expose the church’s corruption and to make reforms. These reformers were usually persecuted by church officials and kings‚ some were even burned at the stake. One such reformer who both the pope and emperor Charles V tried to silence was Martin Luther In 1521‚ Martin Luther was summoned by emperor Charles V to the Diet of the Worms to face train for his attacks on the church. Before the Diet of the Worms‚ Luther lets it be known that he did write the books which attacks the church and that he stands
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George Washington: Better General or President? In response to George Washington‚ Thomas Jefferson said‚ “We sir‚ Cannot do without you.” Everyone knows George Washington was America’s first president. He has been called the father of the country‚ the indispensible man‚ and America’s own Moses. Many will agree that George Washington was a great leader and general; this reviewer even had a hard time finding opposing opinions. Therefore‚ was George Washington a better General or President? Washington
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overthrown in the Abbasid Revolution. Many years later‚ in the 1300’s‚ the Scottish fought for independence from England. England then fought in another revolution from 1765-1783 led by the colonies established in America. John Adams‚ Thomas Jefferson‚ and George Washington were three of the most influential men during this Revolutionary Era in America. Even though all three men made important contributions‚ one man stands out
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George Orwell once said‚ “Freedom is the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.” The dictionary definition of freedom is‚ the power or right to act‚ speak‚ or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint. By the dictionary definition the characters in the book 1984 by George Orwell have no freedom evident by their core beliefs in this society War is Peace‚ freedom is slavery‚ and ignorance is strength. Throughout the book‚ 1984 by George Orwell‚ it explains a different kind of
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George Orwell’s “Shooting an Elephant” 1. On page 517 of The Norton Reader‚ Shorter Edition‚ the first question asks‚ “Why did Orwell shoot the elephant? Account for the motives that led him to shoot. Then categorize them as personal motives‚ circumstantial motives‚ social motives‚ or political motives. Is it easy to assign his motives to categories? Why or why not * Orwell did shoot the elephant because he felt the pressure that came from thousands of native people behind him when he
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believe that George Washington was the very first President of the United States. On the contrary to that belief I feel inclined to inform you‚ that George Washington was definitely not the first President of America. During the American Revolution the U.S Congress appointed Peyton Randolph to be President over America at that time‚ and we all know that George Washington was serving as a Major General. Regarding this information‚ Mathew Santoro sheds some light on the topic: "He [George Washington]
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1984 a novel by George Orwell is about a negative utopian society that portrays the story of what it is like to life in a world under authoritarian a dictator named Big Brother. It this story many of the people have the ability to rebel they just chose not to grasp the power that is in front of them. On the other hand the members of the inner party‚ the upper level of the government‚ have so much power that it has corrupted them. Within these and modern day events such as fake news lies the key to
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Picture Martin Luther King‚ Jr. King‚ Martin Luther‚ Jr. (1929-1968)‚ an African American Baptist minister‚ was the main leader of the civil rights movement in the United States during the 1950’s and 1960’s. He had a magnificent speaking ability‚ which enabled him to effectively express the demands of African Americans for social justice. King’s eloquent pleas won the support of millions of people—blacks and whites—and made him internationally famous. He won the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize for
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George Orwell is a author well known all over the world. He is known for his pessimistic writing and strong beliefs against communism. He has had two major selling novels. These are Nineteen Eighty-four and Animal Farm. In George Orwell’s novel Animal Farm‚ he uses the characters and storyline to represent the Soviet Union during Communist rule. The symbolism and allegory in the novel show what life was like for common people in the Russian Revolution. George Orwell was born on June 25‚ 1903‚ in
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George washington was born on February 22‚ 1732. February 11‚ 1731 – December 14‚ 1799 was an American politic and soldier who served as the the first president of the united states from 1789 to 1797 and was one of the Founding fathers in the United States. He served as chief of the army called the continental army during the war of the americans and later presided over the 1787 convention that drafted the united constitution. He is popularly considered the driving force behind the nation’s establishment
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