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    of Fables‚ Parables‚ and Tales) Fables:"The Appointment in Samarra" and "The Wolf and the Mastiff‚" Parable:"The Prodigal Son" Tale:"Godfather Death" 3. Summarize what happens and explain what the teaching is in each one. 1. The Appointment in Samarra In the Appointment in Samarra there is a merchant that sends his servant to the marketplace for provisions. In the marketplace‚ the servant encounters Death and threatened by her runs to Samarra. The servant comes to the merchant telling him

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    but are also similar in some ways. The fable‚ to start‚ has little detail about the characters it presents‚ and they can be just about anything the author decides. The structure of fables involve few extra details‚ as in the short story “The Appointment in Samarra” by W. Somerset Maugham (Kennedy 4)‚ with his vague description of the servant being‚ “…white and trembling” at the ”threatening gesture” Death made toward him. This is that‚ fables‚ for the majority‚ are simple in their ability to directly

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    the Abbasid caliphate may be summed up as the absence of a source of credit for the caliphate to maintain their political and military infrastructure. The Abbasids depended on their mercenary armies as they were based in the capitals Baghdad and Samarra. In turn‚ the military depended on the government for their salary‚ the army itself was expensive‚ increasing their prices consistently(WAINES). This inevitably placed economic pressure on the caliph as they had to reform heir military taking into

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    Running head: POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Natalie Maxwell‚ Robert Sharp‚ Samarra Spears Dr. Neil Stafford PSYC 540: Research Methodology December 12‚ 2010 Outline: Natalie- Post-traumatic stress disorders following disasters: a systematic review Natalie-The epidemiology of post-traumatic stress disorders after disasters Samarra- Samarra- Robert- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Post-traumatic stress disorders following disasters: a systematic review

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    The beginnings of Islamic art [edit] Before the dynasties It is quite difficult to distinguish the earliest Islamic objects from their predecessors in Sasanian and Byzantine art; in fact‚ they utilize the same techniques and the same motifs. There was‚ notably‚ a significant production of unglazed ceramics‚ witnessed by a famous small bowl preserved in the Louvre‚ whose inscription assures its attribution to the Islamic period. Vegetal motifs were the most important in these early productions

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    the man to pay to the daughter as a gesture of love. A nice place to visit in Islam would be the great mosque of Córdoba and it took 200 years to create. Also‚ a nice place to visit would be the dome of the rock in Jerusalem and the great mosque at Samarra. I like the fact that people are very religious there and that they

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    hopes that it would bring prosperity to the Muslim empire. In 833 Al-Mamun died and his son Abu Ishaq al-Mutasim ibn Harun became Caliph‚ he strongly supported the House of Wisdom‚ which remained in Baghdad after al-Mutasim moved the capital to Samarra in 836. Al-Mutasim’s son then ruled‚ and the House of Wisdom continued to flourish under his rule as well. When a man named al-Mutawakkil Ala Allah Jafar bin al-Mutasim came into power‚ he showed no interest in the learning within the House of Wisdom

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    reference to Islamic art Double-timbered Dome The Great Mosque (836-875) Kairouan‚ Tunisia Massive atrium where people gather‚ Colonnades surrounding atrium 9 entrances (main gate entrance for non-muslims) The Great Mosque of Samarra (848-852) Samarra‚ Iraq Largest mosque in world in its day 52 meters tall‚ 32 meters wide example of loss of historical artifacts because of warfare floral and geometric patterning Walls have motifs‚ blue glass adorns interior Mezquita (961-965)

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    minaret. The Giralda in Seville was the minaret of the old mosque. The mosque was destroyed‚ and now the plant is occupied by the catholic gothic cathedral. * 9. Parts of a mosque Some minarets had funny shapes. This one is helicoidal‚ and its in Samarra (Irak) * 10. Parts of a mosque After going through a door‚ we find a courtyard or patio. There is an ablution fountain which is used for ritual washing and spiritual purification before prayer. * 11. Parts of a mosque The prayer hall is a

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    Rida Ilyas Mr. Naveed Sheikh Materials and Construction 2nd Semester‚ Architecture April 16th‚ 2013 POINTED ARCHES An arch is an architectural structure which helps support a structure and the weight above that structure. Arches appeared as early as the 2nd millennium BC in Mesopotamian brick architecture. The systematic use of Arches started with ancient Romans. They were the first to have applied the techniques of arch to a wide range of structures. Pointed arch is one of the most important

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