Batman‚ Superman‚ and Spiderman are common examples of heroes. They pervade our modern culture from comic books‚ to television shows‚ to movies. However‚ heroes can certainly come in other facets of life besides literature. Benjamin Disraeli‚ a British Prime Minister‚ said of heroes that “The legacy of heroes is the memory of a great name and the inheritance of a great example.” Perhaps throughout all of history there is no better example of this than Jesus Christ. He is the embodiment of steadfastness
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Here are the key dates‚ terms and essay questions for all material that will be covered on test 1. The material is divided by the Lecture Topics. The Lecture Topics correlate to the titles on the Syllabus. I reserve the right to amend these study guides when necessary. Please contact me with any questions. --Professor Hagy The Pre-Columbian World 1492 & Beyond: Conquest Chronology 1300s: rise of the Aztec 1469: Isabela & Ferdinand marry‚ creating a united Spain 1481: Portuguese
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Important Nineteenth Century Guys Charts Note: Legacies are gone into detail in the charts Tsar Alexander II Positives | Negatives | * Introduced emancipation edict‚ gave the right to peasants to own land‚ marry their own choice‚ bring suits to court. * Peasants were given their own land. * Zemstvos (local assemblies) were put in place by Alexander‚ they could levy taxes and took charge over matters of education‚ famine‚ public projects * Local and provincial courts were made. *
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sailed around Africa? - Vasco Da Gama 6). Who founded Rhode Island? - Roger Williams 7). Which Pennsylvanian farmer-statesmen helped draft several governmental documents? - John Dickinson 8). Who was the 1st Postmaster General? - Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin 9). Who was John Locke? - He was an English philosopher and physician regarded as one of the most influential of Enlightenment thinkers and known as the "Father of Classical Liberalism" 10). What is James Madison’s nickname
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(Oliver Stone p.3) People can walk by the homeless and think they aren’t important but in reality most of them are. Most of them are veterans from war who saved us and our ancestors. “Within these walls they were born‚ and here they shall die.” (Benjamin Franklin p.2) In today’s society‚ teenagers and kids look up to celebrities‚ the unrealistic people who have money solely by fame. Some do look up to good celebrities though. They could be Taylor swift who donated 4 million to the Country Hall
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faith in something. It is the same as life‚ if you are certain with your life you are successful and can move mountains; doubt makes you weak and you are succumbed by the mountains. Leaders like this were Aristotle‚ a philosopher in physics‚ Benjamin Franklin‚ the inventor of electricity‚ and more modern leaders such as FDR‚ and JFK‚ Bill Gates‚ Steve Jobs. They saw the world through eyes of certainty. Certainty gave them the power to discover a new world. They took what others saw as impossible
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“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” Benjamin Franklin‚ Memoirs of the life & writings of Benjamin Franklin.What this quote from Benjamin Franklin means to me if you have to work under the King for safety you should just go back to England.At the time Benjamin Franklin said this the colonist had just came over to the Americas and some of the colonist wanted to the new colonies to be recognize as their own land not under the
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without the consent of the Legislature. [16.] That for these purposes they have power to make laws‚ and lay and levy such general duties‚ imposts‚ or taxes‚ as to them shall appear most equal and just.... Benjamin Franklin‚ "Albany Plan of Union‚" Albert Henry Smyth‚ ed.‚ The Writings of Benjamin Franklin (New York‚ 1905-1907). Document B Document C “AN ACT To prevent paper bills of
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Important Turning Points 1763 and 1776 In 1775 the American Revolution officially began‚ due to conflicts between the thirteen colonies and Britain. In 1783 the Treaty of Paris was signed‚ granting the colonies their independence. The important turning points in the colonies break with the mother country are the French and Indian War (1763)‚ Common Sense by Thomas Paine (1776) and the signing of the Declaration of Independence (1776). The revolution began as a disagreement over the manner in
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Early American literature has a large and diverse style that reflects beliefs and traditions that come from the nation’s frontier days. The pioneer ideals of self reliance and “independence” appear in many American writings (Columbus 23). Several American writers have always had a strong tendency to break literary traditions‚ and invent their own. Through literary analysis‚ the audience is able to trace the dominant themes of opportunity and religion that contribute to American values in literature
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