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- 1801: Karl Marx 2
- ... bourgeoisie have a disproportionate amount of property and power, and because of that, they abuse it. He writes of how the current situation with the bourgeoisie and proletariat developed. "The history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles" (Marx, p.55). There has always been struggles the between two classes, an upper and lower class. However, Marx speaks of the current order saying, "It [bourgeois ...
- 1802: John Kennedy
- J O H N F I T Z G E R A L D K E N N E D Y Throughout the history of the United States there have been few great presidents. John Fitzgerald Kennedy was one of these great presidents, maybe even the greatest. He led an extraordinary life and influenced ... National Cemetery, where an eternal flame now stands. His burial was viewed by millions of American viewers on national television. This was held as the most emotional week in American history. John Fitzgerald Kennedy was one of the most important presidents of all time. He delivered many speeches promoting his pro-Civil Rights attitude. John wished for social equality not only ...
- 1803: Julius Caesar
- "I came, I saw, I conquered!" These were the words expressed by the incredibly strong will and no-nonsense attitude of one history's most famous men, Julius Caesar, who was courageous and quick-witted and also very good with people. But most of all, he was a gambler who knew how to ... funeral pyre and public funeral was the accepted and very "Appropriate" way to bury great men. After Caesar's death, Marc Antony gave a speech that has become famous in history, which began with, and that which I use a quote "We have come not to bury Caesar, but to honor him...", . In a show of public grief and mourning, the ...
- 1804: Joan Of Arc 3
- ... the French army to victory against the English and paved the way for the coronation of King Charles VII. Joan has become one of the most admired characters in European history. As France was struggling during the Hundred years' war, a young peasant girl was born in the small town of Domrémy. Joan was born on January 6, 1412, which was ... was declared innocent of the charges against her. In 1475, King Louis XI signed a treaty with England and the Hundred years' war was finally over. Joan's place in history is assured. She never lived to see the victory she earned; however, as the years went by, Joan became known as France's national heroine and statues and monuments have ...
- 1805: Jean Lamark
- ... the Jardin du Roi (King's Garden) in 1788. When the garden was reorganized in 1793, Lamarck's ideas helped to frame the structure of the new Museum of Natural History. While Lamarck's contributions to science include work in meteorology, botany, chemistry, geology, and paleontology, he is best known for his work in invertebrate zoology and his theoretical work on evolution. He published an impressive seven-volume work, Natural History of Animals without Backbones. Lamarck's theoretical observations on evolution, referred to in the early 19th century as transformism or transmutation, preceded his extensive observational work on invertebrates. With his ...
- 1806: Jack The Ripper
- ... the East End areas of London, England. The killer was never caught and because of this there are hundreds on his personality and motives. No other killer in the British history rivaled that of the gruesome, mocking, utterly superior Jack the Ripper, a multiple murderer whose arrogance and boldness deified the entire police department of London and held in terror a ... to teach boarding school. In 1885 his father died and a couple of years later his mother was institutionalized for depression and paranoid delusions. His family had a very pronounced history of depression and suicide. His body was found floating in the Thames River in December 1888. He had been dismissed from his teaching position in November. He had left a ...
- 1807: Isaac Newton
- Sir Isaac Newton was an English mathematician and physicist, considered one of the greatest scientists in history. He made important contributions to many fields of science. His discoveries and theories laid the foundation for much of the progress in science. Newton was one of the inventors of ... force called gravity. He published this theory in his book Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica or Principia as it was called, in 1687. This book marked a turning point in the history of science; it also ensured that its author could never regain his privacy. The Principia's appearance also involved Newton in an unpleasant episode with the English philosopher and physicist ...
- 1808: Herman Melville
- Herman Melville is widely acclaimed as one of the greatest writers in history. His works such as Typee and Moby Dick prove that he had incredible talent for writing. Although Melville was a financial ruin throughout his life and his works did not receive much of the credit that was due to them, Melville is still regarded today as one of the greatest writers in American history. Melville's heritage and youthful experiences were fairly important in forming the conflicts his artistic vision deals with. Herman Melville was born in New York City on Aug. 1, 1819 ...
- 1809: Henry Adams
- ... Adams was an old man who had Puritan beliefs about sex and religion. In this autobiography, Adams voices his skepticism about man s newfound power to control the direction of history, in particular, the exploding world of science and technology, where all certainties of the future have vanished (anb.org, 1). Adams grew up in the United Stated where he was ... and art of sex (all new scales of the present and the future). In opposition to the medieval Virgin, Adams saw a new godhead the dynamo symbol of the modern history s anarchic energies (anova.org, 1). Adams desperately wanted to learn about the new world of technology, the dynamos , yet he felt helpless to find this new knowledge and to ...
- 1810: Adam Smith
- ... goal of all desire. This statement by Lord Bacon concerning Plato may appropriately apply to Smith, The study of human nature in all its branches, more particularly of the political history of mankind, opened a boundless field to his curiosity and ambition; and while it afforded scope to all the various powers of his versatile and comprehensive genius, gratified his ruling ... From 1766 to 1776, he wrote his treatise An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations (1776). This work represents the first serious attempt in the history of economic thought to separate the study of political economy from the related fields of political science, ethics, and jurisprudence. It includes a penetrating analysis of the processes in which ...
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