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- 2511: Marco Polo's Influence
- ... since it was suppose to be a primary source for European image of Asia in late 19th century. Some people just read the book for its adventure, instead of the history and geography content. So what if Marco Polo really did go to China and introduced the East to the West? He had motivated many explorers to search for China and ... results that we can judge good or bad. Even though some of the later consequences were not exactly great or intentionally done, Marco Polo is still worth mentioning in our history books.
- 2512: Isabella I
- ... a mission which the Moroccan question has tardily enough brought to the world's knowledge. In conclusion, Queen Isabella is a remarkable woman who played an important part in the history of Spain and the world. My thoughts on Queen Isabella Isabella was a queen that had great influence and power, but surprisingly was not vain. Just think, if Queen Isabella ... Columbus, he wouldn't have found America, and therefore there would not be a Columbus day. It is odd to think that she had a big an effect on American history. It is also odd to think that she possessed so much power as a women in that time period. Queen Isabella's Life in Short Isabella the first was queen ...
- 2513: Thomas Jefferson
- ... the future of the United States. Jefferson later admitted that he had stretched his power “till it cracked” in order to buy Louisiana, the largest single land purchase in American history (Brodie, p.96). As a result, generations of Americans for nearly 200 years have been the beneficiaries of Jefferson’s noble vision of America and his efforts at expanding the ... Natalie. Thomas Jefferson: Man on a Mountain. (Macmillan, 1988). Boorstin, D.J. The Lost World of Thomas Jefferson. (University of Chicago Press, 1981). Brodie, F.M. Thomas Jefferson: An Intimate History. (Bantam, 1975). Fleming, Thomas. The Man From Monticello: An Intimate Life of Thomas Jefferson. 1969. Rayner, B.L. Life of Thomas Jefferson. (ed. Elyer Robert Coates, Sr.) 1997. Schachner, Nathan ...
- 2514: Comparing Adolf Hitler and Saddam Hussein
- Comparing Adolf Hitler and Saddam Hussein Throughout history, many leaders have came to power, and have caused several changes throughout the world. Two of these leaders are Adolf Hitler, dictator of Germany during World War II, “one of ... powerful, that allies could hardly stop him. Another World War had started after Hitler has gotten really powerful, and World War II became the bloodiest war that ever happened in history. However if the allies have responded to Hitler directly they would have probably saved the world from a war. After World War too, the world has learned a lesson. This ...
- 2515: Adolf Hitler
- ... provoked World War II in 1939. Hitler's forces conquered most of Europe before they were defeated in 1945. Hitler had killed many like no person has done in modern history. "Have no pity! Act brutally!" he told his soldiers. He ordered thousands of people to be executed who opposed him, and thousands to be imprisoned. Hitler particularly punished the Jews ... of artillery. World war 2 World War 2 killed more people, destroyed more property, disrupted more lives and probably had far more long-term effects than any other war in history. It brought about the downfall of Western Europe as the centre of the world power and led to the rise of the Soviet Union. The nuclear age was started after ...
- 2516: Biography of Pocahontas
- ... the Indian princess Pocahontas, legends and stories of romance have been imbedded into our minds, but her dramatic life was more important to the creation of a segment of American history than legend. Around the year of 1595, Pocahontas was born to chief Powhatan, the powerful chief of a federation of Algonquian Indian tribes who lived in the tidewater region of ... never have survived. Her marriage to John Rolfe brought peace between her fellow tribesmen and her fellow Christians. She led a magnificent life and will always have her place in history.
- 2517: Winston Smith
- ... employee is a dedicated party member who stupidly and blindly follows the party's doctrine. Winston works at the Ministry of Truth. His assignment is the rewriting and falsification of history and statistical data in order that they reflect the party's philosophy. Winston encounters Julia at work. She stumbles and when Winston tries to help her she slips him a ... it teaches nothing else but hatred, it must keep its members ignorant so that they cannot question the validity of its decisions. The leaders of this type of society falsify history, documents, data. They brain-wash their citizens. They invade the individual's thought process all this for the sake of power. The basic human rights are violated. The individual is ...
- 2518: Tiger Woods
- ... the young age of 23, Tiger has already won 11 tournaments, eight of which are on the PGA tour. He won the 1997 Masters, which secured him a place in history as the youngest Masters champion ever. His twelve-stroke win at the Masters was the biggest margin of victory ever in the history the Masters. It all started when at the age of 6 months, when Tiger watched his father hit golf balls into a net and began imitating his swing. His golfing ...
- 2519: Eternal Authoritative Leaders
- ... was heartless, racist and power hungry, there was one other person who was so impudent, believed in pure absolute power, and taking everything he wanted by force, in Italy’s history books his name is forever immortal, he is known as “ Il Duce”, and his name is Benito Mussolini. Benito Mussolini, known as “Il Duce” ( The Boss) was an Italian Fascist ... with his fascist state into the histroy books (A&E). The dou of Mussolini and Hitler are of the greatest stories of how one man could change the face of history in their country and the world’s. The difference between the men in there drive, Hitler’s regime was more repressive, tyrannical, and murderous of that of Il Duce. Hitler ...
- 2520: Caravaggio
- ... The meaning must follow a process which according to Benford involves its negotiation, contestation, modification, articulation and rearticulation. The use of art as an ideological production can be examined throughout history and found to be expressed in many different mediums, that are characterized by a social or cultural change. (Benford) Producing characteristics of a visual dialogue that express and persuade its ... Power.” Sociological Inquiry. 1992:62(1):36-55. Blumer, Herbert. Symbolic Interactionism. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Transaction Books, 1969. Friedlander, Walter. Caravaggio Studies. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1955. Janson,H.W. History of Art. Anthony F. Janson Editor. Prentice Hall Inc., 1991. Spear, Richard E. "The Critical Fortune of a Realist Painter." The Age of Caravaggio. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of ...
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