ID: International Dialogue‚ A Multidisciplinary Journal of World Affairs 3 2013 Review Essay Jerusalem Obscured The Crescent on the Temple: The Dome of the Rock as Image of the Ancient Jewish Sanctuary Pamela Berger. Leiden and Boston: Brill‚ 2012. 393pp. . Curtis Hutt To begin with‚ what is it? In order to answer this question one must‚ of course‚ qualify it by asking—to whom? Pamela Berger in The Crescent on the Temple: The Dome of the Rock as Image of the Ancient Jewish Sanctuary has done a
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Time Magazine’s “Crusader of the Year” in 2002 developed a much-deserved reputation because he was the rare breed who actually pursued much-needed cases against major Wall Street firms while serving as New York’s Attorney General. However‚ Spitzer also targeted petty vice
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Darkness across Europe The Black Death‚ Crusades‚ and unequal rights were three reasons that support the idea that Europe was in a dark age from 500 to 1500 AD. The Black Death caused a lot of chaos across Eurasia‚ leaving towns empty and many died . According to Document B: Ibn al-Wardi (M)‚ "The plague began in the land of darkness.” The plague sent Europe into the shadows‚ and it took many years to recover. Another reason Europe was in a dark age was the Crusades. Stated in Document B - First
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NAFTA – Ralph Nader‚ Free Trade And the Decline of Democracy 1. According to Nader‚ why are multinational corporations so supportive of NAFTA and the new GATT proposals? Multinational corporations are working hard to expand their control over the international economy and to undo vital health‚ safety and environmental protections won by citizen movements. 2. What will be the economic implications of NAFTA for the US Economy according to Nader? Enactment of the free trade deals virtually
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Big Era 5: Compare and contrast major empires this era: Ghana‚ Mongols‚ Aztecs‚ Japan and Europe. Compare: Mongols and Aztecs were both great empires‚ and cultural "power houses". Both had rich culture‚ and many citizens. Contrast: Mongols were in central Asia‚ the Aztecs were in Mexico. Mongol Empire fell from the inside‚ because the ruling generations after Genghis Khan divided the lands of the empire between sons. These sons fought‚ and soon the empire fell. The Aztecs fell because of an
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Scandinavia reaches North America. 1. The Vikings landed around 1‚000 C.E. 2. They landed at a place near L’Anse aux Meadows in present-day Newfoundland. 3. They soon abandoned the place and their discoveries were soon forgotten. B. Christian Crusaders rank high among America’s
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son caused a panic amongst the Anachian public. Many did not know if they should accept this controversial new leader‚ and the ones that did oppose his rule did not know how to express it. And yet‚ his rule only ended when the mysterious Crimson Crusader‚ Lavira Etherana‚ assassinated him. King Misona came to power after the death of his mother‚ Queen Lujina. Many historians agree that he murdered his mother‚ a feat likely considering he and his sister were the only ones competing for the throne
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to protect the Christian borders but its true goal was to land grab and expand. Many European states like Sweden‚ German‚ Finland and the Holy Roman Empire would fight during this long crusade against the pagan threats. Leading the charge for the crusaders was a religious military order known as the Teutonic Order of German. This order may not have achieved much during the Holy Crusades in the Middle East but the Northern Crusades became their proving ground to make a name for themselves. The Teutonic
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first day‚ upon arrival‚ the Temple church will be visited. The Temple church is a round church because it was how they believed the temple in Jerusalem was originally built. Inside the inner temple‚ Crusaders from 1091 to 1200 are buried. This church is important for the students because crusaders are the man of beliefs who fought to recapture the holy site of Jerusalem they believed in. Also without their sacrifice‚ the fate of Western Europe would have been decided by the Muslim armies and the
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it. Fitzgerald’s famous quote at the end of the novel‚ "So we beat on‚ boats against the current‚ borne back ceaselessly into the past." (Fitzgerald 180) describes how dreamchasers work very hard against the barriers in front of them‚ but it is “ceaseless”‚ meaning never ending‚ thus the dream fails them. This failure was one of the most important points of the novel as Gatsby dies at the
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