Frederick II

total of ten kings that ruled as the Prussian monarchy. It began with Frederick I declaring himself king, and it ended with William II’s abdication. The first King of Prussia was Frederick I. He was born in Königsberg, Prussia on July 11, 1657. It was an ambition of his to become king, and in 1701 he succeeded due to a treaty between Prussia and Austria. He was 44 years old at the time of his succession. He was the son of Frederick William, the Great Elector. During his reign, he made allies…

world, then something is wrong with what the genre is supposed to be. I am not saying that making films like that are bad, they just aren’t what I would define as Direct Cinema. For example, even though this may be very debatable, I do not think Frederick Wiseman is a full on Direct Cinema director. His material is too argumentative and that isn’t what I look for in that genre. So the question that this all boils down to is can a filmmaker ever be truly objective? The answer is no, but they can…

course of medicine completely. However, not many have been as invigorating as Dr. Frederick Banting and his gifted assistant Charles Best. His skills and knowledge of diabetes caught the attention of the world. It was through Dr. Banting we have insulin shots, and the priceless knowledge of diabetes and insulin. Dr. Frederick Banting is arguable one of the most influential figures in the history of medicine. Frederick Grant Banting was born on November 14th, 1891 in Alliston, Ontario. He was…

During the 18th and 19th centuries, both Frederick Douglass and Olympe de Gouges were implicitly forced by their government to fight against civil right violations. In the 19th century, Frederick Douglass released The Right to Criticize American Institution corresponding to Slavery and its ill-willed repercussions amongst 3,000,000 people of color in America. In the 18th century, Olympe de Gouges released Declaration of the Rights of Woman and of the Female Citizen which was a reinterpretation…

During her reign she made a lot of improvements to Russia that have improved the government and the country for a long time. Then in 1772 she came together with Frederick William II of Prussia and Maria Theresa, the three of them divided a large section of Poland between their three states so Russia grew much bigger than it was before (McGuire 86). Under Catherine’s rule they defeated the Turks so Russia also spread southward…

The rise of Prussia within the German Empire began with Frederick William, the “Great Elector” (1640-1688), through shrewd diplomatic maneuvering and efficient domestic governance. Frederick William unified many of the scattered territories into the most powerful Protestant state and turned these territories into a unified state, to become a leading political player in northern Europe. This was a critical step in the rise of Prussia because if the smaller territories could not have been unified…

of the life of Frederick Douglass follows a man who found freedom after many years of slavery. The narrative starts of by telling us where Frederick Douglass was born, which was Tuckahoe. He also mentions his mom Harriet Bailey. She died when Frederick was about seven years old. His first master was Captain Anthony. The overseer was Mr. Severe, he was a very cruel. Later he was replaced by Mr. Hopkins. Frederick and many slaves lived in a place called the great house farm. Frederick talks about…

did not own himself. Douglass learned many things along his journey and he shares them with us through his writings. This narrative explains how slaves were inadequately treated during this period of time by their white masters and slaveholders. Frederick Douglass was born in Talbot County, Maryland. A place where murdering a slave was not considered a crime. Douglass was separated from his mom when he was a very young child,…

Do discrimination and racial profiling still exist? Brent Staples answers this question in his short essay, Just Walk on By. In this essay, Staples elaborates his opinion on the concern of racial profiling and the injustices that come with it by providing us with his experience as a young adult living in Chicago. Staples never faced his ultimate goal of reality until being awarded a scholarship to attend the University of Chicago. When his dreams of budding out of the rancorous cycle of poverty…

Hope. It is often said that hope is the force that keeps one moving in times of darkness. It is light. For many darkness is temporary, however, what do you do when that darkness lasts 450 plus years. The first group of Africans were brought to America, as slaves, in 1564. Since this moment African Americans have faced centuries of oppression, from the trans-Atlantic slave trade to the mass incarcerations of this present decade. Throughout this period darkness people of color have fought back…