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The pope granted indulgences to those who took part in it. Those who perished gained eternal reward; others expiated their past sins and began a new life. Essential spiritual privileges were included in the indulgence: crusaders who had confessed their sins were freed of the penance they had to perform either in this world or in the next, even if they were prevented by death from actually going on the crusade.
The first of these are geo-political explanations which look toward the military and strategic circumstances of the Islamic conquest. Another category is sociological explanations which treat the event in terms of the strengths and weakness of both the conquering and conquered cultures.
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Furthermore, a brief description about NATO during the cold war and the reason behind its current presence and prospect presence is also mentioned in this article.
The North Atlantic contract sign on 4 April 1949 inside Washington was formerly designed to provide for the widespread defense of the US, Canada as well as their Western European allies in opposition to the threat of assault by the Soviet Union.
As the paper stresses despite the disappearance of slavery in Great Britain, in the American and West Indian colonies of the British Empire, slavery was a way of life and for some reason, it was easier to abolish slavery in Great Britain than it was in the United States. Although slavery ended in the United States more than a century ago.
In 1880, he led the first strike ever by miners in Lanarkshire. This led to his being blacklisted, and so he became a journalist, and later a lay preacher for the Evangelical Union Church. He would later become the organising secretary for the Ayrshire Miners Union and the Scottish Miners' Federation (Wrigley 2002, p.
After the Americans had won the Philippines in the Spanish American war Rudyard Kipling wrote a poem called The White Man’s Burden (1899). In this poem, Kipling seemed to encourage the United States to take on the task of educating underdeveloped nations. It gives the impression that the peoples of these countries are underdeveloped.
Then the treatment of Japanese citizens by the United States during the Second World War is discussed in a great detail. Lastly a conclusion is provided for at the end of the essay.The early Japanese people hunted and gathered food.
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It was Louis XIV who for many years achieved stability, both with force and hard working and according to S. Muhlberger, due to a great deal of illusion, too. First of all, he profited from coming to power when France was too proved by years of civil wars. France was ready to become one and recognize in the saviour of the nation, the king!
According to Kenneth Marcus (2007) of the University of La Verne, few wars throughout the history of Europe have left quite as large a scale of influence and destruction as the Thirty Years War (p. 1): "Many contemporaries felt that God had ceased to care, that their suffering, anxiety, and hardship were for naught, and that the end of days was near" (Marcus, 2007, p.1).
The Commonwealth Party won a majority due to the plain fact that the people wanted to see some change and for it, they were even willing to bring newcomers in the hope that they would be the ones to do so. The party adopted the Beveridge report as its manifesto after noticing that there was a gap between the previous existing parties
The author states that in the pace, which the third world countries are, going surely in the near future may equate itself with developed nations. The third world nations once depended on western countries but now technically and manufacturing wise the countries could rely upon themselves for some major tasks to be successfully completed.
The writer concentrates on presenting a sarcastic view of the results of the war that affected many lives. It presents politico-economic structure of Iraq in an ironical fashion of the war that was fought by the US and its allied forces against Saddam Hussein's troops.
A person can become successful with the art of self-education and Malcolm X is a classic example of this success story.
Malcolm X became an influential leader in spite of facing all the trials and tribulations during his childhood. He was born on 15th May 1925 in Omaha, Nebraska.
The author states that unlike Ghana, a great deal more information and written records about the kingdom of Mali still exist. With the resources that have endured a much better understanding of Mali can be established. Like Ghana, however, most of the information that is known about Mali comes from Islamic scholars and travelers.
The events, which take place at present on the international arena, especially those connected with the violence and death of people, make us think and reflect on the assertion, that people can hardly learn the lessons which history gives us. However, another question in connection with this arises - are there really any lessons which history offers us, or this is just a result of our false interpretation of the historic events
The aim of this paper is to underline great significance and importance of this person and his actions for Western Civilization and Western Culture and explain why Charlemagne should be included in the list of 100 Most Important or Most Interesting Individuals in Western Culture.
The author of the paper states that the word Mashramani is said to be “derived from the Arawak dialect which means cooperation after hard work.” It has been recorded that even up to the present time, some communities of Amerindians of Arawakan ancestry still engage in cooperative community work.
