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People know who great leaders are. Ask people to name great leaders, and they throw out names such as Martin Luther King Jr. and Mahatma Gandhi, for example. However, when asked to define leadership, or what characteristics a person must exhibit to be an effective leader, they often struggle to offer responses. This is because who a leader is and what a leader does changes with each situation. That is to say, the concept of leadership carries different meanings depending on time, place, and…

Spread? Of all the world's major five religions, Islam is a fascinating religion, I have ever learned about. According to the holy texts of Muslims, in 610 CE a local merchant named Muhammad retreated to a cave on the outskirts of the city of Mecca in Arabia to meditate. In that cave, he meditated where the archangel Gabriel appeared and gave Muhammad words to recite. Breathtaking words from Gabriel told him to create a religion called Islam. In about 140 years, Muhammad created an empire…

The city that produces the stars of the world also is the homeless capital of America. Homelessness is a growing issue in America as of 2012 about 633,783 people that were homeless across the country(Holland). There were 44,359 homeless people in Los Angeles County and 25,686 in the city itself, according to the Los Angeles Homeless Services. Homelessness damages the people affected mentally and physically like through their lost of skill. The inability to find the job because the fear of being…

Avoidable readmissions come at a great cost to patients/residents, healthcare providers, and taxpayers, a $25 billion cost to be exact. This is the estimated amount that avoidable readmissions cost the nation on a yearly basis and is one of the largest contributors to the enormous growth in national health care costs. Readmissions are the result of several difference aspects from incomplete treatment, poor post-acute care, lack of coordination in discharge planning, or even the unavailability of…

Freshman student Hayden Grant looked horrified at his schedule, displaying the one class many were horrified of, Belly Dancing. At suburban Stevenson High School, they host a biennial fine arts festival named, “Odyssey”, to meet the Illinois State fine arts requirements for high schools. With over 110 presenters and many more classes to choose from, students are immersed in a variety of presentations and hands-on activities over the course of 2 days. Unfortunately for Hayden, one out…

Module 1 Critical Thinking Assignment Biography Florida State College of Jacksonville Melissa Medina SYG2000 Professor Dr. Rebecca Reeder May 20, 2017 Biography My name is Melissa Medina. A twenty-eight-year-old, who be turning twenty-nine in the month of July. I was born in Manhattan, New York lived there until, I was six-year-old. My father and mother decided to divorce around that time. My sister, my brother and me were relocated to Miami. Miami was my home most of life until,…

The role of religion in politics is attached to the structure of the Middle East. The role of religion in politics comes from the the history of the region and religions that involve that region. Historically, religion and tradition both had the biggest impact on the formation of the government systems of the Middle East. The religion that shaped the Middle Easter and its societies the most was Islam. The Islamic world was and is the religion that has left a mark in world history. Islam spread…

In Howard Zinn’s book, Passionate Declarations: Essays on War and Justice, Chapter 1 entitled, “Introduction: American Ideology, “talks about different ideas and beliefs. One of them is the idea that western people came up centuries ago, which was that black’s people are less than humans. This idea was presented by political leaders and accepted by the American public in 1964, this idea led to mass murder and cost millions of lives, including those of 55,000 young Americans. Another idea that he…

how Islamic faith and worship is presented through the mosque. Due to its importance to the Islamic faith, mosques are carefully architected to show such beauty that Allah has created within his people. Ever since the building of the first mosque in Medina in 622 CE, mosques have been modified. However, many mosques have similar features. When visiting Middle Eastern countries, such India, people may want to tour around places such as their cultural landmarks or sites. Mosques would be one of…

The concert I went to was the instrumental major recital. This was a concert where students who had a instrumental major performed. The students that performed where Alec Van Eaton, Raquel Medina, Seow Lim, Blake Adams, Kristina Serrano, Charlotte Mcintosh-Deciancio, Jacob Chavez, Logan McCullough, Mckensie Rudd, Jake Fultz, Mihira Karnik, Beth Beach, Jorge Juan, Marc Chacon, Chanty Graficas-Rabi, David Murray, Chastin Short and Izzy Hyman. These are some of the pieces these students played…