Charles VI

Mr. Donahue, Amongst the many remarkable figures in history, Joan of Arc is one of the most incredible. A simple maid, born in the farmlands of France during the Hundred Years war. Who was called, by God, to bring peace and unity her broken nation at a very young age. Joan then endured persecution and imprisonment from the enemy, always acting on God’s will and not her own. As Joan herself put it, “What I do, I do by commandment.” A very pious girl, Joan started hearing the voices of Saints and…

appalling events that one is faced with nature’s trials and is given the opportunity to grow. In William Shakespeare’s King Lear, King Lear learns the true nature of those around him when he is forced to endure emotional and physical hardships. In Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, three spirits expose Ebenezer Scrooge to those who suffer from his actions several times before he redeems himself. In King Lear and A Christmas Carol, both Lear and Scrooge must persevere through life’s trials in…

SPECIATION AND ADAPTATION Speciation is the evolution of biological species this is according to the Sage’s English dictionary and thesaurus. It is the continuous change in the genes of an existing specie until a formation of the new specie arise altogether. It is a result of two specie groups ceasing to share allele such that the genetic differences grow to the point of speciation. Many scientists have come up with different theories in an attempt to define and explain speciation, though…

that could hardly have been more distressing,” (XXI. 88). Numerous other examples in The Prince have acted similarly to that of Ferdinand in using piety or cruelty to achieve their own ends. Such examples come mainly from chapter VI in Moses, Cyrus, Romulus, and Theseus (VI. 27). Each of these examples used God as their means in achieving their own agenda. On the other side, other princes have been known to be cruel, but not pious, such as Agathocles of Syracuse who was “without religion,”…

The Second Vatican Council It is not an overstatement to say that the Catholic Church has changed more in the twenty-five years since the Second Vatican Council than it had in the previous two hundred (Komonchak). Pope John XXIII announced the creation of this council, also referred to as Vatican II, in January 1959, much to the surprise of the awaiting world. There had not been an ecumenical council — an assembly of Roman Catholic religious leaders meant to settle doctrinal issues — in…

Henry V by William Shakespeare is the fourth part of a serious that deals with the rise of the house of Lancaster. Henry V treats King Henry as a man who has grown up to be an adept king unwavering in determination to claim the French throne contrary to how he was portrayed as a reckless teenager in earlier plays. The play itself shows events between the battles of Agincourt a battle that was a major turning point in the hundred-year war. The play has since become synonymous to how audiences…

Henry Tudor is born during the onset of the Wars of the Roses to an illegitimate bloodline which traces its roots back to John of Gaunt duke of Lancaster. This lineage belongs to the House of Beaufort, which was established when John of Gaunt had his son who was born of a mistress legitimized. The only stipulation to this legitimization was that the Beaufort line would never be able to enter the line of succession for the Throne of England. Sadly, the Yorkists which would oppose the Lancastrians…

Lord Hastings, Lord Rivers, and the two men with him. He is said to have had his nephews Edward V and Richard, Duke of York killed. He also kills the Duke of Buckingham, and his wife and Anne Neville. It is also understood that Richard killed Henry VI, Henrys son Edward, Prince of Wales, and Anne Neville’s first husband. Historically, there were fewer victims. The most scandalous of the murders that Richard had been accused of was him being the man who murdered his two nephews Edward V and…

Overview For this research paper, I will concentrate on the happenings of the War of the Roses in 1455-1487. The War of the Roses commences as Henry VI’s mental health begins to deteriorate. Due to King Henry VI’s indisposition and consequent weak rule, Richard, Duke of York acquired an interest in seizing the English throne for himself. Opposing the York house was Henry Tudor of Lancaster. Throughout the bout of the War of the Roses, Sun Tzu’s philosophies dictated in his book, “The Art of War…

In society, nothing is perfect. There are always going to be kinks in the system and there are always going to be unhappy people. We can try our best to make everyone happy, but no human is perfect. There are some ways to create a better society for the common good and these examples were shown throughout the readings in class. We can form a more just society for the common good by celebrating our differences, fighting for what is right, and helping the poor as seen in the readings Nostra…