This Hebrew astrolabe is an ancient astronomical device which was used to interpret time by the positon of the sun and the stars in the sky. Apart from finding the time of the day or night‚ astrolabes were used for mathematical calculations and predicting horoscopes. The very first astrolabes were made in 150B.C in Greece. By 800 B.C the astrolabe was well developed in the Islamic world and was used for various purposes such as timekeeping‚ survey and determining prayer time. Also‚ it was used as
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5 Habits of Highly Effective Communicators It’s no secret that good leaders are also good communicators. And the best leaders have learned that effective communication is as much about authenticity as the words they speak and write. Indeed‚ communication and leadership are inextricably tied. How can you galvanize‚ inspire or guide others if you don’t communicate in a clear‚ credible‚ authentic way? Here are 5 essential communication practices of effective leaders. 1. Mind the say-do gap. This
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Healthful Eating Habits of African Americans Nathan L. Smith COM 150 Effective Essay Writing September 19‚ 2010 Instructor: Raechell Garrett America is an overweight nation with many being considered obese; African Americans in particular‚ make up a considerable fraction of the population due mainly to culturally poor eating habits and inactive lifestyles. The latest Gallup-Healthways well-being Index survey shows that up to 63.1% of the US population was overweight or obese in 2009. That
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Throughout most of history‚ most people never got enough to eat‚ and many people starved to death. Food costed more than it is today‚ and governments helped people out less than they do now. Even farmers often went hungry when city people took all their food for themselves as taxes‚ or if the weather was bad and storms or diseases ruined the crop. Children went hungry more than their parents‚ because if the parents died. Than children are going to have a higher chance of dieing instead of the other
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anxiety‚ habits and phobias and describe how you would treat these issues with hypnotherapy”. Module Five: Hypnotherapy and Counselling Skills Date: 27th April 2013 2000 words INTRODUCTION This essay will briefly research evidence on the four conditions and demonstrate the impact that stress has on our everyday lives whilst showing how it is linked to the other conditions of anxiety‚ phobias and habits. It will then explore how hypnotherapy
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Smoking is a nasty and expensive habit that can ruin someone’s life. Smoking can ruin lungs‚ cause cancer‚ impacting a person’s social life or job‚ cause addiction and possibly lead to death. Smoking is still the number one killer in the USA. According to the Center for Disease Control‚ about 443‚000 people die each year due to cigarette smoking (CDC). Tobacco causes more deaths than any other diseases‚ motor vehicle accident‚ drug and alcohol‚ murder and suicide combined together. Smoking also
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imperative to learn from the mistakes that are made when going through a rough phase in life‚ as this will help frame and reveal our true characters. One of my biggest failures was adopting habits from negative influences around me. I have since then learned from my mistakes and I plan on using this experience to prevent any other similar scenarios. Detrimental habits are often passed on from person to person. This is why if people hang out in a positive crowd‚ they will have a positive way of thinking
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Analysis of Primo Levi’s If This Is a Man If this is a man‚ a poem written by Primo Levi‚ serves as an introduction to the Auschwitz memoir of “If This is a Man”‚ stating its subject‚ scope as well as his aim. The purpose of the poem is to contrast the lives of those who live inside and outside the concentration camps. The poem evokes strong emotions of guilt‚ accusation and resentment within the reader and sets a tragic mood for the succeeding memoir that continues to develop and expand the description
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Harlequin Paper: “This Lullaby” February 23‚ 2013 In This Lullaby by Sarah Dessen‚ Remy Starr is a cynical high school graduate eager to embark on her future and leave behind her past‚ not looking for love at all. She has seen her mother go through four previous marriages and is headed on to the fifth. She never knew her father and the only thing he left behind for her was an old song. The cynic in her is challenged when she meets Dexter‚ a boy who forces her to change her perspectives on love and
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nesting habits of House Sparrows plays a significate role in the birds life and activities. Since these birds use the nest nearly year around. In spring and summer the birds use the nest for raising young‚ up to four broods a season will be raised. In fall and winter it is used for resting in the day and roosting at night. The nest can be located in any available place in buildings‚ trees‚ and birdhouses near human habitation. The adaptability and the number of broods raised is what causes this birds
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