of Rome in an attempt to boost his own political influence. Henry VIII of England‚ for whom women were beheaded for not bearing him a son‚ and who is rumored to have eaten eight chickens a night while English peasants starved. The notorious Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain‚ who carried out the Spanish Inquisition. The list is endless. Even in literature‚ we see the corruption and downfall of society and mankind as a whole as a result of the abuse of success in the possession of those who do not deserve
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The World’s Longest War Where We Are Journals practice a laudable self-censorship of criticism of religions. The most vicious devil worship is mentioned with little comment and then only in crime reporting of the atrocities committed. This is a good thing. Religious hatreds are so easily inflamed‚ and there is so much history of religious persecution‚ that we are much better off with this self restraint. Furthermore the separation of church and state is spelled out in our constitution and is practiced
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land of North America on October 12‚ 1492. The following paragraphs were written by various men‚ they include bias and factual accounts of when the Americas were found. Most of the writings of the men from the country of Spain include bias in one-way or another. Christopher Columbus‚ a Spaniard‚ wrote a letter describing his first voyage to the Americas. His point of view is easily found. Columbus makes references to the King and Queen (most likely Queen Isabella of Spain who funded the expedition)
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numerous different belief systems including Catholicism‚ Islam‚ Protestantism and Judaism. Following the Crusades and the Reconquest of Spain by the Christian Spaniards the leaders of Spain needed a way to unify the country into a strong nation. Ferdinand and Isabella chose Catholicism to unite Spain and in 1478 asked permission of the pope to begin the Spanish Inquisition to purify the people of Spain. They began by driving out Jews‚ Protestants and other non-believers.In 1483 Tomas de Torquemada became
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because of their great financial and technological support‚ but also because their ambition to expand and the urgent demand by huge number of inhabitants. As a result‚ supported by Isabella and blessed by some luck‚ Columbus finally reached the unbelievable natural paradise with countless species on October‚ 12th‚ 1492. Additionally‚ the most impressive thing for European is land to conquer‚ which means riches to explode and even gold. Last but not least‚ spontaneously‚ influences are an unavoidable
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Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue in 1492 to find the New World also known as America. He was born in 1451 in Republic of Genoa‚ Italy to Domenico Colombo and Suzanna Fontanarossa. Columbus was the oldest of three brothers and one sister. His brothers names were Bartholomew‚ Giacomo‚ and Giovanni Pellegrino; his only sister’s name was Bianchinetta. Growing up his family was not very wealthy‚ so he only had a meager education. When he was a boy‚ he would help and work with his father. In
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countries‚ Portugal and Spain. The Treaty aimed to placate conflicts that occurred after Christopher Columbus returned to Spain after discovering America (Williams‚ 1922). These conflicts arose because once Columbus returned‚ the Spanish rulers‚ Ferdinand and Isabella enlisted papal support to claim to the entire New World‚ and the Spanish-born pope Alexander VI set up a line of demarcation from pole to pole one-hundred leagues‚ about three-hundred twenty miles‚ west of the Cape Verde Islands‚ allowing
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In addition‚ Christopher Columbus wrote a letter to his son‚ Ferdinand‚ and significant other‚ Isabel‚ in which he tells them‚ “…I took some of the natives by force in order that they might learn and might give me information of whatever there is in these parts… and they have been very serviceable.” (Zinn). This proves
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Dutch religious toleration⋄ rise of the Dutch confederation Rousseau->Malthus-> Smith-> Darwin->Freud-> Dali Charles V -> Peace of Augsburg-> Defenestration of Prague-> Peace of Westphalia-> rise of nation state sovereignty III Ferdinand & Isabella->Charles V-> Philip II-> Dutch Revolt-> Treaty of Westphalia->end of Holy Roman Empire Luther-> Charles V-> Philip II->Mary I of England->sinking of Spanish Armada Luther-> Council of Trent-> reintroduction of Inquisition-> Dutch Revolt->
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an island in the Bahamas. He called the island San Salvador; but “the Indians called it Guanahani.”(Columbus pg 1) Columbus explored the Caribbean; mainly the islands of Juana. Columbus returned back in Spain and wrote a letter to King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella telling them about his discoveries. While discovering the islands‚ Columbus gave his impression of the islands and he described the different natural
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