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    Germany Packaged Food Industry Outlook to 2018 – Focus on Nutritional Food and Staples Market provides a comprehensive analysis of the market size of Germany packaged food industry‚ market segmentation on the basis of meal solutions‚ impulse and indulgence foods and nutritional foods and staples by different categories on the basis of revenue. The report also entails the market share and company profiles of major players operating in the packaged Biscuits‚ Breads‚ Chocolates‚ Chewing gums‚ Ice Cream

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    people are there. You listen to the priest preach the word and look at the stain glass windows to understand the meaning. As you are walking out you see a huge fire in the middle of the court. A man is yelling “You’ll burn in hell if you don’t buy an indulgence! You need to purchase one to forgive your sins and for tonight only Pope Leo X is willing to sell you one.” Fear rushes over you. As you look around you see a monk. That monk’s name is Martin Luther. You don’t know it yet but religion is going to

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    One of the most important parts of any civilization is Religion. It plays a fundamental role in bestowing meaning and significance of human existence. Religion varies from culture to culture‚ but what remains the same throughout any religion is that it explains what we‚ as mere humans‚ cannot explain ourselves with science and technology. It bonds the people of a society together through the shared forms of beliefs and practices. Religion even can be connected to the non-religious aspects of social

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    The underlying causes that brought on the Protestant Reformation would be Martin Luther creating Lutheranism‚ Christians deciding to change their religion‚ discarding large parts of the Bible‚ and leaving the old authority of the Pope behind over indulgences. The Reformation had many causes but the top three would be‚ social‚ political‚ and economic. The political causes began over Nationalism‚ the Pope’s control resenting‚ a foreign ruler‚ and the protection of leaders. Both Protestantism and Catholicism

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    Martin Luther: Leader of the Protestant Reformation HIST 101 American Military University Kristin Sawicki The Protestant Reformation began in Wittenberg Germany in October of 1517 with Martin Luther who was a German Augustinian Monk. Martin Luther criticized the Roman Catholic Church feeling the church had lost its way and openly accused them of corruption and false teachings by posting a document he authored called the “95 Theses”. Martin

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    Martin Luther became one of Western history’s most significant figures. Martin Luther was a monk that taught the following three ideas: Faith in God was the only way to earn salvation (this contradicted the Church’s teaching that you could buy indulgences for sins and still be saved. The Bible is the sole authority for Christians to follow(this threatened the power of the pope. All Christians were equal (this diminished the power of Church officials). Martin Luther began having his teachings printed

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    to be that of John the Baptist and purchases an indulgence. It is during this time that Luther begins to question the veracity of indulgences. Returning to Germany‚ Luther is sent to Wittenberg‚ where he begins to teach his congregation that God are not a God of hate‚ but a God of love. Luther begins to emphasize the love of God instead of his judgment. John Tetzel then comes close to Luther’s town where he scares the people into buying indulgences. (The proceeds would be used to build St. Peter’s

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    1. What according to Aristotle‚ is a virtue? What is a vice? Fully describe two virtues and their corresponding vices. How does the concept of balance relate to virtues and vices? A virtue is something that can be praised upon however it is also make us good and obedient to the law. Virtue makes us good and obedient to the laws that are forced upon us. There are two types of virtues one is a moral virtue which comes from habits while intellectual virtue comes from knowledge. However‚ Aristotle talks

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    An indulgence‚ a religious pardon that released a sinner from performing specific penalties‚ could be bought from a church official for various fees. Martin Luther was especially troubled because some church officials gave people the impression that they could buy their way into heaven. Doctrines of indulgences taught that Christ and the saints had stored up a treasury of merit. Indulgences could reduce the amount of time spent in purgatory; did not bring forgiveness of sin. Indulgences were sold

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    Five hundred years ago on All Saint’s Eve in 1517 a man so displeased by the state of the church nailed his ninety-five protests to the door of the church in Wittenberg. Overnight‚ this monk from Germany had vocalized his beliefs in a very public manner that shook leaders and scholars alike. As a teacher‚ monk‚ and Reformation founder Luther’s desire was to be an honest and responsible Christian. With such a simplistic action‚ Martin Luther began a movement that he never intended to transpire. Historically

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