A memorial is very special to a lot of family‚ friends and even strangers when it’s a big impact towards the world. A memorial is very special because it helps remember lives‚ keeps legacies alive‚ and are for family members to visit from time to time. On September 11‚ 2011 the 9/11 memorial was dedicated towards all the lives that was lost on September 11‚ 2001. Nearly 3‚000 people were killed in the terrorists attacks. People lost their parents‚ grandparents‚ aunts‚ uncles‚ cousins‚ sisters‚ brothers
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Rome has left to Western Civilization is brought to light. The Roman made countless contributions to Western Civilization‚ but a few are the most significant of all. Rome‚ the most important civilization to the Western World‚ left a great legacy‚ paving the road for the spread of Christianity‚ forming the basis for republic‚ and allowing for a widespread diffusion of culture. Though not Rome’s intention‚ it allowed Christianity to spread and flourish throughout Western Civilization. Rome‚ unified
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Martin Luther King showed courage in many different ways. According to nobelprize.org "in 1954 Martin Luther King Jr became pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery Alabama. This shows King has great courage because a Pastor takes courage because a Pastor has to be able to interact with peoples lives and be able to create an impact in peoples lives. Martin Luther King Jr. had many accomplishments that showed courage. According to nobelprize.org "king also created the Montgomery bus
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Martin Luther was the most influential during his time because he pointed out how corrupt the churches were and how they needed to be fixed.Before martin luther the church was corrupted and you had to pay to get your sins washed away‚ which was known as paying indulgences. When Luther came and fixed these issues‚ more people started to come back to the church and like it way better than before.He made the 95 Thesis which help the church fix some of the problems of the church and made it a little
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Madison Gray English P050 Mrs. Black October 3‚ 2012 The Ultimate Dream When Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous speech “I Have a Dream‚” on August 28th 1963 at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC‚ he had a dream that all men and women would one day be equal. He wanted to put an end to racial inequality. In my opinion‚ it was one of the best speeches ever given. In Kings speech he says‚ “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged
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Martin Luther was of great importance to church history due to his posting of the 95 Theses and the creation of Lutheranism. Martin Luther was born on November 10‚ 1483‚ in Eisleben‚ Germany. He went to the University of Erfurt in 1501 to study law. Later in 1505 during a summer trip‚ Luther was struck by lightning and from there vowed to be a monk saying‚ “Help me‚ Saint Ann‚ I will become a monk.” After that‚ in 1512 he earned his doctorate in theology. Then‚ on October 31‚ 1517 Martin Luther posted
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in hundreds of new sects of Christianity. This man accomplished this by simply standing up for what he believed in - the Bible. His name was Martin Luther‚ and his reforms improved the lives of European Christian’s by standing up to the corrupt Catholic church and promoting ideas that resulted in new freedoms. The Protestant Reformation led by Martin Luther was a long time coming due to how corrupt the Catholic church had become. People all over Europe were hoping‚ even praying for reforms as they
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Government and Politics have been developing since the time of Western Civilization. There have been many changes in these areas along the way to get our government to where it is today. Human beings in western civilization had to learn to govern themselves in their small communities giving the control to their elders. They learned the trait of farming which gave the nomadic people food meaning they could create more permanent settlements‚ which they could then created towns. These small towns were
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As Martin Luther King would’ve gotten arrested‚ he was still striving for justice and peace to stop racism. So he did what men were afraid of by standing out and giving a speech about how this chaos should end. Martin Luther King Jr. impacted civil rights by giving a speech about peace and equality‚ was a founder of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference‚ started the Montgomery Bus Boycott‚ and won the Nobel peace prize. “I have a dream.” A quote spoken by Martin in one of his speeches; it
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Slavery in America was the root of African Americans being denied their civil rights. When slavery was abolished in 1865‚ Southern states failed to recognise African American civil rights and even enforced laws of segregation‚ known as ‘Jim Crow’ laws. These laws included segregation of public facilities and transport‚ separate schools and libraries‚ and inter-racial marriage of black and white people was forbidden. It was extremely difficult for African American’s to try and obtain justice‚ because
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