aspects missed by the other religion. The Muslim account shows the genius of Saladin‚ while the Christian account gives a more ruthless image. The Christian account tells of how Saladin ordered skirmishers to harass the Christians from morning to mid-day‚ while the Muslim account tells Saladin surrounded them not with skirmishers but with his own personal guards‚ his most faithful troops. The Muslim account then tells of Saladin advancing his infantry and snappers along with the artillery to demolish
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The First Crusade was able to capture Jerusalem in 1099 and made them very proud. The Second Crusade came and this was the next major fight to help rebuild Edessa against the Islams. After a defeat‚ the Crusaders sought to fight again. After the loss of Jerusalem over Saladin‚ they approached and attacked the Byzantines in hopes of regaining their power and some land (Charting The First Four Crusades). This
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Europe as it directly triggered Western expansionism. The crusades were only three of a series of nine Holy Wars fought between the European Christians and the Middle Eastern Muslim forces for control over the universally religiously renowned Jerusalem (Tyerman‚ 2004‚ 14). The first three crusades (1096 C.E. – 1192 C.E.) brought both cultural benefits and economic expansion* to Western Europe by bringing peoples of many different nationalities together‚ causing an interchange of ideas‚ customs
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Salman Rushdie’s The Satanic Verses Shortly after Gibreel Farishta and Saladin Chamcha fall over the English Channel‚ they both seem to go through a major transformation which is one of the themes in Salman Rushdie’s novel‚ The Satanic Verses. Farishta and Chamcha not only go through an opposite physical transformation but a mental process throughout the novel with themselves‚ each other‚ and society around them. Saladin goes through a physical mutation into a “devil-like” figure with horns and
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The warriors of Medieval times‚ the lovers of many women‚ and the ones who were called upon by the kings. These were the Medieval Knights. Medieval knights were valued by the kings‚ they were courteous to women‚ but when they were needed the switch flipped. The knights were a ruthless band of men‚ who were misunderstood by some. The side most people never saw was the side of chivalry and kindness. One of the important things for a knight to uphold was that he was to be chivalrous. The word chivalry
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from the Islamic perspective. Each time‚ I hear the word “Crusades”‚ I start thinking about the Christians conquering Islamic lands‚ starting numerous battles against the Muslims and killing a lot of people‚ who would not give up sacred places like Jerusalem‚not allowing the Christians to pray at this places. Furthermore‚ I think about the feelings of Christian soldiers‚ about their desires to get rich‚ about their motives‚ but I never think about Muslims. I think about the loss of a great number of
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In the passage from the novel The Book of Saladin by Tariq Ali‚ the author talks about a particular moment in the life of the former Islamic leader Saladin. The piece is written in a first person narrative view and is told through the view of Saladin. The passage talks about Saladin’s youth and how he was at first considered rather insignificant‚ as he was not the eldest born son in his family hence not much was expected from him. The passage then goes on to talk about how only his paternal
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contract (Cardiac Conduction System‚ 2016). When there is the normal rhythm of the heart it is called sinus rhythm and any deviation from sinus rhythm is called an arrhythmia (Saladin‚ 2012). Electrocardiograms (ECG) record the electrical impulses and help determine when there are any abnormalities in the way the heart functions (Saladin‚ 2012). If there is any type of arrhythmia detected there are treatments available to help maintain or correct normal functioning of the heart. The heart uses methods of
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pathway comes out of the lower cervical and upper thoracic segments of the spinal cord. The sympathetic nervous system has postganglionic fibers that pass through cardiac plexuses and continue through cardiac nerves till they finally reach the heart (Saladin‚ pg 728). These postganglionic fibers release a neurotransmitter known as norepinephrine. Norepinephrine binds to Beta-adrenergic fibers of the heart. This binding activates Cyclic AMP (cAMP) which is a secondary messenger. These cAMPs activate
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Iron helps to carry the oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body. (Saladin‚ 2010 pg. 694). C. List the five types of leukocytes and describe the function of each. (Saladin‚ 2010 pg. 701-704) Neutrophils- Destroy bacteria and to release antimicrobial chemicals. Eosinophils- Secrete chemicals that destroy parasites. They also destroy and get rid of foreign antigens that create allergies.
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