The United Arab Emirates (UAE) consists of the seven small emirates of Abu Dhabi‚ Dubai‚ Sharjah‚ Ras Al-Khaimah‚ Ajman‚ Umm Al-Qaiwain‚ and Fujairah‚ which were united as a federal state on 2 December 1971. Before the establishment of the oil economy in the early 1960s‚ two main orientations shaped traditional Emeriati culture: the nomadic desert-oriented Bedouins with small oasis farming within the broader context of the desert economy and culture‚ and the sea-oriented culture that revolved around
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Sana Ali 2/24/10 P.2 Locked Away Forever? Teenagers are always committing petty crimes‚ and some are more sever then others. Most of the time when juveniles are charged for crimes‚ they are sent to Juvenile Hall. But what if the crime requires more punishment than that? Some teenagers are committing crimes so sever that they’re being tried as adults and serving life in prison without parole. The Supreme Court is now considering whether this sentence constitutes ‘cruel and unusual’
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is shown slaying an unarmed enemy‚ further displaying his power. The artist has also used symbolism to show the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt. A man with a plant growing from him(symbolizing defeated Lower Egypt) is being held captive by a falcon with human arms (who represents Horus‚ the pharaoh’s protector).
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PHYS1160 Introduction to Astronomy and the Search for Life Elsewhere Lecture Updates The video lectures for this course were made in mid-2009. Here are some updates to some of the information in the lectures. For some of the lectures where the material most needs updating we have provided updated versions in a new format. This currently applies to lecture 7 (Module 2) and lecture 12 (Module 3). We are considering introducing this new format material more generally as it is easier to keep up to date
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For example‚ one can hear the guttural calls of the turquoise-browed motmot‚ the national bird‚ or the high screech of the tundra peregrine falcon. As well as the calls of wild birds‚ an ocelot can be heard growling at those who pose a threat to it. Also‚ the sound of hip hop can be heard from radios‚ with artists such as Pescozada. In short‚ there are a wide variety of sounds to be heard in
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FALCON‚ CHELSEA MARIE I. PH22 1. Social structure is a word used in the social sciences to refer to patterned social arrangements in society that are both emergent from and determinant of the actions of the individuals. The usage of the term "social structure" has changed over time and may reflect the various levels of analysis within differing sub-fields of sociology. On the macro scale‚ it can refer to the system of socioeconomic stratification (e.g.‚ the class structure)‚ social institutions
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Throughout the history of literature and film‚ women have been portrayed in endless ways. Women have been depicted as being helpless‚ ruthless‚ motherly‚ or weak among many others. The most common portrayal of women‚ in my opinion‚ is that we are either objects of desire or subservient to the more "superior" gender‚ that is‚ men. In Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner and Theresa Cha’s Dictee‚ women are‚ indeed‚ portrayed in different ways. I want to compare the representation of women from both works of
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and preservation of knowledge and culture. In Egypt some things that they learned was farming for the boys‚ and the girls learned about stuff that their mother(s) did. Also in Egypt they had dogs and cats‚ baboons‚ monkeys‚ fish‚ gazelles‚ birds‚ falcons‚ lions‚ mongoose‚ hippos‚ and crocodiles for pets. On the other hand‚ India only had dogs for pets. Well most people that lived in India had dogs. Also‚ Egypt and India’s food was different. Egypt ate green vegetables‚ lentils‚ figs‚ dates‚ onions
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Production of Biodiesel by Enzymatic Transesterification: using Waste Cooking Oil as feedstock and Candida Antarctica Lipase B as Biocatalyst. CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTON The high cost of bio-diesel‚ compared to petroleum-based diesel‚ is a major barrier to its commercialization. It has been reported that 60-90% of bio-diesel cost arises from the cost of the feedstock oil (C.C. Lai et al.‚ 2005). Studies showed the potential of waste-cooking oil (WCO) as a material for biodiesel production
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Christmas vacation started when I went to Egypt. We then flew to Cairo where we met rest of the tour group. Imagine Kenyans and Indians in Cairo‚ the largest city in Africa with a population of about 16 million. We stayed at grand Pyramids hotel‚ a five star hotel in the centre of the city. We soon found out that even if Egypt is a third world country‚ it is much modernized. This is especially in Cairo with its fantastic art deco‚ great shopping areas and great roads. We started our trip in Cairo
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