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medieval times referred to the whole of sub-Saharan Africa. As Africans moved to Europe, specifically the Iberian peninsula, the concept of the “moor” was adopted, a word that persisted and made its way into the subtitle of a Shakespeare tragedy. In Cairo, black and white soldiers were garrisoned separately, leading to the “Battle of the Blacks”…

A Picaresque Novel, The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn There are many characteristics that need to be met in order to have a picaresque novel. Typically the story is given in a first person narrative. The main character is referred to as the picaro and is generally a member of the lower class. The novel usually lacks a consistent plot, instead it is told in a bevy of different adventures. The picaro character is usually used to point out the hypocrisies and wrongdoings of society while giving a…

Spread? Of all the world's major five religions, Islam is a fascinating religion, I have ever learned about. According to the holy texts of Muslims, in 610 CE a local merchant named Muhammad retreated to a cave on the outskirts of the city of Mecca in Arabia to meditate. In that cave, he meditated where the archangel Gabriel appeared and gave Muhammad words to recite. Breathtaking words from Gabriel told him to create a religion called Islam. In about 140 years, Muhammad created an empire…

that I needed to excel in my final exams and secure a position in a good residency program. His words were always in the back of my mind though, and indeed, I graduated with the Highest Honours and got accepted in the best residency program in Egypt, Cairo University. At that point, I thought I had reached the peak of my dreams, but it took me some years to realize that my journey didn’t even begin yet. It all started at a very early age, I can still remember how I was really fascinated when my…

influence everyone. Around 1324 Mansa Musa started preparations for his journey to Mecca. Mecca was very far and it took several months to reach the destination (Ojbiwa, Ancient Africa). He traveled from Niani to Timbuktu, Sahara desert until he reached Cairo and then reached Mecca and Medina. Ibn Battuta was an important traveler and in 1352 to 1353 he wrote about the status of Islam and the civilization of the Mali (Constitution Rights Foundation, Ibn Battuata). He traveled a total of 75,000…

that color or race did not matter and that you could be what you want to be no matter what color. So he changed the game of baseball by being the first African American to play in Major League Baseball. Jackie Robinson was born on January 3,1919 in Cairo, Georgia. When Jackie was a little boy he moved to California. He High School Jackie was good at multiply sports like Baseball, Football, Basketball and Track. After High School Jackie attended college at UCLA (University of California Los…

Check quotes, add hook.Indent ‘Charles Dickens’ The Great Expectations is a bildungsroman that chronicles the life of Pip, the protagonist. It illustrates the events of his life, showing how he grows from an innocent child into a snobbish young adult and later, a true gentleman. During this time, he repeatedly suffers heartaches due to the actions and behavior of Estella, the adopted daughter of Miss Havisham for whom Pip develops an infatuation as a young child and comes to love beyond reason.…

determination and courage. Robinson believed in equality, decency, morality, injustice, and ending a wrong with a right (Allen). Jackie Robinson changed American society through his dedication for civil rights. Robinson was born on January 31, 1919 in Cairo, Georgia (Swaine). He was the youngest of five children and was raised by a single mother. Robinson´s family lived in poverty and often heard racial slurs. Robinson attended John Muir High School and continued his education at Pasadena…

Technology has always been an essential need for mankind. It has been a widespread phenomenon, ever since God created human beings. It has the full power of shaping and controlling our lives. Technology is considered a major factor that can have a positive or a negative impact on us. It has the ability to fully comfort and satisfy the people’s needs and desires, or make them suffer in their present and future as well, due to their own creations. The use of technology differs from a person to…

The State Art Museum of Florida, known as The Ringling , was once owned by one of the wealthiest men of the Roaring twenties, John Ringling. This museum is located in Sarasota, Florida and houses some of the most prominent works of art representing the culture and time of Europe back then and still continues to grow to this day. It opened it doors to the public in 1931, which was two years after the death of John’s wife Mable, hoping it would “promote education and art appreciation, especially…