How were the Crusades a turning point for Europe and the Islamic World?

Is karma the same as destiny, in the sense that everything that happens to you is predetermined? do you believe that "what goes around comes around," and if so is this the same as karma? does everyone get what they deserve, in the end?

4. any area in which one nation has power over another; i. e. - this happened to china when it was defeated by japan

What are the media and the press sometimes referred to as? a. the fourth estateb. the sixth branchc. the mouthpiece of the governmentd. the first estate