The Real Motives Behind the Crusades The Crusades were more the result of ulterior motives of benefit‚ rather than the desire to wipe out the Muslims. The Pope at the time‚ Pope Urban‚ wanted the Crusades for his own benefit. The knights and had also gone on the Crusades for themselves. Everyday laymen also went on the Crusades to benefit themselves. Merchants went to profit themselves as well. Christians and Muslims at some points in history were even able to live in harmony. The Crusades was
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There are many symbols in the story; for example‚ black cigar‚ tuxedos‚ and the flag tattoo. The flag tattoo represents the American dream‚ something that the black boys were not able to have or achieve. The unknown narrator is one of the brighter students in the community and is given the opportunity to give a speech‚ but to give the speech‚ he has to go through many difficulties. First‚ he had to fight his other colored boys and second‚ he got electrocuted attempting to pick up coins— which turned
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Real Love Revolution 2013 “How do I know if it he or she really loves me?” This is one of the questions addressed by the speakers Jason and Crystalina Evert during the event‚ “Real Love Revolution 2013”. Nowadays‚ people‚ especially the youth‚ mistake lust for love. They get into relationships and immediately fall deeply in “love” with their partner. Because of one’s strong desires for the other‚ they do the deed‚ thinking that is how to prove their love for each other. They think that premarital
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The use of symbol in poetry and in literature as a whole is commonplace because it is an outlet for the author ’s creative psyche. A symbol is a creative use of metaphor‚ using a comparison but not just a direct comparison. The author attempts to achieve the effect that there is much more than just the reader ’s initial reaction creating a want to delve deeper into the true meaning‚ leaving a vast space of interpretation. Allegory on the other hand is a specific comparison‚ a symbol that is set
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Jessica writes about her life starting as a young girl at the age of ten who is responsible for a lot more work than many average ten-year-old. Hermauer wrote this essay to share her experience about working on her family’s farm‚ and how being brought up with chores and responsibilities made her successful in managing her time and being involved in her student body. Different audiences could relate to her age‚ social experiences and responsibilities. For example‚ someone who’s familiar with the
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To Each His Own The review I chose to evaluate is of “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.” I found it on The New York Times website and Alex Berenson is the author. He wrote this review for all of the subscribers of The New York Times and for all of the readers who are interested in “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.” The author does a great job with voicing his opinion about the novel. However‚ the review of this fiction crime novel is not normally his cup of tea. Berenson graduated from Yale University
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can be found in "Boys and Girls." Munro ’s main character‚ a girl probably modeled after Munro ’s own childhood experiences on an Ontario farm‚ faces her awakening body and the challenge of developing her social identity in a man ’s world. "The girl‚" an unnamed character‚ acts as a universal symbol for the initiation of a girl into womanhood. Through first-person narrative‚ Munro shoes the girl ’s views of her budding femininity and social identity by describing the girl ’s conceptions of her parents
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four moral virtues of justice‚ prudence (благоразумие‚ рассудительность)‚ temperance (сдержанность‚ умеренность) and fortitude (сила духа‚ стойкость) - principles that Australians should live up to. The Commonwealth Star was another significant symbol. Its six points represented the six newly federated states. In 1908 a seventh point was added to represent all the Federal Territories which‚ today‚ include the Northern Territory‚ the Australian Capital Territory‚ The Cocos Islands and the Australian
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Frida Kahlo The artist painting is their subconscious working‚ it express the thoughts‚ feeling‚ mood‚ and the stages of life. Symbolism represent the painter’s feelings and it helps the viewers to understand the meaning of their art‚ each symbols has a unique meaning to the artist. Frida Kahlo’s put all her emotions on her paintings‚ it reflected her painful and tragic life‚ her tumultuous marriage with Diego Rivera is explained all through art. Frida used personal symbolism mixed with Surrealism
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Dugond Maybe‚ as a child‚ everyone of you has wanted to see a real mermaid‚ because of all the stories you’ve heard for them. Surely you have imagined this sea creatures as a very beautiful ones‚ and you’ve thought they aren’t real. Actually they exist‚ but their real appearance isn’t so magical as you dreamt. The dugong is a large marine mammal. The word "dugong" derives from the Tagalog term dugong‚ meaning "lady of the sea". These enormous vegetarians can be found in warm coastal waters
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