Maximilien Robespierre was one of the most outstanding politicians of the French Revolution from 1789 until 1794. At the beginning of his career he was only a democratic‚ however‚ since he was the leader of the 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
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Al Capone was an American gangster who led a crime syndicate dedicated to smuggling and bootlegging of liquor and other illegal activities during the Prohibition Era of the 1920s and 1930s. On January 17‚1899 in Brooklyn New York‚ Alphonse Gabriel Capone was born to Italian immigrants Gabriele and Teresina Capone. Capone’s father was as a barber‚ and his mother was a seamstress.Gabriele and Teresina had seven sons and two daughters‚ of whom Alphonse was the fourth oldest.Capone’s life of crime began
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In history‚ one thing is always certain: War or the use of violence for political goals. Unsurprisingly‚ this political philosophy has been a trend in German thought‚ starting from Clausewitz to Bismarck‚ and finally‚ at its precipice with Adolf Hitler. Nevertheless‚ Germany’s use of violence cannot be solely attributed to its political philosophy‚ as the aftermath of World War 1 was rather cruel and unusual to the German people; the majority of Germans were shocked and belittled by the Treaty of
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James Wilson was born in what is known as Ceres‚ Scotland on September the 14th‚ 1742. He was one of seven children‚ his parents where William Wilson and Alison Landall. James attended the Universities of; St. Andrews‚ Glasgow‚ and Edinburgh. Although he never finished his studies‚ and did not obtained a degree‚ in any of the Universities. When he first left Scotland he headed to British America in 1766. Soon afterwards he move to Pennsylvania‚ and at The Academy of Philadelphia‚ (now the University
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to greater evangelization and closer encounters with the God of Abraham. Despite the racial divide still in his heart‚ Malcolm X would later see in Islam what St. Paul saw in the Mystical Body of Christ: “the Oneness of Man under One God” (X‚ 207). This change would occur after his fallout with the leader of the Nation of Islam and his mentor‚ Elijah Muhammad‚ and his hajj to Mecca. Similarly‚ St. Paul‚ after his conversion and before taking on the great ministry that would define the rest of his
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almost as regularly as the tides.” Soon after The Great War had ended‚ there were unmistakable signs that all was not well. Italy was left in turmoil and had made a poor showing in the war that they later paid a heavy price for. More money was spent during the war than ever before. As a result‚ the economy fell‚ and the country was plagued with unemployment‚ inflation‚ riots‚ and strikes. It was then that Mussolini joined the fascist party‚ later becoming its leader. Gradually he transformed the Italian
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laws. This provided a model for looking rationally on human institutions as well as nature. Denis Diderot should always be remembered as one of the great philosophers of the Age of Reason. The Encyclopedia was intended not to only inform about things that no one knew existed‚ but to provide the knowledge necessary to change those things. He always expressed support for social‚ and political reforms. He was not afraid to show his disagreement with the church. The Age of Reason was characterized
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lights our houses like the sun captured in a bottle. [4] Growing up in a loving family‚ Thomas was encouraged to persevere in all things.[2]Due to this‚ he became very successful in everything he did. [5] While Thomas worked a variety of different jobs‚ he continued excitedly experimenting with chemicals and electricity. [3] Diligently‚ Thomas worked hard to complete his training in telegraphing‚ which was awarded to him because of his heroic rescue of a co-worker’s child. [6] He completed his apprenticeship
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their misery. There was one way the ‘Underground Railroad’. The Underground Railroad was a chain of different routes that slaves used to escape the south and enter the north or Canada where slavery was abolished but‚ the runaway slaves still faced discrimination in the north. Like in modern railroads‚ the Underground railroad had conductors. The conductors helped to lead other runaway slaves to their freedom. The most famous conductor was Harriet Tubman. Childhood: Harriet Tubman was born in 1820 or
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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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