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- 761: Martin Luther 2
- ... as Protestantism, a faith that was generated from the Reformation. Luther stood out as one of the Reformation s major influences. Luther's reforms regarded to the Catholic sacraments. For Luther, the Holy Eucharist of Lord's supper was really a symbolic act rather than an actual instance of change in which the bread and wine actually become the body and blood of Christ. That was an aspect to this sacrament ... soul. Therefore, the most a Christian can do is to have faith in Jesus Christ as their Savior. This is basically what a Christian is. Because Christianity has only two real sacraments (baptism and the Lord's Supper), it is necessary for a person to partake in both to be a Christian. Anyone can go around doing good works, but this means nothing to God. However, a Christian should do good ...
- 762: Native American Experiences During King Philip's War
- ... seventeenth century Puritan women, especially a pastors wife. As a Puritan Englishwomen, Mary was not supposed to have her own will. She was to give to others, namely her husband who God appointed to lord over her and ultimately to God. She had no will of her own, only Gods will. Rolandsons role also tells us a great deal about New England Puritanism during the late seventeenth century ... merit of the Indians. Mary saw the Indians as merely a tool that God used for punishment against his chosen people whom he loves. After all, Mary quoted from the Bible saying, For whom the Lord lovethe he chasteath. Women in the seventeenth century Puritan New England were meant to surrender to the will of their husband and to God. So then it was no surprise that Mary Rolandson surrendered to ...
- 763: St. John The Evangelist
- ... Great with whom he was brought up to the trade of fishing. While Jesus was spreading his teachings and his miracles St. John entered public ministry. Then in his first year of public ministry our Lord called him to be an Apostle. He was called to be an Apostle with his brother, as they were mending their nets on the sea of Galilee. St. John was the youngest of all the ... the faithful, and every time said to his flock only these words, "My little children, love one another." When he was asked why he said it he replied, "Because it is the word of the Lord, and if you keep it you do enough." He lived to an extreme old age, surviving all his fellow apostles, and died about the year 100. St. John is called the Apostle of Charity, a ...
- 764: Edgar Allan Poe
- ... stile. The narrator awaits the gentleman's "One--two--three--and--away," when Toby initiates his running leap. To all appearances, the young reprobate is destined to clear the stile easily, pigeon-winging as he flies, when abruptly his progress is arrested, and the luckless Toby falls flat on his back on his side of the stile. The elderly gentleman is indistinctly seen wrapping a bulky object in his apron, and ... things and of all mankind." (Poe 68) Finally, one day as the narrator and his wife descend the steps into their cellar, the cat causes the narrator to lose his footing. In turn, the narrator flies into a rage and tries to axe the cat. The wife, trying to save the life of the cat, catches hold of the axe. Then entirely out of his mind, the narrator plants the axe ...
- 765: Rapid Population Growth
- ... Triumph over disease on a worldwide scale did not come until 20th century with the introduction of antibiotics and DDT. DDT is a very active, broad-spectrum pesticide, particularly effective against beetles, moths and butterflies, flies, and mosquitoes, it controls insect-vectored human diseases such as malaria, yellow fever, river blindness, elephantiasis, epidemic and murine typhus, and bubonic plague. virtually eradicated malaria from more than 20 countries populated by more than ... Triumph over disease on a worldwide scale did not come until 20th century with the introduction of antibiotics and DDT. DDT is a very active, broad-spectrum pesticide, particularly effective against beetles, moths and butterflies, flies, and mosquitoes, it controls insect-vectored human diseases such as malaria, yellow fever, river blindness, elephantiasis, epidemic and murine typhus, and bubonic plague. virtually eradicated malaria from more than 20 countries populated by more than ...
- 766: The Battle of the Spanish Armada
- ... ships cut their cables and escaped, leaving their heavy anchors attatched to the buoys. When the danger was over, the ships could return to pick up the anchors. (Graham 233) The Dover Squadron, led by Lord Henry Seymour joined Lord Howard's squadrons. Now the Queen's navy almost equaled the Armada in number. The English recognized their advantage. They filled eight old ships with inflammable material and waited for the wind and tide. (Marx ...
- 767: Macbeth
- ... Scene 2: Duncan, King of Scotland, with his two sons, Malcolm and Donalbain is in an army camp receiving news of the battles fought against him by an alliance of Sweno, King of Norway, Macdonwald, Lord of the Western Isles of Scotland, and the Thane of Cawdor who has proved to be disloyal to King Duncan. The reports all stress the heroism of Macbeth (eg "For brave Macbeth - well he deserves ... King. Macbeth realises that the new Prince of Cumberland is an obstacle to his ambitions and decides to act quickly. IMPORTANT TERMS: 1. in commission: ordered to conduct an execution 6. wanton: unrestrained 2. liege: lord 7. harbinger: messenger 3. safe: entirely 4. wink at: be blind to 5. in ... and fed: in praise of him IMPORTANT QUOTE FROM THE SCENE: "The Prince of Cumberland: that is a step On which ...
- 768: Macbeth
- ... sir, Lays blame upon his promise. Please t your Highness To grace us with your royal company? Macbeth. The tables full Lennox. Here is a place reserved sir. Macbeth. Where? Lennox. Here, my good lord. What is t that moves Your Highness. Macbeth. Which of you have do this? Lords. What, my good Lord? Macbeth. Thou canst not say I did it. Never shake Thy gory locks at me. Here Macbeth thinks that the lords are playing a trick on him by making someone look like Banquo sit in ...
- 769: Capitalism
- ... Middle Ages, modern capitalism started to evolve. (The Software Toolworks Illistrated Encyclopedia) In the late Middle Ages, the medieval economy was based on MANORALISM. This system said that peasants worked on the land that the lord's owned, but everthing that was produced by them was kept in return they had to perform services or pay dues to there lord. During this time period, there was no incentive to produce large and productive resources. The end of the midieval Manoralism was brought about by a larger demand for goods. Kings competed against lords, and lords ...
- 770: Female Power In The Odyssey
- ... trickery: she had a great loom standing in the hall and the fine warp of some vast fabric on it; we were attending her, and she said to us: Young men, my suitors, now my lord is dead, let me finish my weaving before I marry, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . So every day she wove on the great loom- But every night by torchlight she unwove it; (98-103, 110-111, 2.3) By sneaking ... book IV when Odysseus son, Telemacchus, goes the great hall of Menelaos, hiding his identity. With everyone gathered, ready to eat, Helen takes it upon herself to discover the identity of their guest: Menelaos, my lord, have we yet heard our new guests introduce themselves? Shall I dissemble what I feel? No, I must say it. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . This boy must be the son of Odysseus Telemakhos, (145-147,4.3, 150-151 ...
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