republicans. Two men ran for the nomination: Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr. Each received an equal number of votes in the electoral college‚ which mean that the Federalist-dominated House of Representatives were required to choose a president. Jefferson finally won (Albert Gallatin as his treasurer). Hamilton sided with Jefferson because he believed Burr to be an unfit and dangerous
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model‚ if a retailer got a consumer in the store‚ it could reasonably assume that the consumer would make the purchase there. Not so anymore. Once consumers find what they want in a store‚ they’re turning to their smartphones to compare prices and read product reviews. According to a Nielsen survey‚ 38 percent of all U.S. consumers now own a smartphone. In a 90-day period from March through May of 2011‚ 55 percent of consumers who bought a “wireless” phone purchased a smartphone with all the apps
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your employees on processes‚ make sure everyone understands before moving on. You don’t want to put your workers in dangerous positions‚ so plan and prepare accordingly. Learning how to follow directions can promote education in the workplace as well as build performance skills efficiently. Thoroughly understanding how a process works through instructions allows for satisfaction from customers. I think it is important to follow directions because if people didn’t follow directions we would have a
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Dean Accepted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Master of Arts in Teaching WALBERTO A. MACARAAN‚ Ed.D. October 31‚ 2012 Vice President for Academic Affairs ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The researcher would like to express his appreciation to the following persons for their valuable contribution in the conduct and completion of this study; To Dr. Apolonia Espinosa‚ the researcher’s adviser‚ for her support and direction‚ motivation and guidance; To
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APUSH – Chapter 11 (Technology‚ Culture‚ and Everyday Life‚ 1840-1860) Identifications John Deere’s Steel-Tipped Plow and Cyrus McCormicks’s Mechanical Reaper – Deere invented a steel-tipped plow that halved the labor to clear acres to till. Timber for housing and fencing was available in nearby woods‚ and settlements spread rapidly. McCormick developed the mechanical reaper which harvested grain seven times faster than traditional methods with half the work force and guaranteed that wheat would
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ESSAY 2 Aura A. De Leon Sosa Professor A. Webb September 26‚ 2014 Learning How to Read and Write By Frederick Douglass “Learning how to Read and Write by Frederick Douglass is based on the very unfair life of this little boy (Douglass) who was born a slave. In his essay Douglass began expressing how his mistress was a very kind woman when he met her. This kind woman started to teach him how to read. However after her husband forbade her to teach him‚ she transformed herself
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Curriculum Vitae Contact Address Department of Public Administration Tel: 08065971645‚ 08055064610 Gombe State University- Gombe. Email: olamideji81@yahoo.co.uk Personal Data: Name: Lawal Abdullahi Oladimeji Date of Birth: 8th December‚ 1981 Nationality: Nigerian State of Origin: Kwara Marital Status: Single Local Government: Ifelodun Educational Institutions Attended With Dates: University of Abuja
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In chapter 11‚ we learned about DNA and Genes (11.1DNA: The Molecule of Heredity; 11.2From DNA to Protein; 11.3Genetic changes). DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid)‚ which is in a shape called a double helix‚ developed its name from the simple sugar in DNA (deoxyribose). The phosphate group is composed of one atom of phosphorus surrounded by four oxygen atoms. A nitrogen base is a carbon ring structure that contains one or more atoms of nitrogen. Next to cover is DNA replication in which enzyme breaks
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