Reflective Essay

Name of Student Name of Supervisor Subject Code Date Conservatism in America Conservatism is a socio-political philosophy which believes in retention of traditional social institutions, in a cultural framework, and acts with a cautious and moderate approach. Conservatives are not orthodox because they believe in changes, but slow and steady dynamism, rather than huge radical leaps and bounds. They believe in continuity and stability. Hence they are traditionalists, but with an open end system of modernism and liberalism. They are right wing people as opposed to leftists. Conservatism is more an attitude than philosophy; it is a deliberate long-term functioning of preserving and promoting a...

Crusaders and Saracens Comparison. Saracen was a general term used extensively by later medieval era Christian writers for refer to Muslims. It should be emphasized that even though crusading was not exclusively responsible for the worsening of the relations between Islam and Christianity during the Middle Ages, it contributed substantially towards it (Manion 129). The Crusaders were Christian soldiers responsible for the Crusades, which were military campaigns authorized by the Catholic Church during the Middle Ages while the Saracens were Muslims. Unlike the crusaders, the Saracens were not good at fighting full-scale battles. This was evident in the war with the first Crusaders. In April 1097,...

Christian CrusadesStudents NameCourse TitleInstructor's NameDate IntroductionThe Christian crusades had a number of reasons. Each Christian crusade was formed for different reasons. However, the main reason always surrounded the greater good for Christianity. For instance, when Peter and Gottschalk gathered an army of Christians to attack Jews in the Kingdom of Lorraine, their main justification for their act was to protect Christianity; to protect their faith and all the good in it. All they believed in was the faith of Christianity and the long existence of it. The Jews were enemies to Christianity, and their existence, therefore, threatened Christianity. Therefore, Count Emico and his followers...