Great leaders in history often leave behind a legacy. This legacy takes the values that they held dearest and is usually compacted into a couple words or a phrase that the public will forever associate with that leader’s name. For example‚ Mohandas Gandhi and ‘civil disobedience’ have become synonymous over the years. Whenever someone refers to the act of nonviolent protest‚ civil disobedience - sometimes even called the ‘Gandhian principle’ – one would think of Gandhi. Another example is Martin
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Elizabeth’s financial legacy to James was very poor as she had been involved in a multitude of wars‚ suffered from extreme inflation towards the end of her reign which was compounded by her struggles with monopolies. This in turn partially led to James’ tenuous relationship with parliament over royal expenditure‚ parliamentary insecurity‚ corruption and scandal‚ and his own dealings with finances. Whereas source 12 suggests that Elizabeth’s financial difficulties was indeed the true reason for James’
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toward one another. We have all had to face that indescribable dropping feeling in the pit of our stomach when we are openly made fun of in front of a group of people. Legacy Christian Academy has taught me many things not regarding academics‚ but how I have learned to view others and myself. I realized over the 8 years I have attended Legacy Christian Academy‚ that everyone around me had similar characterizes and features‚ but I did not. My peers could not categorize my racial diversity so they placed
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Over many centuries‚ the Catholic Church has changed dramatically in ritual and practice. Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation impacted society not only 500 years ago‚ but also continues its’ legacy today. The Protestant Reformation lead to the re-writing of the Bible in many different languages (including English)‚ the allowance of marriage in a Catholic Church‚ religion as a choice rather than being forced upon and most importantly‚ it created a Catholic Church that focuses on the people
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just starting a legacy. In the novel‚ Things Fall Apart‚ by Chinua Achebe‚ Okonkwo who is the protagonist‚ is determined to gain high titles and become powerful in spite of his father’s weaknesses. Okonkwo wants his sons to inherit his power‚ but one of his son’s‚ Nwoye‚ wants to take a different route. Achebe uses Nwoye and the personal and cultural events that happen throughout the story to convey how they can lead to an individual’s perfunctory decision to create one’s own legacy. A father and
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Daniell. • Another known documentary is the film William Tyndale: His Life‚ His Legacy. • The 2-hour Channel 4 documentary‚ The Bible Revolution‚ presented by Rod Liddle‚ details the roles of historically significant English Reformers John Wycliffe‚ William Tyndale‚ and Thomas Cranmer. • The "Battle for the Bible" (2007) episode of the PBS Secrets of the Dead series‚ narrated by Liev Schreiber‚ features Tyndale’s story and legacy and includes historical context. This film is an abbreviated and revised
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The Lula Legacy During his administration‚ starting in 2003 and ending in 2011‚ Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva had become enormously popular while the country enjoyed new economic growth and social reform. Lula’s social policies aimed to help those living below the poverty line shift into the middle class by focusing on inequality that had historically gripped the nation. Expansions in oil production and other consumer driven markets encouraged foreign investment and spurred the economy
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The Civil War legacy still has an impact on Americans today. Today‚ most Americans look at the Civil War in an awe-inspired perspective. People try to skip over the blood and ugliness that resulted because of it‚ and instead try to focus on the courage and heroic deeds that soldiers performed. Many today are more likely to view the war as a fight for black freedom instead of for state’s rights‚ which is what it had previously been known for. The South still seems proud of the Confederate flag‚ even
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Ernest Hemingway‚ A legacy for American Literature Some say that Hemingway’s personal life should disqualify him from the literature canon. They state that his torrent affairs‚ his alcoholism‚ and his mental state should preclude him from entry into the canon. These are the very things that help to make Hemingway a unique writer. Although his genre is fiction‚ he relies on his real life experiences with the people and places that he visited. The very definition of the literary canon disputes these
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In this chapter from The American Political Tradition and the Men Who Made It‚ Richard Hofstadter recalls the legacy of Franklin D. Roosevelt from his birth to his death. The main idea within this chapter is the influence politics had on FDR’s life. From his wealthy upbringing‚ to the duration of the Great Depression‚ and right up until his death‚ FDR held a passion for politics. His life became more significant after he was diagnosed with polio and fought his way to remain relevant and override
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