Category: Historical Figures

The “Letter from Birmingham Jail” was authored by Martin Luther King (1963) while in custody. King references the church leaders as the audience in the first paragraph of the letter. In the article, the clergy term King as a sheer outsider who instigated the demonstrations. In the letter, King uses narrative in making ethos appeals.…

A number of well-known Greek men made their outstanding contributions to literature, philosophy, medicine, and politics, and their significant impact is hard to be overestimated. One of these influential and famous persons is Pericles – a Greek orator, general, politician, and patron of the arts who lived in Athens from 495 to 429 B.C. His…

Table of Contents Introduction Early Years University Years Revolutionary Path Conclusion Reference List Introduction Ernesto Guevara who is best-known as Che Guevara was one of the leaders of the Cuban Revolution that took place in the 1960s. He adopted Marxist ideas when he was a medical student and he fought for the rights and freedom…

Introduction Martin Luther, known as the father of the Reformation, had a remarkable life that is discussed by several authors. In his Martin Luther: A Late Medieval Life book, Volker Leppin offers his vision on the key biographic points of this theologian. By reading and analyzing the lives of prominent persons in their historical contexts,…

The political views of Gamal Abdel Nasser were initially complex and contradictory. On the one hand, he was interested in the idea of Western democracy, and in the solidarity and discipline of people, but ruled with the iron fist of a dictatorship on the other. Apart from that, he supported the ideas of the Arab…

Table of Contents Introduction Militarized state Church and state Reforms in administration Conclusion Works Cited Introduction The book Two lives of Charlemagne gives account of Charlemagne’s life through the eyes of two authors Einhard and Nokter the Stammerer. Lewis Thorpe further edited the book. Charlemagne was a medieval ruler and is considered one of the…

High (epithet) intelligence, remarkable (epithet) talent in medicine, and unshakable (epithet) firmness of character have repeatedly helped Lavinia Dock make the right decisions that led to success. Her life’s destiny was the most necessary and challenging; she was a woman who faced the most critical task — the fight for equality and democracy. Who else…

While many associate Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States, and the person that had written the Declaration of Independence with the idea of freedom, his attitudes towards the concepts of slavery were dual. As mentioned in the CBC News video, Jefferson’s virtues were enormous while his vices were equally as enormous. He…

Being a female leader is not easy, but being an African-American female leader in the 19th century was almost impossible. Despite this, the world knows such women, one of whom is Harriet Tubman. She was born in slavery, but from childhood dreamed of being free and subsequently was able to escape to the North, where…

Though implying accuracy and requiring factual information, the world of science is full of legends and has unique mythology that coexists with the foundations of contemporary science (Numbers and Kampourakis 11). Isaac Newton’s biography and the scientific revolution that his discoveries led to (Berkun 4) