In all societies‚ there are substances that are deemed as both not acceptable and acceptable for consumption. The laws today are a result of ever changing societal norms. Before a particular drug is discovered‚ it is not illegal; it simply exists in nature. When that substance is introduced into a society‚ it must be determined if its effects are in line with the societies morals which may be in large part regulated by the dominate religion. If it is proven to be beneficial to the society and abides
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In Dante’s Inferno‚ the Third Pouch of the Malebolge is reserved for simoniacs; clergymen that sold ecclesiastical preferment and/or offices to members of the Catholic Church in return for money and material goods. In the Third Pouch‚ these men are hung by their feet in pits of darkness while their feet are charred by the flames of fires above them. This punishment reflects Dante’s abhorrence for simoniacs‚ whom he considers to be unethical‚ avaricious‚ and inconsiderate of the souls that they have
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the Charles VII. She dressed up as a man and was then escorted along with six other men to Chinon. During the private conference with Charles VII‚ he was very impressed with Joan and her ideas. She also won the favor with Charles’ mother-in-law and she was sent on an expedition to Orleans. They thought of her as their only source of light and hope in the hard times of France. After multiple years of the French being humiliated in battle‚ Joan yet again asked a favor of Charles VII. She requested
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Florence‚ Italy from political‚ economic‚ and social perspectives. This work is riddled with many themes‚ motifs‚ and symbols taken from the time period‚ along with many historical references. Of these‚ Dante’ refers to the paradigm of Fortuna in Canto VII. Fortune is a characteristic that many poets and philosophers have utilized to account for the element of indeterminateness within the universe (Function and Fortune. 1947). Dante’s work uses fortune to bring to light some of the issues that were prominent
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Allegory of Fortune falls into the Baroque period of art when the Catholic church was eagerly acquiring gritty new art by the masses. The chief goal of every aspiring artist in Italy and Spain was to receive acknowledgement and patronage from the Pope. Competition for Papal patronage was fierce‚ and some artists did not take rejection quietly; Rosa was one of these artists. In Rosa’s painting‚ the womanly manifestation of Fortune is the central figure. In her arms she carries a large‚ overturned
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demonstrations and protests from 1536 to 1537 against Henry VII‚ head of the Anglican Church‚ and Thomas Cromwell his Lord High Chancellor. Cromwell implemented a series of policies that included the confiscation of Catholic Church lands. The goals of these participants were to stop the Protestant Reformation and give more rights back to Catholics. They had concerns with the protestants growing more powerful and having a protestant King in Henry the VII. The goals of the Pilgrimage of Grace were to give power
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Spain. She was born in Spain‚ but was sent to live in England at a young age as she w betrothed to Aurthur Tudor (the older brother of Henry VII) who was meant to become king of England ( succeeding his father). At 14 she married Arthur‚ however he died 6 months after the marriage. However‚ so as to keep the alliance anglo-espanic alliance she later married Henry VII‚ Arthur’s younger brother (when she was 23 and he was 17). Responsibilities to Henry: Produce a male heir Contribution to religious
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“The lips of the righteous finds favor‚ but the mouth of wicked only what is perverse” (New Living Translation‚ Proverbs 10:32). King Henry VIII lived in England‚ while Martin Luther was from the German States and Europe. Both men lived completely different lives‚ and had completely different motives. King Henry VIII was driven by his own wants and needs for the reform. While‚ Martin Luther was motivated to reform the church for the need to show the truth about God and his persistence to make things
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Study Guide Ch. 12-14 AP European History Mr. Piersma Santa Ynez Valley Union High School Chapter 12—The Crisis of the Later Middle Ages AP European History Style Questions Analyze the Black Death’s impact on Europe’s late medieval economy‚ society‚ and culture. Evaluate the relative importance of economic and political causes of the Hundred Years’ War. Compare and contrast the consequences of the Hundred Years’ War on England and France. Analyze the impact of late medieval political
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plague was awful. The authors wrote this to emphasize how terrible the Black Death was‚ and how much people suffered from it. When Europe was being overwhelmed with countless cases of the Black Plague‚ Christians needed someone to blame. Pope Clement VI‚ a Pope from Europe in the 14th century‚ stated that “Since this pestilence is all but universal everywhere…Jews have provided the cause…for such a crime is without plausibility.” (doc. 8) Interactions
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