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- 1761: Bruce Lee
- ... San Fransisco with just one-hundred dollars in his pocket, he began washing dishes in a resteraunt in chinatown, but for unknown reasons, left to begin attending school at the university of Washington as a philosophy major. That's is where he met his future wife, Linda Lee. The only problem was, she was white and he was chinese. Back then interacial marriges were not accepted. So Bruce decided to marry ...
- 1762: A Critique of C. S. Lewis
- ... analysis as though it were second nature to him. His well trained mind synthesized theological dilemmas for the layman. Constantly referring to himself as a layman himself, Lewis left the details of theological doctrine and philosophy to those who were "experts". He was only interested in his own personal questions concerning Christianity and sharing his well thought out answers to others. This critique of C. S. Lewis contains various selections from ...
- 1763: Martin Luther King Junior
- ... did postgraduate work at Boston University. Kings studies at Crozer and Boston led him to explore the works of the Indian nationalist Mohand as K. Gandhi, whose ideas became the core of his own philosophy of nonviolent protest. While in Boston, he met Coretta Scott of Marion, Ala. They were married in June 1953, and the following year King accepted an appointment as pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church ...
- 1764: Kazimir Malevich
- ... and images connected with flight stand behind the first Suprematist paintings. Regardless of the origins of the painting Malevich recognized Suprematism pioneering nature, and associated this new style of painting with an elaborate cosmic, "objectless" philosophy. UNTITLED 1915. In this untitled painting, which also made its debut at the historic 0,10 (Zero-Ten) exhibition, the theme of dying and of weightlessness is given considerably more scope than in the previous ...
- 1765: Emily Dickinson
- ... to search for new meanings in life. Ralph Waldo Emerson set the tone for the age when he stated, Who so would be (hu)man, must be non-conformist. Emily Dickinson believed and practiced this philosophy. Dickinson was brought up by a stern, authoritarian father. In her childhood she was shy and already different from other children. After attending Amherst Academy with other scrupulous thinkers she began to develop into a ...
- 1766: Alexander The Great And His Impact On Greek Civilization
- ... on to other religions. It was in Alexandria that the Greek translation of the Old Testament was created called the Septuagint. Recant philosophers have tried to connect some doctrines of Christianity with beliefs of Greek Philosophy ( Microsoft Encarta 3). Although the city thrived for many years, in time it began to loose its prosperity. The Jewish population, which was a large portion of the community, was abolished from Alexandria due to ...
- 1767: Ralph Waldo Emerson: Good Influence or Bad Influence
- ... may be criticized at times, but that is why we have the liberty to express ourselves. I believe that every man follows his own beliefs in life, all Emerson has done is state what his philosophy is and if people decide to follow that then they should be free to do so.
- 1768: Alexander The Great: A Life With A Meaning Like No Other
- ... the throne and with Alexander's continuance, the situation would change. Aristotle was Alexander's tutor and model; he gave Alexander a thorough training in rhetoric and literature and stimulated his interest in science, medicine, philosophy and other areas of study. Just like his Philip, Aristotle also greatly influenced Alexander's life and may be considered his mentor. During the summer of 336B.C, Philip was assassinated, and Alexander replaced him ...
- 1769: Martin Luther: A Biography of Martin Luther (1483-1546)
- ... drawn to the study of the scriptures, and spent three years in the Augustinian monastery at Erfurt. In 1507 he was ordained a priest, and went to the University of Wittenberg, where he lectured on philosophy and the Scriptures, becoming a powerful and influential preacher. On a mission to Rome in 1510--11 he was appalled by the corruption he found there. Money was greatly needed at the time for the ...
- 1770: Pascals Triangle
- ... Pascal's Triangle. It is an arrangement of certain whole numbers in a triangular pattern. Blaise Pascal was regarded as a brilliant man of his own time. He made contributions to science, mathematics, and religious philosophy. Pascal was born on June 19, 1623 in Clermont-Ferrand of central France. His father was a highly placed civil official and everyone expected Pascal to follow in his footsteps. But Pascal proved to be ...
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