The intellectual current known as the Enlightenment deeply affected the learned clergymen who headed colonial colleges and their students. Around 1650‚ some European thinkers began to analyze nature in order to determine the laws governing the universe. They employed experimentation and abstract reasoning to discover general principles behind phenomena such as the motions of planets and stars‚ the behavior of falling objects‚ and the characteristics of light and sound. Above‚ all Enlightenment
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Commandments to both their congregations and the children of the community. Parents were urged to either educate their children or apprentice them to occupations to lower crime and social disorder. Rich clerics were instructed to support scholars at the universities and grammar schools. Non-resident clerics had to distribute part of their income to both the poor and to the repair and upkeep of churches. The second injunction demanded the examination of parishioners in the articles of faith‚ quarterly Scripture-based
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Life at a medieval university for clerics was in many regards similar to our present day college experience. When college was in session‚ life was basically split into two categories; life in the books‚ and life outside the books if you will. Scholars needed to focus their attention to the tasks at hand during learning hours. As we know today‚ the more time you spend studying‚ the better grades you’ll achieve. On the other hand‚ scholars needed a release from the daily grind of constant academic
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It’s common knowledge that the Black Plague terrorized and then transformed Western Europe. By the time it was over in 1351‚ the epidemic had killed between 25% and 50% of the population (Napp). People neither understood where this atrocity came from‚ nor how to protect themselves. Many people often only associate negative effects with the Black Death; however‚ although awful effects did spawn from this epidemic‚ it also opened the way for many important positive effects to happen too. The Black
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In the novel My Ántonia‚ there are two main characters. There are many other characters who are related to one another in some way. The characters connect to the story and tie the novel all together so that the novel makes sense throughout. The main characters are Jim Burden who is the author‚ and Antonia Shimerda. Jim is very interested in academics and spending time on his own rather than playing with other boys his age. Jim is married and works in New York City. Jim developes a very strong friendship
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The Ayatollah Begs to Differ: The Paradox of Modern Iran Michael A. Pitts POLS 348 September 23‚ 2016 Reflection Paper I found the book written by Hooman Majd‚ to be very informative and interesting‚ as it exposed a new view of a country‚ that has always been viewed as anti-western‚ anti-democracy and dictatorial. This reflection paper will take a look at how the book by Hooman Majd‚ portrays Islamic Republic of Iran‚ and why the country and Khomeini seem to oppose western influence and democracy
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they support an institutional religious hierarchy often graced by the presence of leading clerics who have considerable political influence‚ locally‚ nationally‚ and regionally 2. holy cities have an administrative apparatus controlling large swathes of property as well as religious‚ welfare‚ and educational services that provide the clerics and senior functionaries with an important local constituency and undergird a communal identity 3. they have an independent
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This film discusses the past and present views of figurative representation in Islamic art. There are a collection of artifacts that are examined throughout in which show the shift made. This documentary questions why the rules have changed and what forms are considered acceptable in Islamic art. There is a muslim pilgrimage known as‚ the Hajj in Islamic culture. Those who travel to Mecca are imitating the travels of Muhammad‚ the prophet‚ who did so in 631 CE. This is an important part of the
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derived polio virus (VDPV). In the summer of 2003‚ an outbreak of VDPV plagued northern Nigeria. After the outbreak of the vaccine-induced virus‚ the vaccine was banned by Muslim clerics and politicians from the area. The ban was eventually lifted about a year later when tests showed that the vaccine was safe to use. Some clerics and parents still remained skeptical about the vaccine though. To make matters worse‚ since 2005‚ there have been 69 cases of VDPV which caused paralysis of Nigerian children
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changed." (Part 1‚ pg. 3) He is a simple-minded conformist‚ who shows minor hints of being "different". In Kurt Wimmers’ Equilibrium‚ the protagonist‚ John Preston‚ is Libria’s highest ranking Cleric. In this society‚ all types of feelings‚ emotions and anything that provokes emotion are illegal. The Clerics are a form of government who find people who feel and kill them. At the beginning of the story‚ Preston becomes a widow as a result of his wife being executed as a sense offender‚ leaving him
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