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notably, the German philosopher Leibniz had espoused his doctrine of Optimism as a response to the problem of evil, where all is for the best in ‘the best of all possible worlds’. Voltaire, however, ridiculed this idea in Candide in response to the 1755 Lisbon earthquake, noting in a letter dated 24 November how it is ‘difficult to explain how the laws of motion can produce such fearful disasters in the best of all possible worlds’. A cultural transformation also permeated the Enlightenment,…

INDEX 1- Philippe II Introduction 2- Territorial Expansion 3- Foreign Policy 4- Bibliography Introduction. The first and only son of Charles V and Isabella of Portugal, Philippe II was born in Valladolid 1527 (CYL) and died in El Escorial 1598 (MAD). He ruled in Spain from 1556 to 1598. He has the fame of a solitary and hard worker even though he was not able to reduce the Netherlands revolt, also lost the whole Invincible Spanish Armada because of bad planned strategies of war and…

While Coppola’s films may not be overtly feminist, they’ve been criticized for being too feminine and lacking depth. Coppola is also strongly identified with excess. Her films have many qualities that contribute to her signature style and narrative, some of which lead to them being criticized for being “pretty” and “mostly surface”. Critic Jesse Fox Mayshark said of Sophia’s status as a female director, “There is some basis for these criticisms in all of Coppola’s films – her style is ethereal,…

Cadiz and with Drake’s brilliant planning, he was able to burn thousands of ships at once, he burnt the entire collection of ships King Philip II had at the Cadiz harbour. This location was also where King Philip held the construction for the Armadain Lisbon. Records and journals of Sir Francis Drakes also show that he managed to get a glimpse and destroy the galleon built to be the Spanish flagship which was supposed to be the fleet’s ultimate strength. Sir Francis Drake later used this…

Throughout literature, sinking cities have become a reoccurring image that have appeared in numerous works. Many authors take advantage of historical cities that have sunken or created new cities of their own to demolish in their works. A large debate is centralized around the setting in Edgar Allan Poe’s “The City in the Sea.” Analysis of the poem has led people to multiple conclusions, most commonly to the city of Babylon. While a great deal of evidence points to the city being based on…

The Syrian Refugee crisis has not only increased skepticism towards the idea of a borderless Europe, it has also revived debate about the EU’s relationship with Turkey. There are various reasons as to why the relationship between turkey and European Union is regarded to be problematic . These problems are related to turkey’s geographic location, democratic nature, economic stability, as well as the cultural and historical background of the country. Basically, as far as geography is concerned,…

Coming Soon To a theatre near you! Leif Eriksson-Rapid winds lead him off his route and took him and his ship all the way to the north american coast. Leif and his crew came in on the labrador Peninsula to, what is now, present day Canada. Soon after, the vikings sailed farther south to end up on the island of Newfoundland, and maybe to present day present day New England. When Eriksson landed, he ended up in a coastal area known as Vinland. Leif stayed, however, the vikings left just…

A Miraculous Plant The tobacco cigarette in its modern form is so ubiquitous, so seemingly organic, that it is hard to imagine a world without it. However, throughout the course of human existence, the tobacco plant was relatively unknown and unused. In fact, the tobacco plant, Nicotiana tabacum, was only indigenous to central and south America, and was initially harvested for ceremonial or medicinal practices(1). The earliest evidence for the use of tobacco in the Americas dates back to around…

The essay regarding evil and its relation to free will entitled “The Argument from Evil” by Peter Van Inwagen proposes many questions and contradictions. All of which relate back to one principle idea—the problem of evil and how to solve it. At the end of his compilation of ideas, propositions and examples, Van Inwagen poses a slew of questions for his readers to ponder and attempt to answer. Peter Van Inwagen is adamant upon insisting that there both is and is not a God. He proposes this as he…

Steel” Trans.Nonferrous Met.Chaina19(2009)pp 258-261 [13] Pavel Macura, Frantisek Fojtik, Radomir Hrncar “Experimental Residual Stress Analysis of Welded Ball Valve”.. XIX IMEKO World congress, Fundamental and AppliedMetrology, September 6-11, 2009, Lisbon, Portuga.pp 1967-2000 [14] G. Gokilakrishnan, S. Divya, R. “Operating Torque In Ball Valves-A Review ” International Journal For Technological Research In Engineering Volume 2, Issue 4, December-2014 ISSN (Online): 2347 - 4718…