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    Austria and Prussia did not want to offend Alexander‚ so they joined their kingdoms to Alexander’s creation‚ agreeing with Alexander that the "sublime truths" of Christianity ought to guide relations between nations and guide the domestic affairs of nations. Strong religious conviction‚ they held‚ was necessary for maintaining upright and

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    Hildegard Von Bingen was a German abbess in the Middle Ages who spent most of her life in the church as she had been promised to the church at a very early age. Along with being a very spiritual woman‚ Hildegard also experienced visions that were of God and his ways. These visions were the basis for most of her works that she created. Though the general population was wholly uneducated‚ Hildegard was exceptionally well educated because of her background in the church and her devotion to studying

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    The humanities are academic disciplines that study human culture‚ using methods that are primarily analytical‚[citation needed] critical‚ or speculative‚ and having a significant historical element‚[1] as distinguished from the mainly empirical approaches of the natural sciences.[1]The humanities include ancient and modern languages‚ literature‚ philosophy‚ religion‚ andvisual and performing arts such as music and theatre. The humanities that are also sometimes regarded as social sciences include history

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    Alexander the Great was the most strategically efficient leader in the history of the entire continent of Asia because he captured an empire from the Balkens to Modern-day Pakistan. He was born in Pella in the kingdom of Macedonia. Alexander the Great was born in July 20‚ 356 B.C. He died in 323 B.C. Alexander is famous because at young age he captured an enormous amount of Asia and went undefeated. At young age he tamed the wild horse Bucephalus. When Bucephalus died he named a city in India after

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    became a professor of composition at the Prague conservatory. Jeannette Thurber‚ a wealthy American music patron‚ in 1892 offered Dvořák a position as artistic director and composition professor at New York’s National Music Conservatory. Herbert von Karajan was a legendary Austrian conductor and the principle conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic for 35 years. Most known for not making any sort eye or emotional contact with his Orchestra throughout a piece. He once told Simon Rattle and English

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    Betts‚ Alexander and Paul Collier. “Help Refugees Help Themselves”. Foreign Affairs 94.6 (2016): 84-92. Academic Search Complete. Web. 20 February 2016. In their article‚ Alexander Betts and Paul Collier argue that international business enterprises should be established in industrial zones for refugees looking for work. Because the Syrian Crisis has displaced ten million people‚ refugees have little access to international or state assistance. Refugees who have left Syria do not go to Western countries

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    (Available for In-Person Interview and an Immediate Start) Summary: Over 18 years experience in IT‚ specialized in UNIX SCO Open Server/ Red Hat Linux/ Windows Server Family Administration‚ Networking‚ SQL Server Administration‚ Hardware Repair. Extensive experience in multi-platform systems management‚ including acquisition‚ analyzing‚ designing‚ installing‚ monitoring‚ parching‚ maintaining‚ testing‚ troubleshooting complex‚ and upgrading hardware and design‚ networking‚ servers‚ operating

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    Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was a German writer and polymath back in the 1800s. Goethe is considered the supreme genius of modern German literature. Although he was alive so long ago‚ the ideas he put out there are still pertinent to the modern world: such as my personal life‚ recent movies‚ and current events. Goethe came up with this viewpoint on life: Until one is committed there is hesitancy‚ the chance to draw back‚ always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation) there

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    Alexander III of Macedon‚ known as Alexander the Great (born 356BCE)‚ was the son of King Philip II of Macedon. When his father died in 336 BCE‚ Alexander would take the throne and start his brilliant conquest of the known world. He is remembered to this day both for his military genius/battle tactics and the way he handled the people he conquered. He is also recognized for his tremendous role in spreading Greek culture and ways of life throughout the world creating what historians call the “Hellenistic

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    Von Willebrand Disease: A Genetic Disorder Von Willebrand’s disease is a inherited disorder with prolonged bleeding time due to a clotting factor insufficiency and decreased platelet function. It is the most common hereditary coagulation disorder (Obesity‚ Fitness & Wellness Week 1). This disease The Finnish physician Erik von Willebrand was the first to describe von Willebrand disease. In 1926‚ this doctor observed that several male and female members of a large family from the Aland Islands had

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