In the center of Utrecht‚ nearly visible from the central train station‚ stands the biggest mosque of the Netherlands: the Ulu Mosque. Due to its central location‚ around 400.000 people see it every day and with this in mind‚ a lot of attention has been paid to how the outside of the building‚ which is almost entirely brick‚ looks. This use of brick had a purpose‚ many Dutch mosques use brick in their design in order to have the building look more “Dutch”. This in the hope that they would be more
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African American vs. Caucasian Americans At first glance some people might consider this paper to be on the racial side‚ however it was all written by observations made. There are many differences between African Americans and Caucasians‚ some people don’t see the differences because of ignorance . You must read the paper with an open mind and take none of this to heart. African American and Caucasians function differently in public surroundings. When you see a young African American you usually
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Cathedrals‚ and Mosques All through time humanity has honored a religion and held it in great esteem. One way they have shown loyalty is through their religious buildings. During the medieval era‚ many grand buildings and types of buildings came into existence. This essay will compare and contrast three of these types: cathedrals‚ mosques‚ and stupas. The first point regards the styles of these buildings. Cathedrals are made of stone‚ arches‚ and decorated with stained glass. Mosques have stacked
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USA and the UK are two different conglomerate of states in the world. USA‚ completely known as United States of America has a federal and constitutional republic form of government while the UK (United Kingdom) instills the constitutional monarchy-parliament governance. In this regard‚ the head of the state along with the representatives are elected into office by the people in the US. They do their roles as government officials under the code of an already set constitution. Conversely‚ the UK has
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I did survey about the taking lose weight supplement of fat university students‚ and I think you will find the results very interesting. For my survey‚ I interviewed twenty fat students of university aged eighteen to twenty-three. The group has ten women and ten men. Now‚ I will report the result of my survey. First‚ I asked them "Have you ever take lose weight supplement?". Sixty-five percent of this group said "Yes" but thirty-five percent said "No". So‚ I asked the fat students ever
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MALA AND THE MANTRA Introduction of Mala Traditionally a “Mala” in the Hindu context denotes a garland; whereas the same when used in a prayer session is called a “Japa Mala”. As in many religions‚ be it Christianity‚ Buddhism‚ Hinduism‚ or Islam the usage of rosary‚ threngwa‚ japa mala or subha are an integral part for keeping a count and following the prescribed procedure of the prayer undertaken by the devotee. In the Hindu context the word “Mala” is loosely used to indicate both a garland
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Nature and landscape are two interrelated‚ yet distinct‚ terms that require careful usage. The meanings of these words have been known to become twisted resulting in a variety of different interpretations. The confusion is sometimes insignificant but is some occasions; it has damning consequences. If landscapes are to be appreciated as nature‚ what moral implications does the intricacies of language unfold? In doing a quick search on Collins Online Dictionary‚ the word ‘nature’ brings the complexity
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At the end of Meno‚ Socrates said that if he can convince anyone of the things they have concluded‚ then Meno would have provided a great benefit to the Athenians. And given the context of the Apology‚ Meno would have also benefited Athenians in a way that Socrates said could not accomplish throughout his life—that is a point to the direction of how to put virtue into practice. Socrates believed that if Meno had successfully determined the nature and practice of virtue then he would have help Athenians
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The way that Anzaldua and Rodriquez differentiate in terms of their first language‚ is Anzaldua is proud of being bi-lingual and accepts her language despite not speaking it perfectly well. Given these points‚ Anzaldua later on taught Chicano in high school‚ she became passionate to teach students about the Spanish heritage and the language. Also‚ on the other side of the ledger. Rodriguez doesn’t see a lot of values in his first language (Spanish). He seemed to be more embarrassed and less appreciative
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Happiness isn’t something that can be completely defined. It’s interpreted in distinct ways‚ some believe it to be a value‚ while others see it as an emotional state‚ but everyone sees it as something they want to achieve in life. Hobbes believes that human happiness is nothing more than‚ “continual success in obtaining the things you want when you want them” (Hobbes 27). Hobbes argues against many philosophers‚ saying that our happiness is rooted in materialism. Some people may agree with this
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