Usury

persecuted, killed, forcefully converted, expelled from the country and had laws dictating where they could live in the country and what professions they were allowed to take, such as a money lender as it was against Christianity for Christians to commit usury. During the French Revolution the question was raised about what to do with non-Catholics living in the country, which initially was about the Protestants but was expanded to include the Jews and “questionable professions” (actors and…

Lucrezia Borgia, a woman of royalty or a victim of deception. A famous notoriety goes before as she earned a reputation as a an alleged poisoner. In actuality, historians believe that she has been an innocent woman, wrongfully reprimanded for her family, who killed nobles with the poison la cantarella. The idea of who is victimized by society, is evident, especially in William Shakespeare’s “comedy,” The Merchant of Venice. Through the play, he characters pertain to their predicaments as if…

Tartuffe is a lighthearted narrative that easily becomes a tragedy for those easily deceived. The moral acts as a clear warning to the audience on how to avoid the demisable fates of the characters. Tartuffe by Molière warns the audience about their gullibility when it comes to authority figures. Orgon, the head of a prosperous family, takes in poor Tartuffe, a man who purposes to be holy. However, Tartuffe is an imposter. Orgon is the only one fallen under the trickster's spell when the rest of…

There are many aspects of American government that have shaped it into what it is today, a few of those being culture, politics, and economics. There are three main economic systems: socialism, communism, and the most popular in the western world, capitalism. Born in 17th century Europe, capitalism can be defined as the investment of money with the intention of profiting. After spreading across Europe, colonization forced capitalism upon other countries. Capitalism was once a fundamental…

Venice, initially populated by traders and refugees of war, began on a long and arduous journey to one of the most prosperous cities in the Elizabethan period. One reason that Venice became such a robust city is the city’s use as a multicultural center of trade, that expanded over Venice’s vast sea empire.Venice also attracted zealous families and common workers looking to find solace in a new home. Unique location and topography, Venice was considered an architectural and political feat among…

16th century, the Reformation officially began when Martin Luther challenged the Roman Catholic church. Luther initially challenged the Church by posting his 95 theses to the Church door, a list of disputes towards clerical abuses, nepotism, simony, usury, pluralism, and the sale of indulgences. While Luther did not know how much of an impact his theses would have on the world, it marked the beginning of a major reformation. There were many religious, economic, and political factors that helped…

characters and wanted them to feel engaged. In the story, the reader can easily sense the realism. For example, it states in The Necklace,” This life lasted ten years. At the end of ten years they had paid everything, everything, with the rates of usury and the accumulations of the compound interest ”(P.97-98). Mathilde had to go through this because she made a wrong decision. This is an example of realism because not only does realism mean fancy, rich people, it also means average people who…

At the first several decades when the umma was established in Arabia, the society was less chaotic than before, but it was not stable enough. Due to the harsh natural environment, previously divided political and religious circumstances, and lack of discipline, there were still unstable factors that would do harm to the harmony of the newly formed society. There were robbers plundering food and money, licentious people indulgent in sex, discontented people planning to divide the umma and thus…

Giotto di Bondone, of Florence, and Jan van Eyck, of Bruges were both revolutionary artist during the Late Gothic and Early Renaissance era (c. 1300-1500). However, each artist had incredibly different styles and utilized different mediums that they would later become known for. Giotto lived and worked in Florence during a period when religious subjects and styles had been laid down by centuries of tradition. As the first artist to depict human emotion, his influence put Western art on a path to…

Keywords: Social Relations, Reciprocities and Network Trading (Internal and External) Commodity Exchanges Money and Gift Identity: Outsiders/Foreigners (Threatening Aspect) Trade and tensions in the social economic relations Constituting network relation requires stability of social economy; therefore trade may bring peace, as it requires generosity, hospitality, and honor of human being through contractual gifts (Mauss, 1967, Polanyi, 2001). The system of economic exchange brings people to…