"The Answer is No" Historical content is not necessary for the reader to understand the short story "the Answer is No" by Naguib Mahfouz. It is possible to understand the theme of the story without knowing the author’s background or the story’s historical context. "The Answer is No" is about a fourteen year old girl who gets sexually assaulted by her new tutor who is of the same age as her father. The tutor tries to convince her to marry him in exchange for her education at a prestigious College
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The Crusades were a Christian army fighting against the Muslims to gain the “Holy Land” (Jerusalem). The Crusades were referred as “Histories most successful failures “‚ because they were able to conquer Jerusalem (holy land) but weren’t able to keep it because the Muslims took their land right back. I agree that the Crusades were failures more than successors because of the fact that they failed to keep the “holy land” from the Muslims: when they spent so much time and effort trying to conquer it
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Have you ever wondered if the Crusades were a good thing or a bad thing‚ maybe it is in between? The Crusades are 9 holy wars between Roman Catholics and Sunni Muslims from the 11th century to the 13th century. Now today i’m going to show you what happened during the crusades good‚ bad‚ and in between. But overall I think that the crusades were a good thing in Europe. Now‚ the reason why I think that the crusades were a good thing is because it brought the eastern trade industry into Europe. Document
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Annotated DBQ Rubric: Buddhism in China Sample DBQ Question: Based on the following documents‚ analyze the responses to the spread of Buddhism in China. What additional kind of document(s) would you need to evaluate the extent of Buddhism’s appeal in China? Point # Generic Description Explanation/ Commentary Examples and Commentary 1 Has acceptable thesis. Thesis addresses the specific focus of the question. The thesis should reflect a sophisticated understanding of the complexities
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The Answer Is No From centuries to centuries the role of women has been predominantly subordinate to the role of men. Men have been known to be superior in both physical and mental levels. They are also most likely to have an "upper hand" in situations based on their gender. An example of such situation is taken place in "The Answer Is No"‚ written by Naguib Mahfouz. This story has a considerable amount of sexual politics. On one side you have a women who is powerless and feels trapped because of
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in what they are calling the People’s Crusade. It is unfortunate that this army put together by peter in a rushed attempt was disorganized and nearly all crusades were killed by the Turkish soldiers. A skillful army was constructed
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other ships by hundreds of trumpets‚ drums and tabors. The goal of this expedition‚ this Fourth Crusade‚ was to win back the holy city of Jerusalem. Conquered
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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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Throughout his papacy‚ Sixtus had renewed the crusade against the Turks‚ been involved in the Pazzi conspiracy‚ and repaired and established _________ of Roman architecture. Sixtus had been in office from 1471 until his death on August 12th‚ 1484. Although it has been said that Sixtus had died from distress‚ his death remains unknown. Today‚ Sixtus’ tomb can be found in the basement Treasury of St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. Of his tomb‚ commissioned by Cardinal Giuliano della Rovere (later Pope
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language. Use visual cues‚ pointing to things to show what you mean. Approach the individual from the front. An unexpected touch or drawing near from behind may startle and upset the person. Ask only one question at a time and allow time for an answer. If he does not seem to understand‚ repeat the question using the same wording. If this does not work‚ after a few minutes‚ rephrase it. Eliminate distractions‚ such as the TV or radio‚ when talking to the person with dementia. Use humour whenever
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