Abstract This paper summarizes my reflection and conclusions from the book A Leader’s Legacy by James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner. The book has four main parts that covers leadership as it relates to significance‚ relationships‚ aspirations‚ and courage. This paper displays my thoughts on one main point‚ and gives examples of how this point addressed leadership areas in my own life. Reflection on a Leader’s Legacy In the area of leadership‚ one concept that can cause a leader to quickly lose followers
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The legacy of the renaissance can be described and defined in many ways and through many great people. For example‚ one of the main figures of the renaissance was "Leonardo Da Vinci" born in Italy during the year1452; he was during his time and is still today considered a true renaissance man. Da Vinci dabbled in almost every aspect of the arts and science. He is most famous however for his painting (Mona Lisa) finished in 1506‚ but he also worked on designs for weapons and sculpted as well as the
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Muslims which started the first Crusade. There were nine Crusades starting in 1095 and ending in 1099. The Crusades had many effects‚ both positive and negative. The Crusades had many positive impacts on the lands it took place on. One good effect is it lifted Europe out of the Dark Ages‚ they were a time where there was disappearance of life and goods. For instance “The Crusades hastened Europe’s emerge from the so called Dark Ages (Pope urban Calls for Crusades‚ Jennifer Stock)” The quote means
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Louis VII responsible for the failure of the second crusade? (24 marks) There were many reasons for the failure of the second crusade. One of these was definitely the mistakes made by Louis VII but there were also other reasons that inffluenced the failure of the crusade. These included the lack of Byzantine aid by Manuel Commenus and also the rivalry between Kings. Firstly‚ Byzantiu did play a part in the failure of the failure of the second crusade. One reason for this was that Manuel was more concerned
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three important reasons for the Crusades: including‚ names‚ dates‚ places‚ persons of interest‚ events‚ edicts‚ etc… One of the main reason for the crusades was to take back their holy land which was Jerusalem. Two main religions fought for the ownership of Jerusalem and they were Christians and Muslims. The Pope Innocent III was trying to expand the holy Roman Empire and reclaim the holy land from the Islamic Empire. This event lead to the start of the first crusade which began in the year 1096. Another
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The Crusades were a series of political and military conquests led by the Catholic Church to gain back the Holy Lands. There were four crusades of the Middle Ages and the Children’s Crusade. The launching of the Crusades changed the role of the church as it became a military system and the church’s relationship with the Muslim world became more hostile. The launching of the Crusades changed the role of the church because as the church gained more power it became more of a military symbol
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Who‚ or what‚ was responsible for the failure of the Third crusade? The third crusade was launched in 1189 due to the catastrophic defeat of Crusader forces at the Battle of the Hattin‚ in 1187‚ and the subsequent loss of Jerusalem. The news of this significant setback was‚ according to the chronicler Ernoul‚ so great that‚ Pope Urban died of grief when he heard the news. As a result‚ the newly elected Pope issued a Papal bull called the “Audita Tremendi” and in turn the three most powerful Christian
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1096 to 1099 the First Crusade was born. They were Christian military undertakings and religous wars broadcasted by the general population. The motivation behind the Campaigns was to pick up and keep control over Palestine from the Muslims. Palestine was additionally called the Holy Land since Jesus lived there. Alexius Compenus was another ruler that came into force in Byzantium in 1081. Constentinople was in risk in light of the fact that the Seljuks debilitated them‚ so Alexius initially called
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Queen Elizabeth the first has a legacy that has stood the test of time. The impact of her contributions during her reign are still felt throughout the world today. She was never meant to rule. Elizabeth grew up with an often distant father and her mother who was murdered‚ her childhood was filled with neglect and potential danger. Religious rebellions were started in her name constantly leaving her in a cloud of suspicion and jeopardizing her life She was declared illegitimate at the age of 2 and
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When talking about “The crusades” hatred and violence comes to mind. Crusades were spiritual combats between Christians and Muslims for the control over the holy land. The holy land is in Israel and Palestine and it reserves the holy places for Jews‚ Christians‚ and Muslims. They see this place as blessed because it is the location where Jesus lived and where the church initiated. There were wars for territory that killed many. Many who participated in these crusades usually wore a cloth cross as
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