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The discovery of the Americas greatly impacts the European countries as people, like the Spaniards and the Portuguese, began to expand their power and settlement there. A long time ago, around the time when America was discovered, Europe was going through a great religious change. There were lots of disputes in Europe about the Roman Catholic Church and its teachings. One german monk, Martin Luther, did not believed in the teachings and rituals of the Catholic Church. He did not believed that good

find some of the comments Chaucer is making about religion and the Church to fascinating. When I studied this in high school, we talked constantly about the little wry comments that Chaucer would make about these people, but now I see it for myself and it really is humorous. For instance, the character of the Friar is a total farce. His entire existence is a contradiction and it's very entertaining. In lines 264 and 265, Chaucer notes some peculiar about the Friar: "Somwhat he lipsed, for his

The sculpture of “David”, standing 5’7” tall, sculpted by Bernini shows a scene from the Old Testament. The Israelites were at war with the Philistines using their weapon, Goliath. David had just taken up the challenge of fighting the giant, and was about to slay Goliath with a stone from his sling. The sculpture captures David as he launches the stone at the giant Goliath. The placement of the sculpture and attention to muscular composition allows for a lot of movement, with David bending at the

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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time chronicles of Christopher Boone of Swindon, England. The book is written by Mark Haddon, who formerly worked with autistic individuals, describes the world through the eyes of Christopher, who is self-proclaimed “special needs”. The novel never explicitly says what Christopher’s diagnosis is, but from the text it is apparent that he would fall on the higher functioning end of the Autism Spectrum. The book begins with, as the title suggests, a

a traumatizing and miserable experience, it may also be able to move and inspire people to write a brilliant piece of literature. One example, for instance, is Kurt Vonnegut who may have been stimulated by the war, thus writing Slaughterhouse – Five. Though one may categorize this piece as science fiction or even auto - biographical, it can also be interpreted as an anti – war piece. Because Vonnegut is classified as a post modernist, one can take into account all the details, such as the similarities

The Protestant Reformation was a reform movement in the 16th century that was against the Roman Catholic and its way of controlling things. Martin Luther, a reformer along with John Calvin and Henchurches VII. Luther may have had full faith in God, but he also had fear in him and his powers. They questioned the authority of the church and argued over political and religious powers in the hands of the bible. Martin Luther was the starter of it all. Martin Luther was a German monk who decided to start

Slaughterhouse-Five, a one of a kind science fiction and satirical novel has been considered a very controversial novel reaching many banned book lists in high schools across the nation for its raw realism and controversial discussions. Originally written to reflect upon and build images of World War II this novel takes a turn and begins discussing issues that expose the reader to a different type of realism apart from war that affects the everyday lives of the average person.     Similar to many

Have you aver questioned authority or superior forces than yourself? Martin Luther and John Calvin, two famous theologians deeply questioned their times authority, the Catholic Church. These two had created a new way of thinking and voicing it out, especially when it comes to religion. Questioning the Catholic Church and the works that came with that made both of them landmark points in the world’s history but the question relies on why they attacked the fundamental principles of the church. The

While Pilgrim is the main character of the novel, he is considered the non-hero based on the actions of his life as he is “unstuck in time” (Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse-Five, 21). Vonnegut has the reader experience Pilgrim’s life events that include being in the war or being a father, which are not in chronological order, and has a result people believe he’s mentally unstable based on his time travelling experience – with