and in the translating of the Bible. According to Pettegree‚ Luther was a person who was very social and got along with everyone (3). He was a humble man and took no pride or expected no fame from his involvement with the reformation. Martin Luther did not expect fame to come with his work; however‚ he ended up becoming one of the most famous people in the Lutheran religion. In fact‚ Martin Luther is what the Lutheran religion is based on and named after. God‚ Wittenberg‚ the printing press‚ and Luther’s
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He was a regular guy set out to follow the footsteps of his father. He decided to take his own path and discovered art. I can relate to Van Gogh and the reasons why he created art in some ways. I am not going to be a famous artist one day‚ but I did step out of my comfort zone and began to discover art. Art is a way I can relieve stress and just relax by letting my emotions flow into my artwork. I believe that Vincent Van Gogh had a major impact on the art world. He lived almost one hundred and
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Rubens‚a Baroque painter‚ has contributed so much to art more than any other artist‚ because of his unique expression of form‚ composition‚ and color. He created about 3‚000 works of art throughout his life‚ all of which are now scattered in museums across the world. He is well known for his allegorical references‚ pyramidal composition‚ landscapes‚ and depiction of the human form through his depiction of corpulent women. He influenced many painters as well as avante-garde movements such as the Impressionist
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Napoleon Bonaparte reigned supreme over France from 1799-1815 as a French General‚ First Consul‚ and Emperor. Known as one of the greatest military minds in the history of warfare‚ he expanded the borders of France across Europe to the edge of Russia‚ forming an Empire in the process. What is often overlooked however are his contributions to France and Europe as one of history’s great administrators. He came into power during the French Revolution following the Reign of Terror and during the Directory
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Did you know that the same man who invented the hand grenade also invented and manufactured the aluminum golf club? Sir William Mills was that person. He also invented other things that helped the British during World War I. Sir Williams Mills is an important person in history who had an interesting life‚ accomplished great things‚ and contributed important inventions to the world. William Mills was born on April 24th‚ 1856‚ in Wear Street‚ Southick‚ Sunderland. He was the son of David Mills‚ who
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In accordance with the multi-universe theory‚ a universe wherein Galileo Galilei was never born. A world where his discoveries were never made by him specifically: a world of chaos. Without the Enlightenment‚ and without Galileo Galilei‚ so many major scientific discoveries would cease to exist. Galileo’s innovations helped people such as Isaac Newton‚ Edwin Hubble‚ and Johann Nepenuk Maelzel. These people have many such great contributions to the world as a whole and without the influence and guidance
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John Locke was born on August 29‚ 1632 in Wrington‚ Somerset‚ England. He is known as an English thinker whose works lie at the establishment of current philosophical experimentation and political radicalism. John Locke was a standout amongst the most significant and persuasive philosopher ever. The French Enlightenment and the Founding Fathers of the American Revolution drew intensely on his thoughts. He placed a great part of the preparation for the Enlightenment and made focal commitments to the
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Born into poverty on the South Carolina frontier in 1767‚ Andrew Jackson understood all the disadvantages of being poor. Therefore‚ as the seventh president of the United States‚ Jackson made sure that his abilities were put to good use. He made sure that the common people had the same opportunities and benefits as the riches. An example of this heroic action is his battle with the Bank of the United States (263). President Jackson saw that the National Bank benefited wealthy eastern depositors
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Dementia as a Risk Factor for Falls and Fall Injuries Among Nursing Home Residents Carol van Doorn‚ PhD‚* Ann L. Gruber-Baldini‚ PhD‚* Sheryl Zimmerman‚ PhD‚w J. Richard Hebel‚ PhD‚* Cynthia L. Port‚ PhD‚* Mona Baumgarten‚ PhD‚* Charlene C. Quinn‚ PhD‚* George Taler‚ MD‚z Conrad May‚ MD‚§ and Jay Magaziner‚ PhD‚ MSHyg‚* for the Epidemiology of Dementia in Nursing Homes Research Group OBJECTIVES: To compare rates of falling between nursing home residents with and without dementia and to examine
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The Great Depression in the United States caused many to die of starvation‚ as they did not have money for food and because of the dust bowl. After the end of the Great Depression‚ the economy reformed and the United States was able to feed the hungry mouths across the country. However‚ less economically stable countries struggled to improve their agricultural techniques and had very little success in feeding the hungry. An agricultural scientist named Norman Borlaug‚ helped reduce the growing problems
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