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- 471: Joan of Arc Was A Saint
- ... peace if you return to France all you have stolen from her…If you will do what is right, you may accompany her to where the French will do the noblest deed ever accomplished for Christianity. Tell me if you want peace in Orléans; if not, remember that great trouble will be upon you soon. (Beevers 55) She was always kind and merciful, always cheerful and loyal to her friends. A ...
- 472: Marco Polo's Influence
- ... around 1269, Marco Polo finally met his father and uncle after their travels from China. They talked about Kublai Khan, a Mongol leader them, who sent them on mission to get European scholars to teach Christianity. They were Kublai's ambassadors to the Pope; they helped Kublai ask for 100 intelligent men "acquainted with the Seven Arts". They were to also return to China because they had to bring some oil ...
- 473: Confucianism And Taoism In Joy
- ... a traitor to our ancestors. She is so beneath others that even the devil must look down to see her," (Tan 36). There is a blending of faiths I this chapter, from the Devil in Christianity, to the Popular Taoist magic of the healing potion from her skin, to the Confucian system. In the next chapter, Rose, her daughter, narrates a story with the same themes. Rose is forced to watch ...
- 474: Biography of Pocahontas
- ... Pocahontas remained Argall’s prisoner for one year afterward. During this time, she became aquatinted with John Rolfe, a pious widower noted as the first colonist to grow tobacco as a crop. Pocahontas converted to Christianity and took the name Rebecca. She then married Rolfe in April of 1614 and from that time forward was known as Rebecca Rolfe. It is uncertain as to why Pocahontas was wed to John Rolfe ...
- 475: Stalin
- ... learned Russian, and excelled at his studies, winning a scholarship to the T’bilis Theological Seminary in the Georgian capital in 1894. Stalin began his studies at the seminary as a devout believer in Orthodox Christianity. He was soon exposed to the radical ideas of fellow students, however, and began to read illegal literature based on the works of German political philosopher Karl Marx. In 1899, just as he was about ...
- 476: Greed
- ... didn't suffer; he didn't go into the slums. Mother Teresa went into the slums and she suffered. Milken persuaded wealth because of greed and Mother Teresa did charity work in the name of Christianity. People tend to believe charity work is nobler than making money. Greed isn't a nice thing or a noble thing. Unrestrained greed would mean theft, fighting, and taking by force. But as long as ...
- 477: Ontological And Cosmological A
- ... God - God as god of the sick, God as a spider, God as spirit - is one of the most corrupt conceptions of the divine ever attained on earth. Not surprisingly, Nietzsche saw the decline of Christianity and religion in general, with great enthusiasm. It is Nietzsche who popularized the old Lutheran phase, "God is dead," but with an anti-religious twist and a shout of delight that declared open war on ...
- 478: Howard Stern: The King of Mass Media or the Anti Christ?
- ... Work’s Cited Levin, Bob. “Howard Stern and the Canadian morality cops.” Maclean’s Nov. 1997: 91. Remnick, David. “The Accidental Anarchist.” The New Yorker March 1997: 56 - 62. Ross, Larry. “The Tonight Show Prophecy.” Christianity Today Feb. 1996: 96. Roshan, Maer. “Interview with Howard Stern.” New York Nov. 1995: 34 - 38.
- 479: Emily Dickinson
- ... she was shy and already different from other children. After attending Amherst Academy with other scrupulous thinkers she began to develop into a free-willed person. Many of Dickinson’s friends had continued with their Christianity and her family put an enormous amount of pressure on her to convert. No longer the submissive youngster, she would not compromise her own will on issues such as religion, literature, and personal friendships. Though ...
- 480: Alexander The Great And His Impact On Greek Civilization
- ... to Greek learning that carried on to other religions. It was in Alexandria that the Greek translation of the Old Testament was created called the Septuagint. Recant philosophers have tried to connect some doctrines of Christianity with beliefs of Greek Philosophy ( Microsoft Encarta 3). Although the city thrived for many years, in time it began to loose its prosperity. The Jewish population, which was a large portion of the community, was ...
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