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readings one can see that Urban II used family and God to convince people to fight for their brothers and sisters in Christ, end injustice, and do for God and their ancestors what has been done for them. In the beginning of Urban II’s speech located at Council of Clermont titled Fulcher of Chartres, Urban II was speaking kindly to the audience. He did not claim that the people were far from God and were in need for someone to save…

A city council meeting is a substantial way to express considerably of Amarillo in particular’s prosperousness. The purpose of a City Council meeting is to provide a forum for members, staff and citizens to discuss various subjects related to City operations, projects, and planning. I believe it is a great system because it administrates the city with representatives elected by those who live there and more than likely participate in these meetings. Although technically Texas law does not…

Religion played a role in the origins of the Crusades or Holy War. Pope Urban ii called a meeting to deal with the religious issues, to free the Holy Land from the Turks. He form an army and head to Jerusalem, to have a Crusade. Anyone killed on this quest would go to directly to heaven. Some of the first responders were Peter the Hermit and Walter the Penniless, whose followers were some of the poor from Germany and France. They would soon destroy the Muslims and the Holy Land. This would…

2 Based on the Bowman reading, what are the relative pluses and minuses of a city government with a strong elected mayor versus an appointed city manager? Mayors tend to be the most prominent figures in the city government primarily because their position automatically makes them the center of attention. A strong mayor structure establishes the mayor as the sole chief executive who exercises substantive policy responsible. The more of these powers a mayor has the stronger her or his position is…

IF I WERE ELECTED MAYOR I would put policies in place to help stop the crime and hire more police to patrol high crime areas. I would also help establish better laws for the state to help us improve on how we spend money to help poor people and provide better low-income housing and help unemployed people get better jobs. I would also help improve our local schools and their facilities. This includes a better library , cafeteria, bathroom, and provide better lunches from McDonalds, Burger…

Does a European political identity exist today? If not, to what extent is it possible and/or beneficial for EU policymakers to create one? Political identity is the process through which "individuals recognize themselves as part of a group sharing a set of social and political values and principles" (Lucarelli, p.149). The European Union is still looking for its own identity. This paper aims to prove how European political identity is still 'under construction' and if it is possible or…

Monsanto’s cash cow herbicide Roundup is now making waves both in the United States and across the pond. Documents brought to light in American court cases have European officials investigating the truth of Monsanto’s safety claims, further entangling the company in its misdeeds ahead of government decisions on the safety of glyphosate, the weed killer’s main ingredient. Glyphosate has been linked to the development non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL). Court cases alleging the connection unsealed…

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five permanent members of the UN Security Council, one of the founding members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), a member of the G8 and a member of the European Union, despite it cautious approach to the issue of European integration. David Cameron is a British politician who was Prime Minister of the UK took a range of measures to reduce the fiscal deficit, including a 26% reduction in the contribution of the central government to local councils by 2015, a 24% reduction of the…

been decided, each ally should decide what assistance they should provide. When become to practice, each ally should discuss among them on the action they will take regarding the issue. Any collective action will be decided by the North Atlantic council. The action made by them is not necessary for using military forces but it depends on the resources they have and can use at that time. Each of the members shall contribute and will consult with the other members. All of the members concern about…