crusades (1096 C.E. – 1192 C.E.)‚ was beneficial to Western Europe as it directly triggered Western expansionism. The crusades were only three of a series of nine Holy Wars fought between the European Christians and the Middle Eastern Muslim forces for control over the universally religiously renowned Jerusalem (Tyerman‚ 2004‚ 14). The first three crusades (1096 C.E. – 1192 C.E.) brought both cultural benefits and economic expansion* to Western Europe by bringing peoples of many different nationalities
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STAGE 5: PDM – COMPARATIVE ESSAY (Landscape) Landscape artworks are a significant component in the expression of art‚ it is a well-established genre used extensively throughout the global art industry. Traditionally the principle subject of a landscape composition was to successfully portray a scenic view realistically‚ but evidently as observed over time has progressed. As demonstrated in contemporary artworks‚ cultural influences‚ technological advances and other aspects have contributed to
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The world of sport is continually changing over the years‚ and the use of technology is just one of those areas that has made an impact on many sports in the modern day. One criticism of the use of technology is that it can slow down the speed of the game‚ but on the other hand for many people it makes watching it more enjoyable to see the correct decisions being made. Assisting the Umpires / Referees Most professional sports in the United States have long used instant replay and other high-tech
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All Quiet on the Western Front Vs. The Wars During World War I‚ many soldiers were impacted by the mental and physical effects that have changed their lives in positive‚ but mostly negative ways. There are two novels that talk about two men in World War I‚ however each tells a different story on their struggles on the battlefield. On one of the books‚ The Wars by Timothy Findley‚ focuses on the protagonist Robert Ross‚ a Canadian soldier that joined the war. Robert Ross mainly joined to war because
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Would you go to war if it is going to injure you mentally‚ physically‚ and emotionally? In All Quiet On The Western Front‚ a soldier named Paul goes to war with his friends. They are really close but at the end of the war they don’t all come out of the are. All Quiet On The Western Front by Enrich Maria Remarque tells us how soldiers can be injured mentally‚ physically‚ and emotionally. The war can affect you mentally because it can change how you see the world. “Then at last i stand before the brown
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and Italian paintings / Eitan Kenner The piece St. Luke Drawing the Virgin‚ c. 1435-40 by Flemish painter Rogier van der Weyden is an oil and tempera painting presented at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. Its narrative is a popular theme in art‚ showing St. Luke painting the Virgin Mary with the infant Jesus. Such paintings were often painted for chapels of Saint Luke (saint patron of artists) in European churches during the Renaissance. Fifteenth century Flemish painting in general and this
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Destruction through Symbols in All Quiet on the Western Front War. Very few words invoke such strong and conflicting reactions. War demands honor and death. War offers hope and despair. War creates the ultimate challenge and the pinnacle of defeat. Throughout history‚ man struggles to understand war and its impact on the people engaged in its horrors. Paul Baumer‚ the protagonist in Erich Maria Remarque’s historical fiction novel All Quiet on the Western Front‚ enlists in the war with his comrades
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Youth and Innocence are a Thing of the Past In Erich Maria Remarque’s novel All Quiet on the Western Front Paul and other soldiers lose their sense of innocence and youth before they are prepared. Paul‚ a young man enlists in the German Army of the First World War with some of his classmates. These young men become enthusiastic soldiers‚ but incidents of horror break them down. Paul and other soldiers lose their sense of innocence and youth when they discern the poster of a beautiful woman in the
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The main interpretation of this poem is about a soldier fighting in a brutal war. This poem was written during the first world war in 1914. Frost describes a lone soldier who fell during battle. Frost also describes a soldier that is witnessing many harmful things that were going on during the war and causing this world’s destruction. Although‚ I believe there is also a hidden meaning. I believe that the poem symbolizes all the soldiers and people that were forgotten at war. All throughout our
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All Quiet on the Western Front One of the main themes in All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque is Futility of War. The novel takes place during the Great War and takes place in France. Paul Baumer is the main character in the book along with many of his friends. In the book the theme of futility of war appears in the beginning‚ middle and end of the novel and Baumer slowly becomes more aware of what war is really like. In the beginning Baumer enters the war as a recruit and
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