as some definitions show, idioms are expressions whose meanings cannot be obtained from individual words. in every society, people use their own conceptions and feelings through different idioms and expressions. so every culture and society has their own idioms. some scholars proposed methods for translating idioms but baker’s strategies are very important and constructive. this research tried ...

Non-Being, in parallel with being, has always been among the major thoughts of philosophers as well as mystics. ‘Attār, proficient enough in the fundamentals of Islamic philosophy and mysticism, has made clear his viewpoint about Non-Being with subtle allusions and elegant purports. The present study aims to, first investigate the attitudes of eminent figures regarding the relationship between ...

this thesis attempts to study the representations of the third-world intellectuals in three fictional works by the british-educated trinidadian nobel-winner v. s. naipaul: the mimic men, a bend in the river, and magic seeds. the first one recounts the story of ralph singh’s sense of alienation, his experiences as a colonial politician, and his struggle to give order to his disorderly world thro...

growing demands and requires of high data rate systems cause significant increase of high frequency systems for wideband communication applications. as mixers are one of the main blocks of each receivers and its performance has great impact on receiver’s performance; in this thesis, a new solution for ku-band (12-18 ghz) mixer design in tsmc 0.18 µm is presented. this mixer has high linearity a...

Quranic characters, including the Saint Mary, have always figured in texts of mysticism. The miracles attributed to her, the sending of heavenly food to her, and the fruition of the dried palm-date, indicate for mystics her exalted statues, her attainment of spiritual positions such as Welāyat (Sainthood), khilāfat al-kobra (great saintship), patience (Sabr), trust in God (Tawakkol), voluntary ...

Annihilation of Self and Subsistence in God are of the most significant common themes in both first and second Islamic theosophical traditions, which have been investigated by two different approaches. The first theosophy believed that annihilation was cleansing from any evil deeds and subsistence was achieving good deeds. In this tradition, Human and God had two essences different from one ano...

in this research the focus of the researcher is on the influence of american myths that have long been held and offered by the american culture and ideologies. sam shepard is conceived to be one of the greatest playwrights of the contemporary american theater. in his works he depicts broken characters who are struggling to keep up with the national expectations but are ceaselessly borne back to...