Isaiah Dr. Brauner Music History 211 Flanangan‚ Sabina . Hildegard of Bingen‚ A Visionary Life. New York: Routlege‚ 1989. This book mainly focuses on the life of Hildegard as a spiritualist and a healer‚ as do most books that were written about her. It begins by outlining the basic events of her life and death; her illness as a child‚ her education at a convent by a woman named Jutta‚ and the visions she saw from an early age. She regarded these visions as gifts from God but was reluctant
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Hildegard von Bingen was a German Benedictine abbess‚ theologian‚ and visionary writer‚ known across Europe as Saint Hildegard or Sybil of the Rhine. She produced major works of religious literature including visionary tracts‚ essays on natural science and medicine‚ liturgical dramas‚ and songs for devotional performance (The State College of Florida). The twelfth century Catholic Church recognized the divine source of Hildegard’s prophecies‚ and authorized her to organize events of public ministry
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To what extent was Bismarck responsible for the unification of Germany in 1871 and account for the effect this had on the balance of power in Europe‚ any threats faced due to this imbalance and how Bismarck countered these threats. Otto von Bismarck‚ a charismatic diplomat and first chancellor of Germany‚ was one of the main driving forces behind the unification of the pre-German states. By opposing socialism and...... into the German Empire. His actions and results would usurp the balance of
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Introduction Many scientists helped to make the first moon landing possible. One of those scientist was Dr. Wernher Von Braun. He was an important factor in the landing on July 16‚ 1969. He used his knowledge from his past to aid in the success of . Dr. Wernher Von Braun was an amazing scientist in the space age. Dr. Wernher Von Braun was a very successful scientist in the space race but most of his work was undermined because of his nazis past. He still helped the exploration of the moon meanwhile
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As a prosecutor of the International Criminal Court‚ I am pleased to announce that Adrian Dietrich Lothar von Trotha‚ German military commander during the european new colonial era has been charged with genocide. Genocide is a serious crime and it is upto and only upto the International Criminal Court to decide whether Lothar von Trotha is guilty or if he was just following orders. Lothar von Trotha is know for suppressing people‚ he excelled at war. He had distinguished himself from others in the
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Natural resource management simply means the way in which our resources are obtained‚ and then dispersed in a highly efficient manner. Leopold’s land ethic refers to how the environment should be appreciated and respected in regards to its use. Leopold emphasizes strongly the importance of land ethic because he believes the desire for it is just not there. For the average person land exists to satisfy their own needs. Whether it’s used for development‚ recreation‚ or simply ownership‚ it’s the same
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Aldo Leopold was a conservationist‚ forester philosopher‚ educator‚ writer and outdoor enthusiast and was among the founding fathers of the North American conservation movement during the first half of twentieth century (Leopold‚ 1981). He argues that humans are part of a community that includes the land‚ from the soil to the rivers and seas (Leopold‚ 1981). According to Leopold (1981)‚ until humans recognize that they are part of the land and act accordingly‚ they will continue to negatively impact
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Aldo Leopold presents many interesting aspects regarding ecology and conservation within his writing of the Land Ethic‚ Round River‚ and “Think like a Mountain”. One statement that stood out among the rest was “Harmony with land is like harmony with a friend; you cannot cherish the right hand and chop off his left". The land is much like the human body—if one part is damaged or sick‚ the effects can be witnessed elsewhere. Like a cancer that attacks the cells‚ the effect of pollution‚ overhunting
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From the moment Aldo Leopold was born‚ he had a keen interest and respect for nature. Growing up in Burlington‚ Iowa‚ he had plenty of opportunities to explore nature. In Who on Earth is Aldo Leopold‚ Glenn Fletcher describes the area as a place “...with dense and mysterious woodland inhabited by game birds‚ rabbits‚ and other animals” (18). Leopold also went through the troubling experience of watching helplessly as the forest was torn up and replaced by civilization. His exposure to the destruction
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Carl Philipp Gottfried von Clausewitz was a Prussian soldier who later became a major military thinker of the 19th century. Antoine-Henri Jomini was a Swiss man that joined the French revolution and even joining Russia and would become the most popular thinker of his time. Both Jomini and Clausewitz share many similarities more than their differences yet they both do focus on two different camps of ideas‚ the importance of strategy and chaos in war. One of Jomini’s main points of interest in war
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