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Essays 181 - 210
Indeed, Muhammad prescribed a life full of "lofty ethical ideals and peaceful coexistence" (Bruning 56) that non-believers of Isla...
communities after two of the hijackers of the jetliner which crashed into the Pentagon were linked to their community. Since the a...
however, given the current state of world affairs it is imperative that we gain a better understanding of it. A number...
Like other writers, he sees the current position of women as reflecting the respect in which they were held in previous eras:...
independent from Arab roots, thus making Spain a Muslim country, but without the interference of Muslim rule from afar (Spain, 199...
women can have no authority over men" (Kamguian). Or, according to another author, Islamic women who give birth to a child out of ...
set of laws which is universally accepted, the laws are subject to interpretation and application which can vary dependant upon th...
of fundamentalism, and extremist elements exist in both Islam as well as Christianity. Islamic Fundamentalism is defined as "an u...
material gain and technological advancement, while Islam is typified as highly traditional and driven by moral values rooted in an...
The terrorist group Abu Sayyaf is based on the southern Philippines. Barreveld (2001) traces...
son or "the good shepherd" who leaves his flock in order to find a lost sheep (VanBuskirk). Paul pointed out this change in the co...
obvious, even if one had not heard the laws of God as such, this ignorance has never constituted an excuse for sin. As this indica...
may be analyzed and perhaps resolved. Yet, it remains a source of tension in the world today and the outlook appears bleak. Some...
he refused Gods command to bow down to Adam" (Horn, 2004). This is slightly different from Christian theology, which maintains tha...
Europeans were studying at Muslim universities, located mostly in Spain, by the 13th century (The Islamic world to 1600). Even aft...
of design that was popular in Europe, but particularly in France during the 1700s5. Interior design and ornamentation are aspects ...
segments to be developed independently at ensuring they are capable of integration. In developing information technology architect...
version is richly colored; Mary here wears a bright red robe as does a man who might be Joseph, who is in the background (Adoratio...
style included repeated shapes and icons such as an automobile profile or the stylized shape that one would see in a gear or a whe...
Louis XIV wanted to do more than outdo other powers in the creation of this home or palace. He wanted it to...
Roman architecture also used the arch extensively, as well as semicircular or oval structures, such as theaters and arenas ("Ancie...
Expressionists were predicting an urban catastrophe even before the First World War, and within the ruins that still existed in th...
is all very fine, but why bother to study him when we could be learning computers? Because studying the humanities gives us insigh...
located close together (Mintzberg et al, 2003). This may appear to increase immediate competition, but it also has the impact of a...
unique nature of the buildings at the time. Architectural students are taught a great deal about deconstruction, something that ir...
gods" (Lansberry, 2005). However, as rational thought and rational perspective began to enter into human intellect "we could no lo...
before. Perhaps the iconic model here is Barbara Stanwyck luring Fred MacMurray to his doom in Double Indemnity. But there is an...
was felt the entire industry had become uncompetitive and inefficient, the lessons are applicable universally. This is a r...
Architectural fetishism came of age during the Renaissance. Classified as a magically empowered inanimate object, a fetish may ta...
some homes and buildings seem to be unique. In fact, many artists design buildings as such. When delving back into time, is it fai...