The thinkers of the Enlightenment‚ influenced by the scientific revolutions of the previous century‚ believed in shedding the light of science and reason on the world in order to question traditional ideas and ways of doing things. The scientific revolution gave the impression that the universe behaved according to universal and unchanging laws. This provided a model for looking rationally on human institutions as well as nature. Denis Diderot should always be remembered as one of the great
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Florence Nightingale was the founder of modern nursing‚ a statistician‚ and a social reformer. She was mostly famous for caring for soldiers during the Crimean War. She is now still known as the most famous nurse in the world because of her hard work in establishing nursing education. Nightingale was born on the 12th of May 1820 in Florence‚ Italy. She grew up in a wealthy family with her father‚ William‚ her mother‚ Frances‚ and her older sister Frances Parthenope. William was a big influence in
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One man’s dream is another man’s nightmare. Hopeful immigrants came to America for a better life. All immigrants came together and formed a whole nation of prosperity. Even people who came from nothing were able to gain wealth and become successful. The American Dream is needed inspiration because it gives hope to people who come from nothing‚ unifies everyone toward a common goal‚ and gives everyone an equal chance of achieving the same dream. The American Dream is needed inspiration that benefits
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He was born March 16‚ 1751‚ Belle Grove‚ Port Conway‚ he helped write the bill of right. was an American statesman and founding father who served as the fourth president states of the united states from 1809 to 1817. At his inauguration‚ James Madison‚ a small‚ wizened man‚ appeared old and worn; Washington Irving described him as "but a withered little apple-John." But whatever his deficiencies in charm‚ Madison’s ... wife Dolley compensated for them with her warmth and gaiety. She was the toast
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The Marxist Russian Social Democratic Labour Party split apart in 1903 after disagreements‚ forming Lenin’s Bolsheviks and Martov’s Mensheviks. When Lenin arrived back from Siberia in 1917‚ he removed any possibilities of the Bolsheviks and Mensheviks forming as one Party again. Lenin’s presence in the Bolsheviks party help them grow both politically and in popularity. Lenin made sure the Bolsheviks kept to their radical‚ anti-war ideals. Lenin’s ’Peace‚ Bread and Land’ campaign help gain the Bolsheviks
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From 1760 to about 1840 the world was transformed like never before. It was a period of fundamental changes in agriculture‚ textile and metal manufacture‚ transportation‚ economic policies‚ and social structure. Historians refer to these changes as the industrial revolution‚ a term that was first introduced in the 19th century by a British economic historian Arnold Toynbee. Although the term suggests radical and rapid economic change‚ the reality was much more gradual. The Industrial Revolution began
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men. Lastly‚ man is alienated from himself. The capitalist system subordinates all human faculties and qualities to the conditions created by the private ownership of capital and property. Marxism has been subjected to severe criticism. It has oversimplified the class division of society. In reality‚ however‚ society is very complex and is divided into numerous groups with no clear-cut division. Marx predicted that with the advancement of capitalism‚ the middle class would vanish and merge into
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The Progressive Era was a social and political reformed developed to combat corruption and to further establish a more efficient government. Everybody supported the Progressive Era except the wealthy monopoly sector. Theodore Roosevelt‚ William Howard Taft‚ and Woodrow Wilson are just a few of the presidents who joined efforts to change the American old ways with the new. Three contributions for the Progressive reforming out of many were: journalism discovery known as muckraking‚ economic policy
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Andrew Jackson’s presidency had a massive impact on the development of democracy and he did advance democracy. Democracy is a government system in which the people of the state run. Democracy has been alive for a little over the beginning of time. It has had its ups and downs‚ but when it went down‚ Jackson made it better because of his actions. He was elected in 1829 and was very known for being the hero of the war of 1812. He was president from 1829-1837 and held advanced democracy.Democracy was
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Dietrich Bonhoeffer was a German theologian and pastor. Born February 4‚ 1906‚ he was one of seven children‚ and the family live in Breslau‚ Germany. In his youth‚ Bonhoeffer studied in Berlin and Tubinger. He eventually served as a vicar in a German parish in Spain. His theological studies were completed in the year 1930‚ and a year later‚ he was ordained as a priest. He eventually began to work at the University of Berlin like his father. Dietrich was an active member of the resistance against
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