The national flag of a country is one of its most revered and respected symbols. And thus, flag burning is seen as a huge insult to the very integrity of the nation. Not only has the issue invoked strong opposition from the masses, it has also found itself at the center of a fiery political dispute.
Public opinion is vital in the movements and actions of the government. Social perspective should be considered as the eye of the government in viewing certain social and cultural dilemma. Social discretion and cultural behavior should be considered in making the course of actions government actions are intended for the betterment of society.
Fought south of Savannah by the west bank of the Tennessee River, between April 6-7th, 1862, the Battle of Shiloh initially appeared as of it was going to culminate in a victory for the Confederates but, ultimately became a decisive victory for the Union army insofar as it was the starting point of their victorious campaigns in the West (Wertz).
In fact, the event was so important that the term 'Watergate' is more commonly associated with a series of political scandals that culminated in constitutional crisis than with the hotel.
In the book Alexander: The Ambiguity of Greatness, Guy MacLean Rogers attempts to dispel those ideas and restore Alexander's name. In the preface Rogers states, "I hope to show why Alexander should be considered the greatest warrior in historyI also will argue that Alexander was a kind of unacknowledged protofeminist, limited multi-culturalist, and religious visionary who planned to establish a world empire of the 'best'" (preface).
The power of the UN to stop imperialist actions was put in serious doubt when it could not stop the US from invading a sovereign country that did not initiate military conflict. The four-plus genocide in Darfur, Sudan was ignored until just recently and many thousands of children worldwide die from starvation every day.
Low wages and poverty are rising. With such a need, it is not surprising that Russia is a source, transit, and destination country for men, women, and children trafficked for various purposes. Prostitution in Russia is not against the law, and for this reason, the area has become a popular transit point for traffickers.
The southern troops were not well organized and their army lacked discipline which led to defeat, the northern troops were well trained and therefore overpowered the southern troops, the northern troops were also confident in winning and this is because they had been into war before and therefore they were more experienced than the southern troop.
The recent storm disaster in Myanmar has most influenced my thinking since its occurrence. Generally, with the advent of modern media and other technologies necessary to witness these events both as they occur and immediately after their impact, such situations do not instill the type of deeper thinking and rationalization that this particular hurricane created.
Robert Lazar revealed to the world that Area 51 has been developing alien operations. He also presented that Area 51 stores some of the flying saucers that are used for aliens. Then a proper investigation was carried out to know the truth. Most of Robert’s statements and theories were found to be wrong.
A berdache is said to have two souls in the body of one. This means they even dress peculiarly that is having effects from both, a male and a female. They play different roles in the society or in their tribes.
Now that we are aware what a Berdache is, lets come to the 'North American Berdaches'.
The author states that borrowing notions from the French Enlightenment the notion of Osmanlilik was designed to create equality among the millets or religious enclaves. According to Osmanlilik, all subjects were equal before the law. The essence of the millet system was not dismantled, but secular organizations and policies were applied.
Epidemics took a toll on every sphere of Native American life (Indian History and Culture). The continual drive of Euro-Americans to expropriate native land by whatever means necessary, including genocide, reduced the native peoples to an indigenous minority engulfed in a sea of immigrants (Indian History and Culture).
The author states that in order to save gunpowder, he issued an order to the patriots, "Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes!" It began after the British forces led by General Howe, Clinton and Burgoyne arrived in Boston harbor as a part of the siege of Boston, after a British withdrawal from Lexington and Concord.
Lines of defense were built in both Sinai and the Golan Heights. Israel spent $500 million strengthening its positions on the Suez Canal. Their massive earthworks and defense named after Israeli General Chaim Bar-lev – the Bar-Lev line.
All through history, many nations have enforced imperialism to implementtheir force over other nations for money, protection, and civilization. India was noexception. Since it’s unearthing, Europeans were attempting to get a piece of India'saction. England was the major nation for establishing its rule in India.
The dissertation will look at the following issues and relevant theories:
Establishing the urban regeneration in Ireland and its initiatives
Pointing out urban problems in Dublin
Evolution of Ballymun: its planning and development, its construction and design problems,
Ballymun problems and their solutions due to strategies of regeneration
A combination of unfortunate timing of the assassination alongside the growing internal tension among European powers gave vent in the form of a war on a massive scale. Alongside these factors, the rise of nationalistic fervor in some European nations, with the attendant tendencies toward imperialism and militarism had made the outbreak of the war inevitable.
