Words are dynamic, ever changing aspects of our world. The meaning of words grow and change over time. Many words have evolved over time to take on new forms and identities with a changing culture. The evolution of our basic vocabulary is bound to evolve and morph into new meanings. Words that have been around for longer are bound to have a variety of meanings because they have been used by people for centuries. Words change meaning over a long period of time due to culture, slang, incorrect usage, and misinterpretation. The word, assassin, much like other words, has progressed and changed meaning over time. In one way it was used to describe a person addicted to the narcotics, hash. Secondly, it can be used as its more prevalent usage currently as a person who is hired to kill. There are many theories about where the word assassin originated, but the most common is that the word assassin had first originated in about 1080 right before the first crusade. There was a certain fanatical sect of Ismaili Muslims that sent forth militants during the crusades to kill Christian leaders. While they did this they were said to be under the influence of hashish, an opiate. One of the primary sources for this account was from the writings of Marco Polo. As a result, the first literal meaning of the word evolved from the Arabic word, hashishiyyin or hashishin, and meant hashish eater or hashish user. However, the term took on a completely different meaning as time went on. As a result
The New York Times Bestselling series by Sarah J. Maas entitled “The Assassin’s Blade” is, in my opinion, one of the best novel written. The genres of this book are fiction, fantasy fiction, and young adult fiction. This is a great book to read, the author of this book divided the book into five separate stories. The separate stories still flow together, and each has a different theme. I would highly recommend this book to young adults.
The subject of the book “The Midnight Assassin” by Skip Hollandsworth is focused on uncovering the truth behind who is truly at fault for the murders of Mollie Smith and, several other victims. The murders occurred in Austin, Texas during the 19th century. Based on the first three chapters, three prominent characters have been introduced. All three characters are currently prime suspects. At the time, Austin was a prestigious town, equipped with the finest law enforcement made first hand by god himself, the Texas Rangers. When the young yellow skinned slave Mollie Smith was murdered, terror truly struck Austin. News reporters from all over Texas came to cover the story, thus creating conspiracies about each suspect. Evaluation of each suspect and their motives to perpetrate such a gruesome murder-Walter Spencer, a hardworking slave, who had never done any harm; Tom Chalmers, the brother of the land owner where the murder took place; Lastly, Dr. Ralph Steiner, the esteemed doctor.
Reagan Hunt Connections March 10, 2017 Assassin Anna Myers Summary Anna Myers’s historical fiction novel Assassin gives a detailed and thought-provoking account of President Lincoln's assassination. Alternating narration depicts events through the eyes of both John Wilkes Booth and young girl Arabella Getchel. Bella is a seamstress in the White House during Lincoln's presidency who pursues her dream of performing in the theater by working late hours at Ford’s Theater in exchange for show tickets. Here Bella meets “Wilkes,” a famous and handsome actor. Entirely loyal to the South and Confederacy, Wilkes’s charming smile and smooth voice are famously captivating.
The most accepted theory on which assassin it really was is that he was Lee Harvey Oswald.
Assassination is the murder of an important person in a surprise attack for political or religious reasons. On February 21, 1965 in New York city Malcolm X was shot and killed by Talmadge X Hayer. Malcolm X’s Bizarre assassination was unjustified because he was killed for how he was fighting for black unity and equality; on the other hand, there were many muslims who felt as if his actions were wrong and had to much power.
Assassination means to kill someone due to their religious beliefs or political position. Thomas Hagan assassinated Malcolm X on February 21, 1965. The members of the Nation of Islam was told by Elijah Muhammad to not speak about the assassination of John F kennedy, but X refused and said it was “Chickens coming home to roost”. That angered the N.O.I and led to his assassination.The assassination of Malcolm X was unjust because he was a courageous advocate for black people's rights and he was a leader in the Nation of Islam; however others believe his death was just because he used violence to get his point across.
Before the name of sniper was given people who were called sharpshooters can be dated all the way back to the German military in the eighteenth century. “Early proponents of sniping in the first world war tended to be talented amateurs drafted into the armed service once it had been clear that this peculiar brand of war was ideally suited to the static conditions of trench warfare.” (Michael Duffy, 2009) Before our time people used rifles mostly just to hunt and to kill, it was not used as much for recreation as it is now. With that being said, people back then were less likely to be a good shot before being trained to be a sniper and many people had probably never held a gun before being apart of the
Despite what some people may believe, assassination is not synonymous with murder. Sure, both are similar, but they are also very different. For instance, assassination is the act of killing an important person for political reasons while murder is the killing of an average person for any reason. Also, assassination has only happened to important political figures, such as Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King Jr, and John F. Kennedy. Another important person who was assassinated was Patrice Lumumba. He was an important historical figure who was possibly either killed by troops who were loyal to Colonel Mobutu or the CIA.
African Americans and many other races (mostly African Americans) are having their organs stolen from them. On other sites, they call it a conspiracy; I’m here to say, that it in fact is not a conspiracy. Evil European people are setting up fake murders to then steal the organs of innocent African Americans. From this one video I was watching, Drumar Johnson said that as an African American NO ONE should have listed on their state ID that they are an organ donor. He believes, and I think the same thing that by doing so, you set yourself up as a target. Kendrick Johnson, just to name one, was found dead in a gym mat in his school. When his family did a second autopsy, they discovered that all his organs were taken out his body and his body
The best chapter of The Call of the Wild is chapter six “For the Love of a Man.” Chapter six is the chapter in which Buck, the protagonist, begins to live with John Thurston. John saved Buck from his masters that were whipping him and clubbing him nearly to death. Nursing Buck back to health, the pair begins to form a bond like no other, a bond of unconditional, passionate, genuine love. The exuberant John always played with the carefree dogs, including Buck, Skeet and Nig. The bond that Buck and John have leaves them inseparable, and letting them communicate from sweet name callings, and gentle biting on the hand to show their affection. Buck was John’s guardian when John was trying to stop a fight, and he ended up getting mixed
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Not only citizens are getting killed, let’s counting how many president of The America get killed by assassin. Abraham Lincoln, April 14, 1865, Ford’s theatre; James Garfield, July 2 1881, Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station:William McKinley, Sept. 6, 1901, Pan-American Exposition; John F. Kennedy,Nov. 22, 1963 411 Elm Street. And there are so many unsuccess assassin. How many president we have
Through this internal assessment I have learned about the challenges of bias that historical events pose. Bias is found in archive based-history, through the primary sources that are available, which then easily transfers into the investigation, as it can be very difficult for a historian to stay unbiased when writing.
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Before I finished reading the novel “The Old Man and the Sea”, I thought that Santiago would hate nature because it is how he gained money, but nature did not help him. It had been eighty-four days since he last caught a big fish. After I finished reading this novel, I saw that Santiago was actually trying to challenge mother nature. He was not mother nature’s enemy. From this, I developed a thesis statement: “The pride of a man can challenge mother nature, shown by how Hemingway depicted Santiago and the marlin as equal opponents”.