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Put To Death Marcus Aurelius
2,424 wordsThe first instance of the Roman State taking action against Christians arose in the reign of the Emperor Claudius (41 - 54 A. D. ). The historians Suetonius and Dio Cassius tell us that Claudius had to expel the Jews because they were continually arguing among themselves about a certain Chrestos. "Here we have first mention of the response to the Christian message in the community of Rome, " comments Karl Baus. The historian Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus (70 - ca. 140) was a high-ranking official ...
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Traveling Salesman Hunger Artist
1,652 wordsKafka was a man consumed by death, consumed by the fact that he might eventually die. One man who was greatly affected by his father's negligence of him, and a social deviance about him which held him back from interaction. Such a man was so afraid about what society thought of his writing, that he never widely published his works, and even asked a friend to burn all manuscripts. Not only was Kafka Jewish, he resented this fact. Once Kafka even stated that "Sometimes I'd like to stuff all Jews (...
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Major Themes Of The Scarlet Letter
324 wordsOne of the major themes of The Scarlet Letter was sin. Much of Puritan society was based on sin. The first thing built in the town was the prison. There was a gathering outside ofthe elaborate prison. The prison was a major emphasis in the town. This was portrayed in part by '... have invariably recognized it among their earliest practical necessities to allot a portion of the virgin soil as a cemetary, and another portion as the site for the prison. ' The prison was the first priority for the t...
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Pope Paul Vi Gift From God
2,959 wordsChristians and Contraception: Why it is Your Choice, and Why Christianity Was Wrong in the Past INTRODUCTION Contraception History Contraception is defined by Webster s II New Riverside Dictionary as the prevention of conception. Its synonym is birth control; defined as the avoidance of unwanted pregnancies by preventing fertilization by the use of contraceptives or continence. It is argued that many forms of birth control are not in fact contraceptives because they do not interrupt the conceptu...
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World War Ii Methods Of Execution
2,101 wordsMethods of Execution One mans taking of another's life is generally seen as an unforgivable act which is punishable with death. When this is done as punishment however, it is seen as an honorary deed by removing this criminal from the world and making it a much safer place to live. With executions in mind, it is incredible what ingenious methods can be thought of by the human brain and the fact that the idea is centered around the murdering of one man does not even change how prodigious these in...
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Papal Legate Kuno Dits Dab Lard Abelard
5,637 wordsJacques Maritain Center: Readings Abelard Abelard, Peter, dialectician, philosopher, and theologian, b. 1079; d. 1142. Peter Abelard (also spelled Abelard, Abelard, etc. , while the best MSS. have Abelards) was born in the little village of Pallet, about ten miles east of Nantes in Brittany. His father, Berengar, was lord of the village, his mothers name was Lucia; both afterwards entered the monastic state. Peter, the oldest of their children, was intended for a military career, but, as he hims...
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