‘To what extent was superior military leadership the main reason for the success of the First Crusade?’ The First Crusade was won once Jerusalem and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre had been captured and the crusading vow had hence been fulfilled. Superior military leadership was a huge factor and did play a very large, considerable role in the victory of the First Crusade. However, there are many other contributing factors which influenced the triumph, and to state that superior military leadership
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And if I am lucky my future in rugby might be sealed, not to reveal my flaws in education which are faulty because hey, who needs to be able to quote Shakespeare if you can play rugby? I will probably never graduate and if I do then I will be the first. Either by myself or with a baby in or beside me, victim of teen pregnancy with a guy in high school I thought was ‘skux’. Which really sucks. You see ‘cause when push came to shove he couldn’t pay the bucks. While I was focusing on this relationship
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Communication and Information Literacy Expository Essay The choice to fight obesity is a life altering decision. Fighting obesity can be a struggle but is worth it in the long run. Exercise is a great way to lower obesity because it is convenient, everyone can participate, and it can reduce health problems. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the rate of childhood obesity has more than doubled in the past thirty years. Today more than 23 million U.S. children and
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coordinated the battle in the frontlines. Their first hand accounts of the war was credible in many ways. Their letters were not written from secondary sources but were written from primary sources. Their letters could only be written by those who saw the war with
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medieval system, principles, and customs of knighthood. This simple word played a huge part in the time frame of the late 5th and 6th centuries AD, when King Arthur reigned. Through the creation, fight, and the fall of Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table chivalry impacted greatly. Arthur was the first born son of King Uther Pendragon and heir to the throne. However these were very troubled times and Merlin, a wise magician, advised that the baby Arthur should be raised in a secret place and that
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of famous battles or executions. It is estimated that around 400,000 people died in the Colosseum, and 1,000,000 animals died. These people were called gladiators. They were armed combatants that entertained viewers in the Roman Empire in violent fights with other gladiators and animals (“The Roman Gladiator”). However, fighting against animals was rare. Usually, squaring off against animals were uncommon for gladiators. These animals were reserved for “venatores” and “bestiarii.” These people were
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this as an opportunity for freedom. The war was seen as the beginning of a country with freedom as its corner stone. With a war in the British American colonies for freedom being fought, what role might the slaves play? Would they fight for their masters or would they fight for freedom? Slaves and slavery played a role in the war that many did not imagine. In mid-1730s, the Great Awakening began in New England. This brought the gospel to all that would listen. It grabbed the interest of the slaves
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worthless. Ponyboy is trying to be himself but the Socs make it difficult. The Socs give him a lot of trouble but the gang always has his back. The three topics addressed in the novel are the power of friendship, the fight between rich and poor, and what it means to be a hero. First, the novel focuses on the theme of the power of friendship and how Ponyboy knows that he had the support of his family and gang. For example,“We ran into the darkness"(62). This shows, that Ponyboy and and Johnny went
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belief that a video game can be a work of art. I think that Ebert had a very weak argument on the TED Talk that Santiago had on saying video games were art. He has even admitted to not even picking up a game himself. How can one judge anything without first experiencing it themselves. Ebert starts his argument on what an acceptable definition of art may be like. He uses the thoughts of the great philosopher Plato who “believed art should be defined as the imitation of nature”. Let us say that art is
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become better. 2. Harvey Milk guided the "boy from Minnesota" and helped him understand that no matter how anyone judges him, he is not in any way less than others simply because he is gay. 3. Milk showed Scott Smith that it is all right to be the first person to start a group to challenge something in politics, and that that group will soon gain popularity and appreciation. 3. Identify three (3) scenes from the film that support your thesis statement. Briefly explain.: 1. A young boy named Cleve
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