Leipzig

She was born on 20 October 1684 at Gehren, where her father, Johann Michael Bach, was employed as organist. It is presumed that she and Bach were living within the same residence, when she came to live with her uncle after her mother’s passing in October 1704. Needless to say, Johann Sebastian did not exactly live the life of a saint during his Arnstadt term. He eventually searched elsewhere until an opportunity arose at Mühlhausen. Johann Georg Ahle, organist of the Blasiuskirche in…

precedent in how to try war criminals. Before the Nuremberg Trials, crimes committed during war were, for the most part, pardoned simply because it was the times of war. There were the few exceptions in history with the most significant being the Leipzig War Crimes Trials. But the Nuremberg Trials was the first time that people were held fully accountable for their actions during war. It was also the first time “losers of war” were allowed to defend themselves. Despite being stripped of their…

The Sound of Thunder by Ray Bradbury is trying to express that doing what is are told will make success in life. In The Sound of Thunder Mr. Eckles sees a sign for a company that time travels. He goes inside and says that the wants to kill a dinosaur. Right before he gets in the time machine the say that he will be in big trouble and will get a big fine if the steps off the path. He goes and finds the dinosaur and when he sees the size of it he gets steps of the path. Travis and all of the…

Napoleon Bonaparte was a leader in the French military who became emperor and led France into a European-wide expansion. Napoleon wanted to expand his empire to be all over Europe. Napoleon had almost accomplished this goal, but due to a mishap when trying to invade Russia he was he was exiled to the island of Elba. Napoleon seemed to have a weakness with certain battle strategy and over confidence which led to multiple downfalls of the the French military. Napoleon’s plans for the revolution to…

to Smith as a senior and graduated in 1885 with a double major in the classics and philosophy. In 1886 the Calkins’ family went to Europe for sixteen months. After studying languages on the trip in institutions such as the University in Leipzig, located in Leipzig in the Free State of Saxony, Germany, Mary decided that she would return to tutor students in the Greek language. Once returning to Massachusetts her father organized an interview with the President of Wellesley College, a liberal arts…

besides his wife dying. He and the prince got along well until the prince got married. The prince could no longer give Bach much of his time. Bach felt neglected after a while so he looked for another place to work. He eventually got a position in Leipzig and where he produced many cantatas. Eventually he died on July 28, 1750. Bach has influenced countless musicians and even Beethoven and Mozart, two well-known composers, studied Bach’s works. Brahms, who was an important figure in the romantic…

Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe was born on August 28, 1749 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany and died on March 22, 1832 in Weimar. Goethe is considered to be the greatest literary figure of Germany because he is not only a poet, but is also a playwright and a novelist. Goethe's father, Johann Caspar Goethe was born to a wealthy family and his wife, Catharina Textor who was born to Frankfurt’s most senior official in Germany.(1) During his early years, Goethe’s passion was drawing but he quickly got…

Firebombing (Dresden, Tokyo, Hamburg) On March 9th, 1945, Tokyo was hit by a firebombing attack. Around 100,000 civilians had died. The plan was to have a low level bombing attack where speed and light weight was crucial. It would destroy the factories that produced war materials. The giant bonfire created spread the flames throughout Tokyo. The raid lasted around 3 hours, and it was the worst single firestorm recorded in history. Charred remains of Japanese civilians after the…

well as his stepfather. Wagner achieved his education at a school in Dresden, Germany. His teacher stated that he would “torture the piano in a most abominable fashion.” He did not show many skills when it came to music. In 1831, Wagner attended Leipzig University.…

plotting the coup with one of the current Directors, Emanuel Sieyes, to put the two men in power. Napoleon, a Military Leader, had crowned himself Emporer in 1799. He led his men on many military campaigns, most of which were victorious.The Battle of Leipzig had been a crushing defeat for him, getting him exiled. After being exiled to Elba, he had escaped and returned to France with a hero’s welcome. He lead another campaign, which led to yet another defeat at the Battle of Waterloo, being…