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    Florence Duomo Historical Background Information Around 1415, Filippo Brunelleschi competed for the chance to build the dome of the Florence Duomo. Florence was home to many talented artists, and all of them entered competitions to build or design various buildings around the city. Just a few years before, Brunelleschi had competed to design the bronze doors on the baptistery, but lost the competition to Lorenzo Ghiberti. Along with Ghiberti and Michelangelo, Brunelleschi built a model of what…

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    Background Florence Nightingale was born at the Villa La Colombaia in Florence, Italy on the 12th of May 1820. She was born two years after her one and only sister, Frances Parthenope. Both Florence Nightingale and Frances Parthenope was named after a place they were born in, one being Florence, Italy and the latter “Parthe” after Parthenopolis which once was a Greek settlement, now part of Naples, Italy. Florence Nightingale was born into a British family that belonged to the upper-middle-class…

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    I am Florence Nightingale. I was born on May 12th, 1820 in Florence, Italy. My parents were inspired by the city to name me. My parents are William and Frances Nightingale. My father was a wealthy landowner and owned three estates. My mother was a British socialite known for her beauty. I am the youngest of the two daughters and also less important, according to my parents.1 My sister, Parthenope, and I were complete opposites.2 My sister and I were raised to be very social since our family was…

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    Public ritual in Renaissance Florence involved many actors took many forms.1 Rituals could be civic rituals performed by the citizens of the city, or rituals primarily concerned with one family or group of people, but were displayed and therefore made available to the public.2 Some rituals were popular rituals were anyone could participate. These public rituals had various purposes, the most important ones being reproducing hierarchies which conditioned the organization of power within the…

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    Florence Nightingale as the “original” nurse, and has led the path for all nurses since. Florence was born in 1820 in Florence, Italy and that is where her name came from. Florence was born into an upper class family, but she felt calling from God to help. With that calling Florence wanted to train to become a nurse, and after some convincing to her parents in 1851 she went to Germany to train as a nurse. In 1854 the Crimean War began and that is when Florence began to really shine. Florence…

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    Florence Nightingale helped more womenbecome nurses. She was a very kind nurse to her patients, but very strict to her employees. Through important life events and influences, Nightingale contributed to some nursing techniquesthat are still used today. Nightingale changed nursing for the better. Florence Nightingale had events in her life that contributed to her nusing. On May 12,1820, Florence was born. She was named after the city she was born in, though many people called her Flo (Ridley,…

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    Florence Nightingale was a young women who belonged to a middle class family. Her father had a very extensive education with included the classics, philosophy and modern languages, he taught his young daughters all that he knew. Florence however excelled in math and sciences. In the 19th century Florence’s parents took her and their other daughters on a tour of Europe which was intended to educate them. On this trip Florence kept a diary which she recorded notes on population statics of…

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    Florence Nightingale pushed the government to make changes to better soldiers health in hospitals. Not only did she push for this reform during the Crimean War, but after too. Nightingale became well known for her work in helping sick and wounded soldiers in the war. How she essentially founded nursing and set an example for the rest of the years to follow. She spent her nights caring for soldiers, giving her the name “Lady with a Lamp.” Nightingale was born in Florence, Italy on the night of…

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    Florence Nightingale was one of the most influential figures in medical history on the borderline of the 19th and 20th century. She became famous and titled as a “Lady of the Lamp” after her nursing in the military camp for her strong desire to help relieve pain and sufferings of the seriously wounded soldiers. Biography: Florence Nightingale was born in Florence, Italy on May 12, 1820. She and her two younger sisters were raised in a wealthy and influential British family that belonged to the…

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    Why is Florence Nightingale known as "The Lady with the Lamp?" She is a very respected and well known woman. She helped wounded soldiers in the war, and received many awards for doing so. Florence Nightingale changed the history of nursing by saving one life at a time. Florence Nightingale was born on May 12, 1820, in Florence Itlay (Biography.com). Florence had one older sister (History.com). Her name was Frances Parthenope Verney. As a child Florence was very smart and loved math…

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