Bountiful

The architects of the Dome of the Rock deliberately designed the space with the intention of portraying a message both to the followers of the Islamic faith and to the other prominent religions in the area. The Dome of the Rock is one of the earliest and elaborate major construction projects of the Islamic rulers. The reason for the Dome of the Rock’s creation can be seen through the thoughtful choices made for its location, the structural design, and the inscriptions and mosaics within the…

Book summary The book, “Feeding Desire: Fatness, Beauty and Sexuality among a Saharan People” is written by Rebecca Popenoe. This book explores the traditions of the semi-nomadic Moors in the Azawagh area of the Niger basin of purposely fattening their young girls starting at an age as soon as they start growing their baby teeth. This is believed to hasten their maturity and transition to puberty, hence this practice is viewed as a way of preparation for the female for marriage. This they do by…

Due to their tolerance of other religions, the Middle Colonies had a wide arrangement of different kinds of people. The Middle Colonies didn’t have any bountiful resources like the Southern/Northern colonies, but they were good at trading. While the south/north sent their resources, the Middle Colonies were able to import/export goods to England. Cash…

How often do we stop to consider the traits our favorite heroes possess? How often do we realize that these characteristics may mean much more than we think? Small things that may appear to common amongst the characters of many novels and stories may actually prove that a common, generic hero is much more. That character may truly be the tragic hero of his or her own personal calamity. Things such as the minor flaws a hero possesses and the downfall they face are not regarded as anything more…

The dust bowl was one of the harshest and most destructive man made “natural” disasters in its time period.The Dust Bowl negatively affected people who lived there in a personal way. The lives of people were at stake during. When people could not handle the weather or had their homes taken from them, they moved westward to California. Not only were the people of this area struggling, so was the economy. Farming was the cause of the dust bowl but nobody knew that at first. People began calling…

All arguments arise through difference of opinion and separate points of view. In the crucible of a struggle, one side may act in aggressive retaliation. To properly win an argument, one must act tranquil. Doctor Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. is one man capable of acting in such manner. As he endured imprisonment, he remained composed and wrote A letter from Birmingham jail (1963) to counter the argument for oppression. The fact that he has accomplished this arduous task is commendable. His…

invited to the feast prepared by his Father. Webster concretizes this idea; by stating this new community does not include the family as we usually define it. Hence, it extends to the wider community. Story (2012) says that meal-setting serves to establish and maintain trust and solidarity. He added this is a ritual which establishes a social relationship, and food is employed as an instrument to start with, a sustaining or destroying mechanism of sociability. Jesus engages host and guests with…

“If I were to go to America, I would be hated.” Noor Khwaja, a Pakistani-Muslim teen, said these strong words in the spring of 2010. Muslim men and women are discriminated against in our country. The attacks that transpired over 15 years ago, still strikes a cord with American’s everywhere and has caused a type of discrimination that is unjust and unlawful. This type of discrimination is vastly similar to the type seen in the 1950’s to African Americans and is an ethical prejudice that needs to…

African civilization as beginning nearly 5,000 years prior to the first slaves landing in North America. Perhaps the greatest injustice ever conferred onto the African diaspora in America was the large-scale insistence on minimizing the vast and bountiful history from which they originated. W.E.B Du Bois, in writing The Souls of Black Folk draws a powerful comparison between this categorical miseducation that was necessary to perpetuate slavery in America, and the further miseducation that was…

Hip hop is an influential part of urban and pop cultures since its exponential rise in popularity since the early 1970s. The rise of hip hop in urban communities effectively reduced the increasing levels of gang related violence and injustice in society, regardless of the stigma of a negative influence imposed by the mainstream media. The absolute positive ideals of hip hop and its positive effects are evident in the history of hip hop culture, seen through Zulu nation, and even in present day…