In this essay I am going to discuss how Crusaders were a threat to the medieval society. Crusaders were dangerous. There is not a lot these men wouldn’t do‚ they thought it was perfectly acceptable to butcher an estimated one million people because it was “what god would have wanted.” When I was revising this topic‚ I actually had to take breaks between reading my book “Perfect Heresy” because what actually went on during the years 1209-1229 were abominable. The Crusaders brought fear across the
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big government because big governments can help people in absolute poverty and it can help create jobs. History has already given us examples of how big governments have dealt with absolute poverty. In this case Hitler and Stalin come to mind‚ both Hitler and Stalin have helped their countries get out poverty. After Germany lost the first World War 1914-18‚ then were given a treaty from the winning allies‚ France‚ United Kingdom and the United States called the ‘Treaty of Versailles’. This Treaty
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Alex Neumann Grade 11 March 2014 History Essay The Russian Provisional Government was formed in the aftermath of the abdication of the Tsar in February 1917. By this time‚ Russia was less advanced than the rest of Europe is all social‚ political and economic aspects. There was little infrastructure and industry. The Provisional Government failed to meet the expectations of the workers and peasants‚ and did not function efficiently. Because of the weaknesses‚ Lenin and the Bolsheviks were able
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The Roman Republic did well in some ways they controlled their government‚ while in others they didn’t do so well. The Roman Republic established a republic‚ citizens elected representatives to rule on their behalf in this type of government. The Roman Republic was a very advanced civilization. The Roman people elected Consuls‚ who ruled for a short period of time. I would give the Roman Republic a grade of A for providing public services because they met the common good by providing fresh water
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Our government is known as one of the best standing democracies in the world‚ and it also has our president under the title of “Leader of the Free World”. However‚ how did our country’s government become this superpower today? What challenges did it have to pull through to get here today? It may come as a surprise‚ but our government wasn’t always the powerhouse it is after the Revolutionary War. We didn’t even have the Constitution at that time. That’s why people should educate themselves on the
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G-Dubz Da Greatest Before Washington‚ there was nothing. The confederate government was an uncontested failure. The only reason the new constitution and its convention had any gravitas is because Washington was a part of it. Washington aided in establishing the United States as one of the most powerful and respected nations in the world. Washington established numerous presidential precedents. For example‚ after being shunned from a legislative meeting‚ Washington appointed close advisors to
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Why did Negroponte do what he did? Why was this necessary? The idea of One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) was born in 1999‚ as Professor Nicholas Negroponte was visiting a Cambodian rural village school previously established by him and his wife. By letting children play with some Panasonic “Toughbook” laptops‚ Negroponte experienced the power of change that could be brought about by laptops. He was impressed by how “it changed their lives in several ways‚ improving self-esteem and empowerment and fulfilling
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Colonists came to America in the search for independence from Great Britain. But‚ some may ask the question‚ why? Why did these people want independence and freedom? What was so bad about Great Britain? These colonists were your ordinary people who wanted to live freely however they wanted to. Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence that listed multiple reasons why these colonists should be free from Britain’s rule. These people had their unalienable rights which consisted of life
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dictator who put his country on the economic map by encouraging landowners to buy and run coffee plantations. Within 30 years Americans were the major investors. A powerful army and police force were set up to protect the wealthy landowners and their flourishing businesses. The Mayan Indians‚ with the status of peasants and laborers‚ saw nothing of the wealth being generated under the various dictators. In 1944 the dictator ruling was overthrown by another. He implemented a new government that introduced
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movies and plays‚ eventually turned into Evita seeking the title of the first lady of the country. Through the struggles she endured and the odds against her due to her being a woman with no rights‚ the working class fell in love with their new first lady who would eventually revolutionize the country though her ability as a politician by giving the lower class workers better conditions and a start on the countries women’s rights movement. As a child‚ Evita Peron was a girl who seemed to have no success
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