Golden Fleece

Williams, Copper Sun Copper Sun by Sharon Draper is an emotional story. The story is about Amari, a teenage African girl who is kidnapped by slave traders. Amari was put into slavery and forced to work on a rice plantation, but she fought her way out. She was taken from her village and sold to the highest bidder. The only thing Amari hopes for is survival. Amari experiences many different emotions during her journey. The two most powerful emotions are fear and sadness. One day,…

world culture, in various fields such as science, architecture, medicine, mathematics, art and literature. The most effective and prosperous period of the Islamic Civilization era started form the 8th to 13th century and it is called the Golden era of History. The Golden era was during the Abbasid Caliph historical period. The Abbasid was established in Bagdad, capital of Iraq today, the Abbasid dynasty ruled from 750 to 1258 AD. The Abbasid revolution is a significant turning point in the…

bridge is the Golden Gate Bridge, which is located in San Francisco, California. This bridge is a Warren deck truss bridge because of the equal size of the diagonals and to contain both tension and compression (Types of bridges) and it has a Suspension, fixed and approach Spans because of the metal braced ribbed deck arch.(Golden Gate Bridge). Some other important features of this bridge are steel girders are which were used to strengthen and add support to the bridge 's roadway. (The Golden…

After clocking in I went to greet the Primate team who were gathering their food dishes from the Animal Nutrition Service. The Squirrel Monkeys are positive for Herpesvirus saimiri and are deadly to other primate species so their food must be kept separate from the others. The keepers discussed issues that would pertain to other keepers for that day. There was also talk about each of the animals that had issues ranging from medical to shifting from one space to another. We then separated…

Roughly 300 hundred years ago Anne Bonny navigated along the Caribbean, capturing precious treasure, targeting low lives, and stealing ships with Jack Rackham and Mary Read ("Famous Pirate: Anne Bonny"). Anne lived during the 18th century, and had a long and arduous life full of danger, risk, and excitement ("Famous Pirate: Anne Bonny"). From the day Anne was brought into this world till the day she took her last breath, she worked hard, and was an extraordinary female. Anne Bonny is…

#1: Their influence was felt most by the people of the places and cities being raided at the time. In the excerpt from the Annals of St. Vaast, it emphasizes that these Vikings, “[d]estroyed houses, and razed monasteries and churches to the ground, and brought to their death the servants of our holy religion by famine and sword, or sold them beyond the sea” (Issue of the Day Para: 2). These raids by the Vikings most likely negatively effected those countries’ political and military development…

Islam had many achievements during the Golden Ages and one of the greatest accomplishment is The House of Wisdom. In the 8th century, The House of Wisdom was built by Al-Rasheed, who is part of the Abbasid Dynasty. The House of Wisdom was a place full of knowledge and wisdom and is known as a symbol of the spread and expansion of traditions from other culture, nation, and empire. The main purpose of the House of Wisdom was to gather books or manuscripts from other culture, nation, or empire to…

Pain is defined as the physical discomfort or suffering caused by illness or injury. In Ordinary People by Judith Guest the story of a grieving family is portrayed. The story begins when Conrad gets out of the mental hospital, beginning to recover from his suicide attempt. However, as the story progresses the reader learns of much more hidden pain in the families past. A boating accident caused Jordan, Conrad’s older brother, to die, leaving the family in disrepair. After the death of his…

During this article, the authors tell us about two different partnerships people need to be aware of when working in an inclusive school. An inclusive school is just a school where children with disabilities are educated along with children that does not have disabilities. The first partnership is between the people who work at the school and the families of the students at the school. The second partnership is among the school staff and the members of the community. According to the authors,…

Over a 100 year span the Muslim empire spread over a huge are and was able to establish itself. During these times churches and synagogues were protected. Also the Muslim-Empire was governed by dark fundamentalism and barbarianism. Muslims had their hand in many things including math. These mathematicians were the ones who developed the decimal number system and invented algebra and trigonometry. In the realm of medicine Muslim physicians knew about blood circulation long before anyone else in…