Wqc Culture Flashcards

(46 cards)

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Ethiopian born f painter

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Julie mehretu

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Founded superflat

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Takeshi murakami

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F abstract painter daughter of booker prize nominee shena maxkay

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Cecile brown

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4
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Global community muslems

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Ummah

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5
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Oneness of allah

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Tawhid

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Islamic call to prayer

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Adha

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Islamic jurisprudence

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Fiqh

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8
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Islamic voluntary charity

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Sadaqah

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9
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Islamic interpretation of koran

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Tafsir

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10
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Containing the famous observation that “our machines are disturbingly lively, while we ourselves are frighteningly inert”, which 1985 essay by Donna Haraway uses the titular beings to argue that feminists should move beyond the limitations of traditionalist notions of gender and political identity?

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A CYBORG MANIFESTO

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11
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Main river Syria

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ORONTES

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11
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Main port syria

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LATAKIA

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12
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Syrian city famous for its giant waterwheels

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HAMA

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Who is this “law of Effect” proposed that behaviors followed by satisfying consequences are more likely to be repeated, while those followed by discomfort are less likely. This became a cornerstone of behaviorism.
Experiment: His famous “puzzle box” studies with cats (1898) showed animals learning through trial and error. A cat placed in a box would eventually press a lever to escape and get food, gradually doing so faster over time.

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EDWARD THORNDKIE

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The 24-year-old’s “Calm Down” (remixed with Selena Gomez) is Nigeria’s most-streamed song ever, with over 574 million YouTube views. His Afro-rave sound pushes boundaries.

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REMA

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Punjabi/Biengali playback singer, most followed artist on spotify

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ARIJIT SINGH

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Originally for gamers, BLANK 150 million+ monthly users now use its servers for public, X-like chats. It’s less microblogging-focused but competes for real-time interaction.

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Discord

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2023 microblogging feature lets writers share short posts alongside newsletters. With over 3 million paid subscribers on the platform, Notes rivals X for thoughtful, creator-driven content.

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SUBSTACK

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Founded in 2016, BLANK champions uncensored speech and has a small but dedicated user base (under 1 million). Its X-like interface attracts far-right users banned elsewhere.

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Launched in 2022 by Trump Media & Technology Group, it targets conservative users with a free-speech stance. It has about 5 million users and mirrors X’s format, appealing to a niche right-wing audience.

20
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Owned by Microsoft since 2012, which social networking service, used for private communication within organizations, began as an internal communication system for the genealogy website Geni.com?

21
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The characteristic colour of China’s Yellow river is caused by sediment consisting of silt, sand, and clay that has been deposited by wind. First used to describe sediment around the Rhine river, what German name is given to this type of sediment?

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First queen of Sri lanka

23
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Architect of Fiat TaGliero building in Asmara

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Giuseppe PETTAZZI

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the northern part of the Afar Triangle or Afar Depression in Ethiopia and Eritrea,[1][2] a geological depression that has resulted from the divergence of three tectonic plates in the Horn of Africa. It is the third lowest-lying location on the continent of Africa.
DANAKIL DEPRESSION
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Eritrean cyclist first to wear yellow jersey
Daniel TEKLEMAINEHOT
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2024 tdf 123
Pogacar Vingegaard Evanepoel
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2024 TDF KOTM
Ricardo Carapaz
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2024 tdf points
Biniam GIRMAY
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Role: Leader of the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ). Why Leading?: Kickl led FPÖ to 28.9% in the September 2024 election, the first far-right national win in Austria since WWII. His “Fortress Austria” vision pushes remigration and Euroskepticism, though coalition talks remain tricky.
HERBERT KICKL
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League (Lega) leader and Deputy PM under Meloni. Once a dominant force (17% in 2018), his influence has waned, but he remains a vocal anti-migrant figure in the ID group.
MATTEO SALVINI
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Vox leader, whose party doubled seats to 52 in 2019. Polling third, Vox pushes Spanish unity and anti-immigrant policies, eyeing coalition power.
Abascal
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afd co leaders alice weidel
Tino CHRUPALLA A
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African American choreographer 1960 revelations
Alvin ailey
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Naked mole rat
Heterocephalus glaber
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Which city gives its namexto most sacred shrine in shinto
Ise
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Oldest shinto chronicle
Kojiki
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Shinto adam eve
Izanami Izanagi
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Shinto God of war
Hachiman
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Kami of rice fertility foxes
Inari
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Kami arts
Benzaiten
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Kami learnibg
Tenjin
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Shinto shrine
Jinja
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Shinto amulets
Omamori
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