many royal families. So if they were such a reputable Order of Knights‚ why were they almost completely wiped out? After the First Crusade in 1100 A.D‚ several Crusader states were established in the Holy Land. These Christianterritories did not have the essential military force needed to have a firm hold over their lands. Most Crusaders returned home after fulfilling their vows‚ leaving many hard-won areas nearly defenseless. As a result‚ Christian pilgrims traveling to Jerusalem were repeatedly
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Louise Brooks: Flapper “Anyone who has achieved excellence in any form knows that it comes as a result of ceaseless concentration’ (GoodReads). Louise Brooks was an inspirational figure in the Jazz Age. Due to being an extraordinary film star and dancer‚ along with an unique personality. She influenced many women in this era; by being one of the most well known flappers in the 1920’s. She helped define the flapper by “Her sleek and smooth looks‚ with her signature bob haircut”. On the outside‚
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The Jan Lokpal Bill (Hindi: जन लोकपाल विधेयक)‚ also referred to as the citizens’ ombudsman bill is a proposed independent anti-corruption law in India. Anti-corruption social activists proposed it as a more effective improvement to the original Lokpal bill‚ which is currently being proposed by the Government of India.[1] The Jan Lokpal Bill aims to effectively deter corruption‚ redress grievances of citizens‚ and protect whistle-blowers (a person who tells the public or someone in authority about
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AoD Family Rules - do not hit more than 10 levels below you except during war - do not steal RVs (exception to this rule is made if you are at war and the other alliance steals rvs first) - do not steal Ops - a player in ruins‚ who is also still in an alliance is not an open target for taking ops or rvs‚ the assets belong to the alliance - If a player is on fire‚ find another target - do not hit a target more than once / week unless at war
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the period often seem "dark" because of the scarcity of artistic and cultural output. Toward the end of the 11th century‚ the Catholic Church began to authorize military expeditions‚ or Crusades‚ to expel Muslim “infidels” from the Holy Land. Crusaders‚ who wore red crosses on their coats to advertise their status‚ believed that their service would guarantee the remission of their sins and ensure that they could spend all
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Christian kingdom in the Middle-East which eventually proved to be unsustainable‚ and forced other civilizations to distrust the Roman Catholic Church by the end of the crusades. The Animosity grew heavy between Byzantine and the Roman Catholics and the crusaders pushed to take over the capital of the Byzantine Empire‚
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Green. This essay portrays a great understanding of how humans can change the water scarcity problem in remote places‚ such as villages in India and Africa‚ by just spreading their knowledge and showing methods that will decrease the effect of this ceaseless issue. Some of us do not have the capacity and resources to help third world countries‚ but we do have the ability to change the community we live in; and it all starts at home. A simple‚ sustainable method we could practice is running the clothes
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ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING ADL is a way to describe the functional status of a person. A tool useful for assessing the elderly‚ the mentally ill‚ those with chronic diseases and others. Angela Caruana The model of living is a highly complex phenomenon 5 main components (concepts) Activities of daily living – 12 Lifespan from conception to death Dependence/independence continuum Factors influencing ADLs Individualities in living What does ‘everyday living’ involves? living’ Eating‚ drinking
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greenery. But oh! that deep romantic chasm which slanted Down the green hill athwart a cedarn cover!3 A savage place! as holy and enchanted As e’er beneath a waning moon was haunted By woman wailing for her demon lover! And from this chasm‚ with ceaseless turmoil seething‚ As if this earth in fast thick pants were breathing‚ A mighty fountain momently4 was forced: Amid whose swift half-intermitted5 burst Huge fragments vaulted like rebounding hail‚ Or chaffy grain beneath the thresher’s flail:
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Japanese and Western Evanescence in Love Literature Literature across different time periods and locations often show identifiable similarities. The shifts in society and ideas of the time directly influence how history and literature are written down. The result are works of literature that have overlapping themes‚ but different interpretations. One such theme‚ evanescence‚ arises both in Japanese and Western love literature. The idea of “finiteness” shown through love manifests itself as loneliness
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