The questions have a in front of them, this is a minuimum of 125 words or more , PLEASE ORIGINAL WORK NO PALAGARISM

“Muslim Structures and Pilgrimage” Please respond to the following, using sources under the Explore heading as the basis of your response:

• Describe the main purpose of the Hajj in the Muslim faith, and
  identify two (2) specific aspects of the Hajj that you find fascinating
  or significant. Next, explain the association between Muhammad and the
  area of the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem. Lastly, describe the sacred
  art of Islam’s key qualities, and explain the fundamental reasons why
  Muslim artists of sacred works are reluctant to include images of humans
  (i.e., at least in sacred areas). Think of a place of worship (of any
  religion) today, and explain which type of artistic tradition would be
  more conducive to worship: Byzantine art (Chapter 8), Hindu art (Chapter
  7), or Muslim art (Chapter 9).

Explore

Muslim Structures and Pilgrimage

• Chapter 9 (pp. 288-295, 306-308), Dome of the Rock, Hajj, calligraphy, art (pp. 274-7), Christian mosaics in Ravenna; review the Week 5 Music Folder
• National Geographic on the Hajj at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jM81wroj_MQ
• Walking tour of Jerusalem’s Dome of the Rock and structures around it at http://www.saudiaramcoworld.com/issue/200901/al-haram/tour.htm. (Focus on what you wish; the entire tour is lengthy)

Minimum of 125 Words

# The purpose of the Hajj and two interesting aspects of this event and why interesting to you?

This
part should be pretty easy as there is lots of information on the Hajj,
check out any of these websites for more information (but remember to
write everything in your own words):

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/sacredjourneys/content/the-hajj/

http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/21/world/hajj-fast-facts/

http://www.religionfacts.com/hajj

# Discuss the relationship between Mohammad and the Dome of the Rock:

Again this is a pretty easy concept to assess, just check out this site for further information:

http://www.sacred-destinations.com/israel/jerusalem-dome-of-the-rock

# Sacred Art in the Islamic World:

This is probably the most challenging aspect of the discussion this week, try to assess

1. Why Islamic art is relatively free of visual imagery and assess

2. Why they use primarily calligraphy as a sacred art form and then compare it to Christian art, which is very visual.

3.. Why don’t mosques have a lot of paintings and sculptures in them like many Christian churches do?

# The Relationship Between Art and Worship: In your own words:

Finally,
think about whether or not having lots of visual imagery and music
(like many Christian churches do) or a more plain and quiet area (like
many mosques and some other Christian groups do) is more conducive to
worship. There is really no wrong answer here, just think about it and
give me your insights as to why one or the other method you think is
preferable.

Primary Task Response:write 400–600 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments.

Library Research Assignment

Your manager would like you to figure out the needed resources (costs, materials, and work) for the project tasks. Your manager would also like you to identify the different responsibilities of the project’s resources: responsible, accountable, supportive, consulted, and informed (RASCI). Based on the identified resources, your project manager would like to know the estimated overall project budget. You will research and describe the following for your project:

• Needed project resources (cost, materials, and work)
• Different responsibilities: RASCI
• Overall project budget estimation based on the needed cost

• Evaluate the disparity of Virginia;s budget allocation for education and property tax to the various localities. Based on your assessment, challenge or defend the equity of the system across the various localities.
• Identify and explain your choices for reductions and increases. Discuss at least two lessons you learned about the challenge of balancing the federal budget.

:

• Review the following scenario and then analyze the impact of tax holidays on the budget.
• • Scenario: Several states have declared sales tax holidays for which the state does not collect sales tax on selected items for those day or days. In most instances, the holiday has applied to purchases of clothing and the period has been a week to 10 days in August. The primary reason is to provide a “back-to-school” discount as families get ready for the upcoming year; however, in recent years, some states have proposed or enacted holidays for hurricane survival supplies, gasoline, Energy Star appliances, and guns and ammunition.
  • You are the State Economic Director. Analyze the economic impact of tax holidays of up to 10 days in your state.

D6 discusses why learning organizations must document results and provided guiding principles for program evaluation and advice on what to measure, how to collect and analyze the information, and, especially important, how to market the results. Choose an organization you believe to be a learning organization, provide a justification as to why the organization is a learning organization and how it collects and analyzes the information or assessment information on why the training and/or learning was successful.

• Write between 1,250 – 1,750 words (approximately 3 – 5 pages) using Microsoft Word in APA style, see example below.
• Use font size 12 and 1” margins.
• Include cover page and reference page.
• At least 80% of your paper must be original content/writing.
• No more than 20% of your content/information may come from references.
• Use only 3 references from outside the course material, one reference must be from EBSCOhost. Text book, lectures, and other materials in the course may be used, but are not counted toward the three reference requirement.

Must be able to pass all originality tests. 

It is your
responsibility as the HR Director of the same organization from your previous
assignment to a) create policies regarding pay and benefits for the selected
job opportunity, and b) develop methods for both addressing unionization and
implementing OSHA regulations. You will present your findings to the Vice
President of Human Resources for approval.

In preparation for
this assignment, review the following articles on contractors vs. employees and
temp workers:

· 
“Distinguishing Independent Contractors and
Employees”

· 
“The Expendables: How the Temps
Who Power Corporate Giants Are Getting Crushed”

Create a PowerPoint
presentation with fifteen to twenty (15-20) slides in which you:

1.  Create a Wage and Hour standard for the job
opportunity that you had selected in your prior assignment, and support your
standard by using the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and Equal Pay Act to
prevent any potential discriminatory impact.

2.  Decide on three (3) benefits required for the
job opportunity using ERISA. Propose two (2) methods that the employer can use
in order to manage the fiduciary duties wisely and with the employees’ best
interests in mind. Provide a rationale for your response.

3.  Elaborate on two (2) rights regarding
unionization that Section 7 of the NLRA guarantees. Next, examine two (2)
unfair labor practices, and argue the importance of your organization
refraining from using such practices during any self-organization and
collective bargaining activities. Explore two (2) potential repercussions of an
organization’s interference with self-organization and collective bargaining
practices.

4.  Propose three (3) ways to discourage employees
from considering unionization. Then, compose one (1) strategy for championing a
supportive and satisfying work environment within the organization.

5.  Select one (1) OSHA violation case, and
determine whether the resulting penalties were sufficient to deter the
organization in question from repeating the same violative action. Justify your
response.

6.  Outline a plan for investigating workplace
injuries, and formulate a policy that explains the process for filing a
worker’s compensation claim within the selected organization.

7.  Narrate each slide, using a microphone, and
indicate what you would say if you were actually presenting in front of an
audience.

8.  Use at least four (4) quality academic
resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and
other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Your assignment must
follow these formatting requirements:

· 
Format the PowerPoint
presentation with headings on each slide and relevant graphics (photographs,
graphs, clip art, etc.), ensuring that the presentation is visually appealing
and readable from eighteen (18) feet away

· 
Include a title slide
containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s
name, the course title, and the date. The title slide is not included in the
required slide length.