Kelsey Johnson Mr. Long World History May‚ 17‚ 2018 Crusades The crusades‚ or so called holy wars. But were they really? Or were they wars based upon greed and desire? The reason for them has be argued by many historians for many years. They took place between 1095 and 1207‚ during this time a feudal system was established. This means lots of poor people and people in debt. The crusades were a great way to disguise a way to make fast money and get away from powerful lords. Which is exactly what
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Ciara Sanders Mrs Porter English 10 – Period 3 21 March 2013 A Child Called "It" is an autobiography written by Dave Pelzer‚ it is about his extreme mental and physical abuse as a kid. His abuse begun around the age of 4‚ but he didn’t get out of his torture until the age of twelve. In the book he tells us multiple‚ terrifying stories from his childhood. He tells about how his mom changed from a caring‚ warm mother into an abusive‚ cold-hearted
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In the memoir “A Child Called It”‚ the author Dave Pelzer’s use of imagery and diction are constantly seen in order to portray the books main ideas. Pelzer tells of his childhood and living with an alcoholic abusive mother. Pelzer enables the reader to create a vivid yet disturbing picture in your head when he tells of the ways his mother would torture him. In Chapter 4 Pelzer’s use of diction and imagery is shown when he writes “A warm sensation oozed from my nostrils. I tried to stop the blood
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them! That was called the Black Death! The Black death was a murderous plague that swept through Europe between 1347 and 1351. How this happened? Well‚ traders from central and eastern Europe brought rats that were transporting a disease. They transported these rats by ship. Flies bit the rats! Drinking the blood‚ which then spread the plague onto many people. The Black Death was not only cause by one disease but many different forms of the epidemic. One of the forms was called the bubonic plague
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Great”‚ who became king in 871 until his death in 899. From the 16th century‚ The King Alfred was known as ‘The Great’ and it was no more than for defending his kingdom. For that reason and more‚ in the following lines‚ it will be described why he was called know by his sobriquet “The Great”. . Alfred had a strong belief in the importance of education. After the Vikings destroyed the monasteries‚ the religion and education were falling down but even though this event happened‚ The King Alfred tried
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restaurants‚ and rides for kids and adults. If you decide to take a day to visit Disneyland you will be able to do this‚ and plenty more. There are amazing things in this wonderful amusement park. As you pass the ticket gate‚ you will see a large street called Main Street USA. The street looks like an old American town. As you’re walking down you hear soft classical music playing and sounds that make you feel happy as carriages are being pulled by beautiful horses. At the end of Main Street there will be
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direction. He needed to do something in order to get them back on track. Zedong received a lot of criticism‚ due his beliefs. China had undergoing a lot of damage due to World War 2. The only way for him do this was to join a group. The group was called the Communist Party of China. It contained all people who had similar views as Zedong. Mao Zedong was a rebel in society. He cared little about what people thought about him. He made his decisions based on what is best for him. He was a type of leader
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administration made new foreign policy called the New Look. This policy focused on nuclear deterrence and threat of massive retaliation. So‚ in order to apply this policy‚ Eisenhower administration used many tactics in order to protect the American interest. There are several tactics that was used in the Middle East and South America to protect the American interest. One of these tactics was use of military and economic aid to support nations in the Middle East. That was called Eisenhower Doctrine. The administration
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Punic war was finished Carthage was completely destroyed. This paper will trace the history of Carthage and how it came to be almost the equal of Rome. It will also show the strength of these two ancient powers and how their first conflict or what is called the first Punic war led to Rome becoming a naval power. It is believed and that Phoenician settlers from the Mediterranean port of Tyler founded the city-state of Carthage on the northern coast of Africa. They only acquired dominion over the native
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the people around me‚ ’cause they’re my parents and all‚ and all of a sudden I realized that they didn’t know what was happening any more than I did. That was the first time I tasted fear."(morrison.com) He later described this incident on his song called “Peace Frog”. Jim Morrison as he gained limelight on the stage became more erratic. Early on when he was studying film in UCLA he was arrested for
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