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    Alison Whitlock Wendy VanDellon English 401 14 Feb. 2011 Annotated Bibliography Frayne‚ T. "The Ultimate Goal: The Almighty Buck." Maclean ’s 105.6 (1992): 65. Academic Search Premier. Web. 5 Feb. 2013. In this online article I found from Academic Search Premier‚ it explores various professional athletes and their annual income. It is directed towards anyone interested in sports and athletes’ incomes. I would give this source credibility because Trent Frayne was a legendary sports writer

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    A Thousand Splendid Suns

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    A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS Khaled Hosseini Chapter 1-15 (Part One) Journal # 1 After I had read The Kite Runner‚ I was recommended to also read A Thousand Splendid Suns‚ by the same author‚ Khaled Hosseini. I took this piece of advice‚ and finished the book in just a few days. It was a splendid book written by a splendid author‚ who took it to heart to write such a vivid story about the lives of two women in Afghanistan and how difficult it was for them. From the first pages of this

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    Tourist & Historical Places | | | | ------------------------------------------------- Qutub Minar About 15 km south of Delhi‚ in Mehrauli‚ this 238 feet and 1 inch high Minar has been referred to as "one of the wonders of world". This soaring tower of victory was built immediately after the defeat of the last Hindu Kingdom in Delhi. Qutb-ud-din Aibak laid its foundation in 1200 A.D. Iltutmish added three more storeys. After damaged by lightning in 1368 A.D. Firuz Shah Tughlaq rebuilt the

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    Don’t say he didn’t warn us. Read his scary little manifesto‚ in which it all starts with a king‚ a courtesan and their gram sabha. It’s the season for us‚ of the older vintage in the media — starting with Arun Shourie‚ teacher to many of us — to complain endlessly about the juvenility and narrow short-termism in our public discourse. This harms public interest and is also unfair to those targeted in such arguments. My sympathies must‚ therefore‚ go out to Arvind Kejriwal on this count. He put together

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    Service‚ 30 Oct. 2011. Web. 27 Jan. 2012. Sangimino‚ Pat. Check on athletes ’ pay? The doctor ’s in ; Games People Play. Hutchinson News. 29 Dec. 2011. eLibrary. Web. 26 Jan. 2012. Shanahan‚ Tim. Pro Players Not Overpaid; Deserve the Big Bucks. The Minaret. 17 Nov. 2010. Web. 27 Jan. 2012.

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    The Arabian Peninsula By: Minali Prasad Due Date: December 7‚ 2011 Class Color: Sapphire Table Number: 5 There are four different types of environments in the Arabian Peninsula. Three-fourths of the Arabian Peninsula is desert. The desert has plains and plateaus. Temperatures can reach up to 120°F or drop down to below zero. There is 3 to 4 inches of rain per year with many droughts. Flash floods are caused by the annual rainfall. The desert has many oases. Oases result

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    Historic Centres of Melaka and Penang Social and Cultural History I. Introduction Today if one were to look down from an aerial view over the cities of Melaka (used to be spelt as Malacca) and Penang on the west coast of peninsular Malaysia‚ one would be able to discern a colourful mosaic of artifacts and people‚ characteristic of the living cultures of both the historic cities. Melaka which is about 600 years old from its founding and Penang or “Pearl of the Orient” which is 215 years

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    Contents Introduction 3 Chapter 1 7 Taj Mahal: Shah Jahan’s symbolism of his eternal love 7 1.1 Who Built It? 9 1.2 Features 10 1.3 The Judgment Day 11 1.4 Conclusion 12 Chapter 2 13 Shah Jahan and his Empire 13 2.1 Religious Changes 14 2.2 Political Changes 15 Conclusion 17 Bibliography 18 Introduction Shahanshah Shahab-ud-din Muhammad Shah Jahan I‚ Shah Jahan was the 5th emperor of the Mughal Empire after Babur‚ Humayun‚ Akbar‚ and Jahangir. He reigned from 8th November 1627 to 2nd

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    What is a settlement? A settlement is a temporary or permanent place where people live that are economically viable. A settlement may range in size from a small number of dwellings grouped together to the largest of cities with surrounding urbanized areas. Hamlets‚ villages‚ towns‚ and cities are types of settlements. A settlement exists to perform certain function that is in fact the reason for their development. The function of a settlement can be identified by looking at its shape‚ size‚ site

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    11 ISLAM 570 C.E. – 1500 C.E. SUBMISSION TO ALLAH: MUSLIM CIVILIZATION BRIDGES THE WORLD COMMENTARY The thesis of Chapter 11 is clearly stated by Howard Spodek on page 334: “Islam was not only a faith‚ not only a system of government‚ not only a social and cultural organization‚ but a combination of all four.” This‚ it might be argued‚ could be said about any of the “world religions” during at least some stage of their development‚ but is perhaps more true of Islam than the others‚ owing

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