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- 1571: Italian Revolutions
- ... literature. New emphasis was placed on enjoying life and the world around you. Talented individuals sought self-gratification through art, literature, and architecture, and their achievements would influence future generations for centuries to come. This great new movement was originated and centered in Italy, and without Italian contribution, would never have launched European society into the dawning of a new era. At the beginning of the Renaissance, Italy was divided into ... of Renaissance learning in history, the Medici family dominated the ruling class. Under Medici domination, Florence became a signorial power and a cultural gemstone. It was during the reign of Lorenzo de’ Medici, that many great painters, sculptors, and architects flocked to the Medici family looking for sponsorship, knowing that Lorenzo was a great supporter of the arts. It was at this point, during the 1430s, which the Renaissance, and many of its core philosophies, truly began to take off in Italy. Humanism was considered to be the ...
- 1572: Al-Razi
- ... are the creator, spirit, matter, space and time. He discusses their characteristics in detail and his concepts of space and time as constituting a continuum is outstanding. In al-Judari wa al-Hasbah, Rhazes placed great importance in his skill as a medical observer. The eruption of the smallpox is preceded by a continued fever, pain in the back, itching in the nose and terrors in the sleep. These are the ... all over his body; a fullness of the face, which at times comes and goes; an inflamed color, and vehement redness in both cheeks; a redness of both the eyes, heaviness of the whole body great uneasiness, the symptoms of which are stretching and yawning; a pain in the throat and chest, with slight difficulty in breathing and cough; a dryness of the breath, thick spittle and hoarseness of the voice ... distinguish between the truth and the falsehood in what concerns these characteristics that might be submitted to the denial of those who could not understand the aims of science" (Galal, M. Pg. 128). Like other great scholars of Islamic history, Razi's erudition was all embracing and his scientific work remarkable. The foregoing description represents only a part of the great legacy left by Al-Razi. He died in c. ...
- 1573: The Theories of John Locke
- ... topic. Locke has written The Treatise on the Civil Magistrate, Essays on the Law of Nature, the Fundamental constitution of Carolina, essays concerning Human Understandings, an Two Treaties of Civil Government. (Cranston) Locke has had great influence on all the presidents and political leaders throughout American history. One man that was affected by Locke’s theories and influential ideas is Thomas Jefferson. He was the second president in America’s history. Jefferson followed a great president, Washington. Washington was a military man not a politician and did not have any idea on how to set up America’s government. Jefferson took over after Washington freed the colonies from the British ... a separation between church and state. (p 259 Cranston) Locke had so much influence in the British and United States government . He had excellent ideas how to do things and make everyone happy. Locke has great influence on the presidents of the U.S. past and present. One Person that Locke has influenced was Thomas Jefferson. In the reign of George III the Americans concluded, with the dissident Whigs in ...
- 1574: Religion: Judaism or Judaisms?
- ... through all the various splinters of the religion and help hold them together. Even today, as the Jewish people have their precious Jerusalem back (through the help of other nations and their politics) there is great conflict and emotion surrounding it. Other nations and people in the area feel that they should be in control of the renowned city, and the Jews deny fervently any attempt to wrestle it from their ... statue god' with certain limitations on his power. The other primary deity was called YHWH (or Yahweh) and enjoyed a much more mysterious and illusive reputation. He was very numinous, and one was to have great respect, but great fear for him at the same time. Ba'al was not ever really feared, as his cycles (metaphorically seen as the seasons) were fairly well known, and not at all fear-inducing. The fact ...
- 1575: Baal Of Desire
- ... himself to blame for his condition. His drinking problem and his problem of seducing every woman he meets drives him to his death, and causes everyone to repudiate him. The acting ranged from not-so-great to very good. The only problem was that since not all the actor's names were used, it was difficult to figure out who was who in most cases. Baal, played by Robert Seay, was in the very good part of the spectrum. The amount of lined he had to memorize was great and he didn't stumble on them once. His emotion was clear throughout the play and his focus was obvious. The way he played drunk was great; his hair and shirt were disheveled, but he wasn't stumbling all over the place and slurring his words. He acted just like a drunk person trying his hardest to pretend to be sober. ...
