the birthday of John Calvin‚ the man most responsible for our American system of liberty based on Republican principles of representative government. It was Founding Father and the second President of the United States‚ John Adams‚ who described Calvin as "a vast genius‚" a man of "singular eloquence‚ vast erudition‚ and polished taste‚ [who] embraced the cause of Reformation‚" adding: "Let not Geneva be forgotten or despised. Religious liberty owes it much respect." Calvin‚ a humble scholar and
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the Protestant Reformation in the first half of the sixteenth century... In the early sixteenth century‚ Western Europe’s religious face was dominated by the Roman Catholic faith. The Catholic Church was the sole athority power of day to day values‚ and before long‚ conflicting social and political issues began to shake the foundation of the corrupt Catholic Church. Moreover‚ Western Catholics began to realize the corrupt nature of the Church; as the selling of indulgences was challenged by Martin
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The colonies were created for various reasons‚ by different groups of people. Both before and after the Protestant Reformation‚ many of the colonies were created so that persecuted people could escape the Church of England and practice their own religion without fear. The Protestant Reformation began when Martin Luther nailed his protests against the Catholic Church on the doors of a church in 1517. In his writing he denounced the authority of priests and popes and claimed that the bible was the
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Martin Luther King Martin Luther King lived from 1929 to1968 in America‚ there was much discrimination against black people. Even though slavery had been abolished in 1869‚ most black people still lived in poverty. Black people earned half the amount white people earned and many could not vote. Martin Luther King was Black American Christian who believed that god made everyone equal. Because of his Christian beliefs he worked towards equal rights through non-violent protests; his beliefs being
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Calvin Klein was born November 19‚ 1942‚ in the Bronx‚ New York. As a teenager‚ Klein developed a propensity to innovate and design his fashions. Frequently he would spend countless hours sketching women in suits and dresses. Soon after he graduated from the High School of Art and Design‚ Klein studied apparel design at Manhattan’s preeminent Fashion Institute of Technology. Here he met fellow student Jayne Centre who later on became his wife in 1964‚ two years after Klein completed his course work
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To what extent was Martin Luther responsible for the ’revolutionary’ Protestant reformation in Germany? In this essay‚ I will attempt to assess the extent of Martin Luther’s role in the Protestant reformation that took place at the beginning of the sixteenth century in Germany. Luther’s name is synonymous with the religious Reformation of the sixteenth century‚ or the ’evangelical movement’ as it is sometimes called‚ but the actual details of the Reformation itself are somewhat lesser known. Luther’s
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The Lutheran denomination is the oldest of all the Protestant denominations. It was founded by Martin Luther‚ the German monk and professor who famously posted 95 Theses against the practice of indulgences in 1517. The founding of the denomination wasn’t intentional at first. Luther saw contradictions between the Bible and current practices of the Church as well as corruption and abuse within the Church‚ and had hoped for reform‚ not a schism. When that proved impossible‚ he continued to spread his
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Famous Thinkers XXXXXXX PHL/458 Version 2 March 19‚ 2012 XXXXXXX Famous Thinkers There are so many famous and great thinkers in this world‚ but the two that come to mind immediately would have to be Bill Gates and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Although totally opposite in their thinking and accomplishments‚ these two gentlemen have made an impact that literally changed the world in some way. Their contributions‚ although one for financial reasons and another for human dignity and respect‚
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Protestant Reformation The Protestant Reformation was a religious movement that sought to reform the Catholic Church. This led to the creation of the new Protestant Church. The Protestant Reformation first broke out in Germany and Switzerland because Germany was not a strong centralized state and many people agreed with the Reformation. The criticism of the Church that helped begin the Reformation included absenteeism of members of the clergy‚ pluralism that led to absenteeism‚ the poor behavior
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Famous Thinker PHL/458 10/08/2012 Lanny M. Brown Famous Thinker All famous thinkers have a few things in common that make them achieve the level of greatness they acquire through life. Creative ideas are the foundation of the creative process (Goodman and Fritchie‚ 2011). Many of these ideas revolve around finding a solution to a problem‚ or changing the way people think about approaching issues. The two famous thinkers this paper will examine—Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) and
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