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    Arabic Literature

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    Arabic literature Main article: Arabic literature Main article: Literature of Morocco Ibn Tufail (Abubacer) and Ibn al-Nafis were pioneers of the philosophical novel. Ibn Tufail wrote the first fictional Arabic novel Hayy ibn Yaqdhan (Philosophus Autodidactus) as a response to al-Ghazali ’s The Incoherence of the Philosophers‚ and then Ibn al-Nafis also wrote a novel Theologus Autodidactus as a response to Ibn Tufail ’s Philosophus Autodidactus. Both of these narratives had protagonists(Hayy in Philosophus

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    McDonalds & Hindu Culture Presentation of Facts: McDonald’s Corporation of the United States opens 4.2 new McDonald’s restaurants daily and by 2003 had 30‚000 restaurants in 121 countries that collectively served 46 million customers each day. While expanding into new regions‚ McDonald’s entered a new country for expansion‚ India. India offered a large customer base but also a cultural challenge to McDonalds. The local Hindu culture has revered cows for thousands of years and McDonalds is

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    Case Analysis: McDonald’s and Hindu Culture Julia Evans Misericordia University Case Analysis: McDonald’s and Hindu Culture The case study discusses the struggles that McDonalds faced when it began to do business in India. The Hindu culture prohibits the consumption of beef because they look at the cow as being a sacred animal. In addition‚ India has a large Muslim population whose religion prohibits the consumption of pork products. These limitations completely contradict the traditional

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    Ancient Egyptian Culture

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    Egyptian Culture & Society * Egyptian Culture & Society - The Social Pyramid of Power * Egyptian Culture and Society - The Nobles * Jobs - The Court Officials * Jobs - The Priests and Priestesses * Jobs - The Soldiers * The Literary Class * Egyptian Culture and Society - The Multitude * Egyptian Culture and Society - Promotion * Jobs - State Employment * Egyptian Culture and Society - The Laborers * Ancient Egyptian society * Ancient Egyptian

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    Hindu

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    (samsara). The importance of Samsara is it’s what makes everything work. If there was no cycle of life and death than you would only get one shot to enlightenment‚ and since many people aren’t destined to achieve that in this life time. 3. Vedas is an ancient scripture revered by Hindus. Vedas are considered the sacred books in Hinduism. There are four Vedas: Rig Veda‚ Yajur Veda‚ Sama Veda‚ and Atharvana Veda. Vedas contain complete knowledge of life and beyond. Most of the Hinduism’s rituals‚ beliefs

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    Ancient Egyptian Culture

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    This research paper is written about ancient Egyptian culture. This includes information on writing/literature‚ education‚ career possibilities‚ family life‚ the role of women‚ religion‚ daily life‚ architecture such as the pyramids‚ and their art. All of these things were interconnected; one aspect of their life affected all the others‚ especially when it comes to their religion. The culture of ancient Egyptians is very interesting as well as very deep and complex. In this paper only the surface

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    The Great West and the Agricultural Revolution The Clash of Cultures on the Plains The West‚ after the Civil War‚ was still largely untamed. It was inhabited by Indians‚ buffalo‚ coyotes‚ Mexicans‚ and Mormons. The American Indians found themselves caught in between their own traditions and the westward-pushing white man. Indians fought one another as with the Comanche over the Apache‚ the Chippewa over the Cheyenne‚ and the Sioux over the Crow‚ Kiowa‚ and Pawnee

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    Ancient Japanese Culture

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    Ancient Japan had many interesting places and customs. It also had samurai to defend Japanese citizens and festivals to attend to celebrate. It even had beautiful cherry blossom trees‚ it still does to this day. Ancient Japan had the beautiful side and the dark side. With earthquakes‚ tsunamis‚ and volcanoes‚ oh my! Japan is about 377‚915 square kilometers‚ about the size of California. There are four main islands. Hokkaido‚ Honshu‚ Shikoku‚ and Kyushu. There are also thousands of smaller islands

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    Ancient egyptian culture

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    Ancient Egypt Egyptians in the ancient times had a very different culture than today’s society. In order to understand the culture of ancient Egypt‚ one must know about their religion‚ arts‚ and language. In the ancient times‚ the people of Egypt believed in many different things that would bewilder most people. Their artists were some of the best ever to live. And their language is still not completely comprehended. "The religious beliefs of the ancient Egyptians were the dominating influence

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    The Egyptian culture is said to have been started approximately around 3150 B.C. It has a rich and deep history that is filled with exciting events such as the many battles between the many deities and demons along with the lore that belong to them and the writings about how Egypt was built and how it was one of the greatest ancient civilizations. The local food has not changed that much since those ancient times and it consists of legumes‚ vegetables‚ and fruits due to the fertile Nile river and

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