According To Layman (1984)‚ Vincent van Gogh wrote in an 1888 letter to his sister Willemina (Wil) about the American poet Walt Whitman‚ "He sees in the future‚ and even in the present‚ a world of health‚ of generous‚ frank carnal love — of friendship — of work‚ with the great starry firmament‚ something‚ in short‚ that one could only call God and eternity‚ put back in place above this world." Werness (1985) states these words describing Walt Whitman’s poetry may have served as inspiration for
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Adolf Hitler once said‚ “I have not come into this world to make men better‚ but to make use of their weaknesses. ” Hitler was a very hard working man with one goal in his mind to make the world great again. Hitler was a well praised human that had many people from different well known countries following him and his “cult”. Hitler was however a big part of history that no one really paid attention to‚ Hitler was actually involved with World War one and fought for Germans and was awarded many‚
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Miguel Cervantes was a misfortunate‚ yet brave writer that went through many trials and tribulations in his life‚ and went on to write many great works. While there is no record of Cervantes’ birth‚ it is believed that he was born on September 29‚ 1547‚ because that is St. Michael’s Day (Mancing 1-2). According to Starkie‚ Cervantes’ misfortune began in his youth; he was born into a very poor family (xii-xvi). As a child‚ Cervantes was a star student (Mancing 1-2). He was noted to be an idealist
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George Harrison was one of the four fabulous members of the Beatles. Not only was he a talented guitarist‚ songwriter‚ and vocalist‚ but it turns out he was quite intelligent as well. Here are some of his most inspiring bits of wisdom. Number Seven: “If you don’t know where you’re going‚ any road’ll take you there” This is quite an abstract quote‚ but it makes a lot of sense. People worry about what they should do with their lives‚ but even if they are uncertain‚ things have a way of falling into
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If we are asked to think about the cruelest leader in history‚ the first person to pop into our head would probably be Adolf Hitler. He is an obvious choice‚ having killed about 11 million noncombatants. However‚ the actions of Joseph Stalin are comparable and maybe even worse than Hitler. Stalin‚ leader of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics‚ or the Soviet Union for short‚ was responsible for 7-8 million deaths of his own country’s citizens. There were social‚ economic‚ and cultural influences
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Douglas Mcarthur who commanded the Southwest Pacific World War II‚ an American general supervised the success of the Allied Occupation of Japan after the war‚ led to the United Nations forces in the Korean War. A more than life‚ a controversial figure‚ Mcarthur’s talent‚ frank‚ many‚ selfish eyes. He graduated from the United States Military Academy‚ graduated from West Point 1903‚ to help the first World War (1914-1918) period‚ led the forty-second division in France. He continued to serve as chief
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Woodrow wilson‚ the 28th president of the United States of America. He did a lot of great things in his term so let’s take a look at what he did throughout his life. Woodrow Wilson was under the party of Democrat‚ and was favored by many to be a great president.Wilson also served as president during World War 1. Wilson stated he wanted to make the world “safe for democracy” (Whitehouse.gov)‚ meaning he wanted to make sure no place was being ruled by a tyrant or any kind of related government. The
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Winston Churchill was a talented man; he had a very interesting early life with his family and education. His careers were short from going to military to a civilian world to the government. He ended his career with a pretty good end until he started getting ill. The British Prime Minister had a very long and eventful life full of adventure. Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill was born to an aristocrat family on November 30‚ 1874. As his life unfolded‚ he displayed the traits on his father‚ Lord
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“I don’t know where I’m going from here‚ but I promise it won’t be boring” (Bowie‚ 1997). Being true to his word‚ Bowie changed the world’s view on the art of music with his unique approach. David Bowie created iconic songs and styles‚ used listening with understanding and empathy to innovate ways to overcome generic music stereotypes‚ and illuminated the world by spreading his musical genius. In a flashback to the music of the 1970’s through the 2000’s it would’ve been common to encounter many
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Howard E Wasdin The Life as a Seal Team Six Warrior If you go to a certain chiropractor in Texas you could have your back adjusted by one of the men who took out Osama Bin Laden. Howard E Wasdin a former Navy Seal Team Six. He was in the Navy for thirty years‚ he is a decorated Navy Seal‚ and is now a chiropractor and an author. Howard was born November 8‚ 1961 in Boynton Beach‚ Florida. His family was very poor. They moved to Georgia when he was little. He had an abusive father. He ran away because
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