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 purity: he
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son of Septimius Severus‚ had co-ruled with his brother‚ Geta‚ after their father died. Later‚ Caracalla secured his throne as the emperor for 6 years (211-217) by murdering his younger brother. Widely known as a tyrant throughout Rome‚ Caracalla did not have a great reputation by the way he had ruled. To gain support‚ he had campaigned throughout Germany‚ built public baths‚ and granted all free people in Roman citizenship. This might have been caused to raise taxes‚ but had overall changed the
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A verse pinned to Burr´s door a few months after the duel read‚ “Oh Burr‚ Oh Burr? What has thou done? Thou hast shouted dead great Hamilton! You hid behind a bunch of thistle‚ And shouted him dead with a great hoos pistol” Qtd by Roxburgh‚ 40. On July 11‚ 1804‚ Alexander Hamilton was shot dead in a duel with his arch enemy‚ Aaron Burr. Hamilton had a tremendous affect on the birth of our country and would have had a greater effect if he lived longer. Burr´s reputation was ruined forever and no one
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Mikhail Gorbachev was a Russian native who made his mark on Soviet government. He was looking to change the system and how various aspects worked within the system. When individuals‚ whether citizens or officials‚ saw Gorbachev ideas of change accompanied his name. One part of change he made while in office was with the economic system. This one change rippled into many changes as the structure of the government was deeply intertwined. Gorbachev made an uncommon decision for person of his stature
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Adrian Romero Mr. Corbin / Period 4 12/13/13 World History II Harlem Renaissance: The Influence and Impact During the period from 1917 to the mid-1930‚ there was a big boom of African-American cultural expressions that swept through the North and the Midwest of America. But the largest wave of cultural expression happened in Harlem‚ New York. This time period is known as Harlem Renaissance. The reason for this boom was due to the Great Migration‚ the migration of 6 million African-Americans
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Did you know that the watermill‚ odometer‚ and original alarm clock all came from Ancient Greece? Not only this‚ but Ancient Greece heavily influenced government‚ languages‚ cartography‚ current day math and so much more. Greece has made an overall larger impact on the world and the united states‚ along with influencing many languages and governmental styles. Body For example‚ the style of government greece implemented thanks to a popular leader‚ Cleisthenes‚ is now used in one hundred and twenty
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Since the inception of human society‚ people have moved from one placed and settled in another whether it be by immigration‚ food shortages‚ war‚ refugees‚ etc. Instinctively‚ individuals who have joined a new society do not simply forget their past culture but instead integrates it with the culture of the new society they live in. Belonging to multiple groups and cultures due to this constant shift is known as multiculturalism. In the text The Old Chief Mshlanga by Doris Lessing‚ the reader is introduced
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The Beatles INTRODUCTION The Beatles were British most admired and popular music aggrupation of the 1960s and one of the most influential in the history of modern music. This rock group practiced the hegemony in the decade of the 60’s with a wise and sophisticated mixture of styles that would take the rock music to all the public and preluded later genres. With the youth of the 60’s whose manifestations were the hippie movement phenomena and the product of consumption in a decade filled with fashions
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Kaustuvi Thapa The Hagia Sophia & Its History‚ Structure‚ and Influence on Architecture Arch 2003 Figure 1: The Hagia Sophia as it stands today. Known today for its beautiful architecture‚ the Hagia Sophia stands as a popular Tourist attraction in Istanbul‚ Turkey. In order to preserve and convert the ____‚ several modifications have been added as it was passed from group to group. This paper will analyze the history behind the building‚ its architectural structure and engineering flaws‚ and
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Aside from her children‚ her legacy varies upon speculation‚ but her daughter Ankhesenaten did marry the future King Tut. It is speculated that the great queen could have died‚ but there’s less evidence to prove that theory‚ than Nefertiti possibly ruling Egypt as her husband’s co-regent‚ and using the Neferneferuaten. Female pharaohs secretly
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