I agree with you in many ways. Jerusalem is the single most complex city in terms of cultural‚ religious and historical importance to the world’s leading monotheist belief; Judaism‚ Islam‚ and Christianity. You mentioned (and I agree) that the Dome is one of the earliest Islamic monuments that have survived and the original purpose for its creation has been the subject of much debate. You also highlighted that the Dome is so unique for Islam not only because of its artistic decoration but also
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War:The Real ReasonWhat was the Civil War The Civil War began April 12‚ 1861 with the attacks of Fort Sumter‚ and did not end until April 9‚ 1865 with the surrender of General Robert E. Lee of the Confederate Army. Over 620‚000 died in the war‚ along with disease killing twice as many as those lost in battle. 50‚000 survivors returned home as amputees. So why was this war fought?A common misconception It is a commonly held view that President Lincoln fought the Civil War to free the slaves. Many believe
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2001‚ cast the Islam religion in an unfavorable light‚ this has not dampened the enthusiasm of the Muslim members‚ nor has it stopped the Islam religion from growing. Obviously‚ with over one billion members worldwide‚ Islam is one of the largest religions in the world today. What is Islam‚ who is Muhammad‚ and how does Islam compare to Christianity? If Islam was founded by a mere man‚ what motivates people to not only join Islam‚ but remain faithful members? If one were to research
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The Summary of: A Woman In Jerusalem The brilliant author‚ A. B. Yehoshua‚ tells the story of very long quest to find the identity of a deceased young woman killed as the result from a bomb’s explosion in Jerusalem‚ within the book‚ A Woman in Jerusalem. The novel initially begins at a marketplace in the beautiful city of Jerusalem. Just as soon as the story begins‚ the death of a women is announced due to a terrorist bombing within the marketplace. Soon after the young woman’s death‚ her corpse
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Jewish weddings A traditional Jewish wedding is full of meaningful rituals‚ symbolizing the beauty of the relationship of husband and wife‚ as well as their love to each other and to the Jewish people. The wedding day The wedding day is the happiest and holiest day of their life‚ the wedding day is considered a personal Yom Kippur for the chatan (Hebrew for groom) and kallah (bride) because on their wedding day all their mistakes in the past are forgiven as they merge into a new‚ complete soul
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discuss the meaning of the term ‘rational‚’ and its relation to human reasoning and decision making‚ calling into question definitions of the term in order to make a judgement as to whether giving reasons for actions justifies them as rational. Firstly‚ for the purpose of this essay I shall define ‘reasons’ as verbal justification comprehensible to those other than the decision maker. Moving on to the concept of rationality‚ I shall begin with the economist’s definition of rationality. As defined
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What Tourism Gives to Ladakh? Ladakh is an interesting subject to study but its inaccessibility to us and sort of a disinterest for it among us Kashmiri students makes it a challenging and a daunting task to have a thorough research conducted on it. It was obviously not so easy for a research scholar like me to go for a study on Ladakh. Primary focus of research was tourism and impact of tourism on Ladakhi society. Ladakh proved to be a great subject for the research program due to its potential
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Analyse the significance of Jewish Ethical Teachings with reference to bioethics Ethics refer to the explicit‚ philosophical and/or religious reflection on the moral beliefs and practices to clarify what is right and wrong and what human beings should freely do and refrain from doing. Thus‚ Jewish ethical teachings are the ethical traditions which justify the actions and morality of the Jewish adherents and the Jewish tradition. For example‚ derived from the Mishnah Torah it states that one must
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World War II and the extermination of the Jewish people can be linked to the outcome of World War I‚ and the rise of Hitler’s influence and ideology. At the end of World War I (July 1914-Nov 1918)‚ the Treaty of Versailles (insert year and date) was signed to end the war between Germany and the Allied powers. In Article 231‚ Germany was held responsible for all of the damages and losses during the duration of the war. In turn‚ Germany was forced to pay for all of the reparations of the war‚ including
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everlasting peace be upon us all. Eight years ago‚ I asked my father a question that aroused from my curiosity. I said‚ “Amacolay‚ what makes us different from them who you call Christians?” My mother was out there too listening to our conversation and all I’ve got was a stare from both of them. It took some while before they have come up with an answer to give me. Papa then said‚ “That piece of clothing covering your head is that which makes a difference.” I then hastily replied‚ “Nuns wear head
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