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    Jerusalem and Ascalon during the First Crusade In 1095‚ Pope Urban II at the Council of Clermont made a plea to those present that the French‚ “to whom God has given above other nations outstanding glory in arms‚ greatness of spirit‚ fitness of body and the strength to humiliate the hairy scalp of those who resist you” should “set out on the road to the Holy Sepulchre‚ deliver that land from a wicked race and take it yourselves”. This was the beginning of the First Crusade. In this paper I will compare

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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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    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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    habits create extended learning modifications will help in school and work and in life. Some positive habits and which ones need to change or improve 2) Willing to learn a lot about positive habits by watching others and trying new things. Observing positive things stay connected with motivated people that know how to successful manage their lives. observing people with negative habits learn from there mistakes. 3)Reflect information with contentious involvement with workshops and taking special

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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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    Hardship‚ accomplishment‚ and death are 3 words often used to elucidate the First Transcontinental Railroad. The railroad of 1869‚ or the first Transcontinental Railroad‚ was a 6-year long project starting in Sacramento California and ending in Iowa. The railroad soon turned into a race for money between the Central Pacific Railroad and the Union Pacific Railroad. While the factual account of the Transcontinental Railroad highlights engineering accomplishment‚ the personal accounts depict the hardship

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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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    The results of the First Opium War led to China’s humiliation by the British empire due to their technological advances. The treaty of Nanjing ceased the war‚ but it also forced the Qing regime to abrogate the Cohong monopoly; it forced to compensate Britain a large restitution and to surrender its Hong Kong Islands. It also allowed the British complete commercial entry to 5 significant Chinese ports. Flattered by their defeat to the British and weakened by the opium abuse‚ the Qing Dynasty found

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    Habit 2 of Steven R. Covey’s 7 Habits of Highly Effective People is "begin with the end in mind." "Begin with the end in mind means to start with a clear understanding of your destination. It means to know where you’re going so that you better understand where you are now and so that steps you take are always in the right direction." (Covey 98) We need to have a personal direction to guide us daily. Without this direction we will not accomplish our end goal. Beginning with the end in mind

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    Scott Stearns B Period The Chinese Emigrants Importance to the Continental Railroad The First Transcontinental Railroad‚ originally known as the “Pacific Railroad” constituted one of the most significant and ambitious American technological advancements of the 19th century following the building of the Erie Canal in the 1820s and the crossing of the Isthmus of Panama by the Panama Railroad in 1855. It served as a vital link for trade‚ commerce and travel that joined the eastern and western

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