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    Comparing the Protestant and Catholic Reformations of the Sixteenth Century At the end of the fifteenth century and toward the beginning of the sixteenth century, reform was already under construction with the hope of reforming religious orders in the Catholic Church. There was a strong emphasis on preaching to the masses (Spielvogel, 2015, p. 371). However, not everyone was satisfied with the doctrines of the Catholic Church, and one prominent example of someone who responded with a new…

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    It is assumed that Giuseppe Arcimboldo was born in 1527 Milan, Italy but there is not much information about his childhood. We do know, that he was the son of Biagio, who was also a painter from Milan and an archbishop. Arcimboldo’s first job was when he was 21 years old working with Giuseppe Meda making stained glass windows for local churches. In 1562 he had become the the court artist for Ferdinand I. He then worked for a second family including Maximilian II and Rudolf II. Arcimboldo was…

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    Martin Luther was born in 1483 in Eisleben, Saxony, current Germany. Martin, a monk and scholar, became interested in the monastic life in 1496, at age thirteen, when he attended a school run by the Brethren of the Common Life, a Roman Catholic religious community, whose teachings focused on piety…

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    who was finally pushed to the edge of his patience after a innoxious protest was met with a ‘overwhelmingly harsh response’ from the Church authorities. Under normal circumstances Martin would have been killed for heresy, but thanks to the duke of Saxony, Frederick the Wise Martin is given immunity from the churches hands. In an attempt to show the Church powers the corruption that is prevalent Martin posted the Ninety-five Theses which was later reproduced and distributed across Germany. Along…

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    and pamphlets, this re-educating reaches all corners of the professional, militarized and local German empire. Perry’s final analysis combines the military and industrial use of the disabled in a ‘total war’ German society. Using case studies of Saxony and the use of the disabled at factories such as Siemens, Perry illustrates the utilization of every man within all spheres of the industrial and military system. Perry shows the orthopedic specialization, social reintegration of the disabled,…

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    Martin Luther was born on the beautiful day of November 10, 1483. His parents were Margaret and Hans Luther, and with Hans being a prosperous mine owner, Martin was one of the few that was sent to school. From 1490, at the age of seven, to 1498, at the age of fifteen, he attended school. When he was 18 years old, he enrolled at the University of Erfurt. In 1505, Martin received his Master’s Degree in the traditional Arts class. He enrolled in law school after he got his degree, but before he…

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    Nationalism is the sense of pride or loyalty to a nation and region because they have something to share like same language, culture, and history. Nationalism is a powerful force that can have positive and negative effect on nations and regions. This essay will discuss those positive and negative effects of nationalism. The positive effect of nationalism is that it can build up a desire for independence within a country and this can cause them to overthrow colonial rule.…

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    influential people. Luther changed Christianity when he began the Protestant Reformation in 16th-century Europe. Martin Luther (1483-1546), propelled the wave of movements we now call the Reformation. Luther was born at Eisleben in the Holy Roman Empire (Saxony). Martins father wanted him to go to law school and although Luther never felt he was good enough he was a hardworking student, very intelligent and graduated with a Master’s degree, and a PhD in law. Luther was ordained a priest in…

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    causing him to want a change, he wanted to make a difference. Followers of Luther were known as Protestants. There were many important events in his life that has shaped history and himself. Martin Luther was born on November 10th, 1483 in Eisleben, Saxony in southeast Germany. He grew up into a strict German Catholic family. He often struggled with a guilty conscience and a great fear of God until he realized the doctrine of justification by faith. Luther’s father was a miner and he wanted…

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    made many people’s lives less stressful by writing 95 theses. Martin Luther was the one that changed the ways of the Catholic Church back in the Middle Ages, which is around the 1500’s. Martin Luther was born into a copper mining family in 1483 in Saxony, Germany. Growing up people knew him as a bright child. In 1505 he received a Master of Arts Degree from the University of Erfurt. However, his father wanted him to become a lawyer so he sent Martin to study. Not many people were lawyers, but…

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