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- 1581: Popes
- Popes The Protestant Reformation marked a time of great religious, social and political upheaval. For the first time in history the Christian church was permanently shattered. The Reformation originated from a trend in returning to the biblical days of Christianity and a renewal of morality. Unfortunately the Catholic religious leaders didn't share in the renewal of morality. The Renaissance popes were partially responsible for the decline of the church;however, it was the Church's past history and changing social, political and economic factors that lead to the Reformation's sucess. Commercialization of the Holy See was common for most popes, but , according to Barbra Tuchman, three ... king, Francis I, supported the Schmalkaldic League in their resistance against Charles. Although Charles won every battle he couldn't get rid of Protestantism in Germany. The Church's past history and Europe's changing political, social and economic climate contributed more to the Reformation's success than the Renaissance popes did. Had Luther lived in a different time and ...
- 1582: James Watt
- ... protectionist nature of his patent also meant that future improvement could not easily be made, protecting his version of the steam engine as long as possible. References Internet Sites: www.history.rochester.edu/steam/carnegie/ www.history.rochester.edu/steam/thurston/1878/pp80.gif www.history.rochester.edu/steam/marshall/chapter3.html www.sydney-australia.net/tourism/sydney/attracts/power/powp18.html www.cre.canon.co.uk/~davide/kbsm/boulton-watt.html www.adventure.com/ ...
- 1583: Sociology
- ... more efficiently and purposelyDespite many factors against it the Republic of China has been able to steadily grow economically and is likely to continue Made Miracle the author explores the history of KoreaKorea has long had a history of Chinese dominationBut as China became more an more under western spheres of influence Korea began to be dominated by Russia and JapanJapan used Korea as mercantilist colonyJapan did build ... the Asian SwitzerlandSingapore steady economic growth helped its citizens whose per capita GDP had become the second highest in Asia by 1982Chapter 5 Hong Kong Capital Paradise tells of the history of Hong became a crown possession in 1841It was a small piece of territory with no intrinsic worthThe British established a free port thereIt became integrated into the Japanese ...
- 1584: Islam More Than A Religion
- ... they have many misconceptions about Muslim beliefs and rituals. The negative image many people in the United States and Europe have of Islam and the Muslim world has a long history. Many have judged Islam without making an effort to consider this religious tradition on its own terms, without bothering to become acquainted with its teaching and the ways in which ... and the death of Elijah Muhammad in 1975, many blacks turned to Sunni Islam. While most Muslim blacks identify with the traditional Sunni Islam practiced worldwide, the black community's history is entwined with the Nation of Islam, founded about 1930. Malcom X was among the first black Muslims to turn to Sunni Islam through the Nation of Islam. Most Muslims ... More Than A Religion I. Introduction A. Historical Origins B. Source of Islamic Doctrine II. Fundamental Practices A. The Five Pillars B. Sacred Places and Days III. American Experience A. History of Migration B. Black Muslims IV. Cultural/Racial Appreciation A. Traditions B. General Culture - Family, Food, Music, etc....
- 1585: Lena Horne
- ... singing in the Trocadero Club she was discovered by MGM. Being a strong believer in equal rights she demanded a contract. Right then Lena earned her place in African American history as “the first African-American actress in history to sign a long-term contract with a major film studio.” (AMC) Lena began to emerge as the first pinup girl for African American GI’s. Also she was the ... her film career. Although the movies she stared in had an all African American cast, her presence helps push aside the stereotypical on-screen images of African Americans. Lena made history by becoming the first Africa American to tour with an all white band and also the first African American women to sign a long-term contract with a major ...
