Martin Luther’s “Letter to the German Nobility” Martin Luther‚ a professor of the Wittenburg University‚ wrote an open letter to the Christian nobility of the German nation. The document gives an explicit indication of its destination by its name. The source of the document is given - the author’s name mentioned in the beginning of the letter. In the materials from the letter‚ a few main statements can be explored. Martin Luther presents his ideas about the pope’s rights‚ pilgrimages‚ the office
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expansion of the southwest and west‚ the growth of major corporations‚ and the popularity of television which caused tremendous financial growth that boosted the United States economy. The war brought the return of wealth‚ and in the postwar period the United States combined its position as the world’s richest country. “Gross national product‚ a measure of all goods and services produced in the United States‚ jumped from about two-hundred thousand-million dollars in 1940 to three hundred thousand-million
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state European construct DEF.->EU family of liberal-democratic countries‚ acting collectively through an institutionalized system of decision-making. > Joining members agree to EU treaties‚ legislation‚ norms‚ shared values(democracy/human rights etc.) > 28 member states‚ + 500 million people > Hybrid international organization+ state - EU institutions= > The commission‚ Parliament‚ Council‚ Courts‚ European Council(defines general political direction+priorities/own president)‚ European Central
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How important was his opposition at court in causing Wolsey’s fall from power in 1529? (24 marks) Wolsey had always caused resentment from the nobility‚ and this only grew as he became more dominant in Henry VIII’s government. Not only did nobles dislike him due to his low birth contrasted with his high positions‚ such as becoming Lord Chancellor in 1515‚ but resentment was also caused by his lavish lifestyle. Although opposition against him had got stronger throughout his career‚ this in itself
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peasants did revolt against the government. These people were most a class of richer peasants called “Kulaks”‚ these peasants are petty capitalists who own a piece of land‚ and they hired poorer peasants to work on the land. In order to make a profit they paid the workers less than their worth in addition‚ this wasn’t a very efficient system and gave power to greedy capitalists. Collectivization is bad for the kulaks since it took away their workers and land‚ therefore taking their power away. Obviously
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In this essay I will examine the differing motivations that European nations had to come to the Americas. First and foremost I will explain the factors they had in common. All the European nations were beginning to experience a massive growth in population‚ recovering from the terrible depredations of the Black Death of the fourteenth century. Population growth brought in its wake the growth of national economies‚ the growth of consumer demand (including demand for exotic products)‚ and the development
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think that this is a very good description of social class and point of view. I think that about this article because Julia was from the lower class and a nanny a her mistress was from higher class so Julia didn’t want to talk back‚ and the mistress did not see why she didn’t talk back because she could. In Neil Simon’s story “The Governess” social class affected the Mistress by making her have to show confidence when she really wasn’t. Another way that social class affected her was by making her
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The Baroque Period Unit 5 IP 5 HUMA205-1202B Nicole Woodford 05/27/2012 Abstract When looking at the outwork of this time I was shocked to see how life like a lot of this artist made their paintings. These show the times in which was going on during the time of Jesus death and the feelings in which the people where going through. The Baroque Period The artists Rembrandt‚ Caravaggio‚ and Rubens all created the Baroque period. The Baroque period was a religious time in which the people
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China is a continent in Asia‚ which has 31 states‚ and is approximately 8704km from Brisbane (Distance Calculator‚ 2018). European Imperialism greatly effected traditional Chinese culture. It changed the way Chinese people ruled and lived‚ as well as starting wars and creating divide. China was effected by Europeans through their culture‚ conflicts‚ and rulers. Traditional China had a very unique culture. At the core of its beliefs was Confucianism. The philosopher Confucius (551-479 BCE) came
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I agree with the Historian who claimed that greed was a major component in the European settlement and development of America‚ as many cultures had sacrificed to gain land and power‚ America was no exception. One example is relating to an empire in 1325-1521‚ the Aztecs. Though it was most likely not the first violence and craving for prosperity‚ it is a culture that became known for its survival instincts. They became mercenaries and by 1400 they had conquered almost all of Mexico‚ dominating all
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