Pat Tillman was a very selfless person‚ When the attack on 9/11 happened‚ he wanted to take action right away.He wanted to take matters into his own hand. I guess you could say that he had a lot of pride for our country. From playing football to joining the army‚ Pat Pat Tillman was a very determined person. Pat was told that he should stick with playing baseball and not move over to football‚ but he provved them wrong after making it on the team‚ playing for college football‚ then finally
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Introduction The Vikings were vicious people living in Scandinavia. The raids by the Vikings first began around in c.790 in England but these lead to further raids over the years in other English and European countries; they were finally defeated in 1066 by King Harold Godwinson. The Vikings impact on the people can on the whole be seen as destructive with people’s properties being destroyed‚ belongings being stolen‚ villagers being captured and even some killed. But it also saw the exploration
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Pat Tillman: A Hero or Waste of Life? Many peoples’ ideas differ about the subject of Pat Tillman. Pat Tillman‚ 27‚ was a member of the 2nd Battalion‚ 75th Ranger Regiment based at Fort Lewis‚ Washington. Tillman was a great football player prior to joining the army. He turned down a three year‚ 3.6 million dollar contract for the Arizona Cardinals in 2002‚ to join the army in the wake of the September 11th attacks. Pat Tillman was a skilled football player who was known for his smart‚ hard-hitting
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Ibn Fadlan has become known as one of the world most important historians although he did not start out that way. In 921 he was chosen by the Caliph of Baghdad‚ to be part of the embassy to the King of the Bulgars. He chronicled the journey and all that he observed during his time there. He must have felt very important and very proud to have been chosen for such an important mission for his country. No one really remembers him for his mission. It is his journal that has kept him alive for history
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Scandinavia! We have gathered today to discuss the fate of a Viking who committed a serious crime. Kyle Qi‚ a raiding Viking‚ has committed a serious crime. One that is unacceptable! Outrageous! He has pillaged innocent civilians! The “thing” will now start the trial for this criminal. The law states that the “thing” must deal with any serious crimes‚ such as murder or theft. The punishment he is facing today is exile. But‚ we Vikings are a civilized group of people‚ so we will allow this man a fair
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Traditional Viking Religion The Vikings’ religious beliefs were constantly changing and evolving. They had many different ways of worshiping‚ and viewing their gods. It was dependent completely on where you lived‚ in what era‚ and what your social class was‚ though the Vikings weren’t very strict on this. Most of these beliefs were recorded after Christianity had already taken hold of the Viking culture. But‚ it seems that under their outer appearance of ‘good little Christians’‚ they were still
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The Vikings were warriors from the Scandinavian countries Denmark‚ Norway and Sweden. The word ‘Viking’ means ‘Pirate raid’ which fits their name as they often raided monasteries for treasures. They were great explorers and got as far as North America. Before the Vikings invaded‚ York was left to ruins. The Romans had left already and the town was abandoned. As the Vikings gradually take over England‚ York became the capital of the Viking Kingdom. How/When did the Viking invasion start? A large
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Through their actions and expansions‚ the Vikings had multiple profound short-term and long-term impacts on Europe. One major short-term impact of Viking expansion was the increase in violent raids and trading routes across the continent. A long-term impact of Viking expansion is the indentation of Norse mythology into today’s society. Another long-term ramification is their technological advances that provided the stepping stones for today’s intercultural technological practises. Through their colonisation
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capable of understanding the tone from just simply glancing at a few words. The tone is derived from several words and attitudes that the poet conveys to their reader. Poets‚ Pat Mora and Anthony Grooms‚ both use tone in their poems‚ but only one tone changes with the different setting‚ while the other tone remains constant. In Pat Mora’s‚ "Elena‚" the speaker is a Mexican woman who explains how her life has changed due to her and her family moving to the United States. The first line in the poem brings
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Throughout the years "The word ’Viking ’ has come to describe a whole new age in Europe between about 800 [CE] and 1150 [CE]" (Ritchie 3). Really this word generally describes one who pillages‚ plunders‚ and sails; a pirate. In the Middle Ages‚ especially during the 8th‚ 9th‚ and 10th centuries‚ there were constant raids in England and all throughout Europe by these pirates‚ and "during the 9th century these raids became increasingly large-scale" (Millett 1). Naturally these invasions had drastic
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