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    Pope Leo X was born  December 11‚ 1475.Leo X is better known as Giovanni di Lorenzo de’ Medici. Leo X was elected Pope in 1531. His turn as papacy lasted until 1521. Leo X is best remembered granting selfish and pleasure-loving behaviors. The  new pope was the personification of Renaissance ideals. Sadly ‚ Pope died  in 1521. Pope Leo X died in Rome‚Italy. His cause of death was pneumonia. Popes remains were buried at Santa Maria Sopra Minerva Church in Rome‚ Italy. He acquires the mannerisms and

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    Alexander Pope and Jonathan Swift in their respective poems‚ The Rape of the Lock and The Progress of Beauty‚ offer opposite representations of the nature and function of cosmetics in eighteenth century society. In The Rape of the Lock‚ Pope gives a positive representation of cosmetic’s nature and function in eighteenth century society. On the other hand‚ Swift’s representation takes a very negative tone. Both poets clearly appreciate and admire the natural beauty of a woman and their opposite opinions

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    right. Ruth Benedict and Louis Pojman’s view on a random violence like this are based off of relativism and objectivism. Moral cultural relativism are the principles that an individual’s beliefs and activities should be understood by others. It is considering a moral in one society‚ but immoral to another. This idea can relate to moral standard in current time by believing all cultures are righteous in their own value in equal legitimate expressions of human existence. Ruth Benedict is not a philosopher

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    The French Revolution of 1789 took place under the reign of Louis XVI. It is one of the most well known and studied events in history due to its great importance and impact it left on the world . Multiple complex factors led to the French Revolution as a result; the three significant causes are: Ideological being the most important followed by Political‚ and Economical. The new ideology which arose from the age of Enlightenment (late 17th century to late 18th) century was the most important cause

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    A just society is built upon the sacrifice that mercy requires. Mercy is many things‚ but in its simplest definition it is kindness. Pope Francis‚ for example‚ displays mercy in his everyday life through his kindness to others. I experienced the type of mercy Pope Francis specializes in when I had an enlightening Freshman Service Day experience. Without mercy and its sacrifice‚ society in today’s age may never become just. Mercy is an act of kindness. Mercy is commonly misconceived as pitying

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    get power to invest Church officials. It was a conflict between the pope and the Holy Roman Emperor because both leaders desired to appoint the Church officials. It was just like a war over getting power for investiture. The emperors thought that they were secular and had the authority to do that‚ but papacy’s understanding did not like it. The main conflict between Pope Gregory VII and Henry IV occurred in the 11th century. The pope St. Gregory VII looked a strongest reformer‚ was elected in 1073‚

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    Born to an affluent patrician around 540‚ the boy who would become Pope Saint Gregory the Great lived a youthful life of calm and worry-free days‚ despite the fact that he was born surrounded by famine‚ war‚ and uncertainty. While there are no official records of his education‚ there is no doubt that as a boy he enjoyed as many educational opportunities than his peers and was believed to be one of the smartest men in Rome. While it has never been documented‚ it is also believed that he had some type

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    King Louis XVI‚ the King of the French has been the subject of debate among the French People. This is the man whom the people trusted and believed in. They saw him as a glimmer of hope who would lead France‚ but when the King took flight from Paris it stunned the French people. They lost faith in him and from this point on things went downhill for the French Monarchy as it started to become severely limited. The history of monarchy dates back to more than several Millennia in which kings were conceived

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    What goal do you think Pope Innocent VIII was trying to achieve when sanctioning the writing of the Malleus Maleficarum through his papal bull‚ Summis Desiderantes‚ in 1484? Pope Innocent VIII could have had obviously had many goals in issuing Summis Desiderantes; however‚ in my opinion‚ one goal is much more evident than the rest. Pope Innocent VIII had one of the most corrupt papacies on record (atheism.about.com/library/ glossary/western/bldef_innocentviii.htm). Also‚ during the time of his

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    Furthermore‚ you should give your children a break from school during weekends and holidays. In Doing School by Denise Pope‚ Kevin’s high school experience is dominated with the pressure to do well in school‚ "Instead of engaging with his classes‚ he spends most of his time trying to obtain the "good grades"." High School is the best time for the students because they get to meet new people from different middle schools and make new memories with them. Instead of doing these things‚ all Kevin did

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