Rockefeller was a Captain of Industry because of his methods of business. He used rebates to lower the price for his consumers. Lowering the price means the consumer won’t feel robbed. This shows Rockefeller to be a Captain of Industry. Rockefeller’s monopoly boomed when the automobile was created1. It’s natural for one company to be bettered by the creation of an object. Therefore‚ Rockefeller was a Captain of Industry through his legal methods of gaining wealth. Rockefeller was a Captain of Industry
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but immigrated to the Americas to escape religious persecution. They believed that God was the only being capable of forgiving at a full capacity‚ the sins committed. As well did they believe that man could only forgive when there is a change in actions to pursue a more efficient lifestyle. Cotton Mather was a Puritan minister of Boston’s Old North Church. In a particular era of his ministration‚ Mather was an influence to judges at the Salem Witch trial‚ but
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Neville Chamberlain was an idiot. discuss. Neville Chamberlain was Prime Minister of Britain from 28 May 1937-10 May 1940. He is famous for using his appeasement foreign policy against Adolf Hitler. His actions today are widely criticized for allowing Hitler to grow more powerful‚ the most famous example being the Munich Agreement of 1938 in which Hitler not only took over the agreed Sudetenland but went on to take over the rest of Czechoslovakia. One hand Neville Chamberlain was a responsible Prime
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great god of Olympus‚ was not a great husband. He had a big lack of loyalty in relation to his wife Hera. He always liked other women‚ making his wife very angry. This time this happened again‚ with a young lady named Æphona. One day‚ Zeus had to come to Athens to solve problems with the population. The people of Athens were very angry because Zeus was not attending their prays. But when Zeus got in Athens‚ the first person he saw was a young lady named Æphona. This lady was a peasant‚ from a poor
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Why was Galileo so condemned when he held the correct view of the universe? Essentially Galileo was condemned for questioning the accepted‚ traditional explanation of the universe as supported by the Catholic Church at the time. Not only was Protestantism dealing heavy religious and political blows to the Church’s dominance in Europe‚ so to was an increasingly questioning scientific community of which Galileo seemed to be the most vocal combatant. Whilst he certainly didn’t question God’s involvement
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forty-six years ago‚ in 1564‚ a genius was born into our world. You may have heard of this genius‚ he was the first man ever to express his views on the belief that the Earth rotated around the sun. This mans name was Galileo Galilei. Galileo’s story began when he discovered his strong talent for maths. In 1660‚ Galileo heard about the spyglass‚ and by using his mathematical knowledge and technical skills‚ he invented the telescope. With this new invention‚ he was able to begin creating his theory that
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Was Reconstruction a failure? As the bloody Civil War drew to a close‚ the period of reconstruction began to take shape across the states. There were many questions aroused following the war regarding the physical re-building of the nation‚ demobilisation and most importantly what was to replace the pre-war norm of slavery? America’s position on the latter‚ was of course both vague‚ with differing opinions from the North to the South‚ these differences which should have been settled with the outcome
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The 95 Theses is what Martin Luther thought was wrong with the Catholic Church. Luther wrote the Theses and hammered it to the Wittenberg Castle Church on October 31‚ 1517. When Luther wrote the 95 Theses‚ he criticized the Pope’s power and the church’s extreme wealth. Luther also used the Printing Press to spread his 95 Theses quicker. Without the Printing Press‚ this phenomenon wouldn’t have happened. The document was written in Latin and posted on the door of a church‚ the 95 Theses became very
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Was Joan of Arc a Heretic? The Hundred Years’ War provided a backdrop for the power struggle between the French Prince‚ Charles VII of France and the English King‚ Henry VI of England for the French throne (Barlow‚ Andrews and Pickering 2018‚ p.3). Initially‚ the English had the upper hand however towards the end of the war‚ the French were victorious; riding the English from most of France (Cantor 1999‚ p.233). This was largely due to the leadership of Joan of Arc who believed that she was the recipient
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righteous in the sight of God. The war with Mexico was both of these definitions. It was justified. In 1836‚ Texas had won it’s independence and had become apart of America. Mexico had attacked U.S. soldiers on Texas territory. Polk became president. He believed in Manifest Destiny. Manifest Destiny was the belief that God wanted America to spread across the continent. Polk wanted to fulfill that destiny and get Texas and California. The United States was justified in going to war with Mexico because
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