for all of the people. In his last column as Editor of Newsweek magazine‚ Jon Meacham reported: In 1957‚ President and Mrs. Eisenhower attended the opening of the Islamic Center on Massachusetts Avenue in Washington. (They doffed their shoes; the first lady padded about in her nylons.) “And I should like to assure you‚ my Islamic friends‚” the president said‚ “that under the American Constitution‚ under American tradition‚ and in American hearts‚ this Center‚ this place of worship‚ is just as welcome
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There has not been a moment of peace in former Palestine since the United Nations proclaimed the land as the State of the Jewish people in 1948‚ which changed the name of the land to Israel. In the Gaza strip‚ just above Egypt‚ there are constant fire attacks from both Hamas into Israel‚ and in defense‚ from the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) into Gaza. Since Hamas took over Gaza in June of 2007‚ Israel began a blockade preventing food‚ gas and medical supplies from entering the Gaza strip with the
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In Mornings in Jenin‚ a Palestinian perspective is given in a way that displays the fundamental argument of the Palestinian people’s claims to their own homeland which includes the merging of clans to one bigger entity. In the region of Palestine the people did not always identify as Palestinians‚ instead they identified with their families or their clans. “Palestinian” itself is a new term given to the people of the region in response to the development of zionism and Israeli nationalism. This is
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Why did Pope Urban II call the first Crusade ? There are three main reasons as to why Pope Urban II called the first Crusade. These reasons being ; Improving conditions in the west ‚ Power to the church and the reunification of the Christian church. Although there are many reason that could have been said‚ I valued the three above to be the most important deciding factors to crusade. Improving conditions in the west was a significant reason to call a crusade. The fear of hell and purgatory shaped
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Teenage Suicide in the Middle East Generally-speaking‚ from the data available‚ the teen suicide rate in the Middle East is tremendously low – lower in this region than anywhere in the entire world. Part of this‚ however‚ may be due to underreporting. Few nations in the Middle East have actually submitted data to WHO as far as suicide rates are concerned‚ and those that have are characterized by incredibly low rates. Egypt’s last report to WHO was in 1987: a 0.0 youth suicide rate
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becomes changed and learns a valuable lesson‚ which is the overall theme of the story. There are many things that make you realize what the theme is in this story. The first thing that brings out the theme is the point of view from which the story is told. The narrator‚ who is the husband‚ talks from a first person point of view. Although‚ we being the readers of the story learn the valuable thematic lesson‚ the person that it is
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On this day ten years ago‚ our country completed the construction of the nation’s first transcontinental railroad. As a worker for the Central Pacific Company‚ I had faced more difficult conditions than the workers of the Union Pacific Company. The transcontinental railroad has greatly benefitted our country‚ which means all our hard work has payed off. I recall being a part of the crew that was chosen to lay the final ten miles of track. It was an amazing experience and memorable day for everyone
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The First Sino-Anglo War of 1839-42 is an essential point of interest occasion ever. Numerous researchers consider it to be the first breakthrough in present day Chinese history on account of its significant effect. On the other hand‚ the reasons and nature of this war are a matter of incredible open deliberation. Some trust that it happened because of a conflict of civic establishments as a consequence of the customary worth arrangement of the Chinese in view of Confucianism and the overall thought
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Napoleon Bonaparte was the first emperor of France from 1804 to 1814. He is famous for his efforts to form a connected Europe that France would lead. His career as a military and political leader led to many big accomplishments‚ but unfortunately he became too greedy over time leading to his exile. The Napoleonic era began in 1799 with Bonaparte’s coup d’état‚ which overthrew the Directory and by that established him to be the youngest new French Consulate in the history. In France‚ Napoleon showed
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Explain why Pope Urban II called the First Crusade Pope Urban II called the first crusade because the Muslims were attacking Christians and Christian property. Pope Urban II saw the Muslims as enemies to God as they were attacking Christian churches in Jerusalem which were holy to Christians. The Muslims were also brutally attacking Christians. This angered the Pope so he therefore felt it was necessary to fight for Christians in the West to defend Christendom in the name of Christ. The Pope now
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