will also put some reasons that he did not play a factor in. So how was Gustav Stresemann a big factor in German history? Gustav Stresemann was a German politician and a statesmen. He served as chancellor in 1923. He was also a foreign minister during 1923-1929‚ during the Weimar republic. He was awarded with the nobel peace prize in 1926. Stresemann was born on May 10‚ 1878 and he died October 3‚ 1929. Gustav Stresemann was significant because of the many things he did for Germany from 1923
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Antigone vs. Socrates In the plays Antigone and the Crito the two lead characters‚ Antigone and Socrates‚ showed completely different ideas regarding their responsibilities to the State. Antigone believes in divine law and does what she thinks that the Gods would want her to do. Socrates‚ on the other hand‚ believes that he owes it to the State to follow their laws whether he thinks they are right or not. In Antigone‚ her brother Polynices‚ turned against his own city by attacking his own
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are measured. It is defined as the industrialized mass-murder of predominately Jews‚ gypsies‚ homosexuals‚ Jehovah’s Witnesses‚ the homeless‚ and the disabled; orchestrated and directed by the German Nazi Government1. Many questions arise such as: why was it socially allowed? How were the murders concocted? And what is meant by “industrialized?” Industrialized murder is the mechanized‚ impersonal‚ and sustained mass destruction of human beings‚ organized and administered by states‚ legitimized and
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The Oregon Trail was a major part of out states history. Travelers ventured into uncharted territory and faced elements unknown. The journey was treacherous and stretched over 2‚000 miles. Settlers faced death in many ways‚ but by far disease was the most gruesome. Typhoid fever and Cholera were some common diseases they faced. These were spread effectively by drinking contaminated water. Other common diseases were Measles and Dysentery. Due to illness on the trail 6-10% of pioneers died on
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all people? These questions were all juggled by Socrates in Ancient Greece between 300-400 BCE. Socrates was known for being a great speaker and being able to get his point across to those who listened. Socrates’ knowledge formed the basis for the start of his prodigy Plato‚ who went on to be a famous philosopher of his own right. In The Apology‚ Socrates’ idea of the Good Life is detailed through The Socratic Method‚ and The Riddle of Apollo. Socrates spent a great deal of his time working on answering
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democracy‚ executed the philosopher Socrates in the year 399 bce for the crime of impiety” (Nails 27) Why did Athens wait so long to put Socrates on trial? In order to explore my topic and try to answer my question‚ I began reading three scholarly sources‚ which gave me a better understanding on why he could of been put to trial. It still raises the same question as to what really happened and why was Socrates sent to trial at such a late age in life. Socrates throughout his life has been teaching
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Johnson was impeached because he took a fateful step. He removed from office Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton‚ who had administered the War Department in support of the congressional Reconstruction policy. This seemed to violate the Tenure of Office Act‚ which was passed the year before over Johnson’s veto‚ which required Senate consent for such removals. The house impeached Johnson on February 24. The official reasoning of his impeachment was that he had violated the Tenure of Office Act.
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Haig was a significant character for various reasons during World War One‚ most of which were negative. In his earlier days‚ Haig was significant because it was ultimately his leadership that resulted in a number of disasterous losses for the British Army‚ for example the Battle of the Somme (1916) which is still seen as one of the British Army’s biggest failures to this day. His intial failures stem from his backward leadership and poor connection with the British troops. Having said this‚ in the
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1/19 Review by Don Milligan Why Marx Was Right Terry Eagleton New Haven & London: Yale University Press‚ 2011 ISBN 978-0-300-18153-1 Pbk “Was ever a thinker so travestied?” T erry Eagleton ends Why Marx Was Right with this rhetorical question: “Was ever a thinker so travestied?” This is a fitting end to a book which is a lament for the wicked ways of a world that has done so much damage to the thought and legacy of Karl Marx‚ piling misconception upon misconception‚ so that
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Days of Socrates”. The author of the book is Plato. Plato was born in Athens his father was named Ariston and his mothers name was Perictione. Plato became a pupil of Socrates when he was young. Plato attended his trial but he did not attend the execution of Socrates.(onelittleangel.com) The story describes how Socrates is being taken to trial for being accused of putting “wrong” thoughts into the minds of young men. Socrates goes to trial and explains himself and why he is innocent and why people
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