The first value in each ordered pair is the abscissa of the corresponding point. In mathematics, an abscissa (/Ã¦bËsÉªs.É/; plural abscissae or abscissÃ¦ or abscissas) is the number whose absolute value (modulus) is the perpendicular distance of a point from the vertical axis. Usually this is the horizontal coordinate of a point in a two-dimensional rectangular Cartesian coordinate system.
Rastafarianism is a very new religion. It began in 1930 in Jamaica. Marcus Garvey, a Jamaican, predicted there would be a black messiah in Africa. As it turned out Ras Tafari, a prince, became Emperor of Ethiopia in 1930.As emperor he was called Haile Selassie but the name Rastafarianism comes from his name, Ras Tafari.People believed he was the black messiah Marcus Garvey was talking about.t began in 1930 in Jamaica. Marcus Garvey, a Jamaican, predicted there would be a black messiah in Africa. As it turned out Ras Tafari, a prince, became Emperor of Ethiopia in 1930.
Photo Credit annatikh/iStock/Getty Images. The Rastafarian, or Rastafari, movement is a religious movement that began in Jamaica and now has members throughout the world. The movement encouraged Jamaicans and people of African descent to redeem Africa as their homeland and cast off feelings of inferiority.hoto Credit annatikh/iStock/Getty Images. The Rastafarian, or Rastafari, movement is a religious movement that began in Jamaica and now has members throughout the world. The movement encouraged Jamaicans and people of African descent to redeem Africa as their homeland and cast off feelings of inferiority.