The start of the renaissance was a time of great change and reform. It signaled the start of a new era in history‚ an era where more and more people can learn. It is also a time where many great artists lived‚ artists such as Leonardo Da Vinci‚ Michelangelo‚ and Raphael. All three of these artists are known all around the world as the best of the renaissance era. They made many pieces‚ sculptures and designed many buildings. One would think that the one who lived the shortest life would not have
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Alexander Hamilton proved himself a hero when he completed his well known achievement of the financial plan‚ also known as the Hamiltonian System. The Hamiltonian system is the system where the government assumes state debts(Biography.com). Which means that the government will take everyones debts away and pay them themselves. The government really didn’t like this idea so it took Hamilton about a year to persuade congress to go along with the Hamiltonian System(Biography.com)."Hamilton’s vision
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Galileo was an Italian scientist and scholar that made pioneering observations that laid the foundation for modern physics and astronomy. He made a point of saying that you have to do more than just think something is true‚ you have to do it to prove it. With this being one of his principles he made many contradictions of thee only theories at the time‚ Artistole’s mostly. With this he made some enemies but also tried to be true to his Catholic beliefs. His‚ at the time‚ bizarre experiments and methods
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After doing some research about the history of architecture in Portland‚ I found out that the city owes a significant part of its architecture to Pietro Belluschi‚ an Italian born architect that is also considered to be a key figure in “Modern Architecture”. Pietro Belluschi’s works are all over the Portland; the famous Commonwealth Building‚ Portland Art Museum‚ Zion Lutheran Church and many other building projects are all part of his legacy. Knowing that Belluschi was a leader in modern architecture
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Just as Beethoven was about to give up on life‚ a young girl named Julie Guicciardi appeared. Julie was seventeen years old‚ and had a passion for music just like Beethoven did. She played the piano beautifully and became a tremendous student of the great composer. While Beethoven was teaching Julie he began to have feelings for her and eventually fell in love with her (“The History of the ‘Moonlight’ Sonata”‚ 2012). Julie seemed to be the perfect match for Beethoven because the relationship brought
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He was one of the greatest well-known people on the Mountain Olympus. He was the god of Hope. He assisted people going through hard times like depression to perceive better. Everyone knew him and he was always pleased to assist people with anything they were going through. Life was a matter of fact very difficult for him. He was raised in a very poverty-stricken family. But he was very brilliant and using his intelligence‚ he took care of him and his family and that was one of the reasons why most
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planets and stars. His theories were revolutionary. Einstein was a maverick who ignored the conventional to follow his own remarkable instincts. One of his lecturers once told him‚ "You are a smart boy‚ Einstein‚ a very smart boy. “But you have one great fault - "you do not allow yourself to be told anything." Of course‚ it was this very quality that would allow him to change the world of physics and‚ of course‚ to mark him out as one of the greatest thinkers of the 20th century. And in 1917‚ he took
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After the death of King Darius III‚ Alexander began to introduce his ‘Policy of Fusion’. He believed that if the two traditions (Macedonian and Persian) could be “blended and assimilated”‚ his authority would be more securely established and would rest on good will rather than on force‚ according to ancient historian Plutarch. This tell us that Alexander did not want to destroy the Persia that Darius and his ancestors had set up and replace it with a Macedonian ruling. Quoting Plutarch‚ “He understood
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Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) is widely recognized to be one of the pre-eminent classical music personalities of the Western world. This German musical wizard created numerous works that firmly entrenched in the repertoire. Although‚ Beethoven may have suffered from bipolar disorder‚ hearing loss consistent with Paget’s disease‚ he still managed to be the one of the best composers of all time. (Dehm‚ 2008) (Mai‚ 2007) Beethoven demonstrates his intense preoccupation with thinking artistically
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Alexander in Central Asia The Persian king was no longer in control of his destiny‚ having been taken prisoner by Bessus‚ his Bactrian satrap and kinsman. As Alexander approached‚ Bessus had his men fatally stab the Great King and then declared himself Darius’ successor as Artaxerxes V‚ before retreating into Central Asia to launch a guerrilla campaign against Alexander. Darius’ remains were buried by Alexander next to his Achaemenid predecessors in a full regal funeral
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