Becker and historian A.C. Greene. The most prominent commentators are Walt Wolfram and Molly Ivins‚ who addressed sociolinguistic attitudes and stereotypes about American dialects. Below are the biographical notes of some of the commentators: Roger W. Shuy (born 1931‚ Akron‚ Ohio) is an American linguist best known for his work in sociolinguistics and forensic linguistics. He received his BA from Wheaton College in 1952‚ his MA at Kent State University in 1954‚ and his PhD at Case Western Reserve
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Life in MAKKAH Ancestors: The holy prophet was a direct descendant of hazrat ismail. Quraish was the descendant of hazrat ismail and quraish’s descendant‚ qussai had the custody to hold the key of kaaba. Hashim who was qussai’s grandson who was very famous at that time and was the most rich among qussai’s descendants. He traded with foreign countries. Abdul muttalib was very prominent among the quraish because of 3 things: the restoration of the fountain of zam zam; the dialougue with abrahah;
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David W. Barno writes in “A New Moral Compact‚” about the current problem of having a volunteer military. He writes about the current war the United States is in as well as‚ previous wars like the Vietnam War. Barno’s main issue is that the population has distanced itself from the military and are less skeptical about going to war. He proposes‚ “. . .that every use of military force over 60 days would automatically trigger an annual draft lottery to call up 10‚000 men and women” (20). Barno believes
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Muhammad Asad (formerly Leopold Weiss) (1900–1992)‚ was an Austrian Polish Jew who converted to Islam‚ and a 20th century journalist‚ traveler‚ writer‚ social critic‚ linguist‚ thinker‚ reformer‚ diplomat‚ political theorist‚ translator and scholar. Asad was one of the 20th century’s most influential European Muslims. He spent several years in Saudi Arabia‚ where he befriended the royal family‚ and then moved on to British India and lived mainly in Lahore‚ Abbottabad‚ Srinagar and Dalhousie. Upon
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Muhammad’s Rise Muhammad originates from the Arabian Peninsula‚ which at his time was a barren wasteland. Scorching heat and frigid cold left the area with little vegetation and scarce inhabitation. This description is to help paint the picture for the‚ “harsh circumstances into which the religion was born” (Explore Islam‚ 2014). Muhammad was just six years old when he lost his widowed mother. He was raised as a camel herder‚ by his uncle‚ and would continue this social position until age 25
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George W. Bush Presidency 2000-2008 ● 2000 Election ○ Won only by electoral votes from final state win in Florida‚ but lost popular votes to Democratic Nominee‚ Al Gore by about 500‚000. ■ First election since 1876 that had been disputed. Democrats had requested a manual recount from the Florida counties in question‚ however Republicans sued to prohibit these hand tallies. Republicans then requested set deadlines that potentially could turn away votes that may have come in for Gore‚ so Democrats
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1900-1920 in the United States of America the reformers of the Progressive Era and the Federal Government were effective bringing about reform dealing with reforms to improve the social disgrace of the working conditions‚ the enthusiasm to be a nation of self-governed people‚ and the individual interests of presidents despite limitations in the rulings of court cases‚ the application of reforms reached‚ and the varying effectiveness of presidents. Reformers looking to improve the working conditions
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William Edward Burghardt famously recognized as W.E.B Dubois was born on February 23‚ 1868 in Great Barrington‚ Massachusetts. W.E.B Dubois was famously recognized as an American sociologist‚ historian‚ civil rights activist‚ Pan-Africanist‚ author and editor. W.E.B Dubois was born to parents Alfred Dubois and Mary Silvina Du Bois who was apart of a diminutive group of released blacks. During Dubois’ early childhood‚ his parents got divorced in 1870 when W.E.B was two years of age and he lived with
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after the attack on the country‚ President George W. Bush addressed Congress with an impromptu State of the Union address. In this oration‚ Bush uses excessive amounts of pathos‚ which‚ when combined with multiple anaphoras and an urgently imperative tone‚ creates a product that reaches out to the American people as a whole in a call for not only remembrance‚ but action. With America still reeling from the demolition of the Twin Towers‚ George W. Bush presented his information in a well-organized
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by Proclaimed by Prophet Muhammad under whose banner the scattered tribes of Arabia became a nation. Prophet Muhammad was born in A.D. 570 at Mecca in Arabia. From the beginning‚ Muhammad was absorbed in religion. He would often withdraw and spend days and night at a cave near Mt. Hira close to Mecca. Here he meditated and prayed. One night‚ as he was alone in the cave the angle Gabriel appeared to him and proclaimed Muhammad to be the messenger of Allah. He bade Muhammad to spread his faith among
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