[online]. Available at: http://schopflin.fidesz-eu.hu/news_display/1989_with_20_20_hindsight/ [accessed on: 3/1/2013] • Guerra‚ S.‚ 2011. The Legacy of the Communist Past and the Process of Democratisation: the case of Poland. (July 2011). [Online] Available at: • http://www.officinadellastoria.info/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=224:the-legacy-of-the-communist-past-and-the-process-of-democratization-the-case-of-poland&catid=63:integrazione-e-regionalismi&Itemid=90 [accessed on 3/1/2013]
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A few months before he died‚ Chekhov told the writer Ivan Bunin he thought people might go on reading him for seven years. "Why seven?" asked Bunin. "Well‚ seven and a half‚" Chekhov replied. "That’s not bad. I’ve got six years to live."[85] Always modest‚ Chekhov could hardly have imagined the extent of his posthumous reputation. The ovations for The Cherry Orchard in the year of his death showed him how high he had risen in the affection of the Russian public—by then he was second in literary
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Dr. Paul Farmer was instrumental in changing world views on how we treat the indigent. He understood that you couldn’t just treat the disease and the person got better. He learned that first you had to understand that the beliefs of the people you treat had a great influence on how they followed the advice of the doctor. Second if the person could not even afford to eat all the medicine in the world wouldn’t help if the patient was starving. Perhaps his greatest accomplishments were to serve on a
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ROOSEVELT’S LASTING LEGACY William Buzzard History 102 Professor Tara Simpson July 28‚ 2012 THEODORE ROOSEVELT’S LASTING LEGACY Theodore Roosevelt was a famous leader‚ a historical figure‚ and left behind a legacy that will never be forgotten or replaced. Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States and started his term in 1901‚ and ended in 1909.1 Roosevelt was well known before his presidency‚ during‚ and after because of his reputation for taking care of the American people. He is
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political and war tactics to great lengths and extents because of just how successful he was during his reign‚ and the great legacy that he left behind. However‚ his legacy extends much further beyond his policies and the lands he conquered. Hadrian created some of the most notable and paramount pieces of architecture for not only ancient Rome‚ but for the rest of the world far beyond the 2nd century. Many would say that Hadrian had a head for emperorship‚ but he had the heart and passion for architecture
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Moment of truth The crowd was deafening. A few drunken chants‚ a boo here and there was all I could make out over my asthma-like pants. I didn’t blame them though. For two rounds I’ve been dodging‚ shifting‚ and shoving myself around the ring. I didn’t stand still‚ I couldn’t stand still. I wasn’t going to win this one. He was too big‚ too bulky‚ too mean looking. “There’s no way he’s 76 kg‚ there must have been some sort of mistake” I kept telling myself. I was a half expecting the referee to
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Honorable and infamous‚ courageous and alarmed‚ trustworthy and treasonous – one could claim that President Andrew Jackson fills the bill of each category. President Jackson’s legacy is one that is continuously being rewritten and reformed. Andrew Jackson‚ the man who set forth plans that would normally send men wallowing in fear‚ became a war hero during the War of 1812‚ destroyed the Second Bank of the United States‚ eliminated the national debt‚ and conquered and triumphed over the Supreme Court
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Bob Marley once said‚ “Don’t worry bout a thing‚ every little thing is gonna be alright” (LaBlanc‚ 3). Bob Marley believed in that you could do anything if you put your mind and hard work into it. What Marley was trying to say was that even though it might not seem like everything is okay right now; it will all work out in the end. Bob Marley was a strong hard-working man who had the brains‚ courage‚ and a talent for music that is still appreciated today. Marley served as a world ambassador for the
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African History 08/12/12 African Legacies: Europe and America With every encounter‚ a memory remains‚ no matter how small the event the impact is always present. For the last 6 centuries‚ Europe and America have had a strong influence on Africa. Beginning in 1441 with Portugal’s hand in slavery to the United States and Great Britain part in the Libyan Civil war‚ the Western world has long been attracted to Africa (Hoag Lecture Notes). The legacies left behind are seen as reasons for Africa’s
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The Legacy of Slavery and Welfare The justifications that white Americans made for this racial distinction was that the African race was inferior to the white race based on their rationalizations on the skin color‚ intelligence‚ and sexuality of the African people. The main focus of attack was the sexuality of the African woman. Incidentally‚ the Jezebel’ woman directly caused the development of another stereotype upon the African American woman‚ "Mammy’ who was the African American female
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