territorial expansion and subjugation to the tenants of the Islam faith. The first two Crusades were‚ without a doubt‚ the most important of them all. “The era of the Crusades is one of the most important in the history of Western civilization. When it began‚ western Europe was only just emerging from the long period of barbarian invasions that we call the Dark Ages” (Jordan 133). These Crusades were the first time in western civilization that regardless of social status clergy‚ nobles
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The crusades were in most part to help grow Christianity and for Christians to regain control of the holy land known as Jerusalem. The holy land mainly consisted of Muslims who were in control of the city. Pope Urban II wanted to regain Christian territory and the Christian people from the Muslims‚ he thought the Muslims were disrespecting the Christian faith and their holy land. Although the goal for the crusaders was to go after the Muslims to take back from them what they believed was theirs
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CEO Decisions Saves Xerox Nicole Jeglum MGT/230 Due date: 01/08/2014 University of Phoenix The video regarding decisions made by Xerox CEO Anne Mulcahy discussed choices made by her to save the company. Within 5 years of being at Xerox‚ Anne Mulcahy went from working in the sales department to opening the desk jet printer division. From there she moved up to President of Xerox and finally landed the position of CEO. At this time Xerox was on the verge of bankruptcy after being fined
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Crusades After the Dark Ages‚ most of Europe was still in recovery from that time in history. The Christians and the Muslims started to develop religious conflicts over who could have access to the Holy Land located in Jerusalem. The Muslims cut off access from the Christians‚ which is what started the series of religious wars we know today as the first‚ second and third Crusades or: The Crusades. Pope Urban II declared the first crusade‚ The Christian plan was to go to
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For the last seven years‚ I spent all my life at my parents’ workplace: a small yellow brick building in Evanston‚ Illinois called Bill’s Drive In. Those boxes were my toys for most of the day. My brother and I would empty out their contents to create a castle or a spaceship. Everything was all giggles because as a young girl‚ Bill’s Drive In was my personal playground. As much as I loved that place‚ there came a point where being at my parents’ workplace bothered me. I was content with cleaning
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over. If she was not wearing her seatbelt the accident could have been fatal. She is very lucky that nothing more than a totaled vehicle came from the horrific incident. There are many reasons why students should not drive to school. It is dangerous‚ there is a trouble with parking‚ and students could have illegal things in their vehicles. Because teen drivers are not experienced on the roadways‚ their commute to school poses a danger. "The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
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Jason Arnold The Crusades Liberty University CHHI301 The Crusades The Crusades are a big part of history‚ not just for the church‚ but for the world. This point in time showed the weakened state of the Romans and the power of the church over its people. There are good and bad things that came out of the Crusades; the heart of the people and the corruption of man. But where does the story start? The call to fight started in November 27‚ 1095 during the Council of Clermont under Pope Urban II
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The strongest evidence of this is the Crusades‚ which served to reclaim the ‘holy-land’ for Christendom‚ and also served to create a divide between the three major religions in the west that would later have wide reaching effects. The Crusades are a major turning point of wester culture in that they changed the values and structure of Europe‚ the birthplace of all western culture‚ and in that they would be christianity’s last holy wars. The Crusades changed the fundaments of western culture by
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The Crusades Leading up to the year 900 many groups destroyed the centers of learning in Western Europe. When about the year 900 came along there was a spiritual revival among the church clergy. The Church began reconstructing itself both inside and out. Both the Church itself functioning and also places of worship. One hundred years later‚ “holy wars‚” called Crusades were launched. These wars lasted for an extensive 300 years. Many problems stimulated reformation of the church between the years
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My current boyfriend Toby and I were doing the “meet the parents” trip. His parents lived close to the ocean. I was ecstatic. About the ocean‚ not meeting the parents. The drive to the beach seemed interminable. Finding parking was another hassle. The stress of the journey was overshadowing the destination. But once on the beach I was hooked. I joined the pattern of so many before me. I bent and picked up a shell. With that first shell in hand I had begun my quest to find treasure. At
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