The author states that Junger was a man who possessed the strong characteristics of a leader. Nothing stood in his way when it came to what was to be faced in the battlefields. Even when he was badly wounded, he never gave up hope. He had a strong spirit and always remained positive.
The author states that the problem of Bosnia-Herzegovina is one that is not likely going to be solved anytime soon. It will probably be years before healing is able to begin between the Bosniaks, Croats and Serbs. There is still much distrust of Muslims by Christians because of the evils perpetuated during the Ottoman Empire.
Koolhaas was fond of the "Megastructure" concept. This is basically a large size building or plan meant for urban improvement. His company OMA applied Megastructure for its designs for a vast complex of shops, housing, and offices, together with a railway station, in Lille, France or Lille Masterplan.
Chapter Three of Geoff Craighead’s (2003) book begins thus: ‘From a security perspective, high rise office buildings differ form low rise buildings in two ways.’[i] Contrasting with a low rise building, the many, occupied floors of a high rise, means greater potential fuel load, increasing the likelihood a fire might claim more victims, inflicting greater damage to business and property.
Nevertheless there is still active discussion about the relationship between Stalinism and Leninism. Of course these concepts are unquestionably linked. But how far was Stalinism a continuation of Leninism Was it the logical conclusion of Lenin's doctrine or just a distortion of true Marxism-Leninism
Routine testing is a feature of many schools admission procedures; as well as testing non-curricular activities, and sporting participants. It is therefore a feature of educational life which students are likely to experience once they have finished placements.
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The study includes the history and democratic relationship of human rights. There are different kinds of human rights given to people across the world, for example, the right to freedom, which include civil and political rights, like the right to liberty and life, right to equality before law, cultural and social rights, economic rights, the right to work, the right to food, and the right to education.
Each of the wars included major and minor battles. They had varying and distinct reasons behind them. Allies and foes were distinctly different in each case. Each of the wars had a level of analysis. These levels were individual states and systems. The levels of war analysis form a hierarchy. The responsibilities of the hierarchy rely on the scale and nature of the operation.
The author states that after the unconditional surrender of Napoleon, the alliance of these nations restricted the empire of this great emperor to the small island Elba in the Mediterranean Sea and now, in 1815, they want him to be exiled by the British to the island of St. Helena which is 2,800 km from the Bight of Guinea.
The researcher discusses James Madison, who was born in Rappahannock, Virginia on March 16, 1751. He began the study of law in the spring of 1773, but political affairs attracted his attention and in the spring of 1776, he was a member of the convention which formed the first constitution for the new state of Virginia.
Since Hajj is a ritual, which is not similar to the obligatory 5-time prayer (Namaz) in the sense that for Muslims, it is a rare novelty and cannot be practiced (unless by citizens of the Holy city of Mecca itself) as frequently as Namaz, therefore, it can be logically construed that this event possesses far more significance with regards to the value of piety that it has for the average Muslim.
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Why women are regarded like this and why these consequences come and what is the effect are described here.
2. Historically, numbers of women complainants in rape trials have been regarded with suspicion or prejudice, their credibility as witnesses seriously regarded with less importance.
As Herbert Gutman observes, historical understanding allows us to see historical phenomenon not simply as facts that occurred at some point in time, but as contingencies, dependent on the concurrent existence of numerous variables - inequality, societal structures, and people's sentiments, among others - that lead to a given event against the backdrop of political, social, and economic structures that change through time.
Though it was created to be a piece of Nazi propaganda, it also serves as a primary source document to analyze the regime's motivations and tactics. Triumph des Willens is a study in Hitler's dictatorial obsession, the goal of the Nazi regime, and illuminates the power of Hitler to employ social engineering on a mass scale.
“The Allied and Associated Governments affirm, and Germany accepts, the responsibility of Germany and her Allies for causing all the loss and damage to which the Allied and Associated Governments and their nationals have been subjected as a consequence of a war imposed upon them by the aggression of Germany and her Allies”.