which separated the Church into East and West. The two sides had always had differences‚ but had remained one Church up to this point. There were many factors leading with each side taking different stances on important issues in the Church like the Pope. The Photian schism‚ which included Photius excommunicating the entire Latin Church‚ also drove the two sides apart. The great schism was a very controversial time in the church. Both East and West had points defending what they believed to
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Case: West Point cheating incident 1 Description: In the summer of 1976 West Point military academy was rocked by a scandal involving a large percentage of its junior class. A number of junior classmen were found to have violated rules on a “take home” engineering exam that consisted of two parts. Part 1 of the exam was to be completed individually without assistance. Part 2 of the exam was to be completed as a group activity. Instructors upon grading the exams discovered a trend where
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Converting the West‚ Jeffrey’s tells the story about the missionaries and their work within the Indian nations‚ although they were not very successful‚ they still tried their hardest to spread the Christian way of life. The story mainly focused on Narcissa and Marcus Whitman who traveled throughout the Oregon Territory spreading the word of God and tried to convert to Indian nations especially the Cayuse into savable Christians who would go to heaven and spread the word of God. In Converting the West‚ Jill
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Change and Continuity in West Africa By Celine Sawiris During the fifteenth century‚ West Africa embraced many different civilizations and many diverse cultures. Many countries in Africa were part of the Muslim world‚ including Morocco in the west and Egypt in the east. The West African kingdoms experienced many changes‚ such as their beliefs changing from animism to Islam‚ making them organized states‚ while these kingdoms maintained traditional methods of trade. As well as having the advantage
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Wild West Essay The Wild west had a big impact on Americans. The Myth of the Wild West was a place of adventure‚ violence‚ and endless opportunity. The Myth attracted Americans in‚ specifically Cowboys because they had just finished the cattle Trail and were probably hungry‚ tired‚ and needed to sleep. The impact on Americans was a positive impact because many people got more jobs‚ and were in a position to start a new life there. From “American West - The Cattle Industry.” History‚ 11 May 2017‚
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"The Push West" or otherwise known as the American Colonization of the west was a time of technological advancement and opportunity. However‚ it is also known for its mistreatment and discrimination of the American Indian people. Although phrased as an ’expansion’‚ the reality was a combination of all three types colonization mentioned in the lecture. To begin‚ American Indians were pushed off their land. Buffalo‚ the primary food source of the American Indians‚ were herded off cliffs either forcing
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West Side Story: Education Beyond the Classroom Being at an Ivy League institution‚ it is easy to think that the best learning experiences for a student comes from the classroom‚ but I was able to witness that this is not always the case. This semester I had the privilege of participating in Melodramatics production of West Side Story. I was cast as Chino‚ second hand man of his best friend Bernardo who is the leader of the Puerto Rican gang called the Sharks. I was a bit unfamiliar with West Side
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Cattle industry 1820-1865: Origins in Texas Ranching first started in Texas‚ with ranches mostly manned by Mexican cowboys called vaqueros. In 1836 Texan ranchers drove many Mexicans out‚ and claimed the cattle left behind. The Civil War started in 1861‚ and Texans went off to fight. The cattle roamed free as huge herds grew up. On returning home‚ the Texans started rounding them up and driving them to sell in places such as New Orleans and California. 1865-1870: The ’long drives’ - first ’open
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cases people fail to distinguish between sex and gender‚ forbidding to come to the realization that gender is an achieved status that we constrict for ourselves. A very interesting discussion regarding Agnes experience on the article Doing Gender by West and Zimmerman really proves how society does expect specific sex to do gender as they think it is considered appropriate or “normal” for that sex. I’m sure that the transition of adopting a female identity was tough process for Agnes because of societal
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There have been several moments in theatre that seems to whitewash the ethnic characters. West Side Story is one of those musicals. West Side Story is a loose musical adaptation of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. The twist is that it’s set in 1950s New York‚ with the plot set around youth street gangs entangled in a racially charged conflict over their “territory” in the lower West Side of Manhattan. There is the Puerto Rican “Sharks” led by Bernardo‚ who has recently brought his family‚ including
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