First Things First

Under what Circumstances Did Pope Urban II Preach the First Crusade? Do You Think that the Preaching of the Crusade Was Likely to be a Success? In 1095, Pope Urban II delivered a sermon: a call of arms to the Christians of Europe. He preached a pilgrimage to recapture the city of Jerusalem and other states in the East from the control of the Muslims. At the time, it cannot have been known what the outcome or impact of this Crusade would have been. There are many reasons why it might have been…

decisions, which leads them to bad consequences at the end. This is true for “The story of the fall” and “Macbeth”. First of, in…

and graceful. Instead of making it easier for herself, she insures it’s easier for all her soldiers and keeps us all calm. 1SG Grant has taught me how to be interdependent, to develop emotional intelligence, and accepting personal responsibility. My first day at my unit, I felt a little out of place, as anyone would. I didn’t know who were my superiors yet, which concluded to me being lost for most of the day. There were only a few faces I recognized from my future soldier days, but I didn 't…

Since 1534 when Jacques Cartier, a French mariner, first stepped foot on Canadian soil, we have been interacting with aboriginal people. A lot has changed in how we treat these Native Americans since the 16th century, but it wasn’t until recently that they were even considered persons. The Indian Act has shown that Canada has tried to bridge relations with the aboriginal people, but it has not been effective due to misreading and the unknown desires of the aboriginal people, resident schools,…

performed to point the tempest that I bade thee?” “To every article.” (I.ii.229-231). In parallel, Prospero discusses with his daughter, Miranda, about Caliban who she thinks is evil, but her dad claims that Caliban is a useful slave who helps get things done for them. Prospero swears at Caliban and orders him to collect wood, but Caliban does not obey and curses…

her basic skills. When I first started working with her she did not even know how to hold her pencil correctly. Because of that, she was unable to write her name and definitely could not write sentences. She had a lot to learn. By the end of the year, she was able to read and write full sentences with very little help. This student would have had a very hard time in school if she had missed kindergarten. With today’s day and age it is very easy for kids to give up if things don’t come easy or if…

Constitution recognizes three groups of Aboriginal peoples: Indians (more commonly referred to as First Nations), Inuit and Métis. These are three distinct peoples with unique histories, languages, cultural practices and spiritual beliefs.” (Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada). Aboriginal people are comprised of about 4.3% of the total Canadian population and are made of three main groups: First Nations 65%, Metis 30%, and Inuit 4%. Due to the diversity found in Aboriginal cultures, 60…

was to capture back the holy land. The holy land is the place where the bible took place so mainly Jerusalem. The war started in 1095. After 4 years of fighting the European captured Jerusalem and that was the start of the crusades. Crusade I: The first crusade had 5 armies as they were able to capture the Holy Land. Crusade II: During the second crusade there where territory’s dived into states they ended up losing the northern part they controlled. Crusade III: The crusade then tried to…

Aboriginal people are the first human beings to claim this land that we all call Canada. They are the ones that first made this land their home, and today we have taken that right from them. Aboriginal communities by far have the worst housing, less education and lower health status. This is not due to the mistakes they might have made, it is due to the mistakes that the media, the general public, and the mistakes from the government of Canada. As of April 1st 2015, there are 1750 aboriginal…

few years - however, healing has begun and will continue to grow. According to a study by the Assembly of First Nations, the individual healing process has a number of steps. One of the first steps is recognizing what has happened and what needs to change. Once we recognize the wrong that has been done, we can make changes to make sure it never happens again. Another thing that we can do to help solve the problem and help the healing process is talk about the past with others and…