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- 3261: Crusades 3
- ... the west “the crusades were the most obvious manifestation of the papal claim to the leadership of Christian society” 1 The original object of the First Crusade was to free the Holy Land from Muslim control, especially Jerusalem. When Jerusalem fell to the Turks, pilgrimages to the middle east became dangerous. Pope Urban then called “for a great Christian holy war against the infidels.”2 Reclaiming the Holy Land, from the ... upper class knights and other military personnel. Since the news of his speech at Clermont spread through the west, people from all social classes and occupations joined the Crusade. As a result of Urban losing control of personnel, violence was launched against the Jews of northern France. This violence was mostly instigated by bands of the urban and rural poor led by men like Peter the Hermit and Walter Sans-Avoir ...
- 3262: Abortion - Right To Choose
- ... personal feelings, but the perseverance showed through and gives us the rights we have today. Here are some important cases: 1965 - Griswold v. Connecticut - upheld the right to privacy and ended the ban on birth control. Eight years later, the Supreme Court ruled the right to privacy included abortions. Roe v. Wade was based upon this case. 1973- Roe v. Wade: - The state of Texas had outlawed abortions. The Supreme Court ... abortions. In 1976, Planned Parenthood v. Danforth (Missouri) ruled that requiring consent by the husband and the consent from a parent if a person was under 18 was unconstitutional. This case supported a woman's control over her own body and reproductive system. Justice William Brennan stated: "If the right to privacy means anything, it is the right of the individual, married or single, to be free from unwanted governmental intrusion ...
- 3263: Origin Of Totalitarianism
- ... accuracy of the E-meter" is used to blackmail those who turn against the movement.108 Many people also view the E-meter largely as a biofeedback device. In biofeedback, the subject learns how to control his or her own unconscious physical responses by manipulating them with conscious mental control.109 These people argue that while the E-meter may help people, there is little if any real measurement of repressed experiences occurring during auditing. Instead, subjects experience a heightened self-confidence as they learn ...
- 3264: Oedipus Rex: Classic Tragic Hero
- ... not kill; now all is clear" (Sophocles lines 1144). Oedipus's decision to pursue his questioning is wrong; his grandiosity blinded him and, therefore, his fate is not deserved, but it is far beyond his control. A prophecy is foretold to Laius, the father of Oedipus, that the destiny of Oedipus is a terrible one beyond his control. But when it is prophesized to Oedipus, he sets forth from the city of his foster parents in order to prevent this terrible fate from occurring. Oedipus's destiny is not deserved because he is ...
- 3265: Oedipus Rex - Tragic Hero
- ... should not kill; now all is clear" (Sophocles 1144). Oedipus's decision to pursue his questioning is wrong; his grandiosity blinded him and, therefore, his fate is not deserved, but it is far beyond his control. A prophecy is foretold to Laius, the father of Oedipus, that the destiny of Oedipus is a terrible one beyond his control. But when it is prophesized to Oedipus, he sets forth from the city of his foster parents in order to prevent this terrible fate from occurring. Oedipus's destiny is not deserved because he is ...
- 3266: Abortion: What Do We Do?
- ... the "exceptions to the rule" are eliminated, because of the lack of set laws of either NO ABORTIONS or ABORTIONS ARE FINE. Also, I feel that abortion should definitely not be a form of birth control, and I think that a district board of abortion cases could correctly assess the situation and eliminate the abortion from list of birth control methods from women who use abortion in that sense. In conclusion, I feel that abortion is an ever-growing issue of concern not only in the United States but all over the world. There are ...
- 3267: American Revolution
- ... Quebec’s militia. By the following Spring the attacking forces retreated—and the battles at Quebec’s garrison would be the first and last American Revolution battles fought on Canadian soil. Unlike Canada, Britain gained control of Florida in 1763 in exchange for Cuba, which was captured from Spain during the Seven Years’ War. With British rule looming in the future, most of the Spanish residence which inhabited Florida left, leaving ... only lasted for twenty years. For Spain captured Pensacola, and subsequently West Florida from British rule in 1781. It would take until 1784 when the American Revolution peace treaty was signed for Spain to regain control of the rest of Florida. The Revolutionary War erupted on April 19, 1775. The reason the British and the Americans resorted to using arms after a decade of fighting verbally, was because both sides finally ...
- 3268: Beauty When The Other Dancer I
- ... the age of six. At six, she already memorized an Easter speech. She was pride of her family and others simply admired her. One of the major impacts of her future life played a BB gun. When she was eight years old, Walker wore boyish clothes and played with her older brothers who carried not "real" guns. One day she was blown in her right eye by the little toy her brothers used to play. Walker was told not to tell anything about the gun to her parents. Only in week, her parents and Alice went to see a doctor. By that time she already had a glob of whitish scar tissue. She also remembered the words of her doctor ...
- 3269: Oedipus - Fate
- ... should not kill; now all is clear" (Sophocles 1144). Oedipus's decision to pursue his questioning is wrong; his grandiosity blinded him and, therefore, his fate is not deserved, but it is far beyond his control. A prophecy is foretold to Laius, the father of Oedipus, that the destiny of Oedipus is a terrible one beyond his control. But when it is prophesized to Oedipus, he sets forth from the city of his foster parents in order to prevent this terrible fate from occurring. Oedipus's destiny is not deserved because he is ...
- 3270: Norway 2
- ... in productivity have made it possible for a high rate of growth in real income. The strongly centralized trade unions and employer associations respect one another as well as government guidelines, and this helps to control the rapidly expanding economy. Foreign trades, the form of commodities exported chiefly to western Europe or of shipping services throughout the world, accounts for nearly 50% of Norway s national income. Located on the outskirts ... year terms. For certain purposes the parliament divides itself into two chambers and elects one fourth of its membership to an upper house or lagting. The 39 member Saami assembly has advisory functions on regional control of natural resources and decision-making capacity on matters relating to the preservation of the Saami culture. About 90% of Norwegians belong to the Evangelical lutheran National Church, which is endowed by the government. The ...
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