Economic Community of West African States

The community of Leawood, Kansas is located in the northeast region of Johnson County. Leawood, being the established and sophisticated community it is today was first owned by a retired police officer, Oscar G. Lee. In 1922, Lee purchased land that started the foundation of Leawood consisting of the streets of 79th, 103rd, Stateline and Blinder Road. Then in 1948, with the help of the Kroh brothers establishing the housing development, Leawood became an incorporated city. Today, Leawood is a…

like Georgia and it was forbidden the use of any musical instrument for part of the slaves. However in the early 19th century music festivals with drums and African dancers were organized frequently in New Orleans in Congo Square , Memphis, Kansas and Dallas. The musical instruments used were percussion instruments similar to those used in African music. The slaves used to have Sunday off and…

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 chapter provides an overview of Baitul Mal and then explains the history of Baitul fro the time of Prophet SAW until the famous Caliphs. Sources of state revenues covered in this chapter are Ghanimah…

In American society, colored people, especially African-American people went through agony and racial discrimination even after the American civil war. There were challenges because of the color in the multiracial American society. Why do African-Americans choose to pass for white whenever they have chances? Among the African-Americans, their colors are different depending upon their origins and genes. Some people might have light color so that most people cannot recognize whether they are…

Tragically in the next five years the world will be faced with new challenges. However, the United States will be faced with the most. The most eminent challenge the U.S. will face is HIV/AIDS. Like majority of the american population I have baffled around with the topic. Most people who speak or make comments about HIV or AIDS are conversations of Ignorance. I never personally knew anyone who has contracted the virus but I have always been subconsciously curious about the topic. HIV is a virus…

John Quincy Adams, son of the second President of the United States, John Adams, was a graduate from Harvard that went on to practice law. He assumed duties in Berlin as the US minister until 1800, when he was then elected to the Massachusetts Senate. He eventually resigned, seeking to become a member of the US Senate. His job titles also included teaching at Harvard, acted as minister to Russia, a peace commissioner at Ghent, minister to Britain in 1815 and secretary to President Monroe from…

The Republic of Djibouti is a small country located in the horn of Africa to the north east of Africa which is bordering the Gulf of Eden at the south of the Red sea. The bordering countries are: Eritrea to the north, Ethiopia covering both north, west, and south and finally Somalia which borders them in the southeast with the approximate area of 23,200 km2 of land. The location of the country is in a manner that it forms a link between several countries of the world through trade and commerce.…

behind. Factories changed from manufacturing peacetime products to wartime products. Women joined the workforce, filling military and non-military jobs left open by soldiers who had left to go to war. Changes were taking place throughout the United States. What happened during World War II has even affected today’s generation. The seeds of change that took place back then can be seen in so many aspects of society today. I will be discussing the Holocaust, the impact of the bombing of Pearl…

Mary Prince is a female African American who was born into slavery in Antigua and had many different slave owners. Semsigul is a white female teenager who was sold into slavery in Istanbul under the Ottoman control. The Indians in Mexico were being forced into labor by the Spaniards. A comparison of Mary Prince, Semsigul and the Indians in Mexico will show the various forms of slavery, the legal aspect that shaped it, the effect on the individuals involved and why slavery was so difficult to…

twenty or more locations to list the information. As stated by Papadopoulos “As the United States has the highest per capita caloric consumption of any other country in the world, empowering consumers with information about their food choices is a step in the right direction toward improving our nation’s health.”. However four years later only the few major cities of New York, Philadelphia, Seattle and the state of California have begun to implement these changes. We need to continue to push our…