A crusade was a military 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
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TRIAL BY MEDIA The courts in India play vital role in the distribution of power and rights and in the overall development of the country. The independence of each individual judge ensures that every case is decided on the basis of the law‚ the evidence and facts‚ without any improper influence. Consequently‚ judicial independence is an indispensable element of the right to due process‚ the rule of law and democracy. It is axiomatic that a judge should not act on any influence of any third party
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the reality was that our journey to gain this freedom and structure was a rocky road that caused a division among the American people. A couple of issues that caused a division among American society were the purchase of the Louisiana Territory and the expansion of slavery into new territories. Slavery has always been a controversial topic‚ and people had used their opinions to argue for their support or rejection of expansion of slavery into new territories. The Louisiana Territory was purchased
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“The Zimmerman Trial” On February 26‚ 2012‚ George Zimmerman‚ a Hispanic and neighborhood watch volunteer was patrolling the retreat at Twin Lakes‚ a Townhouse Development in Florida. At 7:09 pm Zimmerman called a non-emergency police response line‚ reporting a suspicious person walking about. The person whom Zimmerman saw was 17 year old Trayvon Martin‚ who was walking back to his father’s fiancé’s house from a convenience store‚ with nothing on him but a pack of candy and a drink. At 7: 13
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time‚ also known as the 16th century‚ women did not have the same freedoms they do today. The “perfect wife” was one who was soft-spoken‚ obedient‚ and knew that their main purpose in life was to serve men. In William Shakespeare’s Othello‚ Shakespeare criticizes the unjust standards that were set for women‚ and their devotion and perceived inferiority to men. Shakespeare shows the unjust standards for women through Desdemona‚ who is considered “the perfect wife”. Desdemona is a soft-spoken and obedient
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The scope of the investigation encompasses a time period overlapping with the second world war. This is substantial because it gives a reason to why Gandhi’s efforts were so effective‚ not only was he able to use a pasifistic approach to rally supporters‚ but he was battling for the independance of India during a time when Britain was at a weaker stance. Being a member of the Allied forces‚ Britain already had the casualties of many forces and increasing expenditures over munitions‚ food and housing
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Was militarism the main reason for causing WWI? Samuel Lo 8A (16) Was militarism the only reason for causing World War 1? It is not the only reason‚ but militarism is probably one of the most apparent and obvious reasons World War 1 broke out. Militarism means a belief that a country should have a strong army and use it aggressively to protect themselves. Firstly‚ being the 3 main powers in Europe‚ the relationship between the leaders of Germany‚ Russia and England were not good. For example
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Why was Africa colonised in the years 1870-1914? The Colonization of Africa was due to a wide range of factors‚ not only economic and political but also for social‚ religious‚ humanitarian and technological reasons‚ which differed from country to country. Africa’s diplomatic‚ strategic and material potential led European Powers to seize the opportunity to exploit a new continent. During a period between 1870 and 1914‚ where the continent of Africa was completely annexed by the leading European powers:
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Unit 1.3 N.1 The reason that children should be immunised is that the various vaccines that are available to so that our bodies are prepared to fight serious infections that we may come into contact with in the future. There are some diseases that can have a severe lasting damage to the childs health and in some very serious cases can eve resort in death. Due to the high success rate of vaccinations‚ it is now becoming rare for children to get serious diseases‚ like diphtheria‚ polio or tetanus
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the whole war occurred when Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand‚ the heir to the Austro Hungarian throne‚ was assassinated on the 28th of June‚ 1914. The First World War was pernicious in many ways; however there are three main reasons the Great War was so deadly: the new types of weapons‚ lack of successful leadership and the terrible living conditions. The first reason why so many me died during the Great War‚ was because of the new types of deadly weapons. For instance‚ a variety of weapons were used: rifle
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