Meet Oliver Ellsworth. Born on April 29‚ 1745. Ellsworth’s parents were Captian David and Jeminma Ellsworth. When he first started college he attended Yale. At Yale he studied theology‚ but Yale just wasn’t his fit. In 1762‚ Ellsworth transfered to the college of New Jersey (later Princeton). There‚ he studied law‚ and that was also where he found his fit! Four years later‚ he got chosen and was admitted to the bar in 1777. The next year‚ he got happily married to Abagail Wolcott. In 1777‚ he became
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thousands when he was on the search for the gold mine’s location. These Indians were peaceful people but were drove to a depressive path which led to their deaths and as described by Las Casas‚ a young priest who accompanied Columbus and witnessed how they treated Indians‚ “... In this way‚ husbands died in the mines‚ wives died at work and children died from lack of milk… and in a short time this land which was
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Date: Tuesday 29th of January 2013 Title: History Essay: How did religion and medicine contribute to a peaceful society? First Draft: (1) Intro: (2) Example #1: The link between Confucianism and China. (Causes and Consequences) Confucius was born in 51 BC and grew up in poverty. His real name is Kong Zi‚ the name Confucius‚ catholic priests finding it easier to use‚ gave it to him. The causes were that‚ Confucius said‚ and wrote in his books‚ that the past was better than the present
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Encourage to enter medicine by his father‚ Galileo found home in mathematics. His excitement for science lead him to be an activist‚ acting and leading the way through science. Galileo’s work is best understood because of his literature. He wrote his ideas‚ thoughts‚ humor‚ and seriousness so well that any writing found has helped us get into his mind and follow his procedures. His notable work are in the form of letters and books. His discoveries of motion were outlined in De Motu. He wrote a letter
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Shakespeare lived during the Elizabethan era which lasted for 45 years‚ which is known as the golden age in the history of England. Art‚ dance‚ poetry and economics thrived and continued to grow under Queen Elizabeth’s reign. As dance was one of the very prominent factors in this era‚ Shakespeare’s plays had many connections to the art of dance. His works obviously had references to dancers and he used dancing to build up a lot of the setting. He also used references to dance as a way to create a
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Ivan Petrovich Pavlov (1849-1936) is one of the most famous men in the field of psychology known. Pavlov was a behaviorist‚ which means that his theories focused on observable behavior‚ because he believed behavior can be measured and thought cannot be measured. He believed that the human mind should be interpreted as a black box that cannot be opened. Only what goes in the box and what comes out can be known. Scientific evidence is crucial in his theory. He has contributed so much to the field
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Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer and organist in this time period. From the age of nine‚ J.S Bach was orphaned both of his parents had died and was adopted by his brother’s name Christoph who was an organ player. Christoph taught Bach’s how to construct organs from the frequent repairs that had to be made to the church organ. For the most part‚ Bach was self-taught by copying music in order to learn the musical style and to get music. Later in 1707‚ Bach was hired by a church in St. Boniface
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Galileo Galilei is a man known for greatly improving the telescope‚ discovering Jupiter’s four largest moons‚ and being the man who experimented with falling objects in the Leaning Tower of Pisa. He was an Italian astronomer‚ mathematician‚ and a physicist. He gave important contributions to science‚ especially in the field of astronomy. With his telescope‚ he discovered the moon’s spherical shape and rough texture‚ Venus’ phases‚ and Jupiter’s moons that do not revolve around earth. All which contradicted
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Archimedes is regarded as one of greatest mathematicians and inventors of his time. He was born in Syracuse‚ Sicily around the year 287BC. Archimedes acquired his education in Alexandria‚ Egypt‚ but spent most of his life in Sicily. When in Sicily‚ he stayed in or near Syracuse and did nothing but experiment and research. Archimedes made many contributions to mathematics. One of the more important discoveries Archimedes made was he found a way to measure the areas and volumes of objects that are
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John Watson originally was born and raised in South Carolina. Despite in believing that he was a poor student‚ Watson attended many qualified universities such as‚ Furman University and the University of Chicago. The highest level of education that he reached was obtaining a Ph.D. in psychology in the year 1903. John Watson was an American psychologist who established the psychological school of behaviorism. Watson contributed to the role of psychology with the development of behaviorist views
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