When asked to write a report on an individual that influenced world history up until 1500‚ I knew exactly who to choose‚ the Buddha. The Buddha contributed to history in many different ways. 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
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Running head: Taoism Taoism A Brief Overview When first deciding to write my term paper on Taoism I thought it would be just another religion. In my research I found so many different translations that my head started spinning. There are really no known facts about the founder of Taoism‚ Lao Tsu‚ except that he was possibly a contemporary of Confucius. He was searching for a way that would avoid the constant feudal warfare and other conflicts that disrupted society during his lifetime
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“Truth is like the sun. You can shut it out for a time‚ but it ain’t goin’ away.” Not long before dawn on January 8‚ 1935‚ Elvis Aaron Presley was born into the world and was shortly taken to the hospital along with his mother and his late twin brother. Elvis received 14 Grammy nominations‚ and he won 3 out of the 14 nominations. Elvis starred in 33 successful movies throughout his career. He was also one of the important figures in the twentieth century‚ mostly known for his music. To begin with
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John Locke is known as a great philosopher who helped create and shape the world as we know it. He was born on August 29‚ 1632‚ to his parents John Locke‚ and Agnes Kneene‚ in Wrington Somerset. His family was known as a liberal Puritan family. He went through different types of schooling throughout his time‚ while facing some challenges here and there (Clapp). Locke was known as a English empiricist moral‚ political philosopher‚ he studied at Westminster School‚ where he studied Hebrew and
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is responsible for many inventions that we still use in our everyday lives. Inventions such as the lightbulb‚ the phonograph also known as the telephone‚ the movie camera and many more. He developed many inventions that influenced life around the world. He has often been referred to as the world’s greatest inventor. Thomas Edison was one of the first inventores to apply the idea of mass production along with large-scale teamwork to the process of invention. Because of that he is often credited of
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accepting a training in Islamic law‚ Ibn Battuta set out in 1325‚ at 21 years old‚ to perform a pilgrimage journey to Mecca and to proceed with his studies in the East. He arrived at Mecca in 1326. This voyage stimulated in him the enthusiasm to see the world. From Mecca he departed to Iraq and western part of Persia the extent that Tabriz and in 1327 returned through Baghdad to Mecca‚ where he put in the following 3 years. Ibn Battuta then went by boat along the Red Sea shores to Yemen and from Aden to
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Modern America was born in the 1920s Looking back at the 1920s we see the birth of modern America. Women started dressing differently‚ the invention of household cleaning tools were emerging‚ and athletes were becoming heroes of many. The Jazz Age also came about in the 1920s and influenced different types of music we have today such as: Rock and Roll‚ Hip-Hop‚ and R&B. Although‚ many new inventions and social changes were coming about‚ nothing/no one shaped modern America more than Henry Ford
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a new way of thinking around the world. His works not only inspired the world around him‚ but also question what should be true of this world and the way it should work. Like all authors‚ Orwell was influenced one way or another‚ either by events or other authors during his lifetime. George Orwell’s life experiences obtained by living during the time of WW1‚ Spanish Civil War‚ and other drastic events impacted his philosophical way of seeing politics and the world in of itself. Which explains the
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things. He showed many people how to fight for what you want and always follow your dreams. Walt‚ with help from important people in his life‚ never gave up on his dreams. Walt Disney influenced the world through creating a kind of culture compared to today’s normal rut. He won many awards in his life‚ with little education‚ by letting his imagination lead him. Because of that‚ he easily influenced the world by encouraging people to open up and not be afraid to let the world see them for who they really
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and spitting out mathematical and scientific discoveries like no other civilization before‚ just to name a few. These are achievements that have had a large influence on society throughout history as well as the modern world. With the number of achievements Greece has achieved‚ and its many legacies that have impacted and shaped our modern world‚
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