Reformation was rooted in politics‚ not religion. The Protestants were especially important in developing a new view of the family. The family could be placed at the center of human life because Protestantism had eliminated any idea of special holiness for celibacy and had abolished both monasticism and a celibate clergy‚ a new stress on “mutual love between man and wife” could be celebrated. A woman’s role however was obedience to her husband and to bear children. By the mid-sixteenth century‚ Lutheranism
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Response to: The Principles of Newspeak In George Orwell’s novel 1984 the main character‚ 39 year old Winston Smith‚ lives in the superstate Oceania‚ a place controlled by Ingsoc which is Newspeak for English Socialism (the English Socialist Party). Winston’s story takes place in what he believes is the year 1984‚ a time when Newspeak is still being changed and integrated into the Party. Newspeak is the official language of Oceania‚ created by the Socialist Party with intentions to reduce range
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‘A Room with a View’ – Close textual Analysis p.105-107 Throughout the whole of the novel the theme of light and dark is constantly reoccurring and is openly present within this extract: ‘thinking of the old man who had enabled her to see the lights dancing in the Arno’‚ this metaphor gives the reader an insight to how Lucy is desperate for the freedom of her own independence which the lights clearly symbolise. The passage begins with ‘‘The Curtains parted.’’ This gives the reader an impression
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The bizarre‚ horrific practices of the Aghori In this world there are very strange‚ unusual‚ and bizarre people who commit inhuman acts. One of them is a cult known as the Aghori. This cult lives a different and far from ordinary lifestyle to say the least. Their beliefs and practices are horrendous and nauseating. They do not get recognition as some other cults have gotten‚ such as the Ku Klux Wan‚ but they definitely can be classified as bizarre and unstable people. The
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1984 AND NOW 1984 : Newspeak Now : Politically Correct speech 1984 : The red sash of the Junior Anti-Sex League Now : The red ribbon of the Anti-Aids celibacy league 1984 : Telescreens in every room. The programming runs 24 hours a day‚ and the proles have no way of turning their screens off. Now : Televisions in every room. The programming runs 24 hours a day‚ and the proles rarely turn their screens off. 1984 : Telescreens in all public and private places‚ so the populace could be
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The Medieval Catholic Church was exceedingly corrupt during the Middle Ages. Although faith was the foundation of the Church‚ throughout time‚ the Church became more about making money and worldly living than living strictly for God. This corruption led to the slacking of the rules for priests and clergymen. Religion and the Church plays an important role in Chaucer’s poem‚ The Canterbury Tales. Some of Chaucer’s characters’ attitude toward worldly morals is simply horrendous. Although clergymen
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Western Civilization February 18‚ 2010 Essay Question 1 According to our lecture notes and Frontline’s “From Jesus to Christ” there exist similarities between Christianity and Mithraism‚ the Essenes‚ Pharisees and Sadducees. For example in comparison with the Mithraism‚ Christianity also believes that Jesus (Messiah) was born from a virgin mother and that shepherds attended his birth. Both Mithraism and Christianity believed that there was a hell and a heaven and that good versus evil existed
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secure a spot in heaven once he’s dead. As a follower of Islam‚ Hamlet might also cease to be concerned with pride and power since those are not aspects by which Allah will judge him. In addition‚ while Islam advocates monogamy‚ it does not support celibacy Hamlet’s “solution” of ridding the world of sinners by simply not having them be born goes against much of what Islam encourages. Islam also views
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ABSTRACT: This paper discusses the viability of certain aspects (the sex lottery) of Plato ’s Republic‚ book V. It is college level ’A ’ paper. Book V of The Republic finds Socrates explaining the practical details necessary in the creation of an ideal polis. He proposes a system for population control and human eugenics based on a lottery of sorts which will determine who will mate with whom and when. The lottery is "rigged" by the rulers in order that the best of the "herd" will mate much more
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Plot Analysis 1)Winston Smith works in the Recording Department of the Ministry of Truth as a clerk. He rewrites historical documents‚ such as newspapers to match the ever changing lies that the Party tell. He often changes documents even if they are from previous days‚months or years. He lives in Oceania‚ London. The Party and Big Brother (leader/face of the party) rule over London. The Party watch people constantly through televisions and the Thought Police‚ the Party even has children betraying
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