The crusades affected western culture because of their biblical practices that threatened it. By 1905, Urban II’s call for a crusade was only part of a larer shifting in theological interpretations and justification of warfare: the Reconquista in Spain, for instance, had been under way for over two centuries and was rooted in a re-fashioned understanding of just war theory. The explicit pilgrimage and warfare gave the First Crusade a unique potency that triggered widespread enthusiasm across feudal social boudaries. Pilgrimage was a common practice during Middle Ages and, given the perils of travel, pilgrims often armed themselves for defense. The ideology of the crusade, however, was one rooted in the practice redemptive pilgrimage as well as conquest.
Lewis in “The Poison of Subjectivism” said: “relativism will certainly damn our souls and end our species.” He was an Oxford philosopher. There is a Western cultural imperialism occurring throughout the world. The power of truth is far more powerful than the power of the person. We are in a new era—trying to build a New Tower of Babel-- man made tower, built on man-made philosophy, religion, and ideologies. It will collapse because its human foundations
As George Santayana once said, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” Throughout grade school, Western Culture has been taught the American Revolution, the French Civil War and the American Civil War, but it seems as though a significant portion of historical events in the global scheme have been left untaught. The Eurocentric viewpoint, which emphasizes the Western world and blatantly disregards preexisting cultures, has been the primary focal point of historical education. In The Penguin History of the World, J.M. Roberts argues that the Mongols, one of the most powerful and influential empires of the 13th century, impacted global economic practices, political relations, and religious tolerance. Though the Mongols’
Soon after, various evaluations of the war dictated that USA and the “western” supporters (i.e. Capitalist governments) were to blame. As far as Modern World History states, I am led to believe that both sides were “belligerents” of equal contribution to the war’s happening. Russia (USSR) and its Communist Allies have been frequently discarded with the blame of the Cold War’s development but is this harsh judgment really a correct interpretation of the events? Because of allegations leading up to the 1960s, the ordinary western resident would most probably blame the USSR for the war’s happening (obviously the element on pride and patriotism are to be taken into account) but to the more historically taught persons, further elements can be taken into account.
Prison System Comparison Donita Estes CJA/204 January 19, 2012 Joseph Dempsey Prison System Comparison Prisons are used to hold adults that have been convicted and sentenced to more than a year. There are several issues in our prison system that have been addressed but not corrected. On both, state and federal levels, our legal systems are faced with problems that affect those that are not incarcerated. The history of our prisons is not far from what we have in our present day. In each state there are different levels and locations in which a prison is ran.
American Expansion “From sea to shining sea” is how we know and take pride in our country today. But, America was not always this vast mass of land, and it used to be just a tiny nation that hugged one coast. The expansion of this country was a fast and rigorous process, and much harm was done on the way. American expansion did more harm than good because it resulted in sectionalism, the virtual annihilation of Indians, and economic panics. The expansion of America to the wide open west fostered sectional tensions between the North and the Old South.
Law 199 states that “If he put out the eye of a man’s slave, or break the bone of a man’s slave, he shall pay one-half of its value.” Even doctors were responsible for the injury or death of a slave. According to law 219, “If a physician make a large incision
Research Paper on Western Genre Abstract In this research paper I will try to analyze and present the conventional characteristics of the western film genre. In addition my goal is to show to the reader how this main genre evolved and in what way became in many cases atypical. Sergio Leone’s film “A Fistful Of Dollars” is used as reference to the essay. Table Of Contents 1. Introduction 1 2.
Western Civilization in the 1490’s There were many enormous changes during the 1490’s throughout the Western Civilizations. These changes can be seen as good and bad it just depends on the group of people being discussed. The Spaniard’s were some of the few people that benefitted from the drastic changes. Other people were not as lucky and lost almost everything they had. From Spain becoming a big European power to the addition of the Spanish Acquisition and Christopher Columbus discovering new land these changes had many affects ranging from good to disastrous.
Michael Massardo Excerpts From Three U.S Textbooks: Varying Views of Early Cultural Collisions As time has carried whites—namely Americans—farther and farther away from their European ancestors, the mindset with which scholars analyze the most catastrophic clash of cultures in what is now America and what was then home to millions of Native Americans, has changed from a patronizing Eurocentric view to one of deeper understanding of cause, effect, and the implications that both had on America and Europe. To David S. Muzzey, Native Americans were nothing more than “…copper-colored barbarians or savages” (13). While describing early American history, Muzzey speaks with a tone that would have been seen in one of Columbus’ journals from his voyage; Eurocentric. Although he recognizes many tribes’ ability to construct temples and make elaborate pottery, Muzzey condemns the tribes in North America who lived off of the land because their culture was not as “civil” as Europe’s, where weapons, means of protection, and buildings were a measuring stick for cultural competency. In his own words, Muzey declares, “It was for the European settler to introduce civilization into the New World” (14).