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- 19591: The History of the Catholic Church in St. Augustine
- ... acts of bondage, Catholic missionaries pleaded to the Spanish government to outlaw the enslavery of Natives. The Bishop of Chiapa and Bartholomew De Casa were both important people involved in the struggle for the Indian's rights. They appealed their case well and the Spanish government outlawed the enslavement of the Native Indians. There was a settlement near St. Augustine called Huguenot under command of Ribalt, a Frenchman. So far the ... escalating tense events going on in Europe were the Spanish Inquisition and the break of England from the Catholic Church, which both led to the extraordinary religious zeal and their drive to spread each country’s individual faith. Menendez was the next explorer who played a major role in the development of St. Augustine. He was a devout Catholic. When he arrived in the Americas, there were Protestant Frenchmen there already ... were built completely of stone. The town was so religious there was even a chaplain attached to the fort. The convent of St. Francis was in a prosperous condition and was greatly respected for it’s religious zeal and continual conversions of the Indians. As you can see the town was growing at a healthy pace and at this time required more protection. A great amount of energy was put ...
- 19592: Macbeth An Expose
- ... evil and violence that inevitably consume him. The only tragic thing is the pain and anarchy this supposed hero leaves in his wake. Though not a hero, Macbeth is unaplogetically human. The issue of Macbeth's manhood constantly arises. Lady Macbeth manipulates her indecisive husband incessantly, disparaging his masculinity. Many of Macbeth's actions could be seen as attempts to vindicate his manhood. In weak opposition to the murder and in defense of his manhood, Macbeth argues, "I dare do all that may become a man who dares ... he had sentenced to death, Lady Macbeth cuts into him again with the vicious speech that asks again, "Are you a man?" This is not Macbeth as a hero, this is Macbeth as henpecked. Macbeth's vain ambition consumes him. After hearing the witches' prophecy, Macbeth concluded,(Act 1, 3, 43144) "If chance will have me king, why then chance may crown me without my stir. Macbeth is named Thane ...
- 19593: The Shield of Achilles
- ... their fight against the Trojans in a microcosm of the larger story. Forged by the god, Hephaestus, who was a crippled smith, it depicts the two cities and the happenings within, as well as Agamemnon's kingly estate. To gain insight into the details and intricacies of the shield, one must look at the shield itself, the cities depicted within the shield, and the King's Estate and other scenes which are also depicted. These items will give even an amateur reader a fair understanding of the importance of Achilles' shield and the Iliad. Hephaestus, the god of fire, is the ... itself is made of five layers of metal with a triple ply shield strap edging on the rim. On the shield are scenes showing the heavens and earth and sea, two noble cities, a king's estate, fallow fields, a thriving vineyard, a herd of longhorn cattle, and a dancing circle. Once Hephaestus completes the shield he makes a breastplate and helmet for Achilles. The armor he forges is indestructible ...
- 19594: Electrical Engineering
- ... EGOE, 121). Electrical engineers touch everyone lives through the things they have designed or created. Electrical engineers have invented the lights in your house, the television, the stereo, the telephone, computers, and even your doctor s blood pressure gauge (Stine 300). History The history of engineering goes back into the 19th century when Alexander Volta (1745-1827) made a remarkable discover regarding the nature of electricity (Cosgrove 749). He discovered that ... 749). Through the success of the telephone, Bell Telephone Company was established. In 1878, the light bulb was finally invented by Thomas Edison who lived from 1847 to 1931 (749). Off the principles of Faraday s electric motor from 1821, Nicholas Tesla invented a more efficient and powerful electric motor in 1888 (749). To make these inventions be more significant, effort was expended to make better motors and transformers and to ... that led to the invention of the radio broadcast system (750). These vacuum tubes were discovered to be able to transmit currents through solid material, which led to the creation of transistors in the 1960 s (750). These transistors were made from tiny bits of silicon which could be produced to make microchips. From transistors, microprocessors could be made which led to the technological era that we are in today, ...
- 19595: Interpreting Poetry
- ... of meaning. The first poet to be discussed is Shakespeare. The famous sonnet simply numbered eighteen, Shakespeare appears to writing (speaking) to a woman he is fond of. Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate: Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer’s lease hath all too short a date: Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines, And often is his gold complexion dimmed; And every fair from fair sometime declines, By chance, or nature’s changing course, Untrimmed: But thy eternal summer shall not fade, Nor lose possession of that fair thou owest; Nor shall death brag thou wander’st in his Shade, When in eternal lines to time ...
