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Voltaire On The Church, True R
Words: 495 - Pages: 2.... the sacred navel, the sacred prepuce, and the milk and dress of the Virgin Mary, than to detest and persecute one’s brother” (1109). Assuredly Voltaire believed that it was incredibly foolish of humankind to persecute their fellow men for having beliefs that did not coincide exactly with their own. His detest of such actions can be inferred from his suggestions that the worship of such bizarre things as the sacred navel, foreskin, and the dress and milk of Heavenly Mother being more sensible than the great persecutions of people based on religious pretext. Voltaire did not feel that this was what religion was about. He felt .....
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Salem Witch Trials
Words: 1411 - Pages: 6.... of the family would entertain themselves by listening to stories told by Tituba, their slave (National Geographic). January of 1692 is when the mass hysteria of the first began. The Puritans of this time were very harsh, unyielding, and quick to judge. They condemned innocent women on the basis of intangible evidence, confessions, and such things as "witchmarks" (Hill). As Dorcas Hoar said, "I will speak the truth as long as I live" (Salem Home Page). Nine year old Betty Parris and eleven year old Abigail Williams, the daughter and niece of Reverend Parris, were the first to start to display signs of strange behavior. S .....
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Greek Daily Living
Words: 1624 - Pages: 6.... the street side of the home provided security. A single door to the home was locked and bolted. Since the Greeks spent most of their time outdoors, most homes had little luxury (Poulton 53).
All homes contained little furniture. The master of a wealthy house may have a chair and a footstool while the women and children only used stools. The dining room included large, comfortable couches and small, nearby tables for eating. Other common household furniture included beds, chests, storage boxes, and large baskets for storage and shopping (Poulton 54). Olive oil lamps of either pottery for poorer families or bronze and silver for richer .....
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Assassination Of JFK: Conspiracy Or Single-Gunman?
Words: 1383 - Pages: 6.... Kennedy was shot in the head and neck by a sniper. He was then taken to Parkland Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Later, police arrested Lee Harvey Oswald, a former U.S. Marine, at a nearby theater. By the next morning, Oswald was booked for the murder of President John F. Kennedy. Two days later, Oswald was killed by Jack Ruby, a Dallas nightclub owner, while he was being moved from the city to the county jail.
At a glance, the above story sounds as if this should be an open-and-shut case. After all, according to the facts above, Oswald must have killed Kennedy. However, you must take a deeper look into this case. Man .....
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The Persian Gulf War
Words: 821 - Pages: 3.... was set, it was time to start preparing for war.
President George Bush confronted little difficulty in winning Americans’ support for the potential war against Iraq. However, the government found it difficult to decide upon a reason for going to war. It was either to oppose aggression or it was to protect global oil supplies. Other powers were more directly concerned as consumers of Persian Gulf oil, but they were not as eager to commit military force, to risk their lives in battle and to pay for the costs of the war. Critics of President Bush continued to maintain that he was taking advantage of the issue of energy supplies in or .....
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First Crusade
Words: 1297 - Pages: 5.... many and complex, but prevailing religious beliefs were clearly of major importance. Other reasons for joining the band of crusaders were:
a) Some went to escape bad times at home.
b) Some went because they were bored.
c) Some went to find out what opportunity there were in the East.
d) Some went to wash away their sins and ensure a place in
heaven.
e) Some went for adventure.
f) Some wanted a chance to gain some of the riches of the east.
g) Some here forced to go by their feudal lords.
The Crusaders continued an older tradition of the pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Now, however, they assumed two roles as pilgrims and warriors. Su .....
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Severan Copy Of Athena Parthenos And 13th Century Virgin And
Words: 1772 - Pages: 7.... of civilized life, artisan activities , and agricultural bounty. All of these characteristics explain her sculptural likenesses in so many ancient cities in need of dietous protection. 1
This particular piece is of Severan creation. The Severans came to power in the late second century. Marcus Aurelius¹ son Commodus succeeded his father in 180, only to inherit an empire that was becoming increasingly harder to uphold , and imperial order was being threatened. Eventually, he was assassinated , and the Roman world was thrown into civil discord. Septimius Severus emerged as the new emperor in 193 after proclaiming himself to .....
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Eastern Philosophy
Words: 905 - Pages: 4.... out to his diciples (like the famous Mencius).
According to tradition, Confucius was born in the state of Lu of the noble K'ung clan. His original name was K'ung Ch'iu. His father, commander of a district in Lu, died three years after Confucius was born, leaving the family in poverty; but Confucius nevertheless received a fine education.
"To learn and from time to time to apply what one has learned -- isn't that a pleasure?"
Analects 1:1
He was married at the age of 19 and had one son and two daughters. During the four years immediately after his marriage, poverty compelled him to .....
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Donner Party
Words: 556 - Pages: 3.... The Donners decided to attempt to follow that cutoff through Utah into Nevada. They lost much precious time and suffered through severe desert conditions. The physical condition of both humans and animals began to deteriorate, as did their emotional stability.
A stabbing occurred and as a result James Reed was banished from the party. The party was badly demoralized before they ever reached the Sierra. Due to the short cut the party took they arrived at the Sierra late, out of provisions, and faced with an early snow. They did not have the strength to ascend through the snow to the summit and most of the party returned to winter over .....
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GI JANE
Words: 1122 - Pages: 5.... cut, O’ Neal must overcome this statistic and others to become a part of Navy Seals.
The most memorable scenes in the entire film are two extended music sequences in which Demi shaves off all her lovely locks, and does one-armed push-ups in a tight tank top. Her struggle is about survival of the fittest. This is made plain by three words spoken by O’Neals words that become sort of the mantra for the movie “Suck my - - - -“. What these words means is that O’ Neal has become fully assimilated, she has transformed into a lean mean fighting machine. What DeHaven and O’Neal’s superiors and peers did not realize was that she d .....
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