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- 691: Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton
- ... that, Hamilton gave birth to the Bank of the United States. A bank that funded the public debt, that established a stable national currency. It strengthened the empire. If Jefferson had triumphed completely in his philosophy, this nation would only have the state powers to cling on to. Jefferson feared the bank, the tariffs, the concentration of federal power. He feared cities. Yet these were the some of the many foundations ...
- 692: The Life of Emily Dickinson
- ... study into the thoughts and emotions of people, especially in her exploration death. From its inevitable coming to its eternal existence, Dickinson explains her feelings and thoughts toward death in the full, circumference of its' philosophy. As she edged towards the end of her life, Dickinson gave the world new poetic perspectives into the human mind and its dealing and avoidance of death (Whicher 30).
- 693: Emily Dickinson: Life and Her Works
- ... Ralph Waldo Emerson, who was one of the leaders of this movement in the belief in the essential unity of creation, the goodness of humanity, and the supremacy of insight over logic and reason. This philosophy also taught a renunciation of authority, whether it be religious, scientific, or political. These new ideals led her to think a lot more about life and it's ultimate destiny. The concepts of good and ...
- 694: The Life and Work of Chaim Potok
- ... He also went to the Jewish Theological Seminary of America where he left with an M.H.L. and a rabbinic ordination in 1954. Finally, he graduated the University of Pennsylvania with a doctorate in philosophy in 1965. Mr. Potok is married now since June 8, 1958, to Adena Sara Mosevitzsky. They have 3 children Rena, Chaim worked for the better of his people and religion with both his occupations and ...
- 695: Orwell's "Such, Such Were the Joys....": Alienation and Other Such Joys
- ... to the conveyance because it originates from people he is supposed to listen to. Orwell believed with conviction that he actively committed intentional wrong without willing it because he was innately inferior. Indoctrinated by this philosophy and assuming a fatalist, defeatist mentality, Orwell knows he is doomed to failure. Until I was about thirty I always planned my life on the assumption not only that any major undertaking was bound to ...
- 696: Thomas Jefferson
- ... draftsman, though not good at speaking From the beginning of the struggle with the mother country, Jefferson stood with the more advanced Patriots, grounding his position on a wide knowledge of English history and political philosophy. His biggest early contribution to the cause of the Patriots was his powerful pamphlet A Summary View of the Rights of British America (1774), originally written for presentation to the Virginia convention of that year ...
- 697: Charles M. Manson
- ... alone again. Several arrests for car theft and pimping followed; in 1960, Charles was given ten years for forging government checks. While he was serving his ten year sentence at McNeil Island Penitentiary he studied philosophy, took up guitar, and taught himself sing and compose songs. He was constant probation violator and was not eligible for parole. He served seven years until his release in March, 1967. This long stretch had ...
- 698: Alexander the Great
- ... were Philip II and Olympia. Some say that Zeus was his father but it is probably just a myth. Aristotle taught Alexander in his early teen years. He stimulated his interest in science, medicine, and philosophy. In the summer of 336 BC, Alexander's father was assassinated, and Alexander ascended to the Macedonian throne. He found himself surrounded by enemies at home and threatened by civilizations all over. But Alexander disposed ...
- 699: Cardinal Joseph Bernardin
- ... Most Rev. John J. Russell, then Bishop of Charleston. He studied at the following Colleges: St.Mary's, St. Mary, Kentucky, St.Mary Seminary, Baltimore, Maryland, where he received the Bachelor of Arts degree in philosophy. He also attended the Catholic University of America, Washington D.C. where he received the Master of Arts degree in Education in 1952. He was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop John J. Russell on ...
- 700: Sparta: Uncultured Discipline
- ... is never enough to keep a culture going, other things are essential, such as music or literature. At the same time in history the other Greek peoples were very active in the arts, science and philosophy. In particular Athens was in it's "Golden Age." Under the leadership of Pericles, Athens reached the height of it's power and glory. During this age the Parthenon was built, it is perhaps the ...
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