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- 4881: The Life & Philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche
- ... more like the proud-soldier than like the financier. Nietzsche believed that some people were inherently more important than others; their happiness or unhappiness counted for more than the happiness of average people. He dismissed John Stuart Mill as a "blockhead" for the presupposition that everyone was equal. He wrote about Mill: "I abhor the man's vulgarity when he says "what is right for one man is right for another ...
- 4882: Christopher Marlowe
- ... of these earlier plays and far surpasses them in dramatic poetry. Faustus tells of a man who sells his soul to Satan in return for twenty- four years of knowledge and power. The protagonist, Dr. John Faustus, instead of sharing his gift with others, fritters his years away until the in last scene he realises the grave mistakes he has made. The scenes where Faustus uses his power for practical jokes ...
- 4883: The Middle Ages and the Renaissance
- ... the fact a pope who lived in a distant place had the authority to control or have a hand in politics and even collect money to Rome. Other radicals came about as a result Luther. John Calvin, a Frenchman who settled in Geneva, agreed with Luther that faith was essential for salvation, but had also included the notion that it was predetermined. Calvin's idea of predestination held that there were ...
- 4884: Celtic Invasions
- ... Saxons until around 500 AD for the British lowlands. The Saxons gradually took over and the Celts had to move up to the highlands of Scotland and Ireland. (1) That is where they remained until John Balliol gave up the Scottish crown. In 1297, William Wallace and Andrew Murray led a revolt against England due to the imposition of strict rule on the Scots. They won a victory at Sterling Bridge ...
- 4885: The Battle of 3rd Ypres (Passchendaele)
- ... blockhouse when he was killed by machinegun fire. He was awarded the posthumous V.C. and was buried at Tyne Cot, not far from Sergeant McGee (his grave is No. XL.E.1). According to John Laffin, every officer of his Battalion was killed or wounded that day. Incredibly, and mainly because of the valour of Captain Jeffries, 20 men actually reached the rubble that used to be Passchendaele church. Unfortunately ...
- 4886: Castles: Seen by the Light of a Thousand Candles
- ... would be fired, and when they collapsed so did the wall (or even better, a corner turret), leaving a wide gash through which the enemy could descend. Such a thing happened when Englands King John besieged Rochester Castle in 1215, and when Hubert de Burgh besieged Bedford in 1224. The 11th and the 12th centuries were the classic age of the keep. In England and France, most castles started as ...
- 4887: Solidarity in Poland
- ... nations with new identities were to come about. Works Cited 1. Bratman, Fred. "A triumph of moral force; Walesa discomforts the Communists by winning a Nobel Prize." Time 17 Oct. 1983: 50-51. 2. Brechler, John and Jorgen Pedersen. "Poland: The Resistance." Newsweek 4 Jan. 1982: 12-19 3. Laba, Roman. The Roots of Solidarity Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1991. 4. Perdue, William D. Paradox of Change: The Rise ...
- 4888: Arthur Conan Doyle
- ... medieval king, Arthur, of the Round Table. Doyle was also named after his granduncle, Michael Edward Conan. He was a descendant of the Irish, and was of the Roman Catholic religion. Doyle had a grandfather, John Doyle. He was political cartoonist, who, financially supported the family.1 Doyle had a pretty rough home life because his father was an alcoholic. As he grew up, Doyle had to take more of the ...
- 4889: The Titanic - History of a Disaster
- ... Ships also route their lanes farther to the south during iceberg season. Hopefully, in some small, way this will make a difference if such an accident at sea should ever occur again. --- Work Cited Eaton, John P., and Charles A. Haas. Titanic: Triumph and Tragedy. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1986. PP 152-184. Pellegrino, Charles. Her Name Titanic. New York: McGraw-Hill Publishing Company, 1988. PP 20-21. Marcus ...
- 4890: The Raid of Dieppe
- ... but not forewarned. The failure was due to poor and overly detailed planning, insufficient training, little fire support, and the use of largely inexperienced troops. Of these troops two received the Victoria Cross. Honorary Captain John Foote received the Victoria Cross for he had dragged wounded men to an aid post amid the hail of fire. He was a chaplain at Dieppe. He refused the opportunity to return to England. He ...
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