at small expense. A composition for cheapness and not excellence of workmanship is the most frequent and certain cause of the rapid decay and entire destruction of arts and manufactures.” Such word could never be truer like the one s spoke above by Josiah Wedgwood. Firmitas‚ utilitas‚ and venustas!! What do these words mean? Solid‚ useful‚ and beautiful are the definition of such words‚ spoken by none other than the glorious Vitruvius Pollio. These words were mentioned in Vitruvius famous book De Architectura
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The following is taken from Whitney R. Cross’ book‚ The Burned Over District pp 146-150 Mormonism has usually been described as a frontier religion. But study of the circumstances of its origins and its continuing appeal in the area which bred it suggests a different view. The church did not rise during the pioneering era of western New York. Its early recruits came from many sects‚ but invariably from the longest settled neighborhoods of the region. Joseph’s peregrination during the period when
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The purposes of the United States to start imperialism were to gain power‚ land‚ and products from other countries. The Christian religion got involved when missionaries went to the conquer lands to convert people such as one of its is leaders Rev. Josiah Strong. We can say imperialism was legitimate because the consequences that the United States got in the end were all positive; even though a lot of people suffered through its end. The positive impacts began when the United States helped Cuba gained
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Was ancient Athens truly democratic? Democracy is defined as rule by the people. The Athenian government was The Ekklesia (Assembly) then The Boule (Council of 500) and then The Dikasteria (The Courts). In my opinion by all the evidence I have analyzed Athens was not a democracy. To explain what the three groups do; The Ekklesia‚ during the “Golden Age” of the ancient Athens it was the principal assembly of democracy‚ it was open to all male citizens with 2 years of military service. The Boule‚ was
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Life and times Jeremiah was born and grew up in the village of Anathoth‚ a few miles northeast of Jerusalem‚ in a priestly family. In his childhood he must have learned some of the traditions of his people‚ particularly the prophecies of Hosea‚ whose influence can be seen in his early messages. The era in which Jeremiah lived was one of transition for the ancient Near East. The Assyrian empire‚ which had been dominant for two centuries‚ declined and fell. Its capital‚ Nineveh‚ was captured in 612
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References: Sullivan‚ D. R. (2011). Learning to Walk. Exchange‚ (01648527) (200)‚ 26-28. Retrived from EBSCO host. Swaner‚ L. E. (2005). Educating for Personal & Social Responsibility. Liberal Education‚ 91(3)‚ 14. Retrieved from EBSCO host. Stamp‚ J. C. (Josiah Charles Stamp quotes: ThinkExist.com (English Economist President of the Bank of England in the 1920 ’s and the 2nd richest man in Great Britain‚ 1880-1941)). ThinkExist. Retrieved from http://www.thinkexist.com
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to expand and take what they wanted. It is human nature to want things and set goals to acquire those wants. Imperialism was a proper and legitimate course of action for the U.S. Imperialism is the proper thing for America to practice. Reverend Josiah Strong wrote Our Country stating‚ “The highest civilization will spread itself over the earth. “This means that Americas are better than all the people who we took the land of. Alfred T. Mahan wrote The Interest of America in Sea Power which says
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different. It took him an entire lifetime‚ however‚ to make that name for himself and contribute the many benefactions he had to give to the world. Starting as a child‚ his unique and ambitious personality showed through greatly. Fathered by a soap maker‚ Josiah Franklin‚ his family had difficulty paying for an education‚ especially with 16 other siblings his father provided for. Benjamin was only able to attend school for a single year. Pushed by his love to read‚ however‚ he
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The document was slightly biased. Written by an African(pov)‚ the document shows that the black roles and white roles became switched. Document 4 ‚ quoted from Josiah Strong states the " Competiton of Races" . This seems to be a negative effect of imperialism. This document seems very biased considering the reverend is a christian. Documents 1 and 5 discuss the effect of economic production. Document
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was just 10 years earlier. Those who see them solely as an obstacle have replaced the original colonists‚ who could have attested to the dependence and mutual respect once shared between them. Among those who escalated the tension further‚ was Gov. Josiah Winslow‚ who‚ coinciding with many factors‚ made war virtually impossible to avoid. In 1671‚ with tensions already on the rise‚ the Gov. forced Philip (Massassoit’s son and heir) and his fellow Indians to
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