restore and reform the Roman Catholic Church in order to become aligned with scripture instead of tradition. During this time‚ the Catholic Church was full of scandals and power-hungry clergy looking to gain wealth by exploiting the people. One of these methods is in the form of indulgences. Our history book defines indulgences as “a way to reduce or even cancel the time after death during which people need to suffer in purgatory to atone for their sins before reaching heaven” (page 158). However
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During the Enlightenment‚ the Encyclopedia created a revolution that challenged people about their beliefs and trust on religion. Before and during the Age of Reason‚ religion was far more important than it is today. France’s first encyclopedia about all knowledge helped transform Christian beliefs into reason and philosophy; it was one of the first works that helped society question religion and authority. The Encyclopedia was a door that exposed people to all types of knowledge about the arts‚
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When I look at this picture I don’t just see thousands of Jewish men and women being sent to the crematorium to be burned to death. I see the cloudy gloomy weather. It is such a depressing scene‚ imagine how they felt being marched to their death. You can help but wonder if some of the Nazis guarding them felt any sort of guilt as they were having all of these prisoners murdered right before their eyes or had their conscience grown silent from doing it so much. How their family’s felt when they what
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We saw during WWII the rise of fascism‚ Nazism‚ and radical nationalism. However‚ the cause that the propaganda touted was in direct contrast to the means by which the oppression was carried out. Dictators that preached a supreme and pure race (desiring the cleansing of anti-Christian blood) propagated the worst forms of mass extinction yet initiated. No signs of Christianity or supremacy would by evident from an objective spectator. Yet we did. We saw all kinds of grounds and justification for the
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For women‚ their role in marriages and as mothers evolved during this period. Many couples wanted to wait until they were able to support themselves‚ before they were ready to support a family. As couples began to get married at later ages‚ the was a rise in equality between husband and wife in the household. At
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Hollywood has given society the impression that torture is the effective last resort for interrogators to get crucial information. There is a cliché scenario in which a bomb is ticking somewhere and the villain will not tell the interrogator how to stop it. Reluctantly the interrogator starts using brutal torture methods until he gets the confession and saves the day. The “ticking time bomb” scenario is unrealistic and it gives a false perception to society of how interrogations really work. The
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This is true time and time again as people make the same mistakes century after century. During America’s formation the puritan people feared the devil above all else leading to a mass killing of innocents deemed “witches”. Then again during the McCarthy era the Americans did not think as the ratted out their friends and family to the government hungry for a scapegoat. Even again a similar event took place during WWII‚ The Holocaust. In each case the use of intimidation makes the powerful are able to
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or Challenge? What is art without freedom? Is it limited‚ or can it be constrained to blossom? Communism‚ in spite of its limitations imposed on expression and actions of citizens‚ has many times delivered a true inspiration for artists. During such harsh times‚ one of the few ways of entertaining were subtle ironic attacks on the political leaders and on the difficult life. Hidden‚ still‚ from the view of the secret police or any official of the time. One of the characteristics of
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During an unsystematic observation we evaluate the hypothesis based on the observations that we have. When we observe tings we have to be careful and know what we see without hypothesizing about it. We all use unsystematic observation‚ every day in our lives. We may not be aware of this process‚ but it is utilized on an ongoing basis. We will use it when we meet new people because we observe to see if we can tell where they come from their age and some may observe even further than that. My feelings
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Drinking during pregnancy could put the baby at risk in the womb‚ as well as having lifetime affects growing up. Not only that‚ but it can affect the mother too. Even though fifty percent of the U.S. pregnancies are unplanned‚ it does not give a mother to keep drinking while she is with child. Because alcohol can affect the baby’s physical and mental health in and out of the womb‚ women must not drink during pregnancy. The baby’s health in the womb is very crucial. Drinking during pregnancy could
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