Clermont-Ferrand

Blaise Pascal was born on June 19, 1623, in Clermont-Ferrand, France and died in Paris on August 19, 1662. He was a French mathematician, physicist, inventor, writer and a Christian philosopher. He was also a child prodigy educated by his father. He invented the Pascaline, it is an early calculator, and he validated Torricelli's theory concerning the cause of barometrical variations in 1640s [11]. Blaise Pascal argued with Anslew, Aquinas, and Paley about the existence of God. He believed that existence of God is based on faith, which he believes that God probably existed, and although this cannot be proven there is nothing to lose and everything to gain in accepting God. He thinks that even if someone has faith in God, they will never know…

The First Crusade began in 1096 after Pope Urban II’s speech at the Council of Clermont in 1095. One version of Urban’s Speech at Clermont was recorded by Fulcher de Chartes, a priest who also participated in the Crusades. While this version of Pope Urban II’s speech is one of the more reliable sources of the said speech, there is still a great chance for bias especially as Fulcher de Chartes was a crusader himself. This one speech, whether or not it was an accurate recording of what Pope Urban…

and cruelty of raging tigers.” I think that this passage is important because of how elegant it makes a horrific battle sound. While I do believe that religion was a key role in the Battle of Poitiers, it’s also important to note that the battle was for an establishment of Frankish power throughout Western Europe. This is a perfect example of how a war that was really about power, was made to look like a war fought for religion. A speech given at Clermont in 1095 by Pope Urban II is one of the…

The speech at the Council of Clermont by pope Urban II was the defining moment in Crusades ideology, creating the foundation for the first large scale Crusades to take place. With the newly found five accounts of the Council I’ll try to paint an accurate picture as possible of what exactly occurred. There is no official transcript from pope Urban II; instead these documents provide first hand accounts of what occurred. Whether they are reliable or not is another matter. Since each document…

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was counterproductive and actually strengthened Finucane’s points occasionally. Therefore, I would concede that the primary motivation behind the Crusades was not religious. Initiation of the Crusades was due to increasingly turbulent relations between Christians and Muslims, economic development, trade route control, and others, which were all selfishly motivated. The Council of Clermont in 1095, allowed Pope Urban II to be the catalyst who stirred the furor within people all across…

idea is one that looks at the violence and mass killings, and does not see the contradictions. Once again, the previous goal of peace for God was in place. So, what lead to the massacre? Certainly not something as pure as love. II. Territory and Unnecessary Violence The First Crusade in 1096, lead Pope Urban II to issue a call for arms against the growing heretic influence in the Speech at Council of Clermont, 1095. The pope through his “power of God ” used religious indoctrination to inflict a…

This was the key to make the first crusade into a reality. With the conclusion of the Council of Clermont came with a rehearse show of power of who will serve the leader of the Roman Church forces (John Ott, 10/13/2016). The crusade was to help the Latin Christendom bothers in the east, the king Alexios I Komnenos. The king of Continoplas, Alexios Komnenos, had requested aide in defending his realm from further Muslim advancements. But with the great spirit of some nobles lay defected Urban II’s…

“The Black Sheep in flock of Royalty Attempts to Rule: Olivier’s Richard III” “The Black Sheep in flock of Royalty Attempts to Rule” was interesting to write. I had never read the play, Richard III prior to enrolling in the class. Shakespeare really fascinates me, because of the linguistically differences in our modern day English. In English 339, Dr. Clermont-Ferrand had the class look at a total of five different plays and movie adaptations (online) during the summer session. My only request…

The Cornerstone Seminar is the first college class that I have taken in eleven years, so what can I say, I learned a great deal, or in actuality… I am sure relearned. I was a continual college student for a period of six years either part time or full time during the early 2000’s, but I muddled around and changed my degree four times. Hey – I want to know everything about everything – and that’s a big task! It’s an annoying peculiarity about myself that I am attempting (yes, this is in present…