Category: Historical Figures
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Pericles: The Outstanding Politician of Athens
A number of well-known Greek men made their outstanding contributions to literature, philosophy, medicine, and politics, and their significant impact is hard to be overestimated. One of these influential and famous persons is Pericles – a Greek orator, general, politician, and patron of the arts who lived in Athens from 495 to 429 B.C. His…
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Ho Chi Minh’s Input to Vietnamese Independence
What ‘service’ did Vietnam render during that conflict? Although the role of Vietnam in World War II is quite often overshadowed by the superpowers participating in it, it would still be wrong to overlook how much the country contributed to the resolution of the conflict. Ho Chi Minh claimed in his speech that the independence…
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Lavinia Dock: The Voice of the Era
High (epithet) intelligence, remarkable (epithet) talent in medicine, and unshakable (epithet) firmness of character have repeatedly helped Lavinia Dock make the right decisions that led to success. Her life’s destiny was the most necessary and challenging; she was a woman who faced the most critical task — the fight for equality and democracy. Who else…
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James A. Garfield’s Biographical Information
Table of Contents Popular Quotes Biographical Information Resident Life in the White House Facts about President Garfield References Popular Quotes The truth will set you free, but first, it will make you miserable A pound of pluck is worth a ton of luck The spirit should not grow old The right reason is stronger than…
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Sinews of Peace: Winston Churchill’s Iron Curtain Speech
Churchill believes the Soviet Union “desires the fruits of war and the indefinite expansion of their power and doctrines.” How might those expansionist desires challenge the Western principle of national political self-determination, a cause it championed during World War 2? After World War II, the Soviet Union had its vast military forces concentrated in all…
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Harriet Tubman, an African-American Female Leader
Being a female leader is not easy, but being an African-American female leader in the 19th century was almost impossible. Despite this, the world knows such women, one of whom is Harriet Tubman. She was born in slavery, but from childhood dreamed of being free and subsequently was able to escape to the North, where…
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Thomas Jefferson’s and Benjamin Banneker’s Views and Struggles
After reading ‘Created Equal,’ the third president of the USA seemed a man of struggles and choices as it was harsh for him to break stereotypes and common beliefs due to the essential radical time for black people when Jefferson was in the government. The dialogue with one of the most famous African Americans possessing…
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Gamal Abdel Nasser’s Political Leadership
The political views of Gamal Abdel Nasser were initially complex and contradictory. On the one hand, he was interested in the idea of Western democracy, and in the solidarity and discipline of people, but ruled with the iron fist of a dictatorship on the other. Apart from that, he supported the ideas of the Arab…
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History: Winston Churchill’s Iron Curtain Speech
Winston Churchill is famous for his diplomatic talent and inspiring speeches. In 1946, he delivered one of his most well-known speeches, “The Sinews of Peace.” In this address, Churchill outlined the most important steps to be taken by Western countries to prevent new wars from happening. This speech is often regarded as the start of…
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Sappho in the History of Same-Sex Sexuality
The true biography of Sappho is largely unknown, but certain facts about her have been found either from historical accounts of her life or her own work. She was born around 615 B.C. in an aristocratic family on the island of Lesbos in Greece (Mark, 2021). There has been evidence that suggested that Sappho had…