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    Erich Von Daniken

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    Erich Von Daniken was born in Switzerland in 1935. He attended the College St-Michael in Fribourg, Switzerland and occupied his time with studying ancient holy writings. While he was a manager of a five-star hotel, he wrote his first book "Chariots of the Gods" in 1968, which quickly became a best seller in the United States and Germany. He received fame and recognition for a TV special called "In Search of Ancient Astronauts" which was based off of "Chariots of the Gods" in 1993. It's also said…

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    Otto Von Bismarck was an important figure and was born on April 1, 1815. He was appointed prime minister of Prussia as he was a supporter of King William I. Since the German Confederation was made out of thirty eight states, there was no unity. In 1848, people of the German Confederation wanted a unification, and so the Frankfurt Assembly attempted to create a constitution for a future unified Germany ; although it was unsuccessful. Due to this, Bismarck became well known for his part in the…

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    Mathematicians 1800s

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    shaped it and the people who inhabit it. so, may this essay please you. 2: Happenings in this period: 1805: aaron burr killed Alexander Hamilton in duel. 1809: Abraham lincoln is born. 1826: thomas jefferson and john adams die. 1838: ferdinand graf von zeppelin is born. 1845: william kingdon clifford is born. 1861:…

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    Katherine von Drachenberg, or more familiarly known as Kat Von D is a famous tattoo artist that many know from the famous television shows, “Miami Ink” and “LA Ink.” Sephora approached her back in 2008 to help her set up a couple shades for her own liquid lipstick line. Since then the Kat Von D Beauty collection has vaguely developed into a diverse makeup brand with numerous different products to choose from such as, foundations, liquid lipsticks, eyeshadow palettes and much more. (“Kat”).…

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    and Germany at the time (Inscriptions). Battleships and submarines were also included in these naval creations. Alliances arose exemplifying rivalry between the different national powers. The first alliance to form called the Triple Alliance in the year of 1907, included the European countries of Germany, Austria- Hungary, and Italy. Germany’s current leader was Kaiser Wilhelm II who headed their constitutional monarchy. Kaiser Franz Joseph led Austria- Hungary with their constitutional…

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    Otto von Bismarck’s Policy from 1871 to 1890 From 1871 to 1890 was the reign of Bismarck as the chancellor of Germany. With the new chancellor came a new style of Diplomacy. Bismarck Diplomacy could be described as a chess game he was playing between all of the other great powers of Europe. Although the goal of the game was not to win all of the pieces. This era can be broken down into three essential components relevant to Bismarck’s reign, His initial goals and purposes of his actions, the…

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    Germany (Deutschland) was established by Charlemagne in 800 A.D.; this combination of states were based on two compromises. “The first was between the King of Prussia and the rulers of the other German states, who agreed to accept him as the Kaiser (emperor or king) of the new United Germany, provided they could continue to control their states as they previously had.” (Deutsch Culture) The second was the agreement to accept a constitution that combined a powerful authoritarian monarchy with a…

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    There once was a monkey named Jim. He was sitting in his mother’s family room which had the sun shining through. He was listening to the sounds of the rocket launching on the TV. He saw the flames that came out of the bottom, and the American flag painted on the side. He was watching the moon launch, and he was thinking that he wanted to ride in the rocket when he grew up. Jim later asked his mom if he could be an astronaut one day, and his mom said, “You can be whatever you want if you put in…

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    Farewell To Arms

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    A Farewell to Arms show’s Hemingway’s at war experience. As similar to the same character in the book the main character is Frederick Henry have the same experience in common. Hemingway’s was rejected from the us army for having poor sight. He didn't have really good sight due to boxing. When in battle he was wounded and hit by an Austrian mortar shell. Besides the wound he also managed to carry an italian soldier to the nearby command post. However, machine gun fire struck him in his foot and…

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    The Enabling Act

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    INTRODUCTION: The consolidation of the Nazi power in 1933 to 1934 was a ramification of a plethora of dynamics and cannot be pinned to one singular event nor factor. Whilst it is alleged that through the ratification of the Enabling Act, the Nazi regime transformed the democratic republic into a monolithic administration, it is clear that Germany was already riding the wave to becoming a dictatorship prior to 1933, through the continuous abuse of Article 48. Although the Enabling Act was the…

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