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attention to any advice given. There objective was to win the war, because then their actions would be justified. Lt. Calley proved through his actions, to be a war criminal. Lt. Calley seeked power and respect ; he especially wanted respect from Captain Medina. Kenneth hodges said, “If you train him to be a soldier, you train him to kill and follow orders.”(My Lai). There comes a point where a soldier's conscience and sense of…

Luz Medina English 81010 Professor Pierson November 13, 2016 Corporal Punishment: Yay or Nay? For years, physical discipline, from light spankings to brutal beatings, was seen as commonplace in households to get a child to learn a lesson. It was never seen as a cruel and tough form of punishment but as a necessity to get a point across. Now, in today’s society, this punishment crosses a line to a dangerous and serious form of child abuse. Parents go to long lengths to justify the excessive…

Islam spread into Africa in the mid seventeenth century, after the prophet Muhammad moved with his followers from Mecca to Medina. This resulted in the eventual spread of Islam, as Arab traders and eventually African priests began to spread Islam along the eastern coast of Africa and to western and central Sudan. Eventually, Islam was able to convert merchants to Muslim beliefs…

In Islam, the structure and support system for behavior is the five pillars. These pillars lay out a general guideline for how to act and believe in the Islamic faith (“Five Pillars” 1). The first pillar is called Shahadah, which means faith. Under this pillar, each Muslim acknowledges the belief in God and Muhammad as a prophet. Second is Salat, which lays out the amount of prayer required for Muslims which is five times per day facing Mecca plus communal worship on Friday. Zalat, the third…

in Mexico. Texans felt there was no dispute because when they claimed their independence in 1836 they claimed the Nueces River and the Rio Grande. Nugent also goes on to state the Nueces River was never part of Texas as shown by the following “the Medina and San Antonio Rivers separated Texas from the Province of Coahuila. By 1767 the Nueces was recognized as the boundary between Texas and Coahuila.” (Nugent)Polk wanting to purchase California and New Mexico sent John Slidell to Mexico City with…

In today’s society, being a teenage single mother is often frowned upon. My mother has proved society and all others doubting her, wrong. People really don’t understand the struggle, and how tough it is for a single parent mother to care for her child. My father passed away when I was only five years old, so he wasn’t around to help my mother out as I got older. Although, it is a tough experience growing up in a single parent household, it is not as bad as people make it out to be. Yes, my…

when Doña Catalina and Francisco Noguerol wed, she brought a dowry of 9000 ducats. In addition, the couple had acquired 24,000 ducats; 6,000 of those were in the Casa de Contratacion in Seville, and the rest were used to buy censos from the Duke of Medina Sidonia (Cook & Cook, 71-72). In retrospect, Doña Catalina had assets invested and at risk of being taken away from her. As a well-educated Spanish woman from a good family and social standing, she had considerable awareness of her situation;…

Dezi Arnaz, who is best known as Ricky Ricardo on the television show, I love Lucy is a native of Cuba. He as an actor, musician, and husband to Lucille Ball. In 1933, the Arnaz family home in Santiago was destroyed. Arnaz and his mother managed to escape to safety, his father, a congressman, was put in prison. Arnaz father was advised by the new chief of state, Fulgencio Batista, that he would be freed if he left the country. Arnaz father moved to Miami. He promises later to send for his family…

Muhammad the prophet visited Mecca, in 632 C.E, from his home in banishment at Medina, setting an example to all dedicated Muslims around the world. Each year, Muslims from all over will come together for the pilgrimage to Mecca, in Saudi Arabia, which is better known as Hajj. There is a process in order to get to Mecca as well as…

Shelly is probably the highest quality deer head that has ever been found in a high school industrial technology department dumpster. This summer, a head of a buck was thrown out by the board office secretaries of Buckeye High School in Medina county. When asked why they would throw out such a high-quality deer head, they responded that it creeped them out and made them uncomfortable; although, it is evident that many feel otherwise. Benjamin Lutman, Buckeye Industrial Arts teacher talks about…