Muhammad and his followers fled from Mecca to Medina in 622. In Medina‚ Muhammad’s Meccan followers and converts from Medina formed a single community of believers‚ the umma. During the last decade of Muhammad’s life‚ the umma in Medina developed into the core of the Islamic state that would later expand to include all of Arabia and lands beyond in Africa‚ Europe‚ the Middle East‚ and Central Asia. Muhammad’s father-in-law Abu Bakr took over leadership of the umma as the successor (caliph) of Muhammad
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Why it’s important to secure your gear? The dictionary states that the meaning of the word accountability is “the state of being accountable‚ liable‚ or answerable”. This means to me that if I don’t hold accountability for all my gear than I am not doing my duty as a soldier. Holding accountability for my gear is important for many different reasons in fact. For one if anything were to happen to my gear I am held sole responsible for it. Also if it is stolen or ruined for my lack of accountability
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rights versus federal supremacy is one that affects America today and has since the country was founded. It started with the writing of the Constitution in 1787 and the formation of Federalists and Anti-Federalists‚ who had opposing views on the document. The two major arguments were that a strong central government would eventually become tyrannical‚ and that a strong central government was needed for the nation to move forward. Years of conflict between the two sides occurred‚ over what form of government
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“Men shall say of succeeding plantations (colonies): the Lord make it like that of New England; for we shall be as a City set upon a Hill; the eyes of the people are upon us.” --- John Winthrop (1630) #1 __________________________________________________________________________________ The following readings are taken from historical documents and the ideas of historians themselves concerning the American Colonial Experience and the American Revolution. It is hoped that the student will be able to have
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What is the Current Macroeconomic Situation in the US? In June 2012‚ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard states‚ “the current stance of monetary policy is ultra-easy‚ and remains appropriately calibrated given the macroeconomic situation in the U.S” (St. Louis Fed’s Bullard‚ 2012‚ par. 1). The statement‚ however‚ is ambiguous and subsequent information provided by Bullard contained no real clarifications. For example‚ Bullard explained that the “policy rate remains near zero”
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Expanding Views on Death: From Daylight to Darkness Donald Barthelme ’s short story “Some of Us Had Been Threatening Our Friend Colby” dissects the concept of planning a death and fleshes out its many facets; specifically highlighting its less dark side. The brief plot revolves around a meeting among ten friends‚ Colby and the narrator included‚ who are planning to hang Colby because he “has gone too far”. It gives the reader a new outlook on death‚ citing how the concept is not wholly dark
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QUESTION 2 Firstly‚ Federal Express may maintain the capacity in order to keep up with China’s growth by implement the customer relationship management strategy (CRM). This is because each of the customers has different type of requirements and demands. Federal Express should expand their forwarding capability‚ expand the services territory and also improving the cycle times. Federal Express also can provide shipment information to the customers in China. Not only that‚ Federal Express also should
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title] | The formation of solar systems | | This paper concludes some scientific explanation of how the universe was created. | | | 8/1/2011 | | SCI224 Fundamentals of Astronomy Final Paper ------------------------------------------------- Instructor: William McMullen‚ Ph.D. Name: Johanne Val ------------------------------------------------- Due Date: 8/1/11-Revised Copy For your final paper‚ pick of the three topics below. 1. The formation of solar systems
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Amos the Prophet The historical background A wandering people At the start of what is a series looking at some of the prophets of Israel‚ it might be helpful to do a little history which gives us a feel of the background. When I recently visited Israel and went in to the desert‚ it was interesting to note the Bedouin still living there in tents in a very primitive way. I wondered if the reaction to these roaming people was the same as the reaction in England to gypsies. Here in England the wandering
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There are many types of different governments throughout the world. Democracy and Dictatorship are the two that I have found to be the most interesting. Democracy is a government is which the people in the country get to vote for the person they think has the most knowledge and that can run the government the efficient. In this type of government every citizen of the country has basic human rights that cannot be taken from them. When a government is a democracy it is ran by one person known as the
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