superintendent of the Female Nursing Establishment of the English General Hospitals in Turkey. She took a revolutionary step by being the first women to ever hold that position‚ and she was very proud and happy. Nightingale had such a dramatic influence on nursing when the Crimean War started. “For 18 months during an otherwise forgettable war‚ Nightingale supervised a group of nurses in a British military hospital.” (Hobbs). Soon her excitement of holding that new position was replaced by her determination
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division of labor and the famous “invisible hand” theory. His fundamental economic ideas impact the economy during many periods from classical to neo-classical and even our modern economy. Smith’s notable institutions is widely acclaimed throughout the world. Until today‚ we witness Smith’s influence various aspects of the modern market. Since US economic system is stemmed from the laissez-faire capitalism of Adam Smith‚ researching and analyzing about this influential thinker are valuable. It can not
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though‚ he had to rebel against everyone in his life and rebel against society and even his place in society. He did it though‚ and he howled about and criticized all the things that needed to change in order to make America the great place it was meant to be. He was a hero and a renegade‚ and he helped pave the way for rebellion to be embedded into the American identity. This influence is visible all throughout American Literature and throughout our American Culture‚ a howl for rebellion is a basis
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New World. In this case‚ the major goal was to profit from undiscovered and untapped resources‚ enriching the nation-states and improving their standing in the European theatre. Another factor that played a major part in the expansion of European influence to the American Continent‚ was the improved commerce that came about following the ‘Black Plague’. There had been improvements in shipbuilding‚ and increased demand in foreign trade from the growing population of prosperous merchants. Monarchs
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Company. The year 1948‚ the Presley family moved to Memphis‚ Tennessee and Elvis enrolls at Humes High transforming his “style” into a classic bad boy/James Dean look. Elvis took guitar lessons and played in his music teachers band during his days off from school and his jobs. Close friends of Elvis described him as “very spiritual” and the classic case of being “a lovable rebel.” Eventually‚ high school ended and Elvis graduated in 1953‚ he got a job as a supply truck driver. Now August‚ Elvis travels
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Domènech (or Dali for short)were Pablo Picasso and Joan Miro. He met Picasso in 1926 after being expelled from his school. He also started growing a flamboyant mustache after Biegor Velazquez another one of his influences. Even with Picasso and Miro both influencing him he still had his own unique style of art. Most of Dali’s work was original since he had his own style‚ but still Picasso did influence some of his painting like Dali’s “experimentation with impressionism and cubism before joining the surrealist
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his only sibling ran away from home and his mother died a few days after he was born. His father left Geneva when Rousseau was a child and he went to live with an uncle. At thirteen‚ he became a engraver’s apprentice‚ which he enjoyed‚ except for the fact that his mentor was “violent and tyrannical”. He later met Louise de Warens‚ who was a large influence on him. Because of her‚ he converted to Catholicism‚ and one of his basic philosophies is thought to have come from her belief in basic human
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For many years we have been influenced by many ideas from the Greeks. Some things we have today wouldn’t be possible without the Greeks contributions to Western civilization. Out of the many great ideas they had‚ the three most popular ones are philosophy‚ math and medicine‚ and entertainment. These all play major parts in today’s everyday life. In ancient Greece‚ philosophy was becoming a big thing. Many people were against it and wanted to get rid of philosophers. There was a famous trial in
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During the imperialism and colonization period‚ England‚ Holland‚ and Spain expanded their territories around the world. Colonization is the act of taking control of an area or a country that is not your own‚ especially using force‚ and sending people from your own country to live there. Imperialism can be defined as a doctrine‚ political strategy‚ practice‚ state policy‚ or advocacy that consists in extending power by territorial acquisition or by extending political and economic control outward over
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Not only did he create what is now the fourth largest religion in the world‚ but he also helped to spread peace throughout the world. Without the Buddha’s influence and the influence of Buddhism‚ many empires may not have developed the way that they did and many other religions may not have developed at all. The story of the Buddha begins with the birth of Prince Siddhartha Gotama‚ in Nepal around 586 bce. Siddartha was the son of Sudhodhana Crieftain‚ the king of the Sakyu tribe. From the very
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