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    The siege of Baghdad is a turning point in world history. This single event ended the Islamic golden age, many buildings were destroyed, but after their invasion the city became an economic center and religious affairs flourished. The siege on Baghdad by the Mongols marked the end of the Islamic golden age. How? The Mongols sacked Baghdad, committing numerous atrocities and destroyed the Abbasids' vast libraries, including the House of Wisdom. The Mongols executed Al-Musta'sim and massacred many

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    A common theme found in both, Campbell McGrath’s Shannon and Apuleius’ The Golden Ass, is facing the consequences for venturing into the unknown. George Shannon and Lucius come face to face with unique obstacles, for instance George’s narrative long struggle to acquire any form of comestible sustenance or Lucius being faced with the seemingly immoral task to murder a woman by having sexual intercourse with her when he is in donkey form, that they must overcome. They used their pride and determination

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    Introduction This report takes an in depth look at the Golden Gate bridge of San Francisco. I identify the problems and formulate the problem statement as well as discussing the role of the chief engineer. The Golden Gate bridge was long on of the longest suspension bridges in the world and is a huge feat of engineering. Problem Statement The main Problem The problem in 1920’s San Francisco was that there was a lot of ferry traffic to cross over from San Francisco to Marin county. Thus the solution

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    The Golden Gate Bridge was a modern marvel at the time that it was built. Nobody had seen such a long suspension bridge built with such little money and in such a short amount of time. Everybody was stunned by it. A suspension bridge is a bridge that has large cables that are used to support the bridge and has towers that are used to help anchor the cables. The suspension bridges that we know today are not like the ones that they once were. The suspension bridge used to be much more simple. They

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    this landmarks first suicide, claimed, "This is where I get off,” and then jumps to his death. Now jump to 2013. Nearly 1,600 people have committed suicide by jumping off. The average number of suicides from this landmark is three per month. The Golden Gate Bridge was an example of a feat of engineering. This spectacular bridge is 8,981 feet, or 1.7 miles, long. The total weight of the bridge is about 887,000 tons. The two towers stand 726 feet above the water and 500 feet above street level

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    Golden Screen Cinema Sdn Bhd (GSC) was found in 1981 as golden communications circuit. Golden Screen Cinema is the leading cinema exhibitor and it is also the largest cinema in Malaysia. GSC is a subsidiary of PPB group. PPB group is appearing on market the stock exchange of Malaysia. It is a group with benefit in environment engineering, waste management, entertainment property, food industries and utilities. GSC has a total of 191 screens in 23 locations nationwide, which include Klang Valley,

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    The Islamic Golden Age was a time of development and change. This period lasted from 632 to 1258 CE. It began with the death of Muhammad and ended with the Mongols invading Baghdad. During the time between these two major events, many things were invented and discovered, and many wars took place. Muhammad, the final prophet of Islam, died in Medina after a short illness in 632 CE. Abu Bakr, the father of Muhammad’s favorite wife, A’isha, was his successor. Abu Bakr continued with Muhammad’s teachings

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    Purpose At the end of my speech, the audience will have a clear view of the most important achievements of the “Islamic golden age”. Introduction At the beginning of the 8th to the 13th century, a new era has emerged and placed a stamp in the Islamic history that is called “the golden age of Islam”, throughout which the Islamic history was ruled by various important caliphates where many scientific, economical, and cultural developments took place. The Abbasid caliph Harun Al-Rashid was the ruler

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    The Islamic Golden Age is traditionally dated from the mid 7th century to the mid 13th century. During this time, Muslim rulers established one of the largest empires in history. Artists, engineers, scholars, poets, philosophers, geographers and traders contributed to the Islamic world with agriculture, the arts, economics, industry, law, literature,navigation, philosophy, sciences, sociology and technology. They were able to contribute because they preserved earlier traditions and used inventions

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    watched the championship basketball game between the Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers.I was so into the game,I was watching their every move as if a lion was stalking its prey! At this time, I was watching the game with my dad and my brother.This was the championship!! It was the last game of the 2014-2015 basketball season,which for me was the most exciting game of the season to observe.The team I was routing for was the Golden State Warriors,which was my favorite player on this

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