Catholicism

Throughout the years there has been much controversy on what events in history have influenced the world the most. Many scholars have agreed that both the Spanish conquest and colonization of Mexico and the Caribbean and the U.S. acquisition of Mexican and Caribbean territories are important turning points in history that have helped shape the social, economic, political and cultural characteristics of different Latin American countries. In order to comprehend the great importance of the Spanish…

It has been argued that Catholicism and Islam are very similar monotheistic religions as they believe in a significant event that occurs once an individual dies. In summary, the Catholic Church teaches that the soul enters heaven, purgatory or hell depending on the supremacy of a…

(Frederick Douglass). Hundreds of years ago the world was ruled by the pope and Catholicism. Everyone obeyed the pope and followed his rules. People became desensitized to what they were doing and true faith in Jesus had faded away. Yet, a few men dared to change the course of faith. Although, it was not an easy path they headed down they persevered through struggles and began the protestant reformation against Catholicism. The protestant reformation of the 1500’s had many different paths but…

In my experience of being a Catholic at one point in my life and then Converting Christian has really changed my view of religion, and how both religions are worshiping the same god yet one being Catholicism has a very old fashioned way of doing it that appeases a certain generation group around my dad 's generation and the Christian church that has a more modern approach to help please its followers to help continue following the lord in a more fun…

in 1535. They were dedicated to taking care of the poor and sick. The Ursulines helped women prepare themselves for motherhood, life as a wife and created convents to educate young women. While teaching the women, they converted and taught them Catholicism, benefiting the Church since they were gaining more followers throughout Italy, France, and North America (Haberman and Shubert). The Society of Jesus or the Jesuit Order was founded by Spanish nobleman Ignatius Loyola, who claimed that we…

I grew up in Catholicism and did all my holy sacraments but I always felt God can listen to you everywhere you go. I am not religious as my grandparents or anyone in my family per say but I do keep my faith. Social institution in the United Sates help me keep my faith in…

Along with the famine, harsh British tyranny, unequal treatment for living conditions, overpopulation, poverty, and anti-catholicism feelings coming from the fresh Protestant awareness brought Irish immigrants to the Pennsylvania Coal Region while the coal industry was exponentially growing (Pollock). Due to these harsh treatments and conditions across the Pacific, the Irishmen…

Afterlife in the eyes of Shakespeare’s Hamlet One of the most well know piece of work that Shakespeare’s has authored is his drama Hamlet, in this play we get a glimpse into the genius that is Shakespearian writing and how he is able to bring certain topics into discussion without really realizing it. One of these topics concerns the afterlife, specifically concerning the ghost of the late King Hamlet and whether or not he is in fact purgatory or some evil spirit come to mess with Hamlets mind.…

My family represented the lower middle class of the social hierarchy. Specifically, we were part of the working class of society. My mother worked as a nurse’s aide at Flushing Hospital for many years while my father worked as an attendant for a BP gas station in Fresh Meadows. Both working positions did not pay much. My mother was being paid 10 dollars and hour while my father was being paid 9 dollars an hour. The total income my mother and my father made was relatively low. In addition, the…

Unit I Vocab \Europeans.\system, Pueblo Revolt (1600s)- The Spanish had taken over present day New Mexico and the Natives, in particular Pope, were mad because this angered their spiritual ancestors. They were angry because the Spanish set up churches and imprisoned many of the Natives. Although some were not on board, most Natives kicked out the Spanish and destroyed their churches and killed many priests. The Spanish fled to Mexico to regroup. -This like the Iroquois Confederation was…