Jesenia Arzaga

Beyond the echoes of the Atlantic revolutions three major movements arose to challenge continuous patterns of oppression or exclusion Nationalists hoped to foster unity and independence from foreign rule and feminists challenged male dominance  each movement more the marks of the Atlantic revolutions and although they took root first Europe and the Americans came to have a global significance in the centuries that followed  Enlightment thinkers in the 18th century Europe had become increasingly critical of slavery as a violation of the natural rights of every person, the public pronouncements of the American and French revolutions about liberty and equality likewise focused attention on this obvious breach of those principles  To them slavery was " repugnant to our religion" and a "crime in the sight of God"  slavery was out of date, unnecessary in the new ear of industrial technology and capitalism 

North American Revolution There was  13 colonies to claim independence from Britain's rule  When Britain had control over the 13 colonies they were imposing heavy taxes on people living in the colonies The union f the 13 colonies in North America created the embryonic United States  Over the past two centuries and more of anticolonial struggles, it was the only separate colonies joining together after independence to form a larger and enduring nation  People decided to go to war with  Britain because they wanted finally be free to live their lives and  become more democratic French Revolution The French Revolution started in 1789 and ended in 1799 In the desperate effort to raise taxes against the opposition of the privileged classes, the fresh king, called into session an ancient representative body, the  Estates general  when that body convened in 1789, representatives of the third estate soon ...

I think that in the article, the opinions expressed reflect hallmark 2. Hallmark 2 states " We honor the dignity and sacredness of each person" In the article it talks about how theres been a debate between the historical context of European colonialism and its role in setting up global poverty. In the article, it says that the church says that all people should be  worried/ concerned about the poverty because it is the reason of the common humanity. It says that besides the differences between the races, religions, and nations that every person is a part of the single human family. This is a connection for hallmark 2 where is says each person are connected through dignity. 

There was a lot that I learned during founders week, first being the obvious one, that the foundresses week was made for the women who found NDNU in 1843. It includes a bunch of activities/ events for people/ students to come and learn and show them a little bit of the background about NDNU. A few of the activities/ events that are there are Lacrosse games, masses, lunch/dinner dates with the sisters, and a commemoration of Sister Dorothy Stang who fought for environmental justice for laborers in Brazil. The foundersses week is held to honor  the many religious traditions and spiritual paths in our community. If you think about it without these women our school NDNU wouldn't be here today if it wasn't for them. The Sisters of Notre Dame work hard to support people who live in poverty to help them succeed their passions/ goals.

The foundresses of the SND were  Julie Billiart and Francoise we read about their life growing up and what their upbringings were Francoise's  role model  was her grandmother Her grandmother gave her helped to instill good values and morals  These visits helped shaped Francoise to becoming a more altruistic person While Julie still remained persistent and gave lessons to the children  Even though Julie's hd an illness that confined to her bed she still reveals her compassion  Think it was interesting learning about both of these women and how their lives affected them and how it lead them to be the founders of SND 

Religion in Early Modern Societies The early modern era gave birth to two cultural trends, the first being the spread of christianity to asians, africans and native americans and the second was the emergence of a modern scientific outlook that challenged western christianity Science was a new world view and for some, became almost a new religion The marriage of Greek rationally and monotheistic tradition set up the modern western cultural civilization The Globalization of Christianity Christianity was largely limited to europe in the beginning of the modern era and in 1500 stretched from spain and england in the west to russia in the east Christian world was divided between roman Catholics of western and central europe and eastern orthodox of eastern Europe and Russia Birth of modern science Intellectual and cultural transformations took place between the mid 16th century and the early 18th century This revolution altered ideas about humankind and cha...

 Atlantic Slave trade Europeans forced Africans to do their work for them Europeans took africans away from their homes/ families  treated africans horrible/ badly Africans would commit suicide because dying was better than living in a place where they had no control of their lives  African elites would sometimes trade salves to europeans in exchange for tobacco, gunpowder, and alcohol Documents- Voices From the Slave Trade: Equiano ( is now known as Nigeria)  is a man  that suffered terrible treatment in the middle passage  The Europeans, Africans were treated like they were just property and not human beings  They were sold like  any ordinary business to these colonizers   At age 11 he was  taken from his home and sold into the Atlantic Slave Trade He had gone through three  different owners and was taught to read, write, travel as a seaman and finally bought his freed...