When a revolt happened in Mainz
When a revolt happened in Mainz
The industrial condition reforms and improvement of urban life during the 1890-1915 period were very successful progressive reforms. Both helped improve the life of many citizens during that period and today. The many laws, such as child labor acts and pure food and drugs acts, made the quality of living much better. The Jungle, a book written by Upton Sinclair in 1906, was a fiction book about poor conditions in the meatpacking industry.…
Ulysses S. Grant Hiram Ulysses Grant was born on April 27, 1822 in Point Pleasant, Ohio. He was the first son of Jesse and Hannah Grant. When Grant was younger he was shy, and he kept to himself. As he grew up he was elected the 18th president of the United States. Ulysses was a commanding general who worked with President Lincoln to lead the Union Army to victory over the Confederacy in the Civil War.…
It is evident that the era of rock and roll greats such as Guns N’ Roses, AC/DC, and Led Zeppelin are fading. However, the passionate fans these legends created are still hungry for fist pumping guitar solos and rhythm driving bass drums. This desire for rock in roll in the twenty-first century is being adopted by the most popular radio music format in the United States: the country music industry (Kelly & Hunt 2016). In the words of Steven Tyler from Aerosmith, “Country is the new rock ‘n’ roll. There’s no (radio) format (for rock); no one is playing it” (Ruggieri 2016).…
At the age of twelve, he was indentured to “Brother James”, though within a few years he is able to break the indenture and regain his freedom. From that point, he is able to carry on with his love of learning and discovering. He opened his own shop and wrote many books, most notably is the publication of Poor Richards Almanac. He was also the publisher of the General Magazine and the organizer of the Union Company and the Library Company. He discovered that lightning was truly electricity and developed the lightning rod.…
Inventor, printer, man with the kite, writer, thinker, and scientist; Benjamin Franklin was a man of many interests known by many names. Benjamin Franklin is our most engaging founding father and we see the reflections of him and his personality through his legacy and his life’s work, helping make this country great. Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17, 1706, in Boston Massachusetts. He was the fifteenth of the seventeen children to his father Josiah Franklin by his two marriages. As the youngest son of the family, Ben was taken out of school at ten to help at his father’s candle making shop but left to apprentice at his brother’s print shop after discovering his restlessness for something he loved.…
At first glance Jane Austen’s life had no similarities to her novels, but her experiences did influence her writing. Jane Austen was born in a town called Steventon on December 16, 1776 (Craik 187). Her parents were George Austen and Cassandra Leigh Austen. She had six older brothers, one younger brother, and one sister only a year older. The Austen was a family of the “lesser gentry”; they weren’t rich but the family had many connections that put them at the same level of their richer neighbors (Shields 15).…
A long time ago on a cold winters morning in Boston, Massachusetts a little boy named Benjamin Franklin was born. January 17, 1706 was the date. When he was 10 years old he stopped school and starting working as a printer with his brother. Instead of getting his smarts from a teacher he got it by reading a lot. He was tired of working for his brother so he ran away when he was 17.…
Benjamin Franklin (January 17, 1706 – April 17, 1790) was born in Boston, Massachusetts and died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His family lived for three different centuries in the Parish of Ecton, Northamptonshire, England, on a freehold on and about thirty acres. “Benjamin Franklin was one of the official signer of the United States Constitution of 1787, Declaration of Independence, and of the Paris Peace Commission. He was one of the very first United States Postmaster’s General, a big figure in the American Enlightenment and a scientist. ”(History)…
Ben Franklin was a very intelligent man when it came to his inventions. He created successful and useful things that to this day is still used in everyday life. His inventions of bifocals, the cast iron stove, light poles and even paper money is still used today; it’s only been modified for modern day time. One of Ben Franklin’s inventions that stands out to me is the glass armonica, although this invention is often forgot I believe that it has helped the entire world and different cultures with the inventions of different instruments throughout the centuries. Without the glass armonica would we have some of the instruments we have today?…
Ashley Ortega Mrs. Ollinger- Riefstahl ITV U.S. History 17 October 2015 Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin: The Scientist Aside from being one of the presidents of the United States of America, Benjamin Franklin was also an outstanding scientist.…
As artists were frequently trying to attempt to impress the elite in hopes of finding or impressing a patron, the lower and middle classes were typically unaffected by the Renaissance culture. The invention of the printing press, by Johann Gutenberg, allowed for the possibility of educating the impoverished and illiterate, as it was much easier to mass produce books, rather than having to handwrite each copy. Before its invention, only the extremely wealthy could afford to have large libraries, as each book would have to be handwritten by a commissioned artist. The wealth that would be required to hire an adequate amount of writers to complete hundreds of books in a timely manner was only conceivable for the exceptionally wealthy and elite,…
Galileo Galilei was born on February 15, 1564 in Pisa, Italy. He was the son of Italian musician and musical theorist, Vincenzo Galilei, and Giulia Ammannati. Galileo was the oldest of 5 children in his family. Not only was he a mathematic professor and astronomer, but he was also a scientist. In fact, he was nicknamed “The Father of Modern Science”.…
“Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent. These were the words of Victor Hugo, a French poet who was very influential in the1800’s. Hugo’s perception of music was factual because he understood the impact and Importance music can have. Everybody knows what music is and they all have heard a form of it but most people underestimate the power and value music has in our everyday lives. Music is a very dynamic tool that impacts and helps people, it plays a huge role in today’s society.…
“The smartest person ever to walk the face of this earth. The man was connected to the universe in spooky ways. He discovered the laws of motion, the laws of gravity, the laws of optics. Then he turned 26.” -Neil deGrasse Tyson.…
Isaac Newton was a very famous mathematician and physicist and is know known as one of the most influential men ever. He has contributed to many fields and has helped with advancements in society. Isaac Newton was born on January 4, 1643 in Woolsthorpe, Lincolnshire, England. His father died 3 months before he was born. Newton was expected to die after birth as he was a very weak baby.…