Why did the First Crusade erupt? The First Crusade was a monumental event of the 11th century‚ where thousands of ordinary people took up the cross to make the extremely long and perilous journey to Jerusalem to fight the ‘other’; the Muslim threat. Inspired by extreme devotion to God and His church‚ people made this decision based on a single speech. Jonathan Philips argues that Pope Urban II’s speech in 1095 had managed to draw together a number of key concerns and trends‚ synthesising them
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Why is he called the misfit? His reasoning for calling himself the misfit is based on his encounter with the justice system. Supposedly‚ there were papers for his arrest-that he never saw-and then was told by the head doctor he killed his father. However‚ he claimed he had no recollection of such actions. He believes that actions are considered wrong only because other people say that they are wrong‚ and he must have done something bad because they have papers. He stated that he could not fit what
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Humans can be good‚ evil‚ or even both‚ and the characteristics they portray represent who they are. Throughout many cultures around the world humans have characteristic traits that are good and evil. Universally speaking good defined by Webster’s dictionary: Being positive or desirable in nature; not bad or poor. And Evil: Morally bad or wrong; wicked. Now one can say that bravery is a good characteristic for one to acquire. On the other hand‚ tricking/fooling/lying to some one is a bad characteristic
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court‚ an unlimited amount of money has been poured into supporting candidates for president. We need to enact a new amendment to stop major corporations from limitlessly funding candidates to heavily influence the American system and regulate the amount of money given to presidential candidates. The Citizens United decision allowed many wealthy people and capitalists to influence election to help elect presidential candidates whom they support. In 2012‚ billionaires‚ corporations and even foreign
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Why Egypt Was Great Did you know that the Egyptian pyramids served as tombs for Pharaohs? Egypt was the first society in history to bury deceased inhabitants. Without Egypt‚ we may not be burying our deceased family or friends today. As a result of Egypt’s customs‚ later cultures began to bury their dead civilians and honor them. Prior to Egypt; Mesopotamia‚ Harrappan‚ and Chinese societies did not believe in preserving the dead or mummification. Also‚ Egypt gave women many more rights than the
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How I Made a Good First Impression As everybody knows‚ the first minutes of communication with humans form a first opinion. I made a good first impression on my husband the first time that we met. I showed up with a nice dress which was appropriate for the restaurant. I looked fresh‚ a little bit a perfume‚ and my hair looked beautiful‚ so that it showed that I respect him‚ and making a good first impression for him was really important for me. After I hugged him if he were an old friend‚ he
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think that everyone entering college as a freshman should live in the dorms for their first year. I am currently in my freshman year at college‚ and I have found the experience a very rewarding and exciting one. This year has been a year of "firsts" in my life. I have experienced my first call home to truly say "hi‚" my first all-night study session‚ and my first time on my own and in my own space. Since the first year is a changing experience‚ I was glad to live with about two hundred other people
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management plan. Involve the local constabulary to police the area during opening and closing times. Long term – Look to implement a reward scheme for children/parents who utilise the existing drop off system (The drop off system is an existing example of good practice that is already in place. The drop off zone is a safer method of dropping the children at school. The vehicles pull up in
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Living on campus Living on campus Living off campus Living off campus VS. VS. Live on campus or live off campus Recently‚ one of the most popular issues that students are talking about is where to live in the next academic year. Some students believe that live on campus is a better choice because living in resident halls on campus is convenient and safe. Some other students think that live off campus is better‚ because it will have fewer restrictions and a better accommodation
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was formed is unlike any country/continent and finally the natural hazards Australia experiences on a daily basis is unlike the world has seen. Thus it is obvious to say that Australia definitely has the most unique environment in the world. The first reason I strongly believe Australia is Unique is due to our flora and fauna. As Australia is relatively isolated from the world most of our flora and fauna is nowhere else to be seen except here in the wild. 80% of Australia’s flora is only found in
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