In your book The Calligraphic State‚ you drew upon the different ideas in Shari’a society around hierarchy and it’s role it plays in society‚ and especially in the courts. There are many different rules to this society on knowledge and who possesses different amounts of knowledge; the people who are ‘alim and the jahil. According to Shari’a Law those who are ‘alim‚ or possess knowledge‚ carry more societal burdens and also can testify in court before a judge. Those who are jahil‚ aren’t held to the
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Mabo and others v State of Queensland (No.2 (1992) HCA 23‚ is arguably one of the most famous native title claims in Australian history. This case was the first in Australian history to successfully overturn Terra Nullius and essentially led to the creation of the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) (‘The Act’). Terra nullius means land belonging to no one or land that has never been subject to sovereignty of any state and is a part of International Law. The majority of Indigenous People view terra nullius
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Geography of the United States By this time‚ we are already familiar with the study of geography. When we look at the geography of any area (e.g.‚ the U.S.A. or New York State)‚ we must consider five main Themes‚ or topics: Location‚ Place‚ Interaction‚ Movement and Region. The Five Themes of Geography Location describes where a place is -- its position on the Earth’s surface. Two ways to describe location: Relative Location and Absolute Location. Relative Location: The description of a
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[pic]Poverty in the United States From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search |[pic] |Parts of this article (those related to the 2010 poverty definition reform) are outdated. Please update this article to | | |reflect recent events or newly available information. Please see the talk page for more information. (November 2010) | [pic] [pic] Impoverished area near 125th Street in Harlem‚ New York‚ which was subsequently demolished for new commercial
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The film “Garden State” is an eccentric drama‚ romance comedy with a slew of complex‚ innate cast of characters‚ each deeply entrenched in profound emotional and psychological scars‚ ascending from the regrets of their past. It is a musing‚ on finding oneself after years of aimless confusion. Writer/Director Zach Braff‚ stars as the films main character‚ Andrew Largeman. In James Berardinelli’s movie review‚ he said: “Garden State is one of those movies that fails to stay with the viewer for an extended
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For most Americans over the majority of the Nations existence has held the United States of America to a high standard. Americans expect the government to do a vast number of jobs that benefit the individual. With such high standards over the past 241 years the United State of America has progressed at attaining the goals of the general public‚ or atleast it seems that way. Globally‚ the United States of America has the strongest economy‚ 3rd wealthiest gdp per capita and the strongest most advance
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THE STATE OF DEMOCRACY IN RUSSIA The most recent presidential and parliamentary elections in Russia have sparked heated debate concerning the future of Russian democracy. Many social scientists and Russian politician ’s say that hopes for a true Russian democratic system have been crushed. Few have an optimistic outlook for democratic prosperity in Russia. These concerns can be substantiated through analysis of many articles on the subject of Russian Democracy. In a recent
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environment. Lack of exercise‚ smoking and improper nutrition are three consequences that have developed from modernization in the United States. Smoking is the main cause of sudden cardiac deaths in the U.S.‚ just by quitting smoking‚ it can nearly eliminate the risk of a heart attack in just a year or two. Heart disease is one of the main causes of death in the United States‚ accounting for one third of all deaths. Even though‚ heart disease still remains America’s leading killer‚ since the nineteen sixties
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Revolutionary leaders knew that encouraging the growth of the multilingual population in the United States was vital to maintaining distance from Great Britain. The Founding Fathers sought to respect the minority groups that helped free the nation from the British crown‚ therefore avoiding instituting an official national language from the Constitution. In fact‚ around this time many documents were printed in German and French to stimulate political participation among multilingual citizens. But
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WASHINGTON - Here is the complete text of President Barack Obama’s State of the Union speech‚ as prepared for delivery on Tuesday: Mr. Speaker‚ Mr. Vice President‚ Members of Congress‚ fellow citizens: Fifty-one years ago‚ John F. Kennedy declared to this Chamber that "the Constitution makes us not rivals for power but partners for progress ... It is my task‚" he said‚ "to report the State of the Union - to improve it is the task of us all." Tonight‚ thanks to the grit and determination
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