The Pillar

is one of the biggest manufacturers / suppliers of slot and lottery machines for the gambling world. This company is “driven by insight, evolving with market needs, and enabled by open technology” (“Six pillars of success”, 2016). IGF uses six pillars to build their achievement on. These pillars are: portfolio, individual games, consumer promotion, retail, logistics & distribution, and interactive. To become “the world 's leading end-to-end gaming company,” (“Who we are”, 2016) IGF had to…

Emperor Asoka’s challenged the adherents in his domain and beyond to follow Buddhist teachings more closely through the example of his own life, his edicts and the message of Dharma. The effects of his contributions involving the spread of Buddhism continue to impact the Sanga or worldwide community of faith. Asoka (304–232 BCE) was an Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty. Eight years after his coronation, he invaded Orissa, overcame the opposition and became responsible for killing thousands…

force to paint where Kahlo states “I am broken, but I am happy as long as I can paint”. This is depicted in Kahlo’s artwork ‘The Broken Column’ in plate 4 which depicts a figure namely Kahlo herself being pricked by nails with the presence of a broken pillar. The artwork…

Have you ever been to D.C. and saw a great memorial. One great memorial is the Air Force memorial. It is a fairly new but still a great memorial. It is a great attention catcher with a long history in the making. A whole lot of thought was put into it with the design ,and the designer is very proud of his work. The Air Force memorial was not just a thought up yesterday and built the next day. It came into court at the start in 1992. It took about 30 million dollars to build. It was not payed…

During the past century, the image of Islam has been tarnished, especially in the United States of America. One can argue that this all began with the discovery of oil in the Persian Gulf, imperialism, or simply that this was all in God’s plan. Surely, due to recent extreme events that have impacted Muslims and non-Muslims all around the world, a great misunderstanding of Islam has grown. As a result, Americans have been popularizing the term “Islamophobia” which is essentially a form of racism…

The Roman Empire had a lot of influence on western societies today even though the Empire has been gone for a long time. The quote, “Rome never fell: it became something greater, an idea that achieved immortality” we can see that the Roman culture had survived, which in a sense means that the Empire also survived. Here are a few examples of important cultural ideas from Rome that still exist today. First of all, there is the Roman language, Latin. Since the Roman Empire conquered many different…

Also, a person must abide by the five pillars of Buddhism, which disapproves of the destruction of life, stealing, committing adultery, lying, and taking intoxicants (Rahula, 1959). Finally, new members commonly recite a saying that declares they take refuge in the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha. This saying is so important that it’s known as the Triple Gem of Buddhism. As long as someone respects the Buddha, follows his teachings, and observes the five pillars of Buddhism, then they are a…

During the Post Classical-Era which lasted roughly from 500 CE to 1450 CE, the world was in a state of accelerated change and growth in the fields of politics, economics, and especially religion. During this time, Islam, one of the largest and most well-known religious traditions in the world, was founded and contained in the expanding Arab Empire. In addition to this, Christianity continued to have a profound impact on the world as it spread its ideas and beliefs across Europe. When one…

other words this is their bible. In Islam the name of their sacred book is Quran, as for Christianity their book is called the Holy Bible. In these books you could find many things. One of these things are the five pillars of Islam (Quran) and the 10 Commandments (Holy Bible). The five pillars of Islam are rules that Muslims are supposed to carry in their daily lives. Same goes for Christianity and the 10 commandments.…

Ahmed AlMnaseer WHAP 10-15-2015 The Islamic world has remained constant in the way that its population is influenced by the continuity in Islamic beliefs and practices and how the Sharia made the life of muslims fair and equal to them. Although the Islamic world had changed over time as it expanded beyond its cultural territories and how many divisions got diverted .As time have passed in the Islamic world from 7th century to the 13th century, it can be determined that its changes and…