Beliefs Beliefs for the Muslims are a purely personal affair – ex though it is charitable to guide people to the truth (Shahadah – “There is no god but God and Muhammad is the Messenger of God.”) it is not required of them. Muslims believe in one omnipotent, omniscient and omnipresent God and that his…
Early Life Muslims believe that a child is free from sin and that the child has a natural inclination towards goodness and virtue. The ceremony that is performed after a child is born is called Adhan which is also the call to prayer that is recited from minartes in Muslim countries. The baby is washed…
Muhammad was born about AD 570 in the city of Mecca, an important trading center in western Arabia. He was a member of the Hashim clan of the powerful Quraysh tribe. Because Muhammad’s father, Abd Allah, died before he was born and his mother, Amina, when he was 6 years old, he was placed in…
Reaction Balanced Chemical Reaction Sign of Chemical Reaction Type of Chemical Reaction KI(aq) + Ag(aq) → KNO3(aq) + AgI(s) KI(aq) + Ag(aq) → KNO3(aq) + AgI(s) Change in colour: into an opaque yellow Liquid form Solid cannot be seen Double Displacement CoCl2(aq) + Na2SO4(aq) → CoSO4(aq) + NaCl (aq) CoCl2(aq) + Na2SO4(aq) → CoSO4(aq) +…
Introduction Pigs, one of the most similar animals to humans, have been used to inform and teach students about the circulatory, respiratory, and digestive systems through a procedure called a dissection for many years. Pigs are similar to humans through the fact that they have skin, not fur or feathers, they are omnivores, and when…
Dehydration is a serious and potentially life-threatening condition that is caused by the lack of water needed for the body to function well. If not treated, dehydration can cause high body temperature, sleepiness, visual snow, dizziness, unconsciousness, hypotension (decreased blood pressure), headaches, nausea, paresthesia (limbs tingling), shriveled and wrinkled skin, dim vision, incapability to urinate,…
In the world, there are many things that appear to be one thing but in reality, are the complete opposite. For example, a sign or an advertisement can deceive people into thinking that there is a really good, working, used computer on sale or absolutely free burger combo. The characters of the play The Merchant…
Purpose The purpose of this lab is to learn how to prepare a wet mound, to learn proper staining techniques and to examine human cheek cells and onion skin cells. Hypothesis It is predicted that all cells, no matter if it be plant or animal, will be amalgamated in large groups. Also that most of…
Introduction Every somatic cell undergoes a phase called mitosis. Mitosis is the division of the nucleus to form two genetically identical nuclei. There are four phases of mitosis: prophase, metaphase, anaphase and telophase. Prior to mitosis is interphase (when the cell grows and duplicates all organelles), and post-mitosis is cytokinesis (when the cell membrane pinches…
Introduction In the story “Arthur and the Two Swords”, Uther Pendragon, King of the south, conceived a son who was bestowed three gifts from the powers of mystery; he would become the best knight, he would live a long life and he would become the greatest king his land would ever know. The child’s name…
Abstract Using the formula λ = ∆x L / d, we will determine the wavelength of a red laser to be 641nm. Using this information we will then determine the track spacing for a CD and DVD. We calculate the track spacing for the CD to be 1.5 μm and the track spacing for the…
Community: A group of species that occupy a given area, interacting either directly or indirectly Predation Consumption of one organism by another organism Predator-prey population oscillations Predators and prey are agents of natural selection for each other defense or attack strategies camouflage aposematic colouration Mimicry Batesian: One species is harmful the other is non-harmful Non-harmful…
“In order to understand the whole world, one must first understand Mississippi” (). This thought was penned by William Faulkner, author of a Rose for Emily and several other stories set deep in the American South. Faulkner is considered to be one of the foremost Southern writers, and his work takes place almost exclusively in…
In the thirteenth century when Sir Gawain and the Green Knight was written, as well as in the Arthurian era in which it took place, Christian traditions created a male-dominated society in which women had very little perceived power. The paradigm of women in this era was a delicate paradox- they were treated with idolatry…
The pursuit of any success in life is an arduous journey, one that can only be accomplished by the few dedicated individuals willing to push their ambition and capabilities as far as possible. Only a minute handful of people make it to a professional sports level, a great actor or actress, or even a great…
In the 1930s, all the world was struggling to get by, trapped in the international financial stranglehold now known as the Depression. While most countries were plagued by economic difficulty, none was so affected as Germany. As the defeated party in world war one, the Germans were responsible for the brunt of a war reparations…
Crouteau and Hoynes addressed many of the characteristics of CNNization with depth and insight, but they did not adequately address one of the most important results of 24/7 media- myth and misinformation in the news. That is not to say that there were not errors in the media before CNN came into existence. However, the…
The Industrial Revolutions of the 18th and 19th centuries gave birth to several innovative thinkers and industrialists. With their countless contributions to the industrial process, these people made Western society economically, socially, and politically sound, as it is today. However, this progress conflicts enormously with the modern concepts of morality. The exploitation of workers and…
The Da Vinci Code, a novel that was subsequently turned into a film, brings to light a theory held by some conspiracists regarding the hidden truth of Jesus’ sexual involvement with Mary Magdalene. In the movie, Robert Langdon, a Harvard symbologist, while evading arrest, seeks to solve the murder of his acquaintance, coming across an…
Jerusalem is a sacred city within the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church, and its loss to the Muslims has been argued by many historians to be the reason for the initiation and perpetuation of the eight crusades, as Jerusalem is where the Crusades were primarily focussed[1]. However, it is easy to disagree with such…