In November of 1775‚ a great catastrophe struck Lisbon‚ Portugal’s capital‚ leaving more than just rubble and ash behind. “The earthquake happened in an area of Europe where there was rethinking of the nature of personality‚ knowledge‚ science‚ and religion (Dynes).” These ideas would later become known as The Enlightenment. The ideology that fueled The Enlightenment was to “flee from dominant Christian thinking and move towards new ways of knowing (Dynes).” The immense destruction from the earthquake
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Renaissance is a word that means “rebirth.” This is a fitting title for the time period as it was a time of surges of advancements in all fields of study. The Renaissance in general lasted from 1330 CE to 1620 CE‚ while the periods in it (Italian‚ English‚ High Renaissances) lasted as following: English Renaissance lasted from 1550 CE to 1620‚ the Italian Renaissance lasted from 1330 CE to 1550 CE‚ and the High Renaissance‚ in the middle of the English Renaissance‚ lasted from 1480 CE to 1520 CE
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Michelangelo Many people have contributed something to what we know as the renaissance era‚ whether it was art‚ music‚ or poetry; But few have contributed to the renaissance era what Michelangelo has. Examples of this can be seen throughout history with his many famous paintings‚ sculptures‚ or his lesser known poetry. These examples include the Sistine chapel paintings and his David sculptures‚ these contributions alone prove that Michelangelo was one of the major contributors to the renaissance
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The first known African American to arrive in Texas was named Estevanico. In 1528‚ he was brought to Texas as a slave. It took the efforts of many people of many different races to make Texas what it is today and to help the state slowly move forward from the dark days of slavery‚ racism‚ segregations‚ and oppression. Along the way‚ African American Texans have contributed to the culture of the state‚ and many black Texans made historical contributions as well. All of African American Texan’s history
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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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Diana Escobar English IV Mrs. Green January 15‚ 2013 “Where is diversity in America today?” Businesses offer training on it‚ politicians support it‚ the media salutes it. But what exactly is diversity? Is it race? Cultural background? Personality type? The answer is yes‚ and much more. Some people let diversity get in the way of their relationships with other people. But successful organizations realize that people’s differences can be their strength‚ if they combine their skills‚ experiences
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What makes America such a great place to live is the experiences and the positive gains from ethnic diversity. In America‚ you can take an adventure and learn to speak Spanish‚ eat Indian food‚ dress like the Japanese‚ listen to Australian music with a group of Brazilian friends and still be American. Building optimistic synergy through cultural assortment is what makes the United States of America an original place. However‚ it is not the greetings we learn or the languages we can speak‚ it is the
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Mao was a Chinese communist leader and founder of the People’s Republic of China. He was responsible for the disastrous policies of the ’Great Leap Forward’ and the ’Cultural Revolution’. Mao was born on 26 December 1893 into a peasant family in Shaoshan‚ in Hunan province‚ central China. After training as a teacher‚ he travelled to Beijing where he worked in the University Library. It was during this time that he began to read Marxist literature. In 1921‚ he became a founder member of the Chinese
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