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    When Baron Frederick William von Steuben is a stepped on the scene he appeared to be years ahead of his time with the impact he had on General George Washington’s camp. His first mission was to answer the call of good order and discipline of the troops and establish proper sanitation guidelines for General George Washington’s army. When you want to find an example of a pacesetter‚ look no further than Baron Frederick William von Steuben. In the 1700 armies stood up but there was no real structure

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    Alexander: Hero or Not

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    Alexander the great‚ hero or villain? After learning about the history of Alexander’s conquest of the world and his engineering achievements from both the perspective of the conqueror and the conquered‚ I believe he should be remembered as a hero‚ because of these three reasons. The first reason is he showed respect for his enemies‚ next he was a brilliant commander and last but not least he invented very evolved things for his time. One reason he should be remembered as a hero is because

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    Katherine von Drachenberg Kat von D Kat von D was born on March 8th‚ 1982 in Montemorelos‚ Nuevo Leon‚ mexico. She started tattooing at the age of 14 but has been drawing her whole life. Her well known came upon the television series LA Ink. Kat is still currently owning her own shop and has a growing amout of visits per day. Von D possessed alot of inspiration from love. As said in her interview its known as her higher power. As a successful business person‚ she couldnt have

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    Von hipple Lindau syndrome is a disease which happens every 1 in 36000 per year. This specific type of disease in different stages of life‚ it has the ability to cause tumors‚ cyst in the kidneys pancreas‚ adrenal glands‚ and genital track. In some cases victims of the disease can develop hearing‚ taste‚ vision‚ smelling loss. Patients are unable to perform simple task and commands. Von hipple Lindau syndrome in rare cases can cause paralyzed muscles. This disease is known to develop pheochromytomas

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    Li‚ 1  Christy Li  Ms. Fusco  ENG 1D1­05  Thursday‚ October 2‚ 2014  Ulrich von Gradwitz   In Saki’s story‚ “The Interlopers”‚ Ulrich von Gradwitz proves to be a man of polar  opposite traits. Ulrich von Gradwitz  is a man who uses violence to solve his problems. First‚  he does not hesitate to kill intruders who try to get their hands on the strip of land. For  instance‚ on a dark and cold winter night‚ “Ulrich von Gradwitz patrolled the dark forest in  quest of a human enemy” (Saki 1). When Ulrich patrols the dark forest at night

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    Erich von Tschermak Erich von Tschermak-Seysenegg was born in Vienna‚ Austria‚ in 1871. His father was a mineralogist‚ Gustav Tschermak von Seysenegg‚ and his grandfather‚ Eduard Fenzl‚ was a botanist‚ who‚ at one point‚ taught Gregor Mendel. He studied agriculture at the University of Vienna‚ and worked on a farm to gain agricultural experience. Tschermak received his doctorate from the University of Halle‚ Germany‚ in 1896. He then accepted a teaching position in Vienna at the Academy

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    Johnny von Neumann “There are two kinds of people in the world: Johnny von Neumann and the rest of us.” Eugene Wigner‚ Nobel Prize winning physicist. December 28‚ 1903 a mind unlike any other was born‚ Janos Neumann. Janos Neumann was the first born son of Max Neumann‚ a non-practicing Hungarian Jew. Max Neumann had very good education‚ he became a doctor of laws and later worked as a lawyer for a bank. Early in Janos ’ life‚ Max bought a title which he never used but his son‚ Janos did. The

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    Hildegard von Bingen was a headstrong woman. The convent in Disbodenberg. was both restrictive and liberating for those living in it. There were many rules in which the nuns had to follow and they did not have the power to do anything they wanted. This can be seen in the film when Richardis‚ a young nun in training‚ is seen running through the garden and proclaims that the rules of St. Benedict are “guidelines not commandments. (film)” This thought process is not taken fondly by Hildegard as she

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    Alexander The Great Alexander’s empire was 2‚000‚000 miles big. Alexander was born in 356 B.C.E in Macedonia. His father was king Philip of Macedonia‚ and his mother was Olympia. They hired a philosopher Aristotle to teach him After his father was assassinated He became king‚ and took his father’s plan to conquer Persia.(BGE). Was Alexander really great? Alexander was great for at least three reasons intelligence‚ creativity‚ caring for others. The first reason that Alexander was great

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    Compare and Contrast the domestic policies of Alexander II‚ and Alexander III Tsar Alexander II and his son Alexander III were two different minded leaders who both sought for the best of Russia by changing the ancient ways of Russian beliefs and modernising them to allow Russia to become a world power once again. The father and sons ways of thinking where completely different as the father went for a more liberal approach for Russia‚ while his son had a conservative view when changing Russia. But

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