The Day of the Locust

The First Crusade began in 1096 after Pope Urban II’s speech at the Council of Clermont in 1095. One version of Urban’s Speech at Clermont was recorded by Fulcher de Chartes, a priest who also participated in the Crusades. While this version of Pope Urban II’s speech is one of the more reliable sources of the said speech, there is still a great chance for bias especially as Fulcher de Chartes was a crusader himself. This one speech, whether or not it was an accurate recording of what Pope Urban…

The Book of Exodus INTRODUCTION Critical investigations into the Bible have revealed nuances and subversions which go beyond the mere didactic nature the text displays in a preliminary surface reading. The book of Exodus, the second book of the Torah and the Old Testament, begins with a portrayal of Israel's slavery in Egypt and God choosing Moses to liberate Israel from that servitude. The Pharaoh resists the purposes of God, and God responds by sending plagues on Egypt, the last of which leads…

THE BIOGRAPHY OF DOLLY PARTON Dolly Parton Introduction Dolly Parton Young Actress and country music legend Dolly Parton got her start in the industry in the 1960s performing with country superstar Porter Wagoner. After that, she went solo and had a string of hits including Joshua, Jolene, I Will Always Love You, Here You Come Again, and Islands in the Stream. Her distinctive voice and insightful lyrics have garnered her several accolades, including ten Grammys, and in 1999 she was welcomed…

The story of Moses leading the Hebrews out of Egypt has been told numerous times through various media, including film. Without fail, Ramesses II is almost always portrayed as the unnamed pharaoh of the Exodus. He is often regarded as Egypt’s greatest and most powerful pharaoh. Born in 1302 BC, he was the third Egyptian pharaoh of the Nineteenth dynasty. He is the second child of Seti I and Queen Tuya, and his only known sibling is Princess Tia. At fourteen years old, Ramesses was appointed…

Dwight Eisenhower b. Herbert Hoover c. Franklin D. Roosevelt d. Harry Truman _____343) Laissez-faire policies of the U. S. government helped bring about the depression by a. Overextending trade agreements. b. Giving businesses too many loans. c. Encouraging people to invest in the stock market. d. Not doing anything to help solve the country’s economic problems. _____344) Georgians did not feel the impact of the stock market crash because a. the state was already in a depression.…

used for the relief of bronchospasm (Sharma et al., 2015). Salbutamol sulphate is readily absorbed from the gastro intestinal tract following oral administration, and it undergoes the first pass metabolism in the liver. It requires multiple dosing a day because its oral bioavailability is just about 50% and its plasma half-life is 4 to 6 h. (Prasanth et al., 2014). Salbutamol sulphate is usually given by slow intravenous injections (painful administration) in the management of severe asthmatic…

INTRODUCTION Bananas are one of the most important food crops in most of the African countries. About 75% of the farmers grow the crop on 1.3million hectares in Africa. Most of this production is for local consumption. They are amongst the most important commercial subtropical fruits grown in South Africa and are planted for sale in local markets or self-consumption and only a fraction of all bananas are sold in the world markets. The production technologies used for small scale and commercial…

had to go through a barbed-wire fence. There she had to creep and crawl, spreading her knees and stretching her fingers like a baby trying to climb the steps. But she talked loudly to herself: she could not let her dress be torn now, so late in the day, and she could not pay for having her arm or her leg sawed off if she got caught fast where she was. At last she was safe through the fence and risen up out in the clearing. Big dead trees, like black men with one arm, were standing in the…

a righteous man regards the life of his beast. The righteous are compassionate to all God 's creatures since, in doing so, they come closest to emulating the God who cares not for oxen only, but for all mankind too The Book of Job 5:23 describes a day when humankind will be at peace with nature: “For you shall be in league with the stones of the field, and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with you.” In addition Isaiah 11:6-9 expressively portrays how the animals will be incorporated…