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- 1781: Raymond Mary Kolbe
- ... the first Nazi victim to be proclaimed blessed by the Roman Catholic Church. Present at the solemn beatification at St. Peter's basilica was Sergeant Gajowniczek. “Father Maximilian was truly a savior sent from the lord”. (Gajowniczek; Bar, G. P110). The priest’s enemies differ in many aspects. Although the lieutenant is an atheist, he has the decency to let the Whiskey priest’s confessions be heard by a priest, whereas ...
- 1782: Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr.
- ... one day every valley will be exalted, every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places shall be made plain, and the crooked places shall be made straight, and the glory of the lord shall be revealed, and all shall see it together," ( Internet, Martin Luther King’s I Have a Dream speech) Unlike Malcolm X, King does not incite his followers to riot and hate, but encourages his ...
- 1783: Geoffery Chaucer
- ... clerk is repaid when the clerk sleeps with his wife and daughter. In these three tales Chaucer shows how greed is present in all men. However, in "The Cleric's Tale," the wife of the lord Walter is patient and accepting of everything her husband does. This does not show that wives should accept whatever their husbands do, but that "Griselda's patient acceptance of the inscrutable will of her earthly ...
- 1784: Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X
- ... one day every valley will be exalted, every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places shall be made plain, and the crooked places shall be made straight, and the glory of the lord shall be revealed, and all shall see it together,” ( Internet, Martin Luther King’s I Have a Dream speech) Unlike Malcolm X, King does not incite his followers to riot and hate, but encourages his ...
- 1785: The Period of Ramses II
- ... One reason this was built was “to overawe the Nubians and remind them of Egyptian claims” (Sullivan 185). It became very famous and “has been known to westerners since 1817, and draws more visitors than flies” (Sullivan 185). This temple was important, because it made other civilizations stand in awe of the Egyptians and gave Egypt the respect it needed. People still study this extraordinary structure which proves that it is ...
- 1786: The Life of William Shakespeare
- ... In 1591, William moved to London and became an actor. During the plague when theaters were closed, he wrote his poems, “Venus and Adonis” and “The Rape of Lucrece.” In 1597, he acted with the Lord Chamberlain’s company of players. When the company built the Globe Theater, he became a partner. Shakespeare became very popular. In 1597, he purchased on of the largest houses in Stratford, called New Place. It ...
- 1787: The Maturing of Achilles
- ... fighting force against the Trojans up until Achilles was shamed and refused to fight. The Leader of Men, Agamemnon was forced to return his prize Chryseis to her father. This was done to appease the Lord Apollo who was striking down Argive soldiers day and night. But Agamemnon took, as reparation, Achilles’ favorite prize Briseis. Achilles, enraged that he would have to give his prize up, refused to fight a moment ...
- 1788: Agatha Christie
- ... nowadays in detective stories, even the detective. ...What I would like to see is a Watson who turned out to be the criminal" (Christie, Autobiography, p. 349). The same idea was suggested to Christie by Lord Louis Mountbatten, as he suggested a story should be narrated in first person point of view by someone who at the end, turned out to be the murderer (Christie, Autobiography, p. 349). Christie thought this ...
- 1789: Napoleon Bonaparte
- ... Thompson 214). Napoleon was exiled to a small island called St. Helena. Napoleon had this to say about Waterloo: "The plan of the battle will not, in the eyes of historians, reflect any credit on Lord Wellington as a general. The glory of such a victory is a great thing; but in the eye of the historian his reputation will gain nothing by it(Gray 100)." Napoleon died on the island ...
- 1790: Yuan Shih-k’ai’s Transformation of the Chinese Military
- ... Mauser rifles, the calavary with both Mausers and lances, and the artillery with Maxim machine guns and six-gun batteries of one- to six-pounders” (Ch’en, p. 35). All of this paid off when Lord Charles Beresford, the British rearadmirl came to Hsiaochan. The admiral was impressed the men under Yuan’s command. “’By western standards,’ he commented, ‘Yuan Shih-k’ai’s troops were the only completely equipped force ...
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