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4.0 Theoretical Framework 4.1 The State as a Collective or Person The state can be a collective or a person based on the political system and the type of leader in place. For instance, people would think of countries governed by dictators such Zimbabwe and North Korea as a person because the dictators make the utmost decisions concerning the country. According to Davis (2005), states governed by political personalities can be reduced to the ideals of those political personalities, while…

OIL PRICE IN THE WORLD AND ITS INFLUENCE TO AZERBAIJAN CURRENCY (devaluation) 1.OPEC 2.The oil content in the world and changes in its price 3.Devaluation in the Azerbaijan,its results and analyses Research background—Why discussing this topic is relevant, what are you going to discuss/how/why? 1.OPEC The existing oil stocks in the world equal to 1317 bin barrel. About 75% of these resources belongs to OPEC. OPEC (The Organization of the…

This research is a comparative study of the myth of "Pygmalion" between the Irish writer George Bernard Shaw and the Arabic writer Tawfiq al-Hakim. We chose these two plays because of their similarity weather in their main theme or the title. The importance of this study lies behind its benefits. When one compare between two literary works, it means he tries to break the barriers between of the two cultures and he also tries to bring together the work of the writers an addition to focusing on…

Abstract— This article will briefly discuss the evolution of zero throughout history starting from ancient Mesopotamian mathematics to modern day mathematics. Understanding the concept of zero and learning to work with it is the basis of our world today. If zero did not exist then we would not have calculus, financial accounting, and the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations. The idea of zero has crossed the imagination of great minds across the globe. Zero functions as a placeholder…

In 1971, Philip Zimbardo made a huge impact on the field of Psychology. He changed the world of social psychology by taking it from a field focused on behavior being dispositional and transitioned it into a focus on social psychology in the terms of viewing behavior as situational. Gordon Allport, Fritz Heider, Harold Kelley and Bernard Weiner all helped set the stage for personality psychology and social psychology. Each of these individuals touched on the idea of behavior being dispositional…

[quote][b]Originally posted by SIGNYM: [quote]In an email sent to his business partner and Democratic fundraiser Jeffrey Leeds, [u]former Secretary of State Colin Powell wrote of Hillary Clinton, “Everything HRC touches she kind of screws up with hubris.”[/u][/quote] Indeed! [quote]Clinton’s tenure as Secretary of State during Barack Obama’s first term was an [u]unmitigated disaster for many nations around the world.[/u] Neither the Donald Trump campaign nor the corporate media have adequately…

More than Genies and Spirits: The presence of Feminist Characters in old Arab Stories In her book titled The Hidden Face of Eve, Naawal El Saadawi an Egyptian writer writes that “Woman is at her best and most powerful when she takes on the form of a genie or spirit in A Thousand and One Nights. Men fall victims to her beauty and her spells and go through suffering and even torture to gain her favour.” (, P. 162) In this passage, El Saadawi expresses an opinion that is very popular within the…

Learning Objectives At the end of this topic, you are able to: 1. Understand the history background of Baitul Mal from the practice of Rasulullah SAW to the famous caliphs. 2. Understand about the traditional sources of revenue in Islamic state, zakat and modern taxation. 3. Able to determine the function of types of tax. 4. Differentiate between economic and social impact of zakat and taxation 5. Understand the rules and regulations govern the system of Zakat. 1.0 INTRODUCTION This…

rest of 1st Battalion faced grueling circumstances of inadequate supplies and personnel, poor living quarters, and a near constant barrage of enemy attacks during their 2005-2006 deployment to the poignantly named, “Triangle of Death” of southern Baghdad, Iraq. In the midst of that chaos, four men committed one of the most well publicized and heinous war crimes committed by U.S. forces in modern warfare. Four men from 1st Platoon,…

The world in consisted of many communities. It ranges from small book clubs to the medical team at a public hospital. These communities are called discourse communities and they consist of professionals who share a common goal for the public, have specific ways of communicating, “provide information and feedback” to each other, use different ways to expand their goals, possess their own jargon, and is consistently growing by mixing new with the experienced members (Swales 471-3). A discourse…