- 1586: Cirrhosis Of The Liver
- ... communicable diseases too. Hereditary and Genetic Disorders are not like the other types of diseases because u are predetermined at conception to have or not have them. Through your family history and genetics test of amniotic fluid doctors can tell whether an unborn baby has one. These disorders can ranges from slight retardation, to downs syndrome to even a higher risk ... of Langerhans in the pancreas. Severe spastic disorders of the muscles in the limbs, head, and face suggests the presence of Wilson's disease, especially if there is a family history, since the copper deposits characteristic of that disorder are toxic to the liver and to structures in the base of the brain. A history of chronic lung infections or of progressive obstructive lung disease may be present in patients with cystic fibrosis or a deficiency of alpha1-antitrypsin. A diagnosis of cirrhosis is ...
- 1587: Ethical Values In The Old Testament
- ... an ethical conception of God is attained, and this not philosophically but historically; while its view of the moral life is certain of justification not only by reason but by history.” Thus God is looked at as an ethical personality and is looked to as an example of good and right. In the Old Testament, God's voluntary (voluntary for God ... of a later time that were added to the original covenant. This “shows how successive generations continued to respond to Yahweh's covenant demand in the changing circumstances of their history.” Instead of using a philosophical or theoretical challenge to ethics, the Old Testament incorporates the needs of societal ethics into the actual history and traditions. This however does not undermine the tradition of tracing the law back to Moses. Many of these laws can be found throughout the ancient Near East. The ...
- 1588: Arianism
- ... which troubled Christians after Constantine had recognized the Church in A.D. 313, and the parent of many more during some three centuries, Arianism occupies a large place in ecclesiastical history. It is not a modern form of unbelief, and therefore will appear strange in modern eyes. But we shall better grasp its meaning if we term it an Eastern attempt ... was even denounced at Rome for calling the Son a work or creature of God; but he explained himself to the pope on orthodox principles, and confessed the Homoousian Creed. HISTORY Paul of Samosata, who was contemporary with Dionysius, and Bishop of Antioch, may be judged the true ancestor of those heresies which relegated Christ beyond the Divine sphere, whatever epithets ... Socinian tendency out of which Unitarian doctrines have grown owes nothing to the school of Antioch or the councils which opposed Nicaea. Neither has any Arian leader stood forth in history with a character of heroic proportions. In the whole story there is but one single hero - the undaunted Athanasius - whose mind was equal to the problems, as his great ...
- 1589: Propaganda in the Online Free Speech Campaign
- ... A second player in the area of online free speech protection is the Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT). The CDT, founded in 1994, is less up-front about their history and funding, but states that its mission is to, "develop public policies that preserve and advance democratic values and constitutional civil liberties on the Internet and other interactive communications media ... icon was easy to run across, it was easy for me to enter the EFF and see what they had to offer. The EFF's homepages do contain a brief history of the organization, but there is no information about the actual origin of the Blue Ribbon Campaign. According to electronic mail I received from Dennis Derryberry at the EFF after ... tries to convince skeptics about believing the EFF's cause. About EFF is the first thing that new visitors to the site will want to read. This contains a brief history of the organization and answers most of the questions people might have. This area also goes into the beliefs and motivations behind the EFF. Action Alerts is a list ...
- 1590: Homeopathy And Women
- ... It can be a complex and delicate matter to identify suppression under such circumstances. In Foucault's early work there is a totalizing thrust which has justly drawn criticism. Periodizing history in great blocks of time, his so-called epistemes, Foucault nevertheless tended to restrict his attention to events in Europe, and even then mainly to France. His eurocentrism is thus ... a sense of defeatism, of disempowerment, which opposes the interests of those subordinate populations about whom he writes (Deveaux 1994). Responding to these criticisms in later works, such as his History of Sexuality, Foucault succeeded in shifting the focus of analysis away from the formal domain of the state apparatus, towards the everyday world, where power as a constitutive element in ... observes in connection with the Biblical injunction to be fruitful and multiply that when misdirected the power of procreation can wreck homes and even cause the downfall of nations, "as history teaches." He goes on to claim that the likes of Professor Sigmund Freud has convinced large numbers of psychology students that "the mental upsets, seen at the menopause, occur ...
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