Improvements in green To what extent did Alexander III reverse the reforms of his predecessor Alexander II? In many respects‚ there is no doubt that Alexander III was the most effective Tsar in such the short reign that he had. He was referred to as a reactionary‚ unlike his father Alexander II who was known as a reformer. He managed to please the people with his Russian figure and attitude‚ he changed their attitude and he made tsarism look all the better‚ all in a short period of time. Despite
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The letter written by Pope Saint Clement to the Corinthians exemplifies the authority of the bishop of Rome over the entire Church. Saint Clement refers to a number of important issues in his appeal to the Corinthians but perhaps most notably is his insistence upon unity within the Church. He opens the letter by a plea against the “unholy breach of unity among you‚ which is quite incompatible with God’s chosen people‚” and he then proceeds to explain the dangerous effects of such disunity‚ and finally
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inspiring can help you with choices on life and many other things. Well‚ the Crossover goes deeper than just basketball almost like high school life lived through a middle schooler. Just like in the book “The Crossover” is a young adult novel by Kwame Alexander that follows the life experiences of 12-year-old basketball player Josh Bell who goes through so many experiences in middle school. Josh bell went through family and relationships trying to hold on while keeping the life
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Pope Leo X was born December 11‚ 1475.Leo X is better known as Giovanni di Lorenzo de’ Medici. Leo X was elected Pope in 1531. His turn as papacy lasted until 1521. Leo X is best remembered granting selfish and pleasure-loving behaviors. The new pope was the personification of Renaissance ideals. Sadly ‚ Pope died in 1521. Pope Leo X died in Rome‚Italy. His cause of death was pneumonia. Popes remains were buried at Santa Maria Sopra Minerva Church in Rome‚ Italy. He acquires the mannerisms and
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Pope John XXIII: A Partner in Solidarity for a Changing World Pope John was born Angelo Roncalli on November 25‚ 1881 in Bergamo Italy. He was the fourth child‚ born to a family of fourteen. His family worked as poor sharecroppers‚ and was often financially strained. Roncolli decided to become a preiest as a young man‚ and was ordained in 1904 at the age of twenty-three. Ten years later‚ during World War I‚ he was drafted into the army‚ and served in the medical corps‚ and as a chaplian.
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Recently‚ Pope Francis appealed to world leaders to seek a new economic model to help the poor‚ and to shun policies that “sacrifice human lives on the altar of money and profit”. It was the second time during his trip to South America that Francis used a major speech to excoriate unbridled capitalism and champion the rights of the poor. He urged politicians and business leaders “not to yield to an economic model which is idolatrous‚ which needs to sacrifice human lives on the altar of money and
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get power to invest Church officials. It was a conflict between the pope and the Holy Roman Emperor because both leaders desired to appoint the Church officials. It was just like a war over getting power for investiture. The emperors thought that they were secular and had the authority to do that‚ but papacy’s understanding did not like it. The main conflict between Pope Gregory VII and Henry IV occurred in the 11th century. The pope St. Gregory VII looked a strongest reformer‚ was elected in 1073‚
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Part 1 Essay Question: Using Tables 1 and 2‚ what can you say about the ethnicity of the population in England and Wales in 2001 and in 2011 and about the composition of the ethnic population of England and Wales in 2011? Table 1 and 2 clearly show the increase and decrease of different ethnic groups in time and areas. It is well known that England and Wales have lowered their requirements for people from different nations to immigrate‚ and that is reflected in Table 1. Table 2 on the other hand
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Born to an affluent patrician around 540‚ the boy who would become Pope Saint Gregory the Great lived a youthful life of calm and worry-free days‚ despite the fact that he was born surrounded by famine‚ war‚ and uncertainty. While there are no official records of his education‚ there is no doubt that as a boy he enjoyed as many educational opportunities than his peers and was believed to be one of the smartest men in Rome. While it has never been documented‚ it is also believed that he had some type
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What goal do you think Pope Innocent VIII was trying to achieve when sanctioning the writing of the Malleus Maleficarum through his papal bull‚ Summis Desiderantes‚ in 1484? Pope Innocent VIII could have had obviously had many goals in issuing Summis Desiderantes; however‚ in my opinion‚ one goal is much more evident than the rest. Pope Innocent VIII had one of the most corrupt papacies on record (atheism.about.com/library/ glossary/western/bldef_innocentviii.htm). Also‚ during the time of his
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