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    The four accounts of the first Crusade are definitely colored by the perspective of the writer. In each of the stories there was very little respect given to others. We see it in comments from Pope Urban II “exterminate this vile race from our lands”. Solomon Bar Simson wrote of an “arrogant people‚ a people of strange speech‚ a nation bitter and impetuous.” Ibn Al-Athir wrote of Roger the Frank “At this Roger raised one leg and farted loudly‚ and swore that it was of more use than their advice

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    knew there must be a southland and they knew they wanted to claim it. The first official discovery of Australia was in 1606 by Dutch navigator Williem Janszoon. Since then there have been many more expeditions exploring Australia. Captain Cook from England first claimed Australia in 1770. England decided to send fleets of ships to Australia to get rid of convicts and establish Australia. With the first fleet came the first governor of the new settlement‚ Captain Arthur Phillip. He was born on the

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    FIRST-AID First aid is the provision of initial care for an illness or injury. It is usually performed by a non-expert person to a sick or injured casualty until definitive medical treatment can be accessed. Certain self-limiting illnesses or minor injuries may not require further medical care past the first aid intervention. It generally consists of a series of simple and in some cases‚ potentially life-saving techniques that an individual can be trained to perform with minimal equipment

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    Canada is a nation built upon legislation that not only believed there would be no future in society for its First Nation peoples‚ but specifically created colonial policies that would ensure that this future become reality through the process of assimilation. These policies were created without First Nation input in an in effort to destroy First Nation culture and were used to undermine First Nation treaty rights especially with regard to land distributions by way of the Indian Act. Following the

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    injustice does in fact exist in Canada‚ and is most visible among the country’s First Nations populations. Environmental injustice is one example of how indigenous communities have been treated in an unacceptable manner by the Canadian government for many years. One notable aspect of this injustice is the unequal access to safe and clean water within

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    Kristin Maldonado English Instructor Arevalo English 1301 Section 067 28 August 2013 Chasing Liberty and First Daughter Andy Cadiff and Forest Whitaker have directed two movies that were filmed at different studios but with the same concept. Chasing Liberty and The First Daughter are similar themed films that can be compared. Chasing Liberty and The First Daughter are about two young girls that feel trapped in the White House by their father’s Secret Service Agents. They want to discover

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    Contrary to many commonly held notions about the first crusade‚ in his book‚ The First Crusade and the Idea of Crusading‚ Jonathan Riley-Smith sets out to explain how the idea of crusading thought evolved in the first crusade. In his book‚ Riley-Smith sets out five main arguments to show how these ideas of crusading evolved. Firstly‚ he argues that Pope Urban ’s original message was conventional‚ secondly that a more positive reaction was drawn from the laity (due to the ideas surrounding Jerusalem)

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    ADDRESS ADDRESS OPENING PHRASE OR SALUTATION OPENING PHRASE OR SALUTATION DATE DATE 
 Sydney Cove September‚ 1804
  
Dearest Laura‚
 I N T R O D U C T I O N I N T R O D U C T I O N We arrived in the colony of New South Wales several days ago‚ but have not docked yet. Our ship still rides to anchor in Port Jackson‚ off a place called Sydney Cove. At Least that’s where I’m told we are. With no portholes to look out there’s no telling. We could

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    The First Sacred War was fought with Thessaly‚ Athens‚ and Sicyon on one side and Kirrah on the other. The battle was fought from 595 B.C. to 585 B.C. Thessaly‚ Athens‚ and Sicyon claimed it to be a “Holy War”‚ hence the name Sacred War. They claimed it a “Holy War” because they were given the blessing of The Amphictyony of Anthela. The First Sacred War would consist of the first known use of biological warfare‚ curses‚ and the god’s divine powers. The war lasted ten years because the

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    Suicide in Canadian First Nations Suicide is intentionally causing your own death out of despair. It is considered a behavior and may result from a form of mental illness‚ but is not classified as a distinct psychiatric disorder. It can stem from different factors such as personal‚ social‚ financial or historical well-being. ("Mental health and wellness‚" 2013) According to STATS Canada‚ suicide is the leading cause of death among Canadian aboriginals between youth and adults under 44 years old

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