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Primary Source Analysis 3 1) As most Christian histories of the crusades begin with pope urban II’s call in 1095, for the recovery of holy places. But Ibn Al-Athir being native of Mosul see it differently, as all Muslim sees the Crusades. He mention the crusades as not being recovery of holy places of Christianity, rather, it was war against the Islam religion. He further stated in his writing saying that, “They invaded the territories of Islam”. In his writing he clearly indicated that it was…

Over the course of time, numerous empires tried to imperialize/ colonize others regions because of the desire for money, resources, and more power. Religion is a set of beliefs that concern the cause, nature, and purpose of the world, it highly involves supernatural powers, especially involving sacred, devotional and ritual ceremonies; religion usually contains a moral code that governs human affairs (BBC.co.uk). Economics is the wealth of a country based on the making and use of goods (Merriam…

Shakespeare’s readers learn many things through his work and the literary and dramatic devices he used shows them many lessons and techniques to improve our writing. His plays teach us ways we can be a good citizen, thinker, and writer. In Shakespeare’s play, Julius Caesar, I learned that citizens are the ones who have the power to decide who is trustworthy. Whether we are choosing a leader for the community or not, we need to know who can be trusted. Shakespeare shows us the difference or…

enemies, a Roman general named Pompey. There Caesar met Cleopatra and had a son. Julius never had any other Sons, but he had a daughter who died in childbirth. Because his Son was Egyptian, he adopted his great nephew Octavian, who would become the first roman emperor. Cassius and Brutus were afraid his rule would put an end to the Roman Republic, so they plotted to murder him. Caesar was stabbed 23 times. The date of his death, March 15th, is also called the Ides of March. His murder made many…

led by Sir Raymond of Saint-Gilles, Godfrey of Bouillon, Hugh of Vermandois and Bohemond of Taranto. The Templars ended up doing what they called Crusades in which they went and attacked threats to Israel. There were a total of six Crusades. By the first they were known as Crusaders. There were four known Crusade States, each defended by a castle. The Templars were a unique and dangerous breed of soldiers. Every Templar looked and drilled the same way. Most Templars wore a bullet like helmet,…

Police questioned three bystanders that were at the crime scene and they all said they Marshall killed Seale. However, with no solid evidence, police decided that Marshall had killed Seale and inflicted wounds on himself as a cover. Though a confession came out after Marshall’s arrest, police ignored it saying that the case was closed. The Criminal Justice System had failed Marshall, family and community. Was it because he was Aboriginal? The commission seemed to think so, they stated that…

Despite its dramatization in Macbeth, violent Roberts 5 and deceitful political power plays are very much real. The plot of Macbeth occurs because of Macbeth’s desire to gain political power through a deceitful murder of King Duncan. Macbeth plans to stab the King in his sleep, and then plant bloody daggers near the King’s guards, who Macbeth plans to get blackout drunk so that they cannot remember anything. Such a plan is deceitful because Macbeth does not care for the fate of the guards, whom…

I am interested in the issue of aboriginal poverty because they are a community in Canada that has been marginalized since the beginning of Canada. I think it is important to learn more about the issues that first nations peoples face because their community faces so many obstacles that we don't have to even deal with. I feel that if we learn more about aboriginal poverty we may be able to create better laws and regulations that would help the children and youth be able to leave the cycle…

Canada’s First Nations People Similarities and Differences By: Zoe Gardner Did you know Canada’s first nations people may have arrived in Canada at least 18,000 to 20,000 years ago? There were hundreds of tribes scattered all across Canada, all different with some similarities. The focus of this essay is to compare and contrast three different first nations peoples, the Inuit of the Canadian arctic, the Haida of the Canadian Pacific coast, and the Iroquois of the Great Lakes…

Riel the political leader of the Metis and the founder of Manitoba. The Grey Nuns were very influential to the early development of the city. The Metis people wanted recognition from the Canadian Government which led to the Red River Rebellion; the first crisis the new Government faced following the Canadian Confederation in 1867. Winnipeg was the site of the Red River Rebellion between the Metis and the Canadian Government. The Metis in St Boniface were paramount in the creation of Winnipeg…