Varieties of Arabic

allow outsiders to become part of that culture. Today, many of these cultures and civilizations are extinct, without little or no evidence of their existence. However, the cultures that still remain reveal themselves to the rest of the world in a variety of ways. It is interesting comparing cultures. When one compares the Navajo tribe with the tribe of Pashtun and those who live in Saudi Arabia, one would find significant differences and similarities.…

Theory and harmony In order to play your music, jazz performer needs to have a series of theoretical and harmonic knowledge that is often the result of a long period of self-whether training in schools is a jazz or practical experience in jam sessions. The basic theory in jazz theory begins with the formation of intervals and triads that derives from it, and their inputs. The major scale and its seven modes-the Ionic, Doric, Phrygian, Lydian , Mixolydian, wind and locrio- are also part of the…

appropriation in fashion by means of a photo essay. She took pictures of a person wearing a cultural appropriated item, and a picture with a person who wore it as a symbol or their culture, and shows their views on it, covering Sikh turbans, Indian bindis, Arabic keffiyehs, Christian crosses, and African print. All the people using them for their traditional values were confused as to why others would use them as an item of fashion, saying that they felt defined by their articles. The wearers…

September 11, 2001, a day of grief and courage. Many men and women risked their lives that day: firefighters, police, and civilians. The United States was attacked by cruel people for unjust reasons. We were attacked by a terrorist group known as Al-Qaeda. While the day was coming to an end, many were feeling overwhelmed and terrified. People feared that their loved ones were dead under the fallen towers unidentified. 9/11 changed the outlook of civilians in both the United States and around the…

Madeleine Bell Per. 3 3.1 Unlike the Classical Era, trade networks in the post-Classical Era expanded in geographical range. They expanded due to the growth of trade in luxury goods such as silk and cotton textiles, the innovations in transportation and commercial technologies such as caravan organization, the use of a compass, larger ship designs,new forms of credit, and commercial infrastructures like the Grand Canal in China. 3.1.0.1 New technologies that accompanied these…

The Indian Ocean trade was system that allowed the countries in the Indian Ocean to participate in a symbiotic relationship. The trade of many extravagant goods encouraged the surrounding countries to develop relationships between each other which lead to sharing discoveries and goods. Then, when the Portuguese arrived in the Indian Ocean there was an introduction of a power arrangement. Ultimately, the Portuguese disrupted a harmonious system of advancements and ruined the dynamics of the…

Each tent is occupied by a family group which is represented by a male head. A woman may only be regarded as head if she is a widow and there are no males present, but even in that case, the woman may have a male relative represent her. These tents are units of production and consumption, the tents also hold rights over all movable property over flock, as they can act as independent units of political purpose. For most efficient herding purposes these households combine in small herding units,…

The renaissance is renowned to be a popular cultural movement in Europe. Conversely the success of the popular Renaissance would not be as we know it if weren’t for outside influences and contributions made before, and during that time period. The revival or “rebirth” of the era did not only occur within Europe, but other parts of the world were also thriving and flourishing. This essay reasons for Renaissance as a global phenomenon, where during an equivalent time period other nations flowered…

art critique, education, and religion. Qutb‘s most impressive work is a 30-volume commentary on the Quran, In the Shade of the Quran, which, like Milestones, was completed during his imprisonment. Translations of Qutb‘s work exist in virtually every Arabic language, and few have been translated into English. The wide dissemination of Qutb‘s works has helped to heighten his popularity among Islamists who already considered him to be a virtuous martyr. Islamist groups all over the world frequently…

In ancient Israel, protocol at animal sacrifices permitted the high priest’s servants to plunge a three-pronged fork into the cauldron of boiling water and return to the high priest whatever amount of meat they were able to draw up. In defiance of this rule of law, the sons of Eli (the high priest and predecessor of Samuel as judge of Israel) instructed their servants to take as much meat as they wanted, forcefully if necessary, even before the meat was fully cooked. "This sin of the young men…