Why was Galileo so condemned when he held the correct view of the universe? Essentially Galileo was condemned for questioning the accepted‚ traditional explanation of the universe as supported by the Catholic Church at the time. Not only was Protestantism dealing heavy religious and political blows to the Church’s dominance in Europe‚ so to was an increasingly questioning scientific community of which Galileo seemed to be the most vocal combatant. Whilst he certainly didn’t question God’s involvement
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Cold War Essay What do you think the Cold War is/was? Was it a war between communism and democracy? Well the Cold War was a war between the United States and the Soviet Union‚ the Soviet Union wanted to spread communism while the United States wanted to spread democracy. The Cold War was called Cold because there was not direct fighting between the two countries the Soviet Union and the United States. The two countries only fought proxy wars against each other‚ the definition for a proxy war
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Was the Treaty of Versailles a success? There are several ways in which the Treaty of Versailles was a success but there are also some which show it was a failure. The treaty of Versailles was the peace settlement signed after World War One. The treaty was signed in Versailles Palace near Paris-hence its name-between Germany and its Allies. The three most important politicians were David Lloyd George (Britain)‚ Georges Clemenceau (France) and Woodrow Wilson (USA) also known as ‘The Big Three’
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Brutus was an honorable man‚ as many have said. High in power‚ he always spoke the truth to the people of Rome‚ saying he would kill himself for the good of it. He was Caesar’s right-hand man and did what he thought was right. In this play he was tricked by He was tricked by Cassius and believed the only way to stop his rule was to kill him. In the play‚ Brutus was an honorable man‚ but trusted almost everyone. Still‚ Brutus killed himself believing his choice was right one. In Julius Caesar‚ written
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Was Reconstruction a failure? As the bloody Civil War drew to a close‚ the period of reconstruction began to take shape across the states. There were many questions aroused following the war regarding the physical re-building of the nation‚ demobilisation and most importantly what was to replace the pre-war norm of slavery? America’s position on the latter‚ was of course both vague‚ with differing opinions from the North to the South‚ these differences which should have been settled with the outcome
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Guided Essay Form: Was Andrew Carnegie a Hero? Introduction [Start your essay with an attention-getting sentence. This is known as a “grabber.” Write your sentence here:] Andrew Carnegie‚ at first look we believe him to be a hero and a good businessman. I believe this is what he is. At a second look we do see some of his faults but‚ he is only human. [Introductions introduce the reader to the topic. Your topic is Carnegie. Sum him up in a sentence or two here:] Andrew Carnegie is known as one
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brought overseas to work‚ due to that‚ slavery was the roots of the United States foundation. The next generations of Americans only knew life as it was‚ with slaves. They didn’t see that what they were doing was wrong. In their eyes they were justifying slavery from the Bible. There was a common misinterpretation of the “Curse of Ham.” Due to this they thought themselves to be superior‚ the higher race. They also realized the importance of slavery and how it was benefiting their economy‚ so most Americans
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The Best & the Worst of the 1920’s It was the best of times‚ it was the worst of times‚ it was the age of production‚ it was the age of prohibiton‚ it was the epoch of nativism‚ it was the epoch of racism‚ it was the season of skepticism‚ it was the season of anti-communism‚ it was the spring of gain‚ it was the winter of loss – in short‚ it was the 1920’s. Indeed the decade of the 1920s was a truly “roaring” and prosperous time‚ but at the same time‚ it was a period of hostility and conflict that
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Was Joan of Arc a Heretic? The Hundred Years’ War provided a backdrop for the power struggle between the French Prince‚ Charles VII of France and the English King‚ Henry VI of England for the French throne (Barlow‚ Andrews and Pickering 2018‚ p.3). Initially‚ the English had the upper hand however towards the end of the war‚ the French were victorious; riding the English from most of France (Cantor 1999‚ p.233). This was largely due to the leadership of Joan of Arc who believed that she was the recipient
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righteous in the sight of God. The war with Mexico was both of these definitions. It was justified. In 1836‚ Texas had won it’s independence and had become apart of America. Mexico had attacked U.S. soldiers on Texas territory. Polk became president. He believed in Manifest Destiny. Manifest Destiny was the belief that God wanted America to spread across the continent. Polk wanted to fulfill that destiny and get Texas and California. The United States was justified in going to war with Mexico because
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