expedition addressed by Pope Urban II to reclaim Palestine from the Muslims. Taking back Palestine was the main reason why Crusades occurred. There are several reasons why people went on Crusades. Since Jesus had lived and died there‚ the Church thought Palestine belonged to them. Second‚ the motivation as to why Christians went on the Crusades consisted of fighting for honor and probably wanted to be known more by their people‚ to become a model for their children or maybe they were just fighting for
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the contagious disease‚ cholera‚ spread to the United States from Europe. Cholera ravaged the cities‚ such as Chicago in several epidemics‚ brutally damaging its victims’ physical health and frequently leading to death. In response‚ Chicago’s sanitary reformers and city engineers gained a new sense of resolve to combat these illnesses
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The Woman Speaks to the Man who has employed Her Son This poem is relatively easy to understand. Here is a synopsis of the poem The Woman Speaks to the Man who has employed Her Son by Lorna Goodison In this poem‚ a mother expresses her deep affection for her son. She reflects on the unfortunate circumstances of her life as a single parent. She is now concerned about the welfare of her son. This woman is seen as one‚ whose deep devotion and dedication to her son make her transcend her
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most ancient order of the monks in the world. I thank you in the name of the mother of religions; and I thank you in the name of the millions and millions of Hindu people of all classes and sects. My thanks‚ also to some of speakers on this platform who‚ referring to the delegates from the Orient‚ have told you that these men from far-off nations may well claim the honor of bearing to different lands the idea of toleration. I am proud to belong t a religion which has taught the world both tolerance
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“There must be an answer‚” my black and white mind would insist to itself‚ so I went searching. At first‚ I resolved at greed (anecdote or story about how i used to want to pursue a career strictly for wealth)‚ a while later‚ I settled on admiration (I only did what I thought others would want me to be doing)‚ and then years later
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Fred Rogers. Chicago has 77 different neighborhoods from North to South. Each neighborhood all together has 2‚706‚101million people that in habits it. The two most known neighborhoods in Chicago are Englewood and Lake-View. Englewood has approximately 97‚000 people living in the neighborhood‚ but its sharply declined since 1960. Lake View has approximately 97‚968 people living in the neighborhood‚ its one of the best neighborhoods in Chicago. These two neighborhoods are what make Chicago what it is
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Rob Marshall’s Chicago is a film about dangerous women. Set in the roaring 20’s‚ few things could be thought more shocking and scandalous at the time than a woman wielding a gun. At that time‚ a woman’s place was in the kitchen or the laundry room‚ not a smoky jazz club and certainly not the state penitentiary. Chicago presents us with not one but two of “Chicago’s own killer dillers‚ those scintillating sinners” Roxie Hart‚ and Velma Kelly. Throughout the film‚ these two ladies are pitted against
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Despite hailing from vastly different cultures‚ The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance and Yojimbo share a curious collection of similarities. Though the protagonists relate only on a thin wire of heroism‚ the unconventional setting‚ themes of violence‚ and mistreatment of the protagonist are present in both productions. Perhaps the most curious aspect of both films lies in the environment each story is set within. To The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance‚ our Senator Stoddard arrives in a small town dominated
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Chicago by Carl sanburg The poem Chicago by Carl Sandburg in the beginning seems to be a portrayal of the negavite aspects of the city Chicago itself. As the reader continues in the poem you realize that the poem isn’t downplaying the city but infact it’s a somewhat tribute to the city of Chicago and the workers or people who live there. The overall theme is that even though Chicago has its negatives the people there are still hard workers and proud to be from Chicago. The poems Chicago reads
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A day when nothing went right Oh my god! I’m late! I awake when I heard my mother knock out my door and shouted “why are you still sleeping? You aren’t have a date with your friends? Now already 11 o’clock! “ . Actually I have to reach the railway at 9 o’clock‚ I have late for two hours! I faster dress up myself and rush to the kitchen went for food as breakfast. However I can’t found any food in the kitchen my mother said that she thought I had go to my dating so she didn’t prepare my breakfast
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