The Fatimids‚ a dynasty founded also with the ideology of the Isma‘ilis‚ came into prominence in the history of North Africa and Egypt when a certain Ubayd Allah (909-934) or Ubaydullah claimed that he was the Mahdi descending from the Shi‘ite line of Ali and Fatima. His claim has received much scrutiny equally by Muslim‚ European and American scholars. For sure‚ his genealogy has remained quite obscure. There is also the question of whom might be the real Mahdi‚ as the second Fatimid Caliph‚ Muhammad
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Western Europe established the first modern global networks‚ but it was not because their economies were much more advanced than others. Europe looked up to places like India‚ where Vasco Da Gama showed his country’s (Portugal) inferiority once he noticed how wealthy the Indian king was. Islamic Empires such as the Ottomans conquered Constantinople closing all trade routes from Europe to Asia‚ forcing Europe to alter their routes. Also‚ Europe did not compare to China‚ who had a great explorer that
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Sara Pikowski Art 109 Leonardo da Vinci was a great artist during his time and even presently. He is very well known and one of his most pieces is the Mona Lisa. In most of his artworks‚ there is a common theme that is seen as a very important aspect of who he is as a person. The most common theme is religion. He makes this work in his paintings because he has various artworks that contribute to the theme of religion. His other most well-known piece is The Last Supper. This also contributes
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BỘ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO ĐỀ THI MINH HỌA - KỲ THI THPT QUỐC GIA NĂM 2015 Môn: Tiếng Anh Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút. Mark the letter A‚ B‚ C‚ or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions. Question 1: A. drought Question 2: A. builds B. fought B. destroys C. brought C. occurs D. bought D. prevents Mark the letter A‚ B‚ C‚ or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the
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Cornell Hospitality Quarterly http://cqx.sagepub.com/ Leading Change with the 5-P Model : ’ ’Complexing ’ ’ the Swan and Dolphin Hotels at Walt Disney World Robert Ford‚ William Heisler and William Mccreary Cornell Hospitality Quarterly 2008 49: 191 DOI: 10.1177/0010880407306361 The online version of this article can be found at: http://cqx.sagepub.com/content/49/2/191 Published by: http://www.sagepublications.com On behalf of: The Center for Hospitality Research of Cornell University
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de Waal‚ F. (1982) Chimpanzee politics: power and sex among apes. New York: Harper and Row. Introduction: The Arnhem chimp colony had about 25 individuals housed in an outdoor enclosure of almost two acres. Partially wooded‚ the enclosure has a mixture of live trees protected by electrical fencing and dead ones. Over a hundred recurring gestures and recurring signals have been observed in Arnhem‚ all of which have also been seen in the wild. One of the phenomena that makes aggression‚ social behavior
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Back in 1424 Leonardo Bruni stated that ‘’…the words mean one thing‚ the sense is another ’’ (Robinson‚ 2002 : 58) but he has not been the first one who argued that the literal translation rarely worked. In fact‚ the dichotomy between word-for-word and sense-for-sense translation has existed for milleniums. Cicero and Horace were the first theorists who made a difference between the two approaches back in the first century BC and nowadays the widest spread one is the sense-for-sense translation
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análise da equação de demanda da carne bovina‚ equação esta retirada de um estudo feito pela Sociedade Brasileira de Economia‚ Administração e Sociologia Rural‚ analizando a elasticidade dessa demanda em relação aos fatores de preços de outros produtos e da renda. Visando determinar se existe espaço para outra empresa entrar no mercado de carne bovina. 1. Equação de Demanda da Carne Bovina A Tabela 1 apresenta os resultados da estimativa dos parâmetros da equação de demanda da carne
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limited to royal and religious figures‚ nor were they over idealized portrayals. Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa exemplifies this trend. Working with the new medium of oil and his mastery of light‚ contrast‚ and sfumato‚ da Vinci created the most famous painting in the world; a work where subject and background compliment each other to form a perfect union. One of the aspects that make the Mona Lisa such a masterpiece is da Vinci’s use of oil as a medium. As the movie The Mystery of Jon van Eyck explains
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that these are very interesting narratives to read and to learn from. Also‚ many amazing arts‚ literatures and poetries have been formed from these events. An example would be the topic of Lead and the Swan‚ which has many paintings about it from amazing artists around the world‚ from Leonardo da Vinci‚ Correggio to Michelangelo. The Trojan War also gives the inspiration for the famous Iliad of
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