what we are doing on a friday night with our friends. So we never really take the chance to stop and think about the people who have helped shape our world and what we are able to do. If we were to take a moment to understand and realize that if we didn’t have the figures and heros that we did and still do‚ or if certain events were to not occur the world be a different place. Martin Luther King Jr had tried to bring people together with many things‚ and one of those things was the foundations of The
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The War to end all wars. This is how the First World War has been described for generations. Even during this war‚ it was considered the bloodiest and most revolting act of humanity at its time. Hundreds of thousands of young men enlisted worldwide to be on the war front‚ to conquer the enemy at hand. Recruitment officers painted a vivid scene of glory on the return of all the soldiers willing to assist the Royal British army. This war saw the loss of more than 61‚000 Canadian lives‚ in the span
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Change The Enlightenment movement in Western Europe is one of the most studied movements in history. That being said there are many different ideas about just what the Enlightenment was intended to do. In his book‚ The Intellectual Origins of the French Enlightenment‚ Ira Wade argues that‚ “The Enlightenment did not attempt to develop a new body of teachings‚ though‚ nor did it seek a new dogma. […] It is a manner of thinking [….] It functions in every enterprise in which the human being is engaged
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The Beatles In June of 1956‚ John Lennon met Paul McCartney for the first time. Nobody ever dreamed that John and Paul would have the success that they had. John Lennon and Paul McCartney along with George Harrison and Richard Starkey (Ringo Starr) became known as the greatest and the most influential rock musicians in the world. The Beatles‚ whose music has been played by prestigious symphonies around the world and has been sung by renowned singers such as Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett‚ were a
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Nguyen Sinh Cung‚ founding father of Vietnam‚ and extreme communist leader was a man who made an impact on history. Better know as his most common alias Ho Chi Minh this man decided to change the world. Ho Chi Minh was a man who led his country to freedom. He freed the Vietnamese from rule under European countries‚ and became the first leader of Vietnam. Under this rule he imposed a communist system of government. In this system‚ Ho Chi Minh caused anger among Vietnam and other nations. Fear of death
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people of different races mad. Many people believe King was one of the huge reasons for segregation to end. But the question is‚ do you? I know I do. The events that took place and what he had done for them make me have reason to believe he changed the world as we know it. King was successful from the start. “King entered Morehouse as an early-admission student at the age of 15.” (Morehouse College King Timeline). He even received the bachelor of arts degree in sociology and then continued his education
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reforms. During her life Ida B Wells helped make many changes in the world. She established several different Civil Rights organizations. In 1896 Ida formed the National Association of colored women. Ida is considered a founding member of the NAACP which is the National association for the advancement of colored people. However later on she left the organization because she felt the organization was lacking action. Another great thing she did was create the first African American kindergarten in
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Luther King Jr. was one of the most influential people that ever roamed this earth. He changed the minds of millions and brought people together. Dr. King changed the world with his famous “I Have a Dream” speech. He could have truly changed the world if he had not been assassinated by James Earl Ray. There had been many speculations about how the government was involved in the assassination of Dr. King and when his family sued the government in court‚ his family won and only got one hundred dollars.
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Paul McCartney was a member of a band The Beatles‚ that heavily impacted the world. Paul had an average childhood. He was born June 18‚ 1942 in Liverpool‚ UK. His mom was a nurse and his dad a cotton salesman and a pianist in a band. At age 11 Paul passed the 11+ exam and so did only four other students. Them he went to an Institute for Boys where he got A level in English and Art. At age 14‚ he tragically lost his mother to cancer. His mother dying‚ his father’s band‚ getting into the Boys Institute
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explorers who went around the world for different reasons. The only thing they had in common was who they served and when they served. A few of these men made the world what it is today and changed the course of history forever. The men who most drastically changed
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