faith and martyrdom in recent decades is Dietrich Bonhoeffer. His life is the story of a man who essentially sacrificed an opportunity for a peaceful and quiet life as a pastor for the sake of the oppressed‚ despite having no reason to do so‚ other than his own conscience. His life‚ as it will soon be explained‚ was an incredibly remarkable one‚ and one that closely demonstrated him to be among the noblest of Christian witnesses. Dietrich Bonhoeffer was born February 4‚ 1906‚ in Breslau‚ Germany‚
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Ernő Dohnányi and his wife‚ the pianist Elisabeth Kunwald. He grew up mostly in berlin. He went to the Grunewald Gymnasium there‚ becoming friends with Dietrich and Klaus Bonhoeffer. From 1920 to 1924‚ he studied law. In 1925‚ he received a doctorate in law .After taking the first state exam in 1924‚ he married Christel Bonhoeffer sister of his school friends‚ in 1925. He and his wife had three children: Klaus‚ (mayor of Hamburg from 1981 to 1988)‚ Christoph‚ (a musical conductor) and Barbara. Dohnanyi
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt was born on January 30‚ 1882 at his parents’ estate in Hyde Park‚ New York. His parents were members of the New York aristocracy. His father‚ James‚ was a country gentleman who made money in railroads and coal. His mother‚ Sara‚ was a strong-willed woman who adored her only child and remained a central figure in his life until her death in 1941. His father died in 1900. FDR�s childhood in Hyde Park instilled in him a love of the Hudson Valley‚ farming and rural people. His
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The readings over Bonhoeffer and the Confessing Church challenged my understanding of grace and murder. I was shocked that as steadfast Christians and instructors of the word Bonhoeffer and his co-conspirators were fine with the consequences of killing Adolf Hitler‚ even if that meant spending an eternity in hell‚ to save the millions being killed in the Nazi concentration camps. In the church I’ve learned the ten commandments and here at Abilene Christian University I’ve studied over Jesus’ Sermon
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Did you know that Dwight D. Eisenhower was a general in World War 2 and a president? He was the major general of the European forces in World War 2 and later became the president of the United states. Dwight D Eisenhower was a person who did many things for the benefit of the U.S. Many things in his childhood/ early life influenced the way he acted during his military career and presidency. Dwight D. Eisenhower was born In Denison‚ Texas as the 3rd of 7 children‚ all who were boys. He and his family
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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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Franklin D. Roosevelt Did you know that Franklin D. Roosevelt married his fifth cousin Eleanor Roosevelt? Franklin D. Roosevelt was born in 1882 on January 30 at Hyde Park‚ New York. He was an only child and his parents were James and Sara Ann Roosevelt. He lived in Springwood‚ New York and was educated by tutors until he was fourteen. Then later on in 1896 he went to Groton School for boys. Then later on in 1900 he graduated from Groton and then went to Harvard. He later on got his degree in three
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Many associate the name Rockefeller with success and riches. However‚ John D. Rockefeller‚ the richest man of his time‚ may not be all that he was believed to be. Looking back into his life and his involvement in the oil business of the 1800’s‚ I am appalled to see the strategies and tactics he used in order to achieve such success. Although much can be learned from his tremendous business abilities‚ I do not agree with the methods Rockefeller used in order to gain so much power and riches. From
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Born on Jan 30‚ 1882‚ Franklin D. Roosevelt became the 32nd president of the United States. He was elected in March of 1932‚ during the Great Depression and was the only president to be elected four times. Franklin Roosevelt was a very successful president. He not only led the Americans through the Great Depression and World War II‚ he also gave people the hope to carry on. The Great Depression started in 1929 and lasted ten years. It was the longest deterioration of the economy in history of the
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President Dwight D. Eisenhower‚ the beloved and protective father figure of post-World War II‚ is perhaps most revered for his competence‚ and whose leadership as a Commander-In-Chief kept a nation safe during an unsettling period of the Cold War. He is highly regarded as one of our country’s greatest military leaders; however‚ he is considered a good‚ but not a great president. ‘Great presidents’ inherently ‘possess’ a visionary leadership role; that is they know the direction in which they want
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