Levant

Byzantines first confronted a new Moslem force, the Seljuk Turks. The Seljuk Turks were originally an Asian horde which, like the Huns of earlier times, had penetrated far into the West. By the eleventh century the Seljuk Turks controlled much of the Levant. With Persia in their control, including Baghdad, the capital of the Moslem world, they presented a terrifying prospect: of "Moslem Huns," or Mongol jihadis. The 2nd crusade occurred on…

According to Merriam-Webster: Terrorism: the use of violent acts to frighten the people in an area as a way of trying to achieve a political goal With all the dark forces fighting the assimilation that once made America a superpower, it seems fit to analyze some of these vices. It seems every day, CNN reports a new terror attack, shooting, or bombing somewhere in the world and terrorism has grown and evolved into something everyone, even Americans, fears. People keep looking over their shoulder…

Upon the majority of wars, acts of terrorism and mass shooting happening in today’s society, there has always been a sense of revenge to satisfy happiness and or social status on one side or another. Mass media and propaganda have led to an increased interest in coalitions, religious views, and political interest. The belief that an individual’s actions determine what good things and bad things happen in the future is correlated to how they preserve life. While karma can be an uncontroversial…

The creator of the work Woman with a Parasol-Madame Monet and Her Son was Claude Monet, a French, impressionist painter. Depicted in this piece are two figures—a woman and a child—who are meant to be Monet’s wife and son. While this piece currently resides in the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C., the scene within this painting takes place in Paris, France. In this essay, I will formally analyze Claude Monet’s Woman with a Parasol-Madame Monet and Her Son by introducing Monet and…

The Crusade had taken over lands and slaughter many but it was that they were unable to hold Levant, and all conquests were reversed back into the hands of Muslims. Every Crusader kingdom was eventually overrun and cased to exist. Therefore, the military control of the region ended in a failure. The religious “liberation” of Jerusalem from the hand…

Sociological Analysis of The Nightmare Before Christmas The Nightmare Before Christmas, a stop-action animation movie written by Tim Burton and directed by Henry Selick, is a classic Halloween movie. With Halloween quickly approaching, a sociological analysis of this film seemed particularly appropriate. This film demonstrates many sociological phenomena in our society, but the one that was most prominent was Role Theory. This film shows how society prescribes us roles, and how filling these…

terrorist attack in the U.S. homeland is an indication that violent groups like al Qaeda, the Islamic State and Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula are still hovering in the minds of many Americans” (nationalinterest.org). The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, or ISIS, is the type of organization that forces the world 's most powerful and professional military into action halfway around the globe. ISIS is “estimated by the Central Intelligence Agency to have a size of 31,000 fighters”…

One example is the St.Cloud stabbing that took place at the Crossroads shopping mall. Dahir Adan stabbed 10 people inside on September 17,2016. Within hours of Adan’s attack, an arm of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant claimed credit for the violence, using language nearly identical to claims in previous attacks. During Adan’s attack, he reffered to Allah and asked at least one victim if they were Muslim. Adan was fatally shot by an off-duty police officer during…

Queen Maatkare Hatshepsut, Pharaoh of Egypt during the 18th dynasty, from 1473 BC to 1458 BC, was a well-known female ruler of ancient Egypt. Her story is interesting in Egyptian history, Hatshepsut reigned longer than other female pharaohs of her time. Thutmose I, had many wives, and many children. However, Hatshepsut was the only child, of Thutmose I and his main wife Ahmose. Hatshepsut, was the favorite child, over her other brothers. She was beautiful, smart, and had an alluring personality…

Paper Assignment #2 (Course Essay #2) Deonte M. Eckwood Ashlee Bledsoe Special Topics I: Gender & Society 2 December 2015 How does the combination of gender, sex, and class determine the social status of people? Masculinity comes in much variety, which allow social interactions to be shaped. The variety of masculinity ranges from hegemonic masculinity, machismo, male privilege, gender equality, etc. This topic is interesting due to the fact that it elaborates and gives clarification on the…