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- 1141: Cicero
- ... Cicero lays no claim to originality in these works. Writing to Atticus, he says of them "They are transcripts; I simply supply words, and I've plenty of those." His importance in the history of philosophy is as a transmitter of Greek thought. In the course of this role, he gave Rome and, therefore, Europe its philosophical vocabulary.
- 1142: Arthur Kornberg
- ... Carl and Gerty Cori at the Washington University School of Medicine. This is where he got to know enzymes for the first time and was captivated with them. In Ochoas lab he learned the philosophy and practice of enzyme purification. To attain the goal of a pure protein, the cardinal rule is that the ratio of enzyme activity to the total protein is increased to the limit. Despite initial failures ...
- 1143: Andrew Carnegie
- ... 1901 for $400 million, which would be a little over $4 billion today! After retiring, Carnegies fortune was estimated to be as large as half a billion dollars. From that time on, with the philosophy that the rich have a moral obligation to give away their money, he devoted himself to philanthropy. Although ironic, this man of great fortune strongly believed in the merits of poverty for the development of ...
- 1144: Alexander The Great
- Alexander the Great was king of the Macedonians and one of the greatest generals in history. As a student of the Greek philosopher Aristotle, Alexander was embedded with lasting interests in philosophy, politics and warfare. As king, he settled problems by immediate action, making quick decisions and taking great risks. His armies overcame these risks by sheer force and by the ingenious tactics instilled in them by ...
- 1145: Alexander The Great
- ... him as their leader, he tried to treat them well. Trying to get along he learned the ways of the people which he lived amongst from that point on. "He found interest in other countries, philosophy, ethics, politics, plants, animals, and a wide range of other topics. " Alexander's attempts to get on the sides of the Persians, along with his increasing ego annoyed the men around him. The son of ...
- 1146: Adolf Hitler
- ... groups, which could have been a threat to the military of the Weimar Government. In this, Hitler learned many things and even was given special training at the University of Munich where he attended political philosophy classes. These classes may be where he began to take keen interest in German expanse. In 1919, Hitler was investigating a fifty-four member group which was called the German's Worker's Party. This ...
- 1147: Martin Luther King Jr
- ... the reason for this nation's strong economic standing. One reason that has often been overlooked is that a great many of this nation's workers have been influenced by the Protestant work ethic. The philosophy behind this work ethic has driven many workers to attain as much as possible at their jobs during their lifetimes. If one man were to be given credit for the development of the Protestant work ...
- 1148: Mahatma Gandhi
- ... would go to jail or even die before obeying an anti-Asian law. Thousands of Indians joined him in this civil disobedience campaign. He started protest campaigns and organized demonstrations, but never used violence. His philosophy was to never fight back against the atrocities, but still never retreat. This, he said, would decrease the hate against him and his fellow believers, and increase the respect felt towards him. Gandhis one ...
- 1149: William Shakespeare
- ... a most perfect regular, and consistent whole." (Morgan 4). Thomas Carlyle submits that whoever looks intelligently at Shakespeare may recognize that he too was a prophet. "What point of morals of manners, of economy, of philosophy, of religion, of taste, of the conduct of life, has he not settled?" (Eastman and Harrison 6). So says Ralph Waldo Emerson about William. According to Emerson, Shakespeare has taken every mystery, renumbered every mans ...
- 1150: William Butler Yeats
- ... kind of old scarecrow . So, the first, personal and subjective section of the poem introduces the themes of youth and age, of the discipline and effort encountered in early childhood, of religion - (the nun),of philosophy, of love and passion, and the passing of youth and beauty, and the effects of ageing. The second - universal and speculative- section broadens the of application of these elements to consider the part they play ...
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