In "The Castle Of Otranto" begins as Conrad‚ son of Manfred of the house of Otranto‚ is crushed by a giant helmet on this weeding day‚ also hhis birthday. Manfred‚ having no other male heir‚ decides to divorce his wfe and marry his son’s wife‚ Isabella‚ himself. Manfred’s union is disrupted by a series of supernatural events involving ghost‚ mysterious blood‚ and a true prince. Man‚ prince of Otranto‚ is impatient about marrying his son conrad a "homely youth‚ sickly‚ and of no promising disposition"
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with Savoy kept peace‚ lowered taxes‚ pauelette annual fee to guarantee heredity in royal offices‚ combined taxes‚ subsidized Company for Trade with the Indies‚ ii)After assassination of Henry IV‚ Marie de’ Medici headed govt of child-king Louis XIII- nobles dominated political scene (1)Appointed Cardinal Richelieu to council of ministers‚ later pres of council‚ first minister of French crown (2)Total subordination of all groups and institutions to French monarchy‚ curbed power of nobility‚ reshuffled
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Early Modern Period: Uniform and powerful Church (the Catholic Church) -> rise of heretics (those who believed something other than what the Church believed)‚ and religious fragmentation Feudal society -> states Feudalism= a defficult concept Feodum -> fief Lords have sovereignty over an area Kings still fight to achieve control over land and countries Social upheaval The Early Modern World (500-1300) 1) Crisis of the Western Church also known as the Great Schism 2) Hundred
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- Disapproval by the Church B - Bishop Letter (Reference) MAJOR APPARITIONS OF JESUS AND MARY YEAR LOCATION VISIONARIES LINKS 1347 Siena‚ Italy St. Catherine 1 2 1531 Guadalupe‚ Mexico St. Juan Diego 1 1600s Agreda‚ Spain Venerable Mary of Agreda 1 2 1812 Westphalia‚ Germany Venerable Anne Catherine Emmerich 1 2 3 1830 Rue Du Bac‚ France Catherine Laboure 1 2 3 1836 OL of Victories‚ Paris Father Genettes - 1840 Blangy‚ France Sister Justine Bisqueyburu
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Dosso adopted a rich yet still subtle colour palette. What set him apart from his peers‚ on the other hand‚ were his atmospheric and “impressionistic” landscape and imaginative treatment of mythological subjects. In 1523‚ commissioned by Duke Alfonso I d’Este‚ Dosso painted Jupiter‚ Mercury‚ and Virtue‚ a profound rendition on canvas of extraordinary scale (44 1/8 x 59 inches). The painting is an illustrious demonstration of Dosso’s skills and visions during of his mid-career. To show this‚ this
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| | VIII. Christopher Columbus | | | IX. The Conquistadors | | | X. The Spanish Empire | | | XI. Northern Outposts | | | XII. The Empire at High Tide | | | XIII. Biological and Cultural Exchanges | | | XIV. Africa and America | | | XV. The Arrival of the English | | | XVI. The Commercial Incentive | | | XVII. The Religious Incentive |
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Esperanza and her mother know that bandits look for the wealthiest landowner and attack them. Mama‚ Esperanza‚ Abuelita‚ and their servants wait for papa in his study room. Esperanza’s uncles arrive and tell them that they have found papa. Miguel and Alfonso returns with papa dead in the back of the wagon. 3) Setting- Where- -Aguascaliscates‚ Mexico - California When- During the great depression 4) Protagonist Character: Esperanza Description: Hard Worker Example: Esperanza must forget
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traits rather than through biological definition (Kaplan‚ 2011) ((Booth 1976:133 by (Alfonso‚ 2004). The categorized characteristics are based on facial features‚ skin color‚ and hair texture but Cuban do not define themselves as fixed racial groups. Cuba is conceptually structured based on race and not ancestry. Cuban classification is reflected on the status of whiteness and blackness as identity marker (Alfonso‚ 2004). Language is intricately involved with Cuban identity. Spanish being the principle
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Reformation in Europe(1500-1620) Causes for reformation Conflicts between European nation states People at bottom of social structures tired of being at the bottom Invention of the printing press leading to more people reading and interpreting bible and noticing how corrupt Catholic Church is. Sale of indulgences sold by john Tetzel Modern Devotion or Brothers of Common Life Established by Gerard Groote Based out of Zwolle and Deventer in the Netherlands Stressed having a personal relationship
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