- 19596: Housing Discrimination And Hou
- As we look back at the history of the United States, one of our worst legacies is our poor treatment of minorities. In our country's earliest years we were importing and selling blacks into slavery, an issue that tore our country in two. Yet through trying and often tragic efforts, minority leaders have elevated the legal status of blacks. With ... prevent housing discrimination with the ultimate goal of creating an integrated society. On the surface, housing discrimination simply segregates minorities into specific living areas, however its implications reach far beyond the location of an individual's house. Where a family lives determines what schools their children will attend as well as the quality of their education. Since minority areas are necessarily those with low income and sometimes terrible poverty, the education ... legal precedents that have expanded and clarified fair housing protections, injunctive relief, landmark judgments and record-setting settlements, all of which have inflated the cost of discrimination for its perpetrators." These quotes from the Council's mission statement clearly illustrate how determined they are. A specific example of the Council's testing took place in Montgomery County Maryland (between 1992 and 1995 the Council received almost 150 complaints regarding housing ...
- 19597: East Timor. Do They Have A Rig
- East Timor is half of an island in Indonesia, about 300 miles north of Australia. In the 1500's, Portugal colonized the island of Timor, and its inhabitants today are primarily Catholic. The Dutch colonized much of the area, eventually including the western half of Timor as part of the Dutch East Indies. Before ... untouched by the western world. In 1975 Indonesia invaded and annexed the now defenseless East Timor. It was an act based upon greed and corruption that was conceived by several international governments. Since 1975, Indonesia's military dictatorship has conducted a brutal campaign of genocide against the East Timorese, killing 200,000 people, or one third of the population. The question of whether East Timor should have independence has been clear ... have been had for probably similar price. Yet the greed and corruption of the Suharto government, found reason in killing 200,000 innocent people in order to get control of the oil deposits. And what's good for the energy companies, is always the national interest. That's true virtually by definition. The United Nations has never accepted the occupation of East Timor by the Indonesians, because they do not ...
- 19598: Themes Of Frankenstein
- Themes of Frankenstein There are many different themes expressed in Mary Shelly s Frankenstein. They vary with each reader but basically never change. These themes deal with the education that each character posses, the relationships formed or not formed in the novel, and the responsibility for ones own ... and health. I had desired it with an ardour that far exceeded moderation; but now that I had finished, the beauty of the dream vanished and breathless horror and disgust filled my heart. (56) Victor s education has leaded him to be able to create a monster but not let him fully think out the havoc that might be unleashed. His education only let him create a monster but never taught him how to care for it; this ends up resulting in the loss of innocent lives. This theme is also present when looking at the creation s education. He received most of his education hands on, by himself, and by the observation of others, especially the De Laceys. A strange multiplicity of sensations seized me, and I saw felt, heard, and ...
- 19599: "A World of Light and Dark"
- ... love of this magnitude. He proclaims that "It is the star to every wand'ring bark" (Shakespeare 7). Here the thematic power of the battle between light and dark is employed to solidify the writer's previous conviction concerning love. The imagery of a solitary, weather-beaten ship drifting aimlessly through the inky night parallels the life of a man who wanders through life without ever loving anyone. However, there is ... hope. Just as a bright, piercing star can guide a decrepit boat toward the shores of salvation, so can love bring meaning to the life of a lost soul. Just like light and darkness, love's "worth's unknown, although his height be taken" (Shakespeare 8). All of these forces are active on a cosmic scale. Though one could attempt to measure the intensity of light, they would find it futile to ...
- 19600: Macbeth About Macbeth
- ... is presented as a mature man of definitely established character, successful in certain fields of activity and enjoying an enviable reputation. We must not conclude, there, that all his volitions and actions are predictable; Macbeth's character, like any other man's at a given moment, is what is being made out of potentialities plus environment, and no one, not even Macbeth himself, can know all his inordinate self-love whose actions are discovered to be-and ... for worldly honors; his delight lies primarily in buying golden opinions from all sorts of people. But we must not, therefore, deny him an entirely human complexity of motives. For example, his fighting in Duncan's service is magnificent and courageous, and his evident joy in it is traceable in art to the natural pleasure which accompanies the explosive expenditure of prodigious physical energy and the euphoria which follows. He ...
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