Introduction Lisbon, Portugal is an amazing vacation spot! Whether it’s the sandy white beaches, or the bright blue skies, Lisbon is one of the best vacation spots in Portugal. Lisbon, the capital city of Portugal, has a rich Portuguese culture and history, so there is almost always somewhere to visit or something to eat to fill your senses and the food will top your experience and making Lisbon truly great. If you are bored, museums, clubs, historic sites and many more are at your fingertips
The Lisbon earthquake of 1755 was not only damaging in its physical damage that was done to the lands; but also damaging in the sense that it caused a plethora philosophical and religious debates that shook, although eventually shaped European Enlightenment. In spite of this disaster; however, there were several new philosophical and scientific developments that are rooted in this earthquake. Nicholas Shrady gives an account of this disaster along with great detail of the aftermath and the process
The Lisbon treaty followed the disastrous Constitutional Treaty of 2004 that was rejected in referendums in France and the Netherlands. After a period of reflection, negotiations began for another treaty (Laursen, 2013:9). These negotiations continued for months, after which it was left to the Portuguese presidency to complete the Treaty, and thus the Treaty became known as the Lisbon Treaty. It was signed in Lisbon on 13 December 2007, but only entered into force on 1 December 2009 following ratification
On 13 December 2007, the European heads of government signed the Lisbon Treaty, which was designed to make the European Union (EU) “more democratic , more transparent and more efficient” (BBC) after twelve new members have been added in 2004 and 2007. Before the treaty could enter into force, it had to be ratified by all EU members. This essay will summarize the Lisbon Treaty and the governmental and democratic consequences it will have on the EU decision making. It intends to state that Europe
The Lisbon Earthquake of 1755 devastated the Portuguese city, decimating it to ruins with a total death toll rumored to be around 30,000-60,000. Following the quake, tsunami waves crashed over the city. Fires broke out and spread throughout the city as well. The mass destruction disrupted common Enlightenment ideologies of the time. Popular philosophers of pre earthquake Europe such as Isaac Newton, Leibniz, and Alexander Pope, argued that we live in the best of possible worlds. Their “whatever is
The Lisbon Girls passively suffer through their lives, never fighting against their world, on the contrary, Esther actively fights back against her world and creates conflict within her own mind. Together these novels reveal the roles of passivity and action in modern day suffering. Mrs. Lisbon and the stereotypes of white suburbia challenge the Lisbon girls. Unfortunately, their extremely passive father and the narrators of the novel will not take any sort of action to save them. Mrs. Lisbon commands
Many classic books of literature of the French Enlightenment era comes from the famous author Francois-Marie Arouet, better known as his pen name, Voltaire.The French author was born on November 21st, 1694 and died May 30th, 1778 in the city of Paris. He started school at the Jesuit College of Louis-le-Grand at the age of 10 and graduated in 1711 with a motive of being a writer. However, Voltaire’s father did not agree with his choice of study and wanted Voltaire to study law. He went back to school
viewpoint that “this is the best of all possible worlds,” and that “there is no effect without a cause,” mixed with the exaggerated description of suffering, presents an absurdity that Voltaire attempts to portray (4). For example, in the aftermath of the Lisbon earthquake, when Candide is crushed by rubble and is yelling at Pangloss for help, Pangloss is so caught up in his contemplation about the cause and effect of the situation that he is completely oblivious to the actions he could take to help his friend
The Age of Discovery which began in the 15th century was one of the ground breaking time periods for European global exploration to Africa and India, and which lead to the ascending of European power. While there were many prominent explorers during this era such as Christopher Columbus and Ferdinand Magellan, Vasco da Gama is widely seen as one of the most successful explorers of this time period. He not only found the first all ocean route from Europe to India but he also solidified Portugal as
that Cunégonde and her family have all been brutally murdered by the Bulgar army. Nonetheless, he maintains his optimistic outlook. Jacques takes Pangloss in as well. The three travel to Lisbon together, but before they arrive their ship runs into a storm and Jacques is drowned. Candide and Pangloss arrive in Lisbon to find it destroyed by an earthquake and under the control of the Inquisition. Pangloss is soon hanged as a heretic, and Candide is flogged for listening with approval to Pangloss’s philosophy
