Zoroastrianism I. Zoroastrianism is a monotheistic religion that was once widespread in the Near East and Middle East. (Molloy 438) A. It spread widely‚ but is now mostly present in India. (Molloy 438) B. Some see possible influence on the development of Essenes‚ early Christianity‚ and Islam. (Molloy 438) II. The prophet Zoroaster‚ the founder of the religion‚ was born about 650 BCE in what is now Iran. (Molloy 438) A. He was surrounded by the worship of nature gods‚ common to his area of
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of the muezzin to make sure people know when the correct time for prayer is. Each time for prayer has a special name and each time is separated by two hours. These times are Fajr (before dawn and sunrise)‚ Zuhr (after midday)‚ ’Asr (between late afternoon and sunset)‚ Maghrib (between sunset and the end of daylight) and ’Isha (night until dawn). [IMAGE]The first thing a person does before entering the mosque is to take off their shoes. [IMAGE]This is because they are entering a
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a 30 minute window period before sunrise or sunset‚ which is the “golden hour”; there is a small frame of opportunity to achieve the perfect take. For example‚ as Shoeless Joe Jackson (Ray Liotta) walks onto the baseball Field of Dreams for the first time and later he plays catch with Ray‚ this is an example of a scene is shot in the “golden hour”. The cinematography captures the natural magnificent beauty of the Iowa skyline turning to dusk during the sunset scenes in long wide shots. In fact
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Aedes Aegypti The mosquito that has attracted the most attention is the mosquito Aedes aegypti. It belongs to the family Culcidae‚ consisting of about 2‚500 species (Encyclopedia Britanica 1999)‚ along with other genera of mosquitoes such as Anopheles‚ Culex‚ Orthopodomyia‚ and the Toxorynchites‚ to name a few (Womack 1993‚ E.B. 1999). This mosquito has been known best for transmitting yellow fever and human dengue throughout the tropic and subtropic of the Americas (Womack‚ M
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DENGUE FEVER / DENGUE HEMORRHAGIC FEVER Aedes What is Dengue? • a mosquito-borne viral disease • transmitted by the bite of an infected female Aedes mosquito • caused by 4 serotypes of Dengue virus: Den-1‚ Den-2‚ Den-3 and Den-4 • Dengue Virus common during rainy season. Aedes mosquito Where is Dengue found? • • • reported from over 100 countries worldwide approx. 2.5M people at risk the most important mosquito-borne viral disease in the world
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marked far more openly in Britain. Some employers are offering flexi-time to those Muslims who‚ from this week‚ will undertake a daily fast for 30 consecutive days that will involve around 19 hours of abstention from all food and drink – from sunrise to sunset. Some firms are allowing Muslims to begin their working day later‚ so they can catch up on sleep after waking up at 3am to eat‚ and to end their shifts earlier‚ so that they are not working when they are physically weakened. The Eid festival
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Medell’s Islamic Ancient Traditions: The Six Pillars Islamic Ancient Traditions: The Six Pillars From the Writings of Crystal Medell Humanities Ms. Melissa Jayne Shelton University of Central Oklahoma Abstract The purpose of this paper is to describe ancient Islamic traditions. This paper focuses on the religious traditions that are mainly still practiced today according to the Qur’an. The six pillars are described which consist of Shahadah‚ Salat‚ Zakat‚ Sawm‚ Hajj‚ and Jihad.
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Okonkwo betrays Ikemefuna by participating in his death when he was sacrificed. He felt heartbroken after he realized what he has done‚ he didn’t eat‚ nor sleep‚ he only drank palm wine from sunrise to sunset. In the story then Okonkwo was punished when he broke week of peace by beating his youngest wife because she didn’t have any food prepared for him. One of Okonkwo’s great friends Ezeudu falls ill and passes away. At his funeral the men fired
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Basic Probability Notes Probability— the relative frequency or likelihood that a specific event will occur. If the event is A‚ then the probability that A will occur is denoted P(A). Example: Flip a coin. What is the probability of heads? This is denoted P(heads). Properties of Probability 1. The probability of an event E always lies in the range of 0 to 1; i.e.‚ 0 ≤ P( E ) ≤ 1. Impossible event—an event that absolutely cannot occur; probability is zero. Example: Suppose you roll a normal die
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The Perfect Summer Destination On most occasions‚ people usually take a week or two off during the summer and convert those days into family time and relaxation away from home. According to travelchannel.com‚ Paris‚ France‚ New York City‚ NY‚ Rome‚ Italy‚ Cancun‚ Mexico‚ and London‚ England are ranked on the Top 10 Spots list from around the world. Merriam-Webster’s dictionary defines vacation as “a period of time that a person spends away from home‚ school‚ or business usually in order to relax
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