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    Desiderius Erasmus‚ a daunting humanist scholar‚ is told to have risen up against the Catholic superstructure in an attempt to keep Christendom intact. Erasmus ’ disdain for the Catholic church not only helped himself but opened the eyes of many people. The people of this time were not only naive but were followers of the church only because they believed that is what was right. The method he used most to stand up against the Catholic church was through ridicule. His first ever published book was Encomium

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    American Revolution and the last thing the newly found country wants is to face tyranny. But just how did the Constitution protect us against giving a person or group of people too much power? The answer to this question is in four main categories; Federalism‚ Separation of Powers‚ Checks and Balances‚ and Big States vs. Small States. As stated above one of the ways the Constitution protects against tyranny is through federalism. Federalism is a system of government in which power is divided between

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    centuries of work that the Romans used to build Rome‚ left an incredible impact on today’s culture. Ancient Roman architects did get some of their earliest ideas from the Greeks‚ Etruscans‚ Egyptians and Persians‚ but the Roman architecture dominates any other architecture that has been done before. During the Pax Romana period‚ the Roman architecture was at its best. Therefore‚ what are their most significant inventions that benefitted us so greatly? The biggest invention that Roman architecture brought

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    Global Studies The Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic Church: Its division and beliefs The Church is the congregation and unity of God‘s people together in one whole body‚ known as the Mystical body of Christ‚ because of the way devout followers of Christ‚ come to experience Christ through the Sacraments‚ Clergy‚ and Litany. The Catechism of the Church states that the Pope‚ Bishop of Rome and Peter’s successor‚ is the perpetual and visible source of the foundation of the

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    How Did the Constitution Guard Against Tyranny? Imagine oneself back at the constitutional convention in seventeen eighty-seven. All of the brightest minds and most respected people in one place‚ Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania‚ in the southeast of the state‚ near New York. Because it is May‚ and just beginning to be summer‚ it is hot‚ and because all the windows are closed in the interest of secrecy‚ it is stifling as well. Fifty-five well known thinkers of the age‚ all white males‚ have come. They

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    The article is about Pope John XXIII and the second Vatican council. Pope Pius XII was the pope from 1939 to October 9th‚1958. The cardinals decided to chose a candidate that would be a transitional pope. The cardinals choose someone they thought would be rather harmless‚ simple‚ and out have a quick term as head of the church. So in October of 1958 they elected Angelo Roncalli. As pope‚ Angelo took the name John the XXIII‚ which was almost blasphemous‚ because anyone who knew anything about church

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    foundational roots are the most important aspect of a well-organized system. Without a solid foundation‚ any nation would collapse. By incorporating ideas from the Greco-Romans‚ Christians‚ and Germans‚ they established fundamental principles like representative governance‚ limited government‚ and effective leadership. The Romans were abundant in their success as a regime. Their method of controlling multiple different cultures includes the idea of a representative body and attached identities. With

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    up being teachers and philosophers who then taught the Romans citizenry pushing their ideas to the masses. Additionally‚ remember the Greeks were great storytellers‚ art in and of itself. Therefore‚ as the Greeks were absorbed by the Romans‚ the Romans‚ not having great raconteur before the Greek integration‚ that I’m aware of‚ adopted the Greek stories modified as their own. Relief with a dancing maenad‚ ca. 27 b.c.–14 a.d.; Augustan Roman copy of a Greek relief attributed to Kallimachos‚ c 425–400

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    the responses of the Catholic authorities in the 16th century to the challenges posed by the Lutheran Reformation? The demand to reform the Roman Catholic Church stretched on for ages. Many people‚ such as Peter Waldo‚ John Wycliffe‚ and Jan Hus criticized the church for its worldliness and believed that one didn’t need direction from the Church‚ but just needed to read the Bible for guidance. It was from these men that Martin Luther came to the conclusion that faith alone would lead to salvation

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    Many people might not realize the importance of our past and how the things we have today are collaboration of previous ideas. The Greek and Roman culture‚ also known as the Greco- Roman culture‚ has influenced the modern United States. The three ways their culture has influenced us has been through politics‚ economics‚ and architecture. In politics‚ they influenced the way we use congress and a senate for an organized democracy. The Greek Civilizations had group meetings with all the citizens in

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