The Council of Clermont For many years the point has been argued by historians as to whom to give credit for initiating The First Crusade. Some individuals might say that Peter the Hermit is responsible. However‚ historians agree that Pope Urban II ’s speech at the Council of Clermont initiated the First Crusade and influenced the people and events in the battles. In August of the year 1095 Pope Urban arrived in France to help reform the church there. He soon called for a general church council
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In the speech given by Pope Urban II at the Council of Clermont‚ he focuses on several topics. He reminds the clergymen of their duties to glorify God and lead their flock. He complains about the fighting the Frankish Christians are doing among themselves. He admonishes his audience to remember and live up to the level of faith their ancestors showed. He‚ also‚ made several points about the challenges in the East and why the Franks should become involved. • The fight for Christianity in the
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Introduction: The Second Vatican Council was the twenty-first ecumenical council of the Catholic Church. The council was held in St Peter’s Basilica and created by Pope John XXIII on the 11th October 1962. Pope John created the council in the hopes of revitalising the Catholic Church and its role in the modern world. The creation of the council is regarded as one of the most if not the most influential events in the Catholic Church of the 20th century due to the historical context of the time‚ the
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Greetings ladies and gentlemen‚ I would like to be our class council representative. I come before you and ask for your support. The reason why I want to be our class council representative‚ cause I can make a good difference. If I got elected‚ I wouldn’t be the only student representative for this class. I‚ Rosallinah Legatasia sousou mai le vasa le le Lalelei o Samoa Jlinah Fonoti‚ asking for your support to be our class representative. We would all be‚ because I would be very
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Rob Ford & Toronto City Council MacEwan University November 24‚ 2013 Table of Contents Introduction Rob Ford‚ the current mayor of Toronto‚ has caused an ongoing fiasco in the Toronto city council. Allegations of drug abuse as well as other scandalous behavior have caused Mr. Ford to become the target of the wrath of Toronto city council members. These parties have entered a negotiation to remove Ford from his mayoral position‚ as a result of these allegations
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Importance of Plebeians In the play Julius Caesar‚ the common people might as well be the most important people to the outcome of the play. Basically whoever has the plebeians support will win the fight‚ they just go for what is appealing to them. They change their minds all time in the play. They are just ignorant people who want “bread and circuses”. The plebeians first show their fickleness in the very first scene of the play when they are speaking of Caesar’s triumph over Pompey. They were
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CHALLENGES OF THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL AND PROPOSE TACTICAL MEASURES TO OVERCOME THESE CRISES Introduction i) The United Nations The United Nations is an international organization instituted with a visionary goal and objective of promoting world peace‚ security‚ and cooperation under the terms of the Charter‚ signed by member countries. Established in 1945 by 51 founding states‚ the institution has its headquarters at New York City. The focal point of the organization is focus on affairs of the
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Summary for NSW Aboriginal Land Council Case Justice of Appeal MEAGER Counsel for the defendant suggested that the decision in Ballina Shire Council v Ringland (1994) 33 NSWLR 680 applied to this case and meant that the NSW Aboriginal Land Council could not sue for defamation. The decision was made by Chief Justice Gleeson and President Kirby that a council elected under the Local Government Act 1919 does not have sufficient powers or rights to make a claim for defamation. The plaintiff argued
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The patricians and the plebeians Introduction Ancient Roman lived under Roman Rule. Citizens were divided between the patricians who are noble and the plebeians who are the poor‚ the lower class. The patricians held most of the power and most of the wealth‚ so the plebeians felt inequality and started to fight to get more and more power. So‚ they created the Republic period of Rome. Political inequality There are several developed political institutions during the Roman Republic period. The
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REVENUE GENERATION IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT COUNCILS IN NIGERIA. A CASE STUDY OF OBAFEMI/OWODE LOCAL GOVERNMENT Submitted by DAIRO ISAAC KUNLE Dept. Of Economics‚ University of Ibadan RESEARCH PROPOSAL INTRODUCTION Local governments are potentially very important for Nigeria as they play a significant role in generating revenue and encouraging civil involvement‚ as well as creating a visible link between taxes and service delivery. The increasing cost of running government coupled with dwindling revenue
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