- 1576: The Sunflower - An Introspecti
- ... Even with the most active and vivid of imaginations, one falls short of the comprehension necessary to obtain a clear and succinct overall picture of oppression. But, as the question being asked is one of great magnitude and importance, a personal answer must be found. In the opinion of this author, the above question deserves a personal answer from each and every rational human being. This author found great admiration for the answer given by the Dalai Lama to the above question of Wiesenthal. One can easily see a certain temptation to equate Wiesenthal s question with one s own situation, as the Dalai ... summary of his position thusly, "If God chooses to forgive Karl, that s God s affair. Simon Wiesenthal could not, I cannot. For me, Karl dies unforgiven." This author has pondered the Wiesenthal question at great length and depth. Can forgiveness be an option if one puts one s self in Simon Wiesenthal s place ? One must also ask one s self the question, as Mr. Cargas did, of who ...
- 1577: Effects Of Drugs On Adolecents
- ... a temptation to escape from conflicts. The use of drugs by teenagers is the result of a combination of factors such as peer pressure, curiosity, and availability. Drugs addiction among adolescents in turn lead to depression and suicide. One of the most important reasons of teenage drug usage is peer pressure. Peer pressure represents social influences that effect adolescents, it can have a positive or a negative effect, depending on person ... when a person needs drugs in order to function adequately. Therefore availability, curiosity and experimentation could result in drug addiction among teenagers. One of the most devastating side effects of drug addiction and abuse is depression. Depression is the result of chemical imbalance, environmental influence, or a combination of both. Using heavy and very highly addictive drugs as heroin, cocaine, opium and many other will cause sudden mood changes, deterioration of ...
- 1578: George S. Patton
- ... called Pearl Harbor. It lasted 6 years and ended in1945 with the triumph of the Allies and the use of the atomic bomb for the first time on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Because of Patton’s great leadership, the U.S. was able to invade North Africa, capture Sicily and halt the German counter attack in the Battle of Bulge. Patton had a family with a long tradition of military service. His ... and then passed on to the Pasadena High School. He had many learning problems and here he learned things that many of the boys his age had learned a long time ago. Patton had many great ideas and made many contributions to the class, but had problems with arithmetic and other important themes. Later on Patton decided to leave this school and was accepted at the Virginia Military Institute at Lexington ... John Joseph Pershing to go after Villa. General Pershing chose Patton to aid him on his special assignment. On his first days on this assignment, Patton took out three Villa’s followers. This was a great surprise for Pershing until Patton decided to strap two of the bodies to some fences. General’s Pershing response to this act by Patton was a very brief statement. “We have a bandit in ...
- 1579: Charles Dickens 4
- ... Era. He expresses his feelings about the Victorian society in all his writings. He criticizes many things in each book he has written. Dickens traveled a lot and had seen many little things and some great things, which, because they interested him, he thought may interest others (Internet Site #3). His books all contain themes that show Dickens s dislike of the way his society is. He wrote primarily for the ... him all his life, but this became a source both of creative energy and of the preoccupation with the themes of alienation and betrayal (Internet Site #2). This theme of alienation can be seen in Great Expectations because Pip is of a much lower class than Hiss Havisham and Estella. It is obvious that Pip is much different from them. In 1842, Dickens visited Canada and the United States. Dickens American ... permeates many of his works, and their fairy-tale plots (Internet Site #4). This experience explains why there are many abused and helpless children in his books. Abused and helpless children can be seen in Great Expectations with Pip and in Bleak House with Esther and Jo. Pip and Esther were both abused by their aunt who raised them, but they both had happy endings. This shows Dickens repeated use ...
- 1580: Charles Dickens
- ... the fact of being poor. Dickens, however, brought himself financial success in his later years. Charles Dickens wrote all kinds of literary works in the form of short stories and novels. He also had many great classics. Dickens is thought by many to be the greatest English novelist ever to have written a book. Charles Dickens was born in Portsmouth, England on February 7, 1812 to John and Elizabeth Dickens. When ... stroke half way through writing The Mystery of Edwin Drood. Dickens wrote a total of 20 novels, and many other nonfiction books, his first being Sketches by Boz. His second (The Pickcick Papers) brought him great fame. Oliver Twist was another monthly writing (1837-1839). He then made Nicholas Nickleby which was about schools and teachers who taught nothing and treated students poorly. All of these books were great successes, until he then made The Old Curiosity Shop, which is not very well respected. Dickens then wrote two nonfiction books one Barnaby Rudge, the other Martin Chuzlewit. He had many other writings, including ...
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