The Revolutionary War was the most dramatic occurrence in America ’s long‚ tragic‚ and amazing history. After all‚ it was the technical beginning of the country we live in today. When starting out‚ America had virtually no navy. This changed because of John Paul Jones. Jones was the revolutionary war ’s first naval commander‚ and is known as the "Father of the American Navy." Though he started out as not a very rich man‚ Jones became a naval commander for both America and Russia. He was very
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Katie Freer 12/7/12 World Religions Fall 2012 Wicca I read Wicca ’s Charm: Understanding the Spiritual Hunger behind the Rise of Modern Witchcraft and Pagan Spirituality by Catherine Sanders for my project. This book was very insightful into the religion and into reasons why people are no longer conforming to the church. I learned quite a few things from reading this book. The book begins with Sanders explaining why Wicca has grown in recent years. She comes
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Elizabeth had the palace rebuilt in 1756 because she thought it was outdated. When it was rebuilt‚ it was designed in a more Rococo style‚ which is where all the excessive gold‚ porcelain‚ and other riches came to be prominently on display. While Catherine may have intended for the palace to be a simpler summer vacation palace‚ Elizabeth wanted it to display her power‚ wealth‚ and the glory of her
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Pugachev Rebellion: Although Catherine scorned violence outside of the battlefield and believed in peaceful ideals‚ such as prevention over punishment and anti-torture‚ there was an occasion where she contradicted herself. This occurred when dealing with one of the greatest peasant revolts of Russia. She initially wanted to improve the lives of the lower classes‚ but later came to the realization that Russia wasn’t ready for those changes yet and doing so would upset the people she relied
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According to‚ “Don’t do what you love for a career—do what makes you money‚” Catherine Baab-Muguira concerns about what do we live for and how do we live for‚ to understand what the most important in life is‚ especially about career. She told that we must do the work that will make much money‚ to make life’s work out. The author knows that it’s easier to do your work to pursue your dreams that we usually called passion. It opens our minds to make us realize that a success is not accomplished by a
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from 23 March 1801 to 1 December 1825 and Ruler of Poland from 1815 to 1825‚ as well as the first Grand Duke of Finland. Soon after his birth on December 23‚ 1777‚ Alexander was taken from his father‚ Paul I of Russia‚ by his grandmother‚ Catherine the Great‚ who greatly disliked Paul and did not want him to have any influence on the education of Alex. Both sides tried to use Alexander for their own purposes and he was therefore torn emotionally between his grandmother and his father. This
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Catherine the Great was one of the greatest rulers Russia has ever had. While most of their rulers started wars and were focused on gaining land‚ she was more focused on improving the overall state of Russia. She was born in 1729 and died in 1796. At the age of 15‚ she was invited by Empress Elizabeth to meet and possibly marry the heir to the throne‚ Grand Duke Peter. However‚ the Duke was a very immature child. The ended up marrying‚ but it was always a dysfunctional relationship. When Empress
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In the eighteenth-century Europe was undergoing many changes in power as well as changes in ideals. The country of Europe was going through a time of enlightenment‚ revolutions‚ and wars. Central and eastern Europe was also going through changes; there were a set of new powers that began to rise. Austria‚ Prussia‚ and Russia were joining the ranks of other strong European countries due to the fact that they were all beginning to build powerful nations. There were important figures in all three
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In the latter half of the 16th century‚ France was torn by a religious conflict between Catholics and Protestants‚ called Huguenots‚ which mainly referred to French Calvinists. Catherine de Medici‚ the mother of the young king Charles IX hit upon a plan to finally exterminate the Protestants; she proposed that a marriage should be arranged between Margaret‚ the catholic sister of King Charles‚ and Henry de Bourbon‚ the Huguenot king of Navarre. All the notable leaders of the land were invited to
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Thomas Hobbes Thomas Hobbes was an english philosopher in the 17th century. He was born in a time were the church ruled. He was known for his book Leviathan and for his view on politics and social behavior. He said that having a government was a must for us humans because they set rules for us. If there weren’t ruled people would act according to what they like‚ what they want and that is often killing. This means that he believed we needed the government in order to not be in war. Thomas Hobbes
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