Saladin

Modern and contemporary literature of the fantasy genre relies heavily on the philosophy of the postmodern and its treatment of the metanarrative as critique. In particular, revisionist fantasy concerns itself with redressing the traditional treatment of the Other. For example, the genre trope of the protagonist as the ‘chosen one’ often depicts this character as different and therefore alienated, yet always in a positive light since this protagonist is necessarily above the other characters. However

Dear my wife to be Cecelia Algotsdottir, I long for your presence in my life, my life currently in the crusade being the knights Templar is difficult. We need to travel through stormy, scorching deserts, to reach and protect the promise land. Thinking that one day we will be able to reunite again keeps me alive. I have travelled with my men for many weeks, in hope to reach Jerusalem, the road is difficult as we are travelling through the desert, food and water supplies are scarce. It is difficult

Welcome to our Fantastic Voyage! On this journey, we will explore how nutrients are consumed and passed through the human body before they are finally expelled. This journey will take us through the digestive, circulatory, and digestive systems. Our journey will begin after we enter our male test subject's system by inconspicuously entering the digestive system as part of his delicious, all-American meal consisting of a juicy hamburger, crispy french fries, and an ice-cold root beer. Our tour

Richard the Lionheart ruled as the King of England from the 6th of July in 1189 until his unfortunate death on the 6th of April in 1199. He had ruled as Duke of Normandy, Aquitaine, Gascony, and Cyprus as well. Richard got his nickname from a lion attack when the lion had opened its jaws to bite him he had reached down and pulled its heart out according to folk tales. He was born in the United Kingdom in Oxford on the 8th of September in 1157. According to History Extra (2015), “Richard at the age

protection during his absence he and his army departed from England in 1190 and led his men towards Jerusalem to reclaim the holy lands from the Muslims led by Saladin Jessica has also written that during the crusades Richard had made many enemies by insulting and aggravating most of his Christian allies during the crusades against Saladin. Because of him not keeping his mouth shut he could not return home easily. Thus resorting him to sneak through the foreign territory of the Duke of Austria in

The earliest trebuchets were ‘traction trebuchets’, which were developed in China in the 4th Century B.C.E. Traction trebuchets used human labor instead of a counterweight for power. The Chinese needed so much power for the trebuchet that they had up to 250 soldiers pulling on ropes to operate the machine. This machine could throw stones up to 100 meters, but was not very accurate, because of the inconsistency in using manpower. The first addition to the trebuchet was a major advancement in technology

longer form with fibers at the end that combines with surrounding muscle cells. The sarcolemma also has pores on its surface that extend into T-tubules that wrap muscle fibers and can transfer an action potential from motor neurons to the fibers. (Saladin, 2012) Unlike many other cells, muscle cells only appear strung together in fibers. The nucleus or nuclei of a fiber is pushed up against the edge of the membrane to make room for myofibrils within the cell. Myofibrils within the cell are part of

The Seljuk Turks have conquered the Holy Land. They have attacked Christina lands in Anatolia, a region of the Byzantine Empire. Travel routes for Christian pilgrims have been closed and the pilgrims are under attack. Early 11th Century The Byzantine Empire is still under attack from the Turks. Emperor Alexius I Comnenus has asked Pope Urban II for assistance as their rivals continue to attack. Pope Urban II calls for a retaking of the Holy Land from the "infidels" and the First Crusade has begun

vertical stalk that ends at the opening of the foramen magnum and continues as the spinal cord). Brain functions or activity is how a doctor can determine clinically one’s death or ability to perform daily tasks based on sensory and reflex testing. (Saladin, K. p. 512-514). Some diseases or disorders associated with the brain can range from infections, trauma, or degenerative occurrences’. One of the most serious disease of infancy and childhood is Meningitis that is caused by infection. Meningitis

Abstract There are many different types of hernias. The most common type is inguinal which occurs in the groin (Balentine, J.R, 2010). Other types of hernias are femoral, umbilical, incisional, hiatal, sports, and congenital diaphragmatic. Symptoms of a hernia may include pain or discomfort and localized swelling on the abdomen or in the groin area. If a hernia is found the usual treatment is surgery. Most common surgery is laparoscopic. What is a hernia? Why do we get them? What are symptoms