a matter of time before the revolution would start. The economic classes of France were made up of three estates. The first estate was the church‚ or clergy‚ the second estate was the nobles‚ and the third estate was made up of the peasants‚ the uneducated‚ and lawyers. France’s economic system made the third estate pay the most taxes and the clergy members didn’t have to pay taxes‚ and for the nobles they paid little or no taxes at all. People who are starving and can barely afford to survive can
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Han’s Behem. Hans is a German peasant who until seeing the Virgin Mary leads a common peasant life. He works all day as a shepherd and in his spare time plays the drum at local bars for "a few pennies". Since most of the writers of this time were clergy‚ Hans was looked down upon for being a drummer. Peasants were also viewed as religiously in equal. Hans was called a liar by the religious officials because there was no way the Virgin Mary would visit a peasant (69-70). Before Hans’ persecution he
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How do we help the victims that suffered from sexual harassment‚ assault‚ stalked‚ and domestic violence? Pamela Cooper-White has done a tremendous service to this cause by communicating this story of epidemic abuse throughout the world to the clergy‚ pastoral caregivers‚ and religious leaders in order for them to stop this violence to women. Has it endured this long because of the patriarchal heritage of our society?
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Seigneur…” (Document #3) One reason the French peasants were dissatisfied with their life during this period of French history was because they had to work twice as hard then the nobles and clergy‚ but couldn’t afford anything since they had to pay unfair taxation. While the 2nd estate (nobles) and 1st estate (clergy)‚ did not have to pay taxes and they could afford a nice living. Lastly‚ there were social causes of the French Revolution. “Liberty
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reasons. The first such reason is that prior to the Enlightenment‚ almost all bibles were held by the clergy‚ or by very rich people. But‚ now that bibles were easier to obtain‚ the middle class could have access to the sacred text‚ which allowed them to question God and to question religion. Next‚ and perhaps more importantly‚ the ability to read had also been something that was only held by the clergy or upper class. But‚ now that there was a new wave of middle-class people that educated their children
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Could King Louis XVI have prevented or halted the process of the revolution? [20] The Ancien Regime is a term used to describe the French system of rule before the 1789 revolution. Problems such as finance‚ politics‚ the inequality of the 3 estates‚ the taxation system and King Louis’ overall decision making during the run up to the revolution all led to the downfall of the Ancien Regime‚ which Louis could have prevented entirely‚ or at least halted it especially in the events of the August Decrees
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human nature in its public and private sides)‚ so that the holiness is removed from the world. (complete) * religion loses its authority in all aspects of social life and governance * removing of the monastic controls from a member of the clergy. Two kinds of priests served the Catholic Church in the Philippines * regular priests/regulars * belonged to religious orders * main task was to spread Christianity Ex. Franciscans‚ Recollects‚ Dominicans‚ and Augustinians
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All You Need to Know About Iran CHAPTER IV Iran’s Political System: Iran’s political structure is a republic‚ but it is different from other similar political systems. It could be referred to as being a mixture of theocracy and democracy. As we saw on the previous chapter‚ when going over Islam’s history‚ Islam experienced the Islamic Revolution in 1979. Therefore the politic al system of Iran‚ which was established after this event‚ was defined by the ideas of the revolution. Iran’s government
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I would describe Patrick Henry as an intelligent‚ honest man having strong moral principles. He lived a full life‚ marrying twice and having 17 children. He was a lawyer‚ five term govenor of Virginia and member of the Virginia House of Burgesses. He fought for the Bill of Rights and was an important figure in the American Revolution. "Born on May 29th‚ 1736 in Studley‚ Virginia‚ he was the son of John Henry and Sarah Winston". During his childhood he attended a local school and was later tutored
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bourgeoisie were put into a group called the third estate. The second estate was made up of rich nobles. Then the first estate was made up of a small group of clergies. The third estate made up 97 percent of the population‚ while the other two made up only 3 percent of Frances population. The third estate rebelled in many different ways to show the clergy and nobles that they will not stand for their unjust government. There are many causes that could have sparked this revolution‚ such as: the tax percentage
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