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    ALBERT EINSTEIN: The Miracle Mind The book‚ Albert Einstein: The Miracle Mind‚ written by Tabatha Teatts is about this century’s greatest physicist‚ Albert Einstein. He was born on March 14‚ 1879 in Ulm‚ Germany to Hermann Einstein and Pauline Koch. Albert’s original name was Ainstein and his ancestors were of Jewish origin. Down the generation‚ for some unknown reason‚ the name was changed to Einstein. When he was about one year old‚ his family moved to Munich to set up an electrical engineering

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    of Troubles‚ period of instability and foreign invasion in Russia‚ caused by Ivan the Terrible killing his heir 1613 Michael Romanov elected tsar of Russia‚ establishes Romanov dynasty‚ and ends the Time of Troubles 1618 Defenestration of Prague (angels/dung heap) 1618-1648 Thirty Years War (Bohemian‚ Danish‚ Swedish‚ French) 1642-1649 English Civil War 1648 Peace of Westphalia (Acknowledged Calvinists; HRE and Spain in decline‚ rise of France‚ Sweden‚ Prussia and Dutch) 1651

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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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    Just as the sun began to flirt with the horizon‚ I broke through the doors of Dunham Hall and sifted between small masses of people to claim my ticket. After the fact‚ my eyes bounced around the auditorium and finally tagged the perfect seat. Shortly after planting myself at an optimal distance from the stage‚ the theater slowly began to fill with murmurs of proud parents and blue hairs‚ who all waited to obnoxiously cheer for their children and grandchildren performers. I hovered the pencil above

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    Samuel Klayman is in his Brooklyn bedroom one night in 1939 when his mother introduces him to his cousin‚ Josef Kavalier‚ newly arrived from Prague‚ who will be staying with them‚ having escaped Europe and the Nazis. Samuel is initially suspicious of Josef‚ but agrees to try to help him obtain employment at the company where he works‚ Empire Novelties. The son of two Jewish doctors‚ Josef had become interested in the art of escape and studied with Bernard Kornblum‚ a famous escape artist. To safeguard

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    Rebels seize control and replace Ferd w/ Palatinate’s elector Fredrick V (head of Protestant Union) Ferd does not accept deposition asks Duke Maximilian (bavaria) + Catholic League for aid defeats Fredrick at Battle of white Mountain outside Prague on Nov. 8 1620 Fredrick fled into exile (united provinces) Spanish took west Palatinate and Maximilian took rest Ferd said habsburg possession‚ Protestant lands confiscation‚ established Catholicism as main religion Danish Phase (1625-1629)

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    expressed the need for the prevention of another war. Churchill first begins with talking about Russia‚ and about how the Soviet Union has influenced some very major European cities or capitals. Cities such as Vienna‚ Budapest‚ Bucharest‚ Warsaw‚ Prague‚ Berlin‚ Belgrade‚ and Sofia are know to be apart of the “Soviet sphere” which was a title given to them by Winston Churchill himself due to the major influence that the Soviet Union had on them. Then he switches thoughts and starting to talk about

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    In 1412‚ all of Prague was to be placed under interdict preventing all rights and services stopped and all churches were closed because of Huss. This included marriage‚ last rights‚ baptism‚ communion‚ and confession. The common person believed this would also separate

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    Popular Opinion of a Cruel Star Heda Margolius Kovaly was a woman who during her time in Czechoslovakia lived through many harsh periods for not only the country‚ but people of Jewish heritage as well. Her memoir Under a Cruel Star tells her story of hardship from 1941 to 1968. In this memoir she explains her time in Auschwitz‚ her escape‚ as well as life in Communist Czechoslovakia‚ concentrating more on the hardships of Czechoslovakia after World War II. While Kovaly’s memoir depicts the suffering

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    Unification of Germany Example Essays. Bismarck Master Planner or Opportunist? | | | | |Bismarck later declared that he had carefully planned unification of Germany in 5 clear | | |steps from 1862. He said that he had planned: 1.To Obtain Russian Neutrality; 2.To trick | |

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