Clermont-Ferrand Essays

Blaise Pascal was born on June 19, 1623 in Clermont-Ferrand, France. He was the third child and only son to Etienne and Antoinette Pascal. His mother passed away when he was just three years old. Since Etienne Pascal had unorthodox views, he decided to teach his son himself. Pascal did not study mathematics before he was fifteen years old, but when he was twelve he secretly started to work on geometry. He discovered that the sum of the angles of a triangle are two right angles. Then his father figured

On 1095 the current pope, Urban II made probably the most influential speech of the middle ages. His speech called all Christians in Europe to come together in order to reclaim the holy land. This started the first crusade against the Muslims Prince Raymond – Southern France and Italy Lived from 1115-1149 Raymond was the prince of Antioch. He was considered a lord of Nobel descent and tall. He lost Antioch Hugh of Vermandois

History tells us that Dr. Jose Rizal became the Philippine national hero as he fought for freedom using a pen as a sword. Rizal is well-known for his two novels, Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo. Unlike other national heroes who fought aggressively and through violent means, Rizal believed that independence could be achieved peacefully. All Filipinos and even non-Filipinos who study the history of the Philippines know Rizal’s heroism primarily because of his martyrdom. Through many years and

Derived from the French word Crois, and the Spanish word Cruz, the words Cruzada and Croisée developed. Those two words mean “take up your cross”. This phrase, was said by Jesus to his disciples in Matthew 16:24. From those two words came the word Crusade. The Crusades were known as a series of battles launched by Europe against the Islamic religion to take back the holy land of Jerusalem. When the First Crusade was launched, Jerusalem churches were under the Muslim rule. When Pope Urban II was elected

to carry Ivette and walking one behind the other followed by Prince finally we arrived at the castle that was actually a Catholic convent. We were greeted by Mother Margarita, she was Mother Angelica 's cousin, the superior mother of the Clermont Ferrand convent By a special authorization prince was could remain with us at the convent. The gardener took care of him, because he found a very polite and obedient dog

The moral and practical implication of loyalty and betrayal in The Odyssey and The Song of Roland Loyalty and betrayal are two virtues that exist on different sides when it comes to trust. The song of Roland dicuss the Battle of Roncevaux Pass. It also has some courageous features of the Odyssey. The Song of Roland doesn’t reveal the convention for ancient Greeks. The Song of Roland advocates for Christianity which they controlled the property between France and Spain. The social functions was

He then works in French departments in universities across Europe. He earned his doctorate and his reputation as a scholar with his text on madness when he was at the University of Hamburg. In 1964, he became a Professor at the University of Clermont-Ferrand. Finally in 1970 he moved to the Collége de France where he deliberately constructed a designation, ‘Professor of the History of System of Thought’, to differentiate his work

The Social Animal Abstract Introduction Social psychology is a discipline used by both psychologists and sociologist in order to under-stand how society acts on inherent characteristics in human beings and explain social forces and processes that originate because people associate with one another. “Social influence is a concept which addresses the issue of how and why people change their thoughts, feelings and behaviours of other people through such processes as conformity, per-suasion and

Sadie DeCoster Dr. M. Clermont-Ferrand 4-13-23 The Demise of Ophelia: PTSD and Psychotic Breaks in Shakespeare’s Hamlet Have you ever wondered why an author adds a character just to further the plot? Well William Shakespeare, in his play Hamlet, creates a character Ophelia who suffers from PTSD due to the murder of her father, Polonius, in Act 4 Scene 3. This ultimately leads her into a psychotic break where she experiences having disordered thoughts, speaking irregularly, and behaving inappropriately

The rise of anti-Semitisim in Europe during the eleventh and twelfth centuries was/was not a direct result of the Crusades. Then the enemies of the lord said to each other. ‘Look!, They have opened up the gate for us. Now let us avenge the blood of ‘the hanged one’ [Jesus]. Depicting a widespread belief among medieval Christians, the above quote is attributed to Emico, a German leader also known as Emico the Wicked. It encapsulates the notion that Christians should take it upon themselves to avenge

Primary Sources If it is a memoir or novel, tell us about the relationship between the author and the subject in question (memoir of someone who lived through the experiences you are interested in, etc). De Gualle, Charles. The Complete War Memoirs of Charles de Gualle. Translated by Jonathan Griffin and Richard Howard. New York: Simon and Schuster,1959. A collection of three War memoirs written by the central resistance leader, general and statesman Charles De Gualle about his experiences

Mathematics, Philosophy and Theology: Pascal’s Braid Throughout history, there have been many great thinkers. They have sprawled among many disciplines, from philosophy to physics. Nevertheless, some of these have made important contributions to many fields at the same time. One of these cases is that of Blaise Pascal, who was deeply influential in mathematics, philosophy and theology. In a sense, one could say that these three disciplines were intertwined in his work. By studying the loftier aspects