Understanding Catholic Social Doctrine: Key Concepts
Catholic Social Teaching: Principles and Applications
Catholic Social Teaching (CST): Sets forth the teachings of the Catholic Church, expounding and urging engagement with contemporary social questions. It emerged during a period known as the social question.
Nature of the Doctrine
Doctrine: Encompasses documents, studies, analyses, and pronouncements of an emissive character, forming a unitary corpus of knowledge that guides both understanding and application. As such, it has the immediate purpose
Read MoreThe Paris Commune, Socialism, and Imperialism: Key Events
The Paris Commune (1871)
In March, an attempt by the French government to regain control of the situation led to a popular rebellion and the constitution of the Commune as a revolutionary power. It was made up of workers with different ideologies: Jacobins, republicans, socialists, and anarchists, etc. The Commune provided the first experience of a proletarian government, which led to the worldwide persecution of the First International. It was affected by internal divisions and was dissolved in
Understanding Literary Terms: A Quick Reference
Literary Devices: Definitions and Examples
Allegory: A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.
Antagonist: A character, group of characters, institution, or concept that stands in or represents opposition against which the protagonist(s) must contend.
Characterization: The creation or construction of a fictional character.
Protagonist: The leading character or one of the major characters in a drama, movie, novel, or other fictional
Read MoreSpanish Theater: Jardiel Poncela to Lorca’s Tragedies
Intellectual Humor in Theater
Jardiel Poncela: An author who plays with language and grotesque situations.
Miguel Mihura: A precursor of the theater of the absurd. Notable work: Three Top Hats.
Theater of the Generation of ’27
Three noteworthy facets:
- Purification of poetic drama.
- Incorporating cutting-edge forms.
- Bringing theater to the people.
Key Figures of the Generation of ’27
Rafael Alberti: Avant-garde theater that moves toward compromise. Surrealist works include Man Uninhabited. On a Republican
Read MoreNutrition and Nutrients: Essential Guide to a Balanced Diet
Nutrition and Nutrients
Nutrition: A set of processes through which the body receives, transforms, and incorporates needed nutrients.
Nutrients: Chemical compounds contained in foods that cells need to live.
Duties of Nutrients:
- Energy: Invigorating.
- Plastic and Reconstructive: Contributing components to growth.
- Regulator: Substances that control chemical reactions.
Types of Nutrients
- Carbohydrates: They provide a lot of energy. Some are simple and easy to digest, while others are more complex.
- Lipids: Develop.
Plato’s Dualism, Knowledge, and Descartes’ Doubt
Platonic Dualism
Platonic dualism posits that man is composed of two independent entities, and neither can be reduced to the other. Its most important representative was Plato:
- The Body: A material reality derived from the sensible world and is mortal. It is only alive because it possesses a soul, and its death occurs when the soul separates from it. The body is considered a prison, and life is conceived as a punishment from which the individual is released only after death. The body is merely an
Spanish War of Independence: Causes, Conflicts, and Aftermath
The Seeds of Conflict: Godoy, Ferdinand, and Napoleon
Godoy was hated by the nobility for his plebeian origin, the Church for his attempts at secularization, those displaced from power by the Enlightenment, and especially Prince Ferdinand, who saw him as a danger to the throne.
This led to a smear campaign among the people. Both Godoy and Prince Ferdinand had tried to gain the friendship of Napoleon. To strangle British trade, Napoleon needed to neutralize Portugal, and this is how Spain came into
Read MoreAristotle’s Philosophy: Key Concepts in Metaphysics and Ethics
Aristotle: Context and Knowledge
Athens experienced profound development after the Persian Wars. Greek hegemony continued until 431 BC when the Peloponnesian War began, which Sparta, a militarily renowned culture, would win. At the end of this war, a tyranny was established in Athens, after which democracy returned, but with a notoriously corrupt character. Aristotle studied at the Academy of Athens with Plato and was later charged by King Philip II of Macedonia with the education of his son, Alexander
Read MoreChildren’s Literature: History and Development
Children’s literature refers to materials or books written for children and young people, published by children’s publishers, and located in the children’s section of libraries.
Evolution of Children’s Literature
1. Classical World
This era encompasses ancient Greece and Rome. Oral literature began with storytelling. The purpose was to entertain, comfort, instruct the young, and pass on religious and cultural heritage. There was no distinction between adult and children’s literature.
- Greek stories:
Franco’s Regime: Ideology, Social Bases, and International Relations
The Franco Regime (1939-1959)
Ideological Foundations and Social Bases
Political and Ideological Aspects
Similarities with Fascism:
- Single party (FET de las JONS)
- Single union (vertical = Italian corporatism), mandatory for workers and employers.
- Militarism (the military as guarantor of order and values, a state of war until after 1948).
- Control of the media (press and radio of the Movement).
- Mass movement, exaltation of the leader, external signs of totalitarianism.
- Anticommunism.