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.... 271). Before Rasputin got his job with the Russian family, he lived off donations from peasants because of his claim of being a “self- proclaimed holy man” (Rasputin).
“[Grigory] underwent a religious conversion at 18, where he was introduced to the Khlysty sect” (Rasputin). Rasputin’s ideas were heretical from the chruch’s viewpoint, however he was charged with using religion to impress people and “advance himself” (Fuhrmann 44). A doctrine of the Khlysty sect states that “one was nearest God
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Cleopatra
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Three years after Cleopatra gained rule over Egypt she was driven into exile by the supporters of her brother Ptolemy XIII (“Cleopatra” 489). Caesar arrived in Egypt in search of his rival Pompey. A civil war occurred between the two Roman men. Cleopatra soon realized the need to cooperate with Rome to gain beneficial aid in regaining her throne (Nardo 24). After a long power conflict, Caesar defeated his opponent Pompey in a major battle. When Cleopatra discovered that Caesar was in her .....
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Henry VIII
.... time without a bit of fatigue and weakness or sweat it was believed to be said by Royal Court Jester and some servants who witnessed the celebration from the back. The sad part is only a few months later Arthur died. Historians believe he died from T.B. Historians also believe he could also have had the plague or Sweating sickness.
This meant Henry was now heir to the Throne. His fathers concerns for him caused Henry to be guarded heavily at all times and able to be seen by only a few people. When .....
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Anastasia
.... The youngest, Alexis had hemophilia. He was to be the next ruler of Russia, but unfortunately, the day never came (McGuire 31). During the late 1800’s and early 1900’s, Russia’s government began to decline. Czar Nicholas went against his advisor’s advice and led the Russians through the battle (Lieven 3). Nicholas was at war and had no idea what was happening in Russia. People were not getting enough food, and as a result became very violent; Worst of all Russia was losing the war (Pipes 65). .....
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Aldous Huxley
.... Balliol College, Oxford, Huxley worked in the War Office in London and taught at Eton and Repton (Aldous (Leonard) Huxley). While at Oxford, Huxley was introduced to the literary world and became good friends with D.H. Lawrence (Aldous Huxley-Biography). In 1916, Huxley published his first book of poems, The Burning Wheel (Philosopher’s Corner Presents: Aldous Huxley). From 1920-1921, he was a part of the editorial staff of the Athenaeum under Middleton Murray. Through the years, Huxley also worked as .....
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Harriet Tubman
.... others born into slavery, Araminta, who later become known as Harriet Ross Tubman, was never to know her birth date. Her parents, Harriet Greene and Benjamin Ross, couldn’t read or write. They didn’t even know the months of the year. They simply kept track by the seasons: summer, winter, harvest time, and planting time. They had no family records beyond their own memories to document the births of their 11 children.
The most important fact about Harriet Tubman’s birth was not the date or the place, or .....
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Simone De Beauvoir
.... progress for gender impartiality has been made, it can still be said that societal maxims enforce the incorrect notion that women are inferior to men. In matters of economics, women are offered far fewer employment opportunities, and I believe that this can be validated by the fact that many women have been conditioned to "marry well and let him take care of you". Unfortunately, this is often times a tempting choice, and as a trade-off women are content to settle for a less rewarding profession, l .....
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Beethoven
.... He was the first composer
that was not supported by wealthy persons; instead Beethoven supported
himself with money from selling his music. By 1778, Beethoven started
hearing humming and whistling sound in his ears, and it got worse. A few
years later, he became completely deaf. Although he was deaf he could still
write music. He finished his first symphony in 1800.
In 1802, Beethoven became depressed and thought a lot about suicide. He
went to a small village in Ge .....
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Jane Addams
.... she came across a settlement house called Toynbee. Here, she was impressed by the way a wealthy individual had started a house to help the poor back on their feet again. She was especially amused by the fact that this man also lived in the house. This experience filled her head with ideas for her home state of Chicago.
When she returned back to the states, Addams and her good friend, Ellen Starr observed the many slums of Chicago. While doing this, her mind was focused on starting a settlement house in .....
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George Orwell
.... School under the regime of Mr. and Mrs. Wilkes," which he later brutally portrayed in his novel Such, Such Were the Joys" ("Orwell," The Oxford Companiion 516). After leaving school, he joined the "Imperial Indian Police," and after five years in Burma, resigned in 1928 ("George Orwell," The Oxford Anthology 2140). Burma left him with a "lifelong distaste" for power ("George Orwell," St. Martin's Anthologies 398). Orwell remained living a "life of poverty" in England and Europe until the mid-1930's .....
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Lorenzo Ghiberti
.... scenes from the lives of Christ, the Evangelists, and the church fathers.
He also made another set of doors for the Baptistery. These bronze doors had 5 panels on
each side, containing scenes from the Old Testament. They were dubbed “ The Gates of
Paradise,” by Michaelangelo, and were Ghiberti’s greatest work. Ghiberti also made a
larger than life statue of the Arte dei Mercani di Calimala’s(the guild of the merchant
bankers) patron saint. He made two large bronze figures for Or San M .....
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Charles Manson
.... By age nine he was sent to a reform school. In less than a year he ran away from his school. He tried to run to his mother but she wanted nothing to do with him. Charlie was in and out of reform schools, jails, and institutions. By 1958, Charles Manson was released on parole only to cause more chaos. (Newsweek,55)
On the streets Manson chose pimping as his career. In 1959 he was arrested once again on two federal charges. This time Manson did not receive jail time, giving thanks to a young women p .....
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Luciano
.... Five Points Gang. Charles Luciana soon changed his name to Charles Luciano to protect his family from any embarrassment or shame caused by publicity. When Luciano went to jail for dealing heroin for them, the police set up an offer for him if he identified the members of the dope ring. However, Luciano kept the
code of omerta (silence) and served his jail time (Kohn). Proving his loyalty, the Five Points Gang made him a full-fledged member.
Luciano, a quick witted and pleasurable personal .....
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THOMAS JEFFERSON
.... badly and was unpopular. Jefferson retired to Monticello to ponder such projects as his grand designs for the University of Virginia. A French nobleman observed that he had placed his house and his mind "on an elevated situation, from which he might contemplate the universe."
He died on July 4, 1826.
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Adolf Hilter
.... the Araban race was superior to all and was destined to rule the world. The paper blamed Communists and Jews for all their problems and hitler agreed to those views. Hitler agree with most of the points made in the publication. He continued to live a poor live in Vienna and in 1913 decided to move to Munich. Still living in Vienna and being Austrain by birth, Hitler showed more loyalty to the Geramny. He thought that the Aryan race was destined to rule the world. Many believe that he tried to escape the .....
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