The Crusades: A Short History by Johnathan Riley-Smith The Crusades: A Short History‚ written by British Historian Jonathan Riley-Smith‚ offers a broad overview of this part of the medieval era‚ but he also explores how historians have attempted to explain these events in modern terms. Riley-Smith also makes sure to note all major contributors to the Crusade movement and their personalities. Numerous scholars have wondered whether this was a political or religious mission. This helps to spark
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Boston Consulting Group Matrix of Procter & Gamble’s Tide Detergent The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) Matrix allows Procter & Gamble (P&G) to comprehend how consumers perceive Tide Detergent based on market growth and market share. P&G can utilize this information to determine if they should increase or reduce investments for their strategic business unit (SBU)‚ Tide. This paper will discuss the relationship of Positioning‚ Market Share‚ and Marketing Research in the BCG matrix suggesting
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Smith v Rowlandson The New World – filled with new hope‚ new land‚ and new dangers. The latter is described through the sensationalized tale of John Smith in The General History of Virginia and reiterated by Mary Rowlandson in her Puritan didactic narrative in A Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson. Both author’s exploit their experiences on the frontier in different ways. Firstly‚ we have the famous Captain John Smith. A young‚ adventurous‚ capable young man whose
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Jimmy Stewart shines in the movie “Mr. Smith Goes To Washington” where he plays a young man named Mr. Smith whose principles challenge Washington’s politics and the their partnership with the media. Mr. Smith‚ the U.S senator‚ turns against the man he admires the most‚ since he found him less than admirable‚ and does an unfamiliar political move‚ he fights for what he believes in. After the death of Senator Foley‚ the media goes into a frenzy reporting the headlining news and trying to figure out
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to any weakness or predisposition of the plaintiff to a particular injury or illness regardless of the defendant’s knowledge. An illustration of this rule can be found in the following case which are; Smith v Leech Brain & Co Ltd (1962) and Robinson v Post office (1974) 1 WLR 1176. The case of Smith v Leech Brain is about a galvanizer who is the plaintiff’s husband and work at the defendant’s company. His job is to lift articles into a tank of a molten metal via a crane. The plaintiff’s husband was
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states‚ “Smiths own poetic focus‚ though polished‚ like the lenses of the Hubble‚ ‘to an impossible strength‚’ is often directed to the here and now: the book is by turns intimate‚ even confessional‚ regarding private life in light of its potential extermination‚ and resoundingly political‚ warning of a future that isn’t what it used to be.” The book of poems that this analysis will be coming from is titled “Life on Mars” by Tracy K. Smith. The poems presented are mostly about how Smith deals with
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Jamestown and Plymouth had their similarities and differences so did the people who founded them. Even though John Smith and William Bradford had similarities and differences‚ there is no doubt their respected colony would’ve died out if it wasn’t for them. Though John Smith and William Bradbury both wrote about their times in their colonies‚ the way they wrote about it was very different. Smith‚ whose intentions were to bring people from Europe to Jamestown‚ wrote pamphlets about life in Jamestown and
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” which Native Americans did to replace tribal members who had passed or who had been killed. Two very famous captivity narratives are those of James Smith and Mary Rowlandson‚ whose stories are very different due to their captors‚ gender‚ and religion. James Smith was 18 years old when he was captured by the Indians just miles above Bedford. Smith was captured by three Indians‚ one was a Canasatauga and the two others were Delawares. With the exception of being flogged‚ Smith’s experiences with
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An Ambitious unworthy and vainglorious fellow" Captain John Smith is memorialized in this 1616 Simon van de Passe engraving. Captain John Smith is memorialized in this 1616 Simon van de Passe engraving. In 1609 Captain John Smith dispatched a party of English under Captain Francis West from Jamestown—labeled “Iames-towne” on this map—upriver to the Falls or “The Fales.” In 1609 Captain John Smith dispatched a party of English under Captain Francis West from Jamestown—labeled “Iames-towne”
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“Clear Delirium” as found in The Sundays of Satin-Legs Smith In Gwendolyn Brooks short poem “The Sundays of Satin-Legs Smith” the main character is presented in a third-person manner. As a reader‚ we have no way to tell what Smith is actually thinking or why he does certain things‚ but we must make judgements based on his actions. This type of lyric poetry shows Smith’s inner emotions and motivations. The narrator details Smith going through his Sunday routine. He wakes up‚ dresses‚ leaves his
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