Johann Gutenberg’s printing press is one of the most influential inventions ever created. Gutenberg was a goldsmith/shopkeeper who invented what is known as the printing press. He completed the printing press by the 1452‚ when he began printing 200 copies of the Bible. He then sold those Bibles at the 1455 Frankfurt book fair. He made it because he wanted money from it. He made the printing press by combining ideas from the wine press and woodcuts‚ which were popular in China. He also created a recipe
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both World Wars‚ with that said‚ most Americans supported both those Wars. Vietnam emulates the complete opposite‚ a pointless family more crowded in controversy and fought thousands of miles away. It had all the makings to become the most unpopular American war ever. Since Vietnam did not go well at all for the US Military many people did not support the war and its soldiers. The use of Agent Orange on top of the My Lai massacre gave U.S. citizens all the ammunition they needed to wage a war to protest
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Throughout the years there many influential authors have been none to American Literature. Without many of which‚ our poems and stories would never have reached the level of entertainment and significance that they are at today. One of these very influential authors is Emily Dickinson. At first Dickinson was not known of as a great poet‚ since she did not actually publish any of her poetry before her death. It was only after she died that Lavinia‚ Dickinson’s sister‚ found the hundreds of poems
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written in order to show support towards the fight or in order to protest. One of the most prominent examples of this is in The Vietnam War was no exception for this. The Vietnam war was fought against the United States and North Vietnam. The goal for the United States in this war was to stop the spread of communism and assist their allies‚ South Vietnam‚ in the battle. The war lasted from 1954
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Lisa is regarded as a famous work of art for multiple reasons. There are tons of reasons why one could say that the Mona Lisa is famous but I’m going to try and break it down into the reasons why I believe it has become one of the most famous and iconic pieces of art in the world‚ One of the first reasons why I believe that the painting is famous is because of its very creator‚ Leonardo da Vinci. Leonardo was born on April 15‚ 1452‚ in Anchiano‚ Italy‚ and had passed away on May 2‚ 1519‚ in Clos Luce
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I associate part with the motivation behind why Nietzsche was so angry with Socrates may have been from a specific sentiment family relationship. In the event that Socrates was as he has been depicted‚ then he would have been an extremely shrewd individual‚ and prevalent regardless of being a dissident. These are qualities I think Nietzsche would have preferred. In any case‚ the bearing Socrates took these things were so in opposition to Nietzsche’s own perspectives‚ that perhaps it might be said
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Epimetheus‚ the son of Uranus and Gaea‚ was a very important Titan. The Titans were the second generation of people. Epimetheus and one of his many brothers Prometheus were supposed to give characteristics to all the animals on earth as their job or duty. Although he wasn’t a genius and was often called foolish‚ he was worshiped like the other Titans for multiple reasons. He also had a huge family that would build mythology as we know it. His family was a very controlling family‚ meaning that they
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Vietnam US marines capture Vietnamese soldiersis a small country to the south of China (‘Vietnamese’ means “non-Chinese people of the south”). There were a lot of reasons for the US to enter into this war‚ of course all of them were considered ‘moral’ and ‘correct’. One long term reason was America’s fear of Communism. The USA is a primarily Christian population‚ they as well as people of some other religions felt that Communism was “godless” because they were atheists. America was also a democracy
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Vietnam War portfolio Causes The Vietnam War was a consequence of the cold war. Since neither the United States nor the Soviet Union could risk fighting each other directly they did it in other countries indirectly like in Vietnam. One of the main causes of the Vietnam War was the Gulf of Tonkin. In the Gulf of Tonkin the USS Maddox was attacked by torpedoes from the Vietnamese. They confirmed it was Vietnamese by the markings on the shells found. Then later on a second attack happened. When the
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Protests Against the Vietnam War The 1960s and 1970s were a turbulent time for Americans as the country entered in the Vietnam War‚ from 1965 to 1975. The lives of young men were drastically changed as they were entered into the draft lottery. Others were outraged by the United States entering yet another war. Americans across the country came together and formed huge‚ diverse protests to stop the Vietnam War and save the lives of the soldiers and innocent civilians. Protesters weakened America’s
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