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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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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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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Governance Structures & Corporate Culture Introduction This paper explores a few elements found in any healthcare organization or business organization in general‚ in particular‚ certain organizational structures and hypothetical constructs. First‚ consideration is given to some of the provisions of governance found in healthcare organizations. Consideration is also given to some of the possible antecedents and organizational outcomes of responsible leadership and on ethical decision making
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The Fall of Rome The early Roman state was founded in 509 B.C after the romans drove out the Etruscan king. Rome was known to be the center of the world which lasted for several centuries and the thought of such a worldwide power could decline was unheard of. Rome started out from a cluster of villages and into a great empire. It covered most of Europe‚ North Africa and parts of Asia. It was so powerful and seemingly unstoppable but as the aspects that made Rome so dominant started to fade
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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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Jacobins‚ he managed to rise the power in France and establish a dictatorship of terror where he was implanting the power to all of his companions. Years later‚ the Convention had enough of him and send him to the guillotine‚ they did with Robespierre the same thing he did with those who risen against him or the reign of terror‚ death to the guillotine. Robespierre started with the dictatorship young. Seeing that he had a popular support‚ he presented himself to the State General elections in April
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economic depression‚ lasting a decade from 1929 to 1939. The economic demise originated in the United States and spread worldwide. There were five main contributions to the Great Depression: the Stock Market Crash of 1929‚ the failure of banks (bankruptcy)‚ rise in unemployment rates‚ the United States economic policy with Europe‚ and the environmental drought. The Bull Market of the 1920s‚ which was considered a period of faster rising stock prices than on average‚ ties into both the economic boom
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James Madison‚ Jr. (March 16‚ 1751 -- June 28‚ 1836) was an American statesman‚ political theorist and the fourth President of the United States (1809--1817). He is hailed as the "Father of the Constitution" for being instrumental in the drafting of the United States Constitution and as the key champion and author of the United States Bill of Rights. He served as a politician much of his adult life. After the constitution had been drafted‚ Madison became one of the leaders in the movement to ratify
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