When J.S Bach came to the minds of his contempories‚ he was known as the “…genius of that wonderful family of Thuringian musicians.” Furthermore‚ Bach was acknowledged as a gifted organist and performer during his life. Consequently when he passed away‚ so did his compositions into ‘obscurity’. Today however‚ in gratitude to the Romantic revival of Bach’s brilliance‚ we view a prolific composer who “…in the multiplicity of his song… delighted‚ taught and moved young people‚ women‚ men‚ princes‚
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Harriet set out for the free state of Philadelphia alone and by foot‚ later making use of the underground railroad‚ traveling almost 90 miles to reach freedom. “When I found I had crossed that line‚ I looked at my hands to see if I was the same person. There was such a glory over everything; the sun came like gold through the trees‚ and over the fields‚ and I felt like I was in Heaven” (Bradford). Rather than stay in the safety of the north‚ Harriet returned to the south‚ first for her niece and
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America. Logic is just one of many stories of child abuse. Second‚ Logic had to do a lot to get to where he is today(famous). He talks about some of his struggles in his song “Take It Back” where he says “...That at 17 years old This child‚ okay‚ leaves home and gets two jobs to support himself Two jobs that he works in the morning and the evenings And then he would then come home to about 8 or 9 hours of sleep But spend 4‚ 5‚ 6 hours of that working on music‚ persevering…” (Logic) The reason he
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Logistics Questions – Ellen’s part (1-5) 1. 1) What is Supply Chain Mgmt‚ and with what issues does it concern itself with? Briefly name and explain the 5 core principles of SCM. Supply Chain Mgmt is a set of approaches used to efficiently integrate suppliers‚ manufacturers‚ warehouses‚ and customers so that merchandise is produced and distributed at the right quantities‚ to the right locations‚ and at the right time in order to minimize system wide costs while satisfying service-level requirements
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Social disorganization contributes to criminality by looking for the dysfunctional aspects within communities maintaining order through economic and social stability. When communities are engaged in social disorganization citizens can become less engaged with the circumstances that’s going on in their neighborhoods. The reasons for the disengagement can typically stem from the results of economic factors. When poverty sticks a community‚ that community usually suffers and become disorganized because
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Mohandas Gandhi and his non-violent acts of defiance had great implications on imperialism during the post colonial area. Known to many as the “Great Souled one”(History) Gandhi was a leading force for India to gain independence from Great Britain. Gandhi’s extensive use of passive resistance which is defined as “refusal to obey the demands or commands of a government or occupying power‚ without resorting to violence or active measures of opposition” (Pletcher). Is a trademark for Indian independence
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One of Goodell’s major motivations during his work as a missionary in the Turkish empire were his endeavours in translating the Bible into Armeno-Turkish. The Bible had already been translated into Turkish previously. A Turkish translation existed by 1657‚ however‚ it was incomplete. A more complete translation was made in 1665 by Wojciech Bobowski. Moreover‚ a Turkish Bible was printed for the first time in Paris in 1827‚ and this was the basis for further translation of the Bible by minority groups
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Augustine was born in 354‚ he had a Christian mother named Monica and a pagan father‚ Patricius‚ who was a Roman official. Even though he grew up in a Christian household he still managed to stray away from Christianity and was not baptized until he became an adult. For that to happen he had to go on his own journey‚ which had a big impact on his decision of converting to Christianity. Some of these influences hold more weight than others but on Easter vigil‚ April 24–25‚ 387 he converted himself
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Gandhi lead one of the greatest mass movements in the World’s history. As a leader‚ Gandhi utilised religious principles in order to inspire people to fight colonial oppression in India. Mohandas demanded to study law in Great Britain; however‚ his caste (social rank) did not allow him to travel abroad‚ so when he refused to comply he was expelled from the caste of merchants. Despite the fact that Gandhi was expelled from the caste‚ he still kept continuing with his first step to becoming a lawyer
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Galileo was contributed a lot to us today because he had major discoveries in math‚ astronomy‚ physics and engineering. Even though he had an unideal childhood‚ Galileo went to college at the University of Pisa. He also began teaching at the age of 17. In 1568 he invented the hydrostatic balance. this is used to measure the “specific gravity” of a gemstone. This is something that people use today in gemology. He also gave private math lessons to children in florence and his college. In 1593‚ Galileo
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