“Bayaning Pepe” Directed by Carlos Morales and written by the same person in collaboration with Marlon Mente‚ this film is co-produced by the writer-director with Susan Ilustre and filmed in part in BPAI. Film summary: The movie begins in 1891 with Jose Rizal‚ played by Cesar Montano‚ as an established author and linguist who speaks more than 20 languages. He vows to write about the sufferings of the Filipino people under the tyranny of Spanish rule‚ and about their abuse by corrupt priests. Rizal’s
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Many people consider Martin Luther’s ideas revolutionary‚ but they were really just the tipping point. Before Luther‚ many people and events attacked the Catholic Church and it’s credibility. The most influential of these people and events were John Wycliffe‚ Jan Hus‚ and the Black Death. John Wycliffe was the first major critic of the ideology of the Catholic Church. His ideas would later influence both Jan Hus and Martin Luther himself. Wycliffe attacked the church with three separate ideas and
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Testament is tested by the number of manuscripts (MSS) and the time intervals between the time in which the piece of literature was written and our earliest copy. There are more than 5‚300 Greek manuscripts of the New Testament and 10‚000 Latin vulgate manuscripts‚ not to mention the other various translations. Totally there are around 24‚000 total MSS for the New Testament. The next closest document in respect to MSS is the "Illiad" by Homer‚ with 643 manuscripts(McDowell 43). The textual reliability
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The Carolingian Renaissance is known for the cultural transitions and great achievements that were obtained in the 8th century under the direction of Charlemagne. Charlemagne‚ who was also known as Carolus Magnus and Charles the Great‚ was one of the greatest leaders during the Middle Ages. He was a military man‚ king of the Franks‚ and was appointed as Roman emperor in 800 AD. Throughout Europe‚ he was seen as a great example of an emperor and Christian king. Not only did he revive the political
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Through the modern eyes‚ history of Western civilization‚ from the fall of the Roman Empire to the Age of Discovery‚ is seen through Medieval literature. Ten centuries of history are noticed‚ involving individual products of heroic periods and their unique era of culture. Acknowledging Medieval literature illustrates a society of heroic knights‚ led by a luxurious king‚ charging into battle‚ romantic connections between royalty and a common person‚ and new discoveries being found. As well as times
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18). Absalom rebels against his father King David. The beautiful Absalom is distinguished by extraordinarily abundant hair‚ which is probably meant to symbolize his pride (2 Sam. 14.26). When David’s renowned advisor‚ Ahitophel (Achitophel in the Vulgate) joins Absalom’s rebellion‚ another advisor‚ Hushai‚ plots with David to pretend to defect and give Absalom advice that plays into David’s hands. The result was that Absalom takes the advice of the double agent Hushai over the good advice of Ahitophel
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From F to Faith: The Threat of Lutheranism The end of the fifteenth century had left Christendom with a Church in great need of reform. The Church had been greatly weakened by the events of the past few centuries. The fourteenth century’s Great Famine and Black Death had battered the public’s trust in the Church‚ as had the Papal Schism spanning from 1378-1417. When the ideas of Martin Luther began to spread in the early 1500s‚ the Church became afraid for its power‚ its reputation‚ and its
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Alexander the Great’s Policy of Fusion Introduction:! ! From his conception‚ Alexander was destined for greatness. Born to Olympias‚ Princess of Epirus and Phillip II‚ King of Macedon‚ passion and purpose were the driving forces of his young life. As a young boy‚ in Philips absence‚ he entertained Persian envoys and much to the surprise of the guests instead of asking about the Persian hanging gardens‚ he asked about the state of the Persian army and the roads. Clearly‚ at his tender
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|HIST208-13B (HAM) | |Religion‚ Superstition & Witchcraft in Early Modern Europe | Early Medieval Period: Mid-5th – mid 9thC (c.450-850CE) Augustine died in 430 as the Vandals were besieging his city of Hippo. Some 20 years before‚ Rome had fallen. In the West the ancient empire was a thing of the past; in
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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION The Pericope chosen is from Isaiah 58‚ v 6-9‚ and it deals with the fast that God likes and requires. The power of the fast is directly related to God’s involvement. We certainly can decide to fast as we wish; however‚ the result may be that we simply go without food. When we respond to the “call of the Lord to fast” there is no telling what He has in mind to accomplish. Therefore‚ this passage of the Scripture teaches the reader that
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