Hermann von Francois Hermann von Francois was a German General der Infanterie (General of the Infantry) best known for his significance for the many victories on the Eastern Front. Both of his grandfathers served as generals in the Prussian Army and his father was a Prussian general. Francois was the commander of the I Corps of the German Eighth Army and he was to defend against the attacks from the Russians while stationed in the province of East Prussia. In 1914‚ the war broke out and on August
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Wernher Von Braun‚ a German‚ American‚ aerospace engineer and space architect. He invented two of the most important rockets in the history of rockets‚ the V-2 and the Saturn V. Both of these rockets were very important to the development and furtherment of Missiles and Space Travel. Von Braun was born in 1912 in the Posen Province of then Germany. However after World War One this province was integrated into Poland. Early in his life‚ he stumbled on the book Die Rakete zu den Planetenräumen by Hermann
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The historical interpretation of Otto von Bismarck and Bismarckian Germany has undergone extensive transformation‚ as historians have had access to a wider variety of sources and evidence‚ and have held differing social and political presuppositions influencing their portrayal of the German unifier. The changing historical interpretations can be seen over time‚ as differing contexts and sources influence the portrayal‚ as early interpretations of Bismarck from the 1870s to the 1920s portrayed Bismarck
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Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe‚ “Faust” Faust is a man endowed with unquenchable thirst for life‚ desire for knowledge of the universe‚ nature of things‚ and his own feelings. Faust is not just a character‚ he is the personification of all mankind. Like romantic heroes‚ Faust is not able to perceive happiness in his earthly incarnation. Instead of meeting satisfaction‚ he feels a spiritual emptiness and pain from the vanity of the life. That is how he begins his first monolog: "I’ve studied‚ alas‚ philosophy
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The Power of Persuasion Hartmann von Aue’s “The Unfortunate Lord Henry/Heinrich” deals Lord Henry’s battle with Leprosy and his fight for life. He makes attempts to please God‚ including freeing himself of all worldly possessions. After disappointing doctor visits and a lack of miracle from God‚ he accepts his morbid fate and seeks refuge on a farm to live out his final years. A family of free peasants occupies and farms the land and Lord Henry takes particular interest in the young peasant girl
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greatest aviators of all time. The Red baron‚ also known as Manfred Von Richtofen‚ “was the most successful pilot of WWI with 80 confirmed kills before he was shot down during the Battle of the Somme(http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Who_were_some_of_the_most_famous_pilots_of_World_War_1).” This is his story. Manfred Von Richtofen was born on May 2‚ 1892‚ over 100 years ago (http://www.historynet.com/red-baron-world-war-i-ace-fighter-pilot-manfred-von-richthofen.htm). He was the eldest of three brothers‚ so a lot
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An important symbol in Heinrich von Kleist’s ‘The Earthquake in Chile’ is the earthquake which took place in Santiago‚ Chile. The story revolves around three main characters. Jerónimo Rugera was a tutor in Don Enrique Asterón’s house. While being employed there he had fallen in love with Don Enrique Asterón’s daughter‚ Dona Josefa. Dona’s brother told their father about this and he dismissed Jerónimo from his house and sent Dona to the convent of Our Lady of the Mountain. The most probable reason
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visiting the Mcnay Art Museum‚ one of the many intricate paintings that caught my attention was the melancholy gaze of the Greek symbol‚ Niobe. Niobe by Alexey von Jawlensky was in the 19th and 20th century exhibition where it stood out from the others with its color pallet‚ materials used‚ and its historical meaning behind the painting. Alexey von Jawlensky artistically portrayed the emotions of Niobe‚ previously described by Greek mythology‚ by emphasizing on the raw emotion of Niobe’s story using his
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Published in 2004 by Gover Atlantic Inc‚ David Von Drehle wrote Triangle: The Fire That Changed America that described that portentous day at the Triangle Shirtwaist Manufacturing plant on Walk 26‚ 1911. Von Drehle depicted not just the detestations of the caught laborers in the industrial facility additionally incorporated the poor condition of specialist’s wellbeing and low wages. The turn of the twentieth century was set apart by development in correspondence‚ motorization‚ science and transportation
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The fictional two-hundred paged book Gossip Girl is written by Cecily von Ziegesar. The book was published in May of 2002. The setting of this story is taken place in New York City’s Upper East Side during the fall in 2001. The story begins with Blair Waldorf attending a party at her house with her friends Kati Farkas and Isabel Coates. Soon after‚ Blair sneaks away from the party to her bedroom in order to have sex with her boyfriend‚ Nate Archibald. However‚ they are interrupted
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