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Crime and Punishment

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Perla Duenas Stensrud September 21, 2012 4 th Black Crime and Punishment OutlineCrime and Punishment Essay Outline I. Thesis Paragraph 1. In Crime and Punishment, Dostoevsvky emphasizes that faith resides over rationalism. 2. This is evident through: -abandonment of Raskolnikov?s rationalism -embracing faith -recreation of Raskolnikov?s character II. Second Paragraph 1. Beginning of Raskolnikov?s changing beliefs that lead to his moral reconciliation - inability of Raskolnikov to carry out nihilist beliefs -Quote: ?Loathing especially was rising and growing in him [Raskolnikov] every moment. Not for anything in the world would he have gone back to the trunk now, or even into the rooms.?(80).

Chapter 6

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Chapter 6-Religion Key Issue 1: Universalizing Religions *3 main universalizing religions are- Christianity, Islam and Buddhism Christianity- *Has more then 2 billion adherents--> more then any other religion *Predominant in North America, South America, Europe, and Australia Branches of Christianity- *3 major branches-- Roman Catholic, Protestant, and Eastern Orthodox *Roman Catholics are 52% of Christianity *Protestant are 21% of Christianity *Eastern Orthodox are 10% of Christianity *22% of Christians belong to churches that do not consider themselves within one of the 3 branches above *In Europe, Roman Catholic is the dominant branch in the SOUTHWEST and EAST *Protestantism in the NORTHWEST *Eastern Orthodoxy in the EAST and SOUTHEAST

Spain

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SPAIN Expulsion of Muslims and Jews living in Spain Reconquista: pushed Muslim influence out of Spain by reconquering Spain from the Muslims Exploration: Christopher Columbus; Ferdinand Magellan Unification of Spain under Ferdinand and Isabella; strengthening of centralization and authority of the monarchy Inquisition: persecution of non-Catholics in Spain Established colonies in the Americas and the Pacific Ocean Economy: rise in wealth with acquisition of colonies; inflation from gold and silver brought into Spain by Spanish conquistadors; eventual decline in wealth as Spanish monarchs and nobles don?t invest money in Spain, but rather spend it on luxury goods @Caribbean: first land claims; Columbus

Chapter 1 Key Issue 1

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Maps, a scale model of the real world, are an important tool in geography. Maps can be considered as a reference tool and a communication tool. Maps were first drawn to assist with navigation. Aristotle determined that the Earth was a sphere. He noticed that the Earth?s shadow is a circle during an eclipse. Eratosthenes was the first person to use the word geography. He created the first correctly prepared world map. Ptolemy, writer of an eight volume ?Guide to Geography?, improved map-making that could not be changed for more than a thousand years. Little progress occurred after Ptolemy until the seventh century, when Bernhardus Varenius created a map which stood as the standard for almost a century.

Chapter 26 Outline

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Nationalism and the Rise of Italy, Germany, and Japan - Language and National Identity Before 1871 - Language was usually the crucial element in creating a feeling of national unity, but language and citizenship rarely coincided. The idea of redrawing the boundaries of states to accommodate linguistic, religious, and cultural differences led to the forging of larger states from the many German and Italian principalities, but it threatened to break large multiethnic empires like Austria-Hungary into smaller states. -Until the 1860s nationalism was associated with liberalism, as in the case of the Italian liberal nationalist Giuseppe Mazzini. After 1848 conservative political leaders learned how to preserve the social status quo by using public education, universal military

Western Medieval Europe vs. Byzantine Empire

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Medieval Europe/Roman Catholic Church Byzantine Empire/Eastern Orthodox Church Both mpedone mpedone mpedone mpedone practiced Christianity mpedone mpedone mpedone mpedone mpedone mpedone mpedone mpedone mpedone mpedone mpedone mpedone mpedone mpedone mpedone mpedone mpedone mpedone mpedone mpedone mpedone mpedone -many cities mpedone mpedone mpedone mpedone mpedone mpedone -a lof of trade -great wealth mpedone mpedone mpedone mpedone mpedone mpedone mpedone mpedone mpedone mpedone mpedone mpedone mpedone mpedone mpedone mpedone mpedone mpedone mpedone mpedone mpedone mpedone -rural and agricultural mpedone mpedone mpedone mpedone -not as wealthy mpedone mpedone mpedone mpedone mpedone mpedone

Declaration of Independence

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IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776 The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America hen in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.

Parallels between “The Coming of Enkidu” and the fall in genesis

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Parallels between ?The Coming of Enkidu? and The Fall in ?Genesis? ?The Coming of Enkidu? The Fall in ?Genesis? Innocence is lost with knowledge- gained from the harlot through the act of sex. Innocence is lost with knowledge. Men are separated from animals by clothing. There is a seducer- the harlot Innocence is lost with knowledge- Adam and Eve gain it by eating from the tree of knowledge of good and evil. Innocence is lost with knowledge. Men are separated from animals by clothing. There is a seducer- the serpent
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The Impact the Epic of Gilgamesh has Today

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Christian Rust Mr. Spence Honors English II 1st period March 6, 2013 The Impact the Epic of Gilgamesh has Today Although written thousands of years ago, the Epic of Gilgamesh, continues to be relevant to today?s questions that people are pondering about and examining when in fact the Sumerians were asking themselves some of those same questions and their answers to them were examined and written in the Epic of Gilgamesh. Teenagers foolish behavioral pattern are evident in the epic as well. This epic includes many realizations and answers that respond to some of today?s questions and still hold true today as they did thousands of years ago.

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