will come around to haunt their actions. In Candide, an “auto-da-fe,” or “act of faith,” is performed, where individuals who have committed some crime against the Roman Catholic Church are publicly punished. Hoping to prevent future earthquakes in Lisbon, the Portuguese put several individuals on public display to suffer, only for the earth to shake later that day. Similarly, in The Island of Doctor Moreau, Doctor Moreau, himself, experiments with vivisection, or the live dissection of an animal without
simply states that everything happens is for the best. This has been distorted into the idea that everything is for the best in the best of all possible worlds. Voltaire saw the faults in this “logic” and became especially disillusioned when the Great Lisbon Earthquake hit in 1755. This particular tragedy not only inspired a scene from Candide, but also left tens of thousands dead in its wake. It gave Voltaire more justification for his argument against Leibniz and his followers. Besides philosophies
some of his favorite authors and possibly the many different stages in his life. His collection of English poems written by such personas greatly showed the variance between each character and their influence on his works. Fernando Pessoa was born in Lisbon, Portugal on June 13, 1888 and died on November 30, 1935. He lived a rather morbid childhood and had to experience grief early in his life because at the age of five his father Joaquim de Seabra Pessoa died of tuberculosis. As if that was not traumatizing
Background Vasco Da Gama was a highly respected and successful Portuguese sailor. His name is synonymous with the European Age of Exploration. Vasco Da Gama is perhaps well-known for his efforts in establishing Portugal as a major colonial empire. He is most famous for being the first person to sail directly from Europe to India (Biography.com, 2015; BBC, 2014; Szalay, 2013). His philosophy is perhaps embodied in the statement “I am not afraid of the darkness”, which signifies the courage with which
Candide, he declines to permit Candide to wed Cunégonde. Jacques is an accommodating Dutch Anabaptist. He looks after the nomad Candide and Pangloss. Regardless of his consideration, Jacques is cynical about human instinct. He suffocates in the Bay of Lisbon while attempting to spare the life of a dissatisfied mariner. The farmer has an unassuming homestead outside Constantinople. Candide and his companions are inspired with his way of life of diligent work and basic joys, and embrace it for
To my darling Bethany, First I want you to know that I am well and in good health and have been keeping myself in good spirits as best I can. A lot of the work I have been doing for the West India Trading Company is quite an adventure, with travel and the trade competition, there is never a dull moment to say the least. After your passing, I joined the West India Trading Company in 1623, roughly two months after your death. I remembered that you had wanted to travel to the new world to build
Great Lisbon Earthquake An earthquake is a rapid and sudden tremors of the earth crust as a result of energy stored and released from the rocks (Phyllis 12). The great Lisbon Earthquake in November 1st 1755 would be one such natural phenomenon that marks a great earthquake history (Luiz, Carlos and Joab 07). This paper is therefore a report about the great Lisbon Earthquake and the events associated with its occurrence. The Great Lisbon Earthquake is located in a wealthy seaport of Lisbon known
In Sines, Portugal around 1460, Vasco da Gama was born into a noble family of leaders. As soon as he was of age, da Gama joined the navy, which is where he learned the skills needed to navigate by sea. He got to demonstrate those skills in 1492, when he was sent on a successful trip as revenge against the French to seize their ships (biography.com). Even with his experience, it is unclear why Vasco was chosen to lead the first ever voyage from Portugal to India by sea. Eventually, Vasco da Gama was
The Portuguese Jesuit João da Rocha (1565-1623) was born in Lamego and ordained at the age of 18 years in Coimbra Novitiate on 22 February 1583. While he was still a novice, Rocha requested several times to join the missions in the East. His request was finally granted and he initiated his missionary journey in 1586. After arriving at Goa, he studied philosophy and later, in Macao, proceeded his studies in theology. Around 1598, Rocha finally departed to join the China mission, where he spent the
being a teenager, and his purpose for writing the novel is exemplified in the way he writes about life, sex, love, and death surrounding the Lisbon girls. Throughout the novel, Eugenides makes a commentary on the different attitudes towards the suicides, and how none of them are really correct in terms of the girls. For the families of the town, “the Lisbon girls became a symbol of what was wrong in the country,” and they did not know how to deal with the suicides other than “[donating] a bench in