Europa’s Neue Wege? (New perspectives for Europe?) Allianztag Deutsche Evangelische Allianz 24 Sept. 2011 It is a privilege to be here‚ to see you all‚ to meet you who have come from so many parts of the whole of Germany! The paradox of Europe Europe is a complex and paradoxal continent. You cannot separate the existence of E from the existence of the Christian church. Actually Europe is shaped by Christian faith. Europe is the forge (smith’s place) of the Holy Spirit. This is not only
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things that interrupt continuity. This is abundantly clear during certain time periods‚ especially when the cultures of Europe‚ Africa‚ and the Americas collided in the fifteenth century. The interest in economic growth in Europe‚ an abundance of resources in the Americas‚ and the availability of slaves in Africa created a perfect storm that interrupted some continuities from before. Africa was a patriarchal society. As they participated in the slave trade the male population dropped because
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Catholic church. The Dark Ages is a historical period in the first part of the Middle Ages. The term Dark Ages emphasizes the cultural and economical deterioration that occurred in Europe following the decline of the Roman Empire. In document 1 it states that many invasions broke out. The conditions in Europe were terrifying. No trading occurred‚ ceasing terror‚ and peasants abandoned fields to avoid violence. European society has no longer any government. In document 3 it describes the invasion
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Feudalism ran deep in parts of Western Europe and went as far as Japan. These places differed greatly. Society‚ religion and art demonstrated how different they really are. Their economies‚ however‚ illustrates how similar these two countries can be. The religion in the two feudal periods differed in many ways. Feudal Europeans showed devotion to the Catholic Church. Their devotion ran very deep and grew greatly over time. While future Feudal Japanese peoples’ cooperation between monastatic orders
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Anti-Semitism in Europe from the 1890s took the form of violent oppression in Eastern Europe‚ a political movement in western Europe‚ and eventually because of a deplorable economic situation‚ reached its peak of brutality in the form of Nazism. In Eastern Europe‚ Jews were seen as outcasts and this sentiment was capitalized upon by rulers. In western Europe‚ Jews were often not accepted members of society and politicians used this general feeling to further their political goals. After World War
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The Rise of Europe Contemporary world power‚ and the shift from the East to the West during what historian’s term‚ Medieval/Renaissance Europe‚ shifted the roles of two vastly different empires – the Ming and Ottoman. Even though we barely even touched on the Ming Empire‚ I feel like the significance of it‚ is far too grand to leave out in describing the rise of Europe. Both empires had different types of leadership and core goals – military and social. The Ming Empire was led by brilliant philosophical
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GODIVA EUROPE Executive Summary Problems Godiva’s advertising campaign is to create a common advertising message targeted at the three main markets‚ (Godiva USA‚ Godiva Europe‚ Godiva Japan) while taking into consideration the inevitable cultural differences amongst countries. The company must protect and promote its image of quality and luxury throughout the world. The company must also take a look at the current situation in its home market of Belgium and repair its "grandmotherly" image
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Chevrolet marketing strategy plan [2005] General Motor Corporate Chevrolet Europe marketing plan 1. Company Description General Motors‚ one of the world’s largest automakers‚ traces its roots back to 1908. With its global headquarters in Detroit‚ GM employs 204‚000 people in every major region of the world and does business in some 140 countries. GM and its strategic partners produce cars and trucks in 34 countries‚ and sell and service these vehicles through the following brands:
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Life in Western Europe during the Middle Ages was very different than it is today‚ with lifestyles unique to that time. Tremendous insecurity existed because of the threats of the Viking raiders and the Umayyad Caliph. The Europeans became very self-sufficient and did not heavily rely on trade from other places‚ which helped to create a new social structure. As a result‚ Medieval Europe had many distinctive customs that are no longer practiced. The Europeans were very insecure during this time
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1492-1750 opened up new worlds and old worlds to a world of growing interdependence and connectivity. This era was home to the discovery and subsequent European colonization of the Americas and the African slave trade. Both being remarkable and profound on three regions: Western Europe‚ Africa‚ and the Americas. The communication expanded the economies of all three regions while damaging the social structures of Africa and forging new social structures in the Americas. By 1492‚ Europe was on
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