Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli‚ born November 25th‚ 1881 in Sotto il Monte‚ Italy‚ was the eldest son in a large family of thirteen children. He was from a very poor background and slowly worked his way up the ranks of the Church. Angelo came to be the head of the church taking on the name Pope John XXIII on the 28th of October 1958 when he took charge of the Vatican until the 3rd of June 1963‚ the day of his death‚ aged 81. He has since been canonised a saint on the 27th of April‚ 2014. Pope John XXIII
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CHRISTIAN HUYGENS Huygens was a Dutch scientist. He lived from 1629-1695. He proposed the earliest theory about the nature of light‚ a phenomena that puzzled scientists for hundreds of years. His improvements on the telescope allowed him to make the first observations of Saturn’s rings and to discover its moon‚ Titan. CARL SAGAN Sagan was an American astronomer. He lived from 1934-1996. He may not have been a great scientist in comparison to others‚ but he is one of the most
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The modern era was a time of nationalism as countries were beginning to expand their territories. During 18th and 19th centuries‚ nationalism in North America and Europe began to increase due to various episodes of political unrest and turmoil. The colonists in North America united to gain independence from England‚ while countries in Europe sought to overthrow their existing monarchies. The seeds of American nationalism were planted during the French-Indian war‚ where the colonists initially joined
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Many operas have ballets‚ or dancing acts that are made apart of the story. Before the opera begins‚ the orchestra plays an overture that is made up of the best melodies used in the opera. The most popular writers of opera were an Italian‚ Giuseppe Verdi‚ whose operas include Aida‚ Rigoletto‚ Il Trovatore‚ La Traviata‚ and several others that have remained popular for years. The most popular single opera is Carmen‚ by Georges Bizet‚ a Frenchman. Nearly all great composers wrote operas. The
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1. Describe the working and living conditions encountered by men‚ women and children during the industrial revolution. The proletariats were an essential aspect of the industrial revolution. It is typical to assume that workers of the industrial revolution would live a reasonable lifestyle due to their significance to the revolution itself. Ironically enough‚ their lifestyles were not of luxury or satisfaction. During this era‚ three conditions suppressed and almost hovered over the lifestyles
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USER INNOVATION CLASS LEGO Case Study Simone Grancini Giovanni Giuseppe Savini HS 2010 User Innovation 1 AGENDA The Company‚ analysis History Today Tomorrow Collaborative Innovation Theory‚ evolution Tools Lego User Innovation Strategy Lego Board Games Lego “Design By Me” Costs and Benefits Q&A HS 2010 User Innovation 2 LOGIC BEHIND ANALYSIS History presentation structure: Focus on main learning points under: Product Development perspective Growth
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References: D ’Anieri‚ Paul and Robert Kravchuk‚ Taras Kuzio (1999). Politics and Society in Ukraine. Boulder‚ CO: Westview Press. Garibaldi‚ Pietro & Brixiova‚ Zuzana (1998). Labor market institutions and unemployment dynamics in transition economies. International Monetary Fund. Staff Papers-International Monetary Fund‚ 45 (2). Nov. 13‚ 2004‚ http://proquest.umi.com.ezproxyme.fullerton
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Margaret Fuller was born on May 23‚ 1810. Her full name was Sarah Margaret Fuller Ossoli‚ she was named after her paternal grandmother and mother and when she was nine she drooped the Sarah in her name and insisted on being called Margaret instead. She was the first child of Timothy Fuller and Margaret Crane Fuller. Her father taught her to read and write when she was three and a half‚ he forbade her to read the typical feminine fare at the time‚ such as etiquette books and sentimental novels. During
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Sharhonda Tate Intro to Computers November 11‚2012 Caravaggio’s Works Caravaggio‚ his birth name was Michelangelo Merisi he was born on September 29‚ 1571 in Merissa Italy. He was a famous Italian painter with great influence both in Italy and with works in Rome‚ Naples‚ Malta‚ and Sicily. The paintings that made Caravaggio were mostly skilled in painting and his works were from the declining end of the Renaissance. His paintings use a combination of the realistic observations of
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Marian Anderson was born on February 27‚ 1897 in Philadelphia. She was the daughter of John Berkley Anderson and Annie Delilah Rucker. Her father sold ice and coal at the reading terminal in down town Philadelphia and eventually had a small liquor business too. Her mother prior to her marriage was attending Virginia seminary and College in Lynchburg‚ and also worked as a school teacher in Virginia. Anderson was the eldest of three children‚ Alice (which later changed the spelling of her name to Alyse)
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