a large impact on the world and still remains as one of the most potent philosophies in freedom struggles throughout the world today. Gandhi spent some time as an Indian immigrant in South Africa and eventually moved back to India in the early 1900’s. During this period‚ between 1917 and 1947‚ Mohandas Gandhi‚ through his relentless campaigning and use of non-violent passive resistance‚ played a pivotal role in the achievement of Indian national sovereignty in 1947. This is evident through
Premium Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi Nonviolence Satyagraha
Steve Jobs One of the most successful people in the world would be Steve Jobs. He is the creator of Apple products and also one of the richest people that lived on earth. Steve Jobs existence has highly advanced our technology and created a whole new outlook on life itself. His Apple projects has turned civilization more dependent on technology and greatly improved society for the better. Steve Jobs contribution to our society started with his admiration through technology growing up‚ evolving his
Premium Steve Jobs Apple Inc. Macintosh
Phillis Wheatley Phillis had a horrible life before John and Susanna can along. But once they began to tutor her shen became very smart. She is truly an amazing women. This essay is about Phillis’ early life‚ her contributes to the war‚ what she was famous for‚ and after fame. Many exciting events happened in Phillis’s early life. According to “Phillis Wheatley‚”she was born around 1753 in a country called Senegal and was by birth a member of a tribe in west Africa called the Fulani tribe. Phillis
Premium Slavery in the United States Slavery African American
Many women have significantly impacted the field of science‚ and Florence Nightingale is an excellent example. Florence Nightingale not only altered the face of nursing‚ but she changed how men perceive women as nurses. Nightingale was born on May 12‚ 1820‚ in Florence‚ Italy. This beautiful city inspired her mother to name her Florence. Nightingale grew up in a wealthy‚ upper-class family with her mother‚ father‚ and older sister. Her mother was Frances Nightingale‚ a controlling and outspoken woman
Premium Florence Nightingale Nursing Nurse
Laws: The Parent Analogy in Plato’s Crito. 1. Introduction. One noticeable omission in the otherwise ever flourishing literature on Plato’s Crito (and one might say on the early Platonic dialogues in general) is the recognition that Plato is presenting a problem from a virtue ethical angle. This is no doubt due to the fact that Aristotle‚ rather than Plato is regarded as the originator of Virtue Ethics as a branch of philosophy.1 Plato’s own contribution to the discipline is more
Premium Plato Socrates Philosophy
to say whether federalism would have saved the Greeks. On one hand‚ a combined Greek force would have had a much better chance against Phillip and the Macedonian force. On the other hand‚ Phillip made some very significant changes in the way the Macedonian army fought that it would have very difficult for even a united Greek force to compete with them. Even if the Greeks had been divided‚ the aftermath of the Peloponnesian War left many of the Greek states‚ especially Athens‚ with depleted resources
Premium Ancient Greece Greece Sparta
During the age of exploration‚ the idea of exploring had affected the lives of many people. The drive to explore the unknown led to the creation of many new inventions. These inventions made exploration easier and more efficient. Some advancements were the compass and the Portolani chart‚ which allowed them to know where and what direction they were going. Others included the Astrolable‚ used for measuring latitude‚ and the caravel‚ which was a different type of sail that made the boats faster. These
Premium Europe Age of Discovery Christopher Columbus
The Italian Renaissance‚ stemming from the rediscovery of ancient Greek and Roman ideas‚ revolved around the value of individual rights and freedom as reflected in their literature‚ art‚ and education. This cultural movement led into the Scientific Revolution where‚ in lieu of relying solely on the words of ancient and religious sources‚ scientists conceptualized that the best way to gather scientific knowledge was to experience it for oneself in the natural world. Hence‚ the Europeans based their
Premium
The largest and the most popular of the greek island is Crete. The island of Crete is located in the center of the eastern Mediterranean at the crossroads of Africa‚ Asia‚ and Europe. Crete forms a significant part of the economy and cultural heritage of Greece‚ while retaining its own local cultural traits such as its own poetry and music. Crete was the centre of Europe’s first advanced civilisation‚ the Minoan . This civilization wrote in the undeciphered script known as Linear A. Early Cretan
Premium Greek mythology Homer Odyssey
a Independent America over the top. Washington’s contributions were the primary reason to America becoming a independent country and breaking away from the reign of king George III. Washington through his lifetime proved he was all for America and did not want anything in return‚ but instead for America to be a better place as his presidency reign finished. Evidently‚ Washington is the greatest president in Americas history and will influence most great presidents in the future for the better.
Premium United States American Revolution United States Declaration of Independence