Madison Rambles History Again

Hello, everyone! It is rare that a history book initially restores your faith in humanity, and then it shatters it into pieces seconds later. Actually, that may be more common than I think, but I'm talking about slavery and feminism. Slavery is banned, but former slaves still had to work long hours for little pay. Women could now go out and get jobs, but the glass ceiling was so high, it was often a low-paying desk job or an assistant to someone. Unlike what the book implies, this still happens today with the pay gap. This is Chapter 16 , starting with Echos of Revolution . For more reading, check out the Chapter 16 Documents , but for this post, I'll be ignoring that. Did you know that slavery is illegal worldwide? Even unpaid overtime will cause a lot of controversy. This is because slavery became a non-essential practice, further proven by the British Empire banning it and still being successful. While slavery is still around today, it is heavily frowned upon and il...

Hello, everyone! I was going to read farther into the text and do the entirety of Chapter 16, but I decided to stop at the beginning of the section "Echos of Revolution" for three reasons: 1. The syllabus stated that I only had to read the Part 5 Intro and the first two sections of Chapter 16. 2. In the same weekend, I had read all of Oedipus Rex. If I read the entire chapter, I would most likely be nearing seventy pages of text that I've read over the weekend. 3. My head was too busy thinking of other things. I read the Simon Forman casebooks from Cambridge, and now my mind is thinking of how people trusted an astrologist doctor with their medical problems. So instead of trying to focus all of my attention to what I have due on Thursday, I'll just do what's required for Tuesday. The French Revolution is enough historical absurdity for one day, so we have a lot to talk about. This is the Intro to Part Five and Chapter 16 . The chapter ponders the qu...

Hello, everyone! I remember the professor saying something about only having to read three sections of the chapter. Well, I read all nine sections of the chapter. It was thirty-six pages long. My computer was broken, so I suffered more boredom than I usually did. I couldn't draw, check on my website, or play games on the computer, so I decided to use that time to read. Also, I'm an English major, so reading 30+ pages has become the new norm for me. I was supposed to talk about events that I attended, but I was busy with homework and my broken computer, so it was not the best time to attend. Still, I hope everyone had fun at those events! This is from a separate book titled Living Justice: Catholic Social Teaching in Action . It's Chapter 5 in that book. One thing I would like to note is that there are nine key themes of Catholic teaching in the chapter. Every section is dedicated to explaining one of these themes. It goes from "treat everyone as human beings...

Hello, everyone! I am currently typing this around 10 PM on a Saturday. That may not sound that late to some people, but to me, it is. I'm usually drawing or going on my phone during this time. But when you're reading this, it will be Founders Week at the University of Notre Dame de Namur! So I will talk about a special reading: a handout talking about the history of the Sisters of Notre Dame. They have an interesting history, with my favorite being Dorothy Stang's story. But this story goes all the way to the beginning, around the founding of the United States of America. Yes, they have a history that is over two centuries old. This isn't in the textbook, so here's a link to the reading:  https://whspring2020.blogspot.com/ The story starts around the mid 1700's, when women were expected to marry, stay in the house, and produce babies. Due to the childbirth mortality rate and the emptiness women feel when pursing this lifestyle, it was not the best time...

Hello, everyone! Time for a science-lover to talk about a chapter that's 2/3rds religion and 1/3rd science! When I was a kid, I used to read tons of books about outer space, the human body, and animals. I did read other books as well, like the Bible and chapter books, but I was thirsty for knowledge about the world. And I still am today, so that's where I'm mostly going to talk about. If anyone wants to read about how Protestantism divided Europe, don't worry, I will also be talking about that. But in my opinion, it's so much more interesting talk about how people discovered how the moon causes tidal waves and the existence of cells. We're talking about Chapter 15 today. Around the 1500's, religion faced some radical changes that it either refused or accepted. However, I think we all came here to learn about how Martin Luther destroyed the credibility of the Catholic Church with some paper, a feather, and a hammer, so let's talk about that. ...