Monday, October 27, 2014
Legacy of the Black Plague
ASSERTION:
The legacy of the Black Plague is that religious leaders abused their power.
EVIDENCE:
The church was selling things that they weren't in power to do. "... selling church offices( simony), letting one man buy several offices at the same time, charging fees for all sorts of church services, and selling indulgences to buy time out of Purgatory after one died" (Black Death Flow Chart).
COMMENTARY:
This shows that the church was giving away tickets to skip Purgatory to the people that had family members that died, or just to people in general. The church was selling the position of being Bishop to the people too. Selling tickets out of Purgatory wouldn't be in their position because they would have to spend time in Purgatory also, making them sinful, so they couldn't bribe God to letting people out of Purgatory. This means that they were lying to their followers, and coning them to give the church money.
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It looks great, but if you would've said to sell instead of to do at the end of your lead in, there may have been a better 'ring' to the sentence. You could also be just add a little bit more detail to the commentary. Other than that, you have an amazing article.
ReplyDeleteYou did a pretty good job. You could add a little more to your commentary. Maybe like not just say what the followers had to do but what the non followers had to do.
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