Looking back it is clear there was evidence supporting & opposing the decision to close the monasteries. In many ways Henry was right to close the monasteries. Many religious houses were breaking the Benedictine rules and abusing their power & wealth. The monks were turning beggars away, leaving the monasteries, gambling, wearing finery, & the relics were broken, they also ignored the poor. On the other hand, many people question Henrys decision.
After reading their reports Henry VIII decided to close down 376 monasteries. Monastery land was seized and sold off cheaply to nobles and merchants. They in turn sold some of the lands to smaller farmers. This process meant that a large number of people had good reason to support the monasteries being closed. However, many people disagreed with the way Henry had stolen the property of the monks and nuns.
We have seen harsh punishment, suffering, pain; and death plague our society because ethical logic reasoning was suppressed from the human mind. For example: The video from our class course discussed the all too real-“Blood Money”. Participants were profiting from the sale of humans organs. The Chinese couple (who collected the down payment for organs that would be sold in the future) appeared morally unemotional and detached from the ordeal and sufferings of the condemned prisoners. Even though they knew of the executions, when the organs would be ready for sale, and how the organs were collected after the death of these men.
The four main reasons for the collapse of the empire are Economics. Power (Army), Religion and Power (Emperor). The first reason for the collapse of the empire is Economics. I can support this as the roman emperors spent a lot of money on showing off to others, making others feel jealous and for their own pleasure. Some of the things they spent it on were golden statues of themselves, banquets that were very expensive and clothes made out of the finest, unique fabrics instead of trying to develop the infrastructure of Rome.
1) Resolve: that all gambling should be illegal "A little government and a little luck are necessary in life; but only a fool trusts either of them." P.J. O'Rourke/a gambler himself and also an American political satirist and an author. In most western communities, gambling is deemed to be an entertaining method for people to possibly gain money. However, there is much clear evidence that gambling in large doses a cause great harm to participants.
One reason for this change is that fratricide was no longer a practice that was used. Fratricide helps the Sultan to become stronger, as before taking the throne, they had to kill their own brothers. It was a way for them to succeed, however, this rule was changed to imprisonment in a harem. This was a negative change by the Sultan, Ahmed I, because it caused the upcoming Sultans weaker and knew little knowledge about how to rule the empire, instead they stayed in luxurious rooms. This eventually leads to weak Sultans on the throne.
The cultural impact on England of the dissolution was seen as cultural vandalism to the Catholic. Architectural treasures were lost forever, only the ruins remained. Monastic libraries, religious arts and relics were sold for the profit of the crown. Because monasteries were a great deal for the Catholics the dissolution was one of the worst things that could have happed to them, their religious houses of worship and virtue was gone, there was thought to be no hope for the Catholic Church in England. Even though this is portrayed to be terrible some good came from it the monastic buildings that remained such as Tewkesbury were brought by local communities and served the lay population as parish churches, the abbeys that survived became cathedrals such as the one in Westminster, this was a great advantage to the Catholics since there was more places they could worship.
Along with other ethnic and cultural changes which brought further tensions between the Chinese and the Qing Dynasty for example the ‘queue’ hairstyle. This was brought about to show that the Chinese had accepted the Manchu rule by men shaving their hair in a particular style; it would be shaved at the top leaving the rest of the hair to grow into a braided ponytail. Lots of men rebelled against this Manchu political idea, and did so by cutting off their ponytail. This action was to make a statement however resulted in terrible punishment, such as public (long and painful) hangings/executions. A reason for the fall of the Qing Dynasty was Imperialism, or the practice of conquering and developing another area usually for trading purposes.
Dropout rates and other violent crimes may contribute from continuous suspension and expulsion. “Just imagine if a student just committed a crime for example, doing graffiti on the lockers. Then the student is sent to the principal tells the student that their suspended. The student will now feel very sad and happy at the same time because they just got suspended. This can ruin his life and at the same time, the students could dropout from school and do whatever they like.”(Dale) When students get expelled from schools, there would be no hope for them and they would no longer care about their education and their future goals.
Bassanio, on the other hand, is not responsible because he carelessly spends all of his money and then borrows more from others despite the fact that he knows he will never be able to return it. Modern-day audiences do not admire Bassanio’s idleness but instead scoff him for being unreliable. Bassanio admittedly has spent all of his money and has none left to spend: “Tis not unknown to you, Antonio, how much I have disabled mine estate, by something showing a more swelling port than my faint means would grant continuance” (I.i.122-125). In so many words, Bassanio is a loitering mooch and an unreliable friend who takes advantage of Antonio. He automatically expects Antonio to lend him money