After the war finished‚ Nicholas’s name and reputation remained essentially unrecognizable‚ even despite the number of people he rescued. In the year 1988‚ after nearly 40 years‚ Grete Winton‚ Nicholas’s wife‚ found a scrapbook from 1939‚ during the evacuations‚ that was hidden in the attic. This scrapbook with full of all the children’s photos and a complete list of names who was rescued by Nicholas’s organization and funds. Through the surfacing of the scrapbook‚ Nicholas’s story became viral
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thought that the humans were cargo and garbage. Not only did he thought that the Jewish people worthless humans‚ but he took so many lives away from so many people. Franz Stangl had done some vicious crimes and should have been punished greatly for his actions on account of many reasons. Franz Stangl
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side suffered more than 57 thousand casualties and by the last day of the battle we had lost more than 1.5 million men. Sir Douglas Haig was British commander on the Western Front during the majority of the first world war. The high casualties of the battle were caused mostly due to his military strategies. This made him a controversial figure in the eyes of many. Haig has been considered to be the Butcher of the Somme‚ as he used tactics which sent thousands of men into a battle that would result
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Did Alexander II deserve the title “Tsar Liberator”? Taking control of autocratic Russia in 1855‚ Alexander II was the successor to his father Tsar Nicolas I having been trained his entire life to take on the role. During his reign as Tsar‚ Alexander passed many reforms all of which varied in political‚ social and economic stance. His most famous reform was deemed to be that of the emancipation of the Serfs‚ gaining him the title ‘Tsar Liberator’ as many believed that his effort to free those who
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Field Marshal Haig: “Hero or Butcher of the Somme” I consider the field marshal as a butcher and a hero for numerous reasons. While the insinuation of Haig as a butcher ignores many positives that he possessed‚ the implication of him being a hero also neglects negatives that the field marshal obtains. Although the winning of the war had come at the sacrifice of a vast number of soldiers‚ we must not forget that the general had achieved his primary objective even if it had been accomplished in
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I think the “Era of Good Feelings” doesn’t deserve its name because of the many problems during this time period. Although there weren’t any wars during this time‚ there were many political and economic problems‚ such as inflation. The “Era of Good Feelings” also had issues over problems such as slavery and national/state banks. In the spring of 1819‚ for example‚ the national economy crashed‚ causing people to lose their homes and everything overnight. The Panic of 1819 started with the National
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Why Does Alexander the Great Deserve the Title? Alexander the Great‚ King of Macedon‚ deserves the title because he was a very powerful man who conquered throughout his life. One of his greatest accomplishments was he spread the Greek culture and language throughout many parts of the world. He took on the position of the King after his father passed away and was able to also accomplish the expansion of his father’s empire. He deserves the title also because he started conquering at the very young
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Was Haig really “a donkey leading lions”? General Douglas Haig was the commander of the British army during WW1. He was accused of getting soldiers killed‚ and sacrificing thousands of men just to win the war. They blamed him because he was the commander and all orders came from him or passed through him. Approximately 900‚000 British soldiers died and about 3/4 of these deaths were due to rubbish leadership. The main reason he was blame was because of bad leadership. It was said by Gary Sheffield
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Brand Failures Matt Haig Kogan Page Brand Failures Praise for Brand Failures. . . “You learn more from failure than you can from success. Matt Haig’s new book is a goldmine of helpful how-not-to advice‚ which you ignore at your own peril.” Laura Ries‚ President‚ Ries & Ries‚ marketing strategists‚ and bestselling co-author of The Fall of Advertising and the Rise of PR and The 22 Immutable Laws of Branding “Every marketer will read this with both pleasure and profit. But the lessons
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The exploitation of racially and culturally offensive nicknames‚ mascots‚ and images in sports has been a topic of debate in the US and Canada over the last half-century. The controversy occurs at all levels ranging from elementary schools to professional teams. This has resulted in many teams changing either their team name‚ team image‚ or team mascot associated with their sports teams. The most well known professional teams that are not supported by their respective tribes are the Atlanta Braves
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