The Cold War developed from disagreements on the postwar European world. The Soviet Union wanted to feel secure on the western border and did not want to give up what it had gained in Eastern Europe by defeating Germany. Eastern Europe was an area of disagreement in that the United States and Great Britain were in favor of democratic freedom for the liberated nations of Eastern Europe‚ however Stalin feared this would lead to traditional anti-Soviet attitudes if they were allowed free elections and
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People have extraordinary talents and gifts they are given in life. It is what they decide to do with those gifts that makes a difference in other people’s lives. All though mortals do not obtain superpowers‚ people have phenomenal powers as individuals‚ such as their natural abilities and freedoms. Unfortunately‚ some people choose not to do anything with their power; however‚ others use their powers to help others. Heroes are average people that use their powers as individuals to help others in
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Although many scientist and mathematicians are perceived by people as nerdy men and women engulfing all their time studying boring numbers and theories‚ this was not the case for Tycho Brahe. Brahe entered the world into a noble family on December 14th 1546; however‚ he was captured by his uncle who persistently raised the boy to study Law. Yet‚ his passion was not in the pursuit of law‚ but in Astronomy and Alchemy. After attending the University of Copenhagen and various German Universities‚ he
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born 1756 and died in 1791‚ in his lifetime he created a phenomenal amount of impressive works including operas‚ sonatas‚ symphonies‚ concertos and chamber works. Mozart’s father Johann‚ also a musician‚ realised his son was particularly gifted in music at the very early age of 3‚ when he started playing keyboard. At the age of 5 Mozart was composing and performing his works all over the Europe. At the age of six Mozart performed for the Bavarian elector and the Austrian
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As an art‚ creating works of literature allows authors‚ as well as readers‚ to promote and experience self-expression. Authors use their works to explain life-changing events that occur during their lifetime without directly stating them to the public. For example‚ Franz Kafka‚ author of universally renowned existentialist works‚ wrote many of his stories with autobiographical themes. One of his most well-known works‚ The Metamorphosis‚ contains numerous ideas that hint to an autobiographical theme
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Antonio Salieri (August 18‚ 1750 - May 7‚ 1825)‚ born in Legnano‚ Italy‚ near the Austrian dukedom of Mantua‚ was a composer and conductor who received considerable public acclaim in his day. He studied violin and harpsichord with his brother Francesco‚ who was a student of Giuseppe Tartini. After the death of his parents‚ he moved to Padua‚ then to Venice‚ where he studied thoroughbass with Giovanni Pescetti. In 1766 Salieri met Florian Leopold Gassmann‚ who invited him to attend the court of Vienna
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CHOMSKY AND HALLIDAY’S CONTRIBUTIONS IN LINGUISTICS (Avram) Noam Chomsky is an eminent linguist and a radical political philosopher of international reputation. He was born on December 7‚ 1928 in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania‚ USA) where he grew up in a family of Ukrainian and Belarusian Jewish immigrants who had gone through New York before settling in Philadelphia. His father‚ Dr. William Chomsky‚ was a Hebrew grammarian‚ and his mother‚ Elsie Chomsky‚ was a teacher. His father fueled his academic
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this field during my undergraduate studies. I received bachelor’s degree in Economics in summer 2010 and I applied for continuing two-year programme Economics and Economic Analysis with minor in Economics and Law at the University of Economics in Prague Regarding to my academic performance at the university‚ I can honestly say that I am one of the most active students compared to others. I finished my bachelors ranked with average grade in top quartile of all under graduating students at the faculty
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Century (much earlier in India and China) had led to the ability to promulgate new ideas much more broadly and quickly than ever before. By the 15th Century the Western world was changing very quickly indeed. Early change agents included Jon Hus of Prague‚ who was burned at the stake by order of the Pope‚ and John Wycliffe of England who died of a stroke‚ but was exhumed and burned as a heretic twelve years later. Both‚ in their own way‚ challenged the legitimacy of the Catholic Church as the manifestation
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Nazi authorities staged a violent pogrom upon Jews in Germany on November 9–10‚ 1938‚ known as Kristallnacht (Night of Broken Glass). After the pogrom‚ the British government eased immigration restrictions for certain categories of Jewish refugees. British authorities agreed to allow an unspecified number of children under the age of 17 to enter Great Britain from Germany and German-annexed territories (that is‚ Austria and the Czech lands). They were spurred by British public opinion and the persistent
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