Some of the musicians that Lennon inspired include the famous Elton John‚ Bob Dylan‚ The Rolling Stones‚ Ike and Tina Turner‚ Raidohead and even Ray Charles. John Lennon has inspired a majority of today’s musicians. Not only did John Lennon inspire many musicians seen today‚ but‚ he also had a very successful career with the Beatles‚ The Beatles sold over two billion albums with a total of one thousand two hundred and seventy-eight weeks of being on the charts‚ and a total
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longest-lasting empires that were ever made by the western world. Rome inspired many countries and civilization with their art‚ literature‚ and architecture. The Roman Empire took and change the best features of cultures it conquered‚ places like Egypt‚ Greece‚ and‚ Asia. While they did take things from other civilizations‚ the roman empire made great contributions to language‚ law‚ and architecture. Rome’s origins came from a tribe of Iron Age called Latins who invaded the Italian peninsula.
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Benjamin Franklin once said‚ “An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest‚” showing how important he thought learning was (Isaacson 5). Born in 1706‚ Franklin was a key figure in early American history. His work had a major impact on American society and still influences us today. Benjamin Franklin made significant contributions as a politician‚ scientist‚ and publisher. Franklin started his political career in Pennsylvania‚ where he served in the Assembly and became an important leader
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Smith’s Influence in the Post-Smith Period One need not have perused this chapter to realize how great Smith’s influence on economics has remained in the two centuries after his death. But let us stop for a moment to consider how he affected some important scholars; we pause briefly to consider Edmond Burke (1729-1797)‚ Irish statesman‚ political theorist and philosopher. His Reflections on the Revolution in France (1790) is viewed by Muller as the “single most influential work of conservative thought
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Politics had a huge influence on sports in the 1960s‚ mainly in college football 1969. In 1969 undefeated Texas played undefeated and southwest conference rival Arkansas‚ and President Richard Nixon declared that he would attend the game and that the winner of the game would
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Discuss how much of Roman society and thought were Greek in origin. There were so much of Roman society and thoughts that were of Greek in origin; however‚ to fully appreciate how this came to be‚ it is essential to understand how the relationship between the Roman society and the Greek began. In 275 BC when the Romans in Italy began its expansion projects‚ they quickly conquered the vast majority of cities in the Mediterranean and furiously engaged the Carthaginians in a tough battle. This expansion
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government influence the government France has now. Government was a major attribute‚ however ideas of the intention was
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Social 1. 1503 – The Encomienda was a system that allowed the Spanish to use forced labor. This allowed the Spain to grow rapidly and eventually led to the slave trade in America 2. Hidalgos were Spanish minor nobles who sought adventure and wealth in the New World. They allowed the Spanish settlements in America to grow and inspired others to travel to the New World 3. Peninsulares were Spanish born settlers living in the New World at the summit of the Colonial class system. They were favored by
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particular telecommunication. His advanced work in these fields was an outgrowth of his early career as a telegraph operator. Edison later invented electric power generation and distribution to homes‚ businesses‚ and factories. This was a critical development to the modern industrial world. At the beginning of edison’s career he worked in Newark‚ New Jersey. The invention that first grabbed the public’s interest was the phonograph in 1877. The invention was so unexpected by the people that it felt as
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In the late XV and early XVI centuries as the Italian Renaissance shaped the Western world‚ two well established powers‚ Spain and England‚ embarked in cross - Atlantic expeditions to Asia and the New World. These expeditions disembogued in what is known today as the Colonization of the New World. During these expeditions‚ the two nations were able to navigate the newly discovered continent for a prolonged period of time conquer several unbeknownst lands in the Pacific Ocean. However‚ there
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