Isaiah Dr. Brauner Music History 211 Flanangan‚ Sabina . Hildegard of Bingen‚ A Visionary Life. New York: Routlege‚ 1989. This book mainly focuses on the life of Hildegard as a spiritualist and a healer‚ as do most books that were written about her. It begins by outlining the basic events of her life and death; her illness as a child‚ her education at a convent by a woman named Jutta‚ and the visions she saw from an early age. She regarded these visions as gifts from God but was reluctant
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Hildegard von Bingen was a headstrong woman. The convent in Disbodenberg. was both restrictive and liberating for those living in it. There were many rules in which the nuns had to follow and they did not have the power to do anything they wanted. This can be seen in the film when Richardis‚ a young nun in training‚ is seen running through the garden and proclaims that the rules of St. Benedict are “guidelines not commandments. (film)” This thought process is not taken fondly by Hildegard as she
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Hildegard von Bingen was a German Benedictine abbess‚ theologian‚ and visionary writer‚ known across Europe as Saint Hildegard or Sybil of the Rhine. She produced major works of religious literature including visionary tracts‚ essays on natural science and medicine‚ liturgical dramas‚ and songs for devotional performance (The State College of Florida). The twelfth century Catholic Church recognized the divine source of Hildegard’s prophecies‚ and authorized her to organize events of public ministry
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Clausewitz Von Karl throughout European history and his role in battle. As a boy Clausewitz attended his towns school which was known as Burg. It was one of the best institution during his time‚ this tells us he was very well educated. In his class‚ there were about seventy other students‚ most of them were between the ages six to sixteen. During their classes‚ they were taught grammar‚ arithmetic‚ and a bit of Latin. The curriculum was modelled after Hecker’s Realschule in Berlin‚ which sought
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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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Heinrich Himmler Was Heinrich Himmler‚ Reichsführer-SS and Hitler’s right-hand man‚ responsible for the implementation of the Final Solution - the extermination of the Jews? Heinrich Himmler was born in Munich‚ Germany on 7 October 1900. In 1923‚ Himmler joined the Nazi party. He became Reichsführer-SS in 1929. By the time World War Two broke out‚ Himmler was one of the most feared men in Nazi Germany and Europe. Heinrich Himmler devised the plans which led to the killing of millions of Jews. The
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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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Introduction Many scientists helped to make the first moon landing possible. One of those scientist was Dr. Wernher Von Braun. He was an important factor in the landing on July 16‚ 1969. He used his knowledge from his past to aid in the success of . Dr. Wernher Von Braun was an amazing scientist in the space age. Dr. Wernher Von Braun was a very successful scientist in the space race but most of his work was undermined because of his nazis past. He still helped the exploration of the moon meanwhile
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As a prosecutor of the International Criminal Court‚ I am pleased to announce that Adrian Dietrich Lothar von Trotha‚ German military commander during the european new colonial era has been charged with genocide. Genocide is a serious crime and it is upto and only upto the International Criminal Court to decide whether Lothar von Trotha is guilty or if he was just following orders. Lothar von Trotha is know for suppressing people‚ he excelled at war. He had distinguished himself from others in the
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Carl Philipp Gottfried von Clausewitz was a Prussian soldier who later became a major military thinker of the 19th century. Antoine-Henri Jomini was a Swiss man that joined the French revolution and even joining Russia and would become the most popular thinker of his time. Both Jomini and Clausewitz share many similarities more than their differences yet they both do focus on two different camps of ideas‚ the importance of strategy and chaos in war. One of Jomini’s main points of interest in war
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