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    The Legacy of the Crusades Introduction The Crusades were a holy war consisting of numerous conflicts that were authorized by the pope that were targeted against groups seen as adversaries to the Christian way of life. The Crusades lasted for approximately 196 years, and the battles went from 1095 to 1291. These conflicts were battles that Christians waged against Muslims to regain Jerusalem and the rest of the Holy Land from the Muslims. The initial motivation behind the crusades was to expel

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    The history of how the Bible came into existence has been explored for centuries and is an active area of study today. There are many facets to the Bible and each has its own set of unique characteristics and teachings. The Old Testament is considered a contemporary guide for daily living, even though it was composed hundreds of years ago. Where did the Old Testament come from? What are some of the influences that shaped the Old Testament? What are the significant events of the Old Testament

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    Crusades Legacy

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    The Legacy of the Crusades Introduction The Crusades were a holy war consisting of numerous conflicts that were authorized by the pope that were targeted against groups seen as adversaries to the Christian way of life. “The name “crusade” comes from the cross embroidered on the pennants and the clothes of the crusaders. Crusaders were seen as a holy cause with God's own honor at stake.” The Crusades lasted for approximately 196 years, and the battles went from 1095 to 1291. These conflicts were

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    Two Great Floods In both the Bible and the Epic of Gilgamesh the God or Gods create a flood to destroy mankind. In Gilgamesh,the Gods decide something needs to be done because the humans are being loud and disturbing the Gods. In the Bible's version of the flood story, God regrets creating mankind because the humans have become evil God chooses Noah and his family to start a new beginning. In the Bible God becomes regretful of creating mankind because he sees that they are wicked and they

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    As in Wagner’s Ring, ancient pagan cultures often depicted the three mythological Norns, with their transcendent knowledge, as representatives of “holy things”: nature in its most serene and sublime form (Vorspiel). In Christian interpretation, however, because of the theist’s aversion to knowledge as a progenitor of sinful ambition, the Norns are affiliates of Satan. Indeed, both Genesis 3 and Macbeth are allegorical representations of man’s downfall as a result of the loss of innocence. In Macbeth

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    “But I was like a gentle lamb led to the slaughter; And I did not know that they had devised plans against me” (Authorized King James Version, Jeremiah 11:19). Everything changes through time whether it is a phrase being shifted over time or characters in a story. In “Lamb to the Slaughter” by Roald Dahl, characters, Mary and Patrick Maloney, go through three different personality stages, their life before, during, and after the murder, shown through the author’s word choice. With a white picket

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    Gatsby Selfish Society

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    In the timeless classic The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald describes the prevalent, rich culture of high society in the East Coast and uses the life of Jay Gatsby to disclose the trappings in this social structure. After he returned from World War I in 1918, Fitzgerald wrote this book when America was entering a new age of dreams. Fitzgerald is quite critical of the high society while he is also trying to raise his own social status. With his earlier success of This Side of Paradise, Fitzgerald’s

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    plays, Macbeth, brings light to a major and critical aspect of the 16th century that greatly affected life at the time. The story of Macbeth is a tragic play written by Shakespeare in which the fatal flaw of Macbeth is his relentless ambition to be king. This ambition is not only fueled by his strong willed wife, but also by a trio of sinister and mischievous witches, which mislead him throughout the play by showing him partial truths and visions of the future, only increasing his desire for the throne

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    1.) England’s Imperial Stirrings a. King Henry VIII broke with the Roman Catholic Church in the 1530s, launching the English Protestant Reformation. i. After the Protestant Elizabeth ascended to the English throne in 1558, Protestantism became dominant in England. 1. Catholic Ireland tried to break away from England after the Reformation, but Elizabeth’s troops crushed the Irish uprising in the 1570’s and 1580’s. 2.) Elizabeth Energizes England a. Sir Francis Drake plundered Spanish ships, returned

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    is also much similarity between the two holy books of Islam and Christianity. Muslims follow the teachings in the Qur’an, while Christians follow the words of the Holy Bible. First off, there are many similarities between the Qur’an’s and Bible’s version of many stories, such as: Adam and Eve, Moses and the children of Israel, etc. Also, the Ten Commandments, from the Bible, all have their corresponding parts in the Qur’an. For example: Exodus 20:12 from the Bible states: “Honour your father and your

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