Horseshoe Falls

The conquest of Constantinople was wrongly justified and resulted with the fall of the Byzantine Empire. The Fourth Crusade began when the Crusaders went to Venice to ask for ships to sail to Egypt but was unable to afford it. In exchange for ships, the Crusaders agreed to regain the city of Zara under Hungarian rule. The Crusaders were able to claim back Zara for the Venetians but were excommunicated since they attacked a Christian city. Right before they were going to Egypt, Alexius Comnenus asked

Whether on scales large and small, bravery is presented everyday. The disregard of fear has repeated and will repeat many times in history. An example of this is the Tank Man. This man risked his welfare to stop a convoy of tanks by merely standing in their way. In the days prior, innocent men and women were slain in cold blood by the state. The morale of the protesters had fallen vastly due to the threat of death. As all faith was declining, this man singlehandedly stopped a tank convoy. With this

Ho Chi Minh “You can kill ten of our men for every one we kill of yours. But even at those odds, you will lose and we will win” -Ho Chi Minh 1946 Ho Chi Minh was a communist leader that wanted to and succeed in getting Vietnamese independence in the Vietnam war from 1955-1975.The Vietnam war started while the Cold War was being fought. The Vietnam war started when Ho Chi Minh had risen to power with his allies the vietchong and started to push against South Vietnam.With that action it had brought

States, but a few years ago I did get the chance to visit the famous landmark that lies on the border of the United States and Canada. I got to experience the breath taking site of the Niagara Falls. The falls are one of the biggest tourist attractions in the United States. When I was visiting the great falls there were thousands of people

Luffy and his crew eventually arrive in Little Garden. The jungle island fascinated Luffy, not only because of the adventure it could provide, but also because it contained all sorts of prehistoric animals, which ranged from sabre-tooth lions to dinosaurs. Luffy decided to venture out from their ship and explore. Vivi decided to travel with Luffy to escape her boredom. Luffy learned about the reason the island was like this. The reason being that because of the Grand Line's unique environmental conditions

Have you ever taken the time to look around you at your surroundings? Or taken a moment to reflect on the experiences you have had that have had a big impact on your life? Have you ever thought about the fact that they could affect and shape the person that you are? That the only thing making you you, is your experiences and what you are exposed to everyday? Well, you may not realize it but this is the case. Everything around you and your experiences impact you, shape you and make up the person that

every minute? This place is called Niagara Falls. Niagara is one of the many wonders of the world. Over the summer, I traveled to Niagara Falls. I will never forget the experience of the falls. The experience includes seeing the falls in the daytime, seeing Niagara in the nighttime, and how it effects some of your other senses, getting closer to the falls by doing some activities, and learning about the falls more by seeing an exciting movie. Niagara Falls is a beautiful place. It is extremely beautiful

would be flipped. When substituting at the charter school I found out that they have a higher than average poverty level at their school, where 73% of the children in the school receive free lunches, which is up from 2013 at 65%. Our neighboring Twin Falls county school district runs at a 55% with their charter school runs as low as 28% for free lunches. It is hard to figure out the reasons behind why the poverty levels are so high. This is a farming community and we have a lot of migrants that come

I have a moved twice in my life, with the second and last being the toughest to handle. I began in Chagrin Falls, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland, where I was born in this world. Chagrin Falls, as a I remember it, was a cold place, but not dreary. It was like a unexpected book, one you thought you wouldn’t even read, but eventually grow to love. As a three year old, I moved to Gondrin, a tiny village in France, where I spent my early childhood. Gondrin was different; bright, colorful, and full of flowers

After the students had completed an extensive education, which usually finished around age 20, they would be separated into different Janissary institutions. Some men were offered positions at the palace, where they would have careers as government administrators. There they would act as governors of the many provinces that fell under the territory of the Ottoman Empire. Other Janissaries were destined for a militant career, joining the calvary, where the highest position one might hope to attain