Why were the Knights Templar persecuted? They were a major force in the Crusades and protected Christian pilgrims from being slaughtered during their long travels. They also had one of the largest banking systems in Europe during the height of their Order. Several countries considered them to be useful to them and they were on good terms with many royal families. So if they were such a reputable Order of Knights‚ why were they almost completely wiped out? After the First Crusade in 1100 A.D‚ several
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Standing wave Standing waves in a string — the fundamental mode and the first 6 overtones. A standing wave‚ also known as a stationary wave‚ is a wave that remains in a constant position. This phenomenon can occur because the medium is moving in the opposite direction to the wave‚ or it can arise in a stationary medium as a result of interference between two waves traveling in opposite directions. In the second case‚ for waves of equal amplitude travelling in opposing directions‚ there is on
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[Subject] [Date] Jews in Palestine Palestine has been a conflicted land‚ since a number of years. The major conflict is between two religions‚ which are Islam and Judaism. From the Jewish point of view‚ they consider the land of Palestine as their own. Jews are an ancient race and it is their belief that they are the purest of all the races. However‚ Muslims believe that the right to Palestine is theirs alone. It is known that the history of Jews is ancient and they existed long before the birth
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Why has MKC not been as successful as Avon in penetrating international markets? There are a few reasons that explain why Mary Kay Cosmetics (MKC) has not been able to penetrate the international markets as well as Avon did. The head of MKC’s Dandurand has identified at four reasons‚ according to the case study. Dandurand’s analysis of MKC’s limited international success was due the following reasons: 1. Marking strategy: MKC applied its U.S. marketing strategy to different foreign markets without
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Reasons to write “Romania ” on your bucket list Many people are afraid of the world beyond their door‚ yet the vast majority of humans are not thieves‚ murderers or rapists. They are people just like you and me who are trying to get by‚ to help their families and go about living their lives. There is no race‚ religion or nationality that is exempt from this rule. How they go about living their lives might be different‚ but their general goals are the same. So here’s a list of things that I think
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http://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.cfm?id=9&t=5 Why has diesel fuel been more expensive than gasoline? On-highway diesel fuel prices have been higher than regular gasoline prices almost continuously since September 2004‚ a break from the historical pattern of diesel fuel prices usually being lower than gasoline prices except in cold winters when demand for heating oil pushed diesel fuel prices higher. The main reasons why diesel fuel prices have been higher than gasoline prices in recent years are:
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Long ago‚ there was an ancient race of aliens that each had their own unique positions among society. These aliens were ruled by four perfidious‚ prodigious rulers. Each ruler had their own sector with aliens that had specific jobs. These aliens were not allowed to have their own opinions or thoughts on a subject or what their rulers did‚ if they tried to reason or argue with anyone‚ they were killed. The four rulers were each in charge of planets that they intended to colonize‚ but one soldier was
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taking pills. The tapes were mailed to one classmate involved who then had to pass it down to other classmates involved as well like a chain letter. On the tapes Hannah tells every person how they were a part of her death by giving then thirteen reasons why she took her life. Clay discovers that if the tapes do not get sent out to everyone a second set will be leaked to each and everyone in the school. The main conflict is that all the tapes are changing each and every person’s life. 2. Hannah
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Thirteen Reasons Why By Jay Asher Jay Asher grew up in California‚ and has always had a thing for books. Growing up‚ he worked in several different book stores and libraries. He attended Cuesta college right after he graduated high school‚ majoring in elementary education. He then transferred to California Polytechnic State University where he left in his senior year. He decided he wanted to pursue a career as a serious writer. Thirteen Reasons Why is Jay’s first novel‚ and it has won several
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Gesselys Nunez Mrs. Villa AP World History February 17th‚ 2014 Did the Industrial Revolution Lead to a Sexual Revolution? Historians agree that between 1750 and 1850‚ the illegitimacy rates increased across Europe. In many of the European countries‚ this time period corresponds with industrialization. So did the introduction of capitalism change the living and working routines of unmarried women and introduce new attitudes that made them take more engrossed in sex? The
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