Martin Crane

From the time of 1450 to 1600, Europe saw an expansion and adjustment in the centralization and expansion of state powers. With only a few number of powerhouse nations in Europe at this time, the ability to broaden borders and affect society as a whole became a feat due to the scientific revolution. Particularly, newfound technology for exploration, the spread of ideas, and stronger armies became a catalyst for the expansion of states in Europe from the second half of the fifteenth century into…

The Reformation didn’t just occur overnight, it took multiple years for the Reformation to start and even more to end. Throughout the Reformation and even before it multiple things occurred which not only brought upon the Reformation’s beginning, but also its success making it more successful then it would have originally become. Things like Johannes Gutenberg’s publishing of his first Bible, Vasco da Gama reaching India by sailing around Africa, Marin Luther visiting Rome, Giovanni de Medici…

Luther 's unhappiness fueled his barrage against the Catholic Church. In 1517, Luther 's 95 thesis, he verbally attacked the churches indulgences and discussed his negative opinions about the church. As Martin Luther expressed his ideas more and more "Lutheranism began to spread across northern Europe, it spread faster than even Luther could control. In 1519, Charles V of Hapsburg added Austria to his dynastic inheritance but he was facing many struggles…

was really the first Martin luther he wanted the Romans and Jewish…

story, The Return of Martin Guerre, by Natalie Zemon Davis is an interesting tale of impersonation and deception. In the story, Bertrande de Rols thoughtfully uses the stereotypes of women to her advantage. Women in the time of this story were thought of the lesser gender; Bertrande benefitted from this idea as she tried to create the life and the marriage that she desired in a world where a woman’s opinion was not often considered. In the very beginning of The Return of Martin Guerre,…

Popes consent for dispensation, King henry was then denied divorce. After this King Henry was exposed to the writings of one William Tyndale (1494-1536) Whom had completed many works such as a Bible translation from Latin to English and much like Martin Luther had followed on and had created writings critiquing the church. Tyndale notes about how he thinks society should sweep away the powers of the earthly church and get back to people worshipping god. These writings had swayed King Henry to…

Playwright August Wilson uses his plays to display the struggles of Black Americans living throughout the twentieth century. In fact, August Wilson uses The piano Lesson to uncover the hardships Boy Willie and his family face focusing on a time when his family was held captive as slaves to a chance to own his own piece of land. The Piano Lesson demonstrates the importance of family heirlooms and how no amount of money could ever replace the sentimental value they hold. Berniece and Boy Willie…

The movie that I chose to do this week assignment on is called “Crash” directed by P. Haggis in 2004. Once I started watching this movie I realized that it was one that I had seen before and thought was a really good movie with a wonderful meaning at the end. This movie won three Oscars in 2005 for best picture, best original screenplay, and best editing. In this week assignment we are to pick an interpersonal conflict in the movie we chose to watch. In Crash there were lots of interpersonal…

Jean-Paul Sartre, who happened to live from 1905-1980, was an existentialist philosopher. He famously challenged a particular question and left it available for anyone to interpret it. The question is all about “the self” and everything that comes with it. According to Sartre, “the self lies always in the future; it is what we aim toward, as we try to make ourselves into something. But this means that as long as we are alive there is no self - at least, no fixed and finished self” (pg. 206). By…

Martin Luther (1483-1546) was an known as an Augustinian monk, associated with L.F.A or Lay Faith Affiliated with Order. Augustinian, or Austin, friars are a mendicant order.According to Britannica, A mendicant order includes “Dominicans, Franciscans, Augustinians (Augustinian Hermits), Carmelites, Trinitarians, Mercedarians, Servites, Minims, Hospitallers of St. John of God, and the Teutonic order”(Britannica) affiliated with Roman Catholicism. As consecrated religious, they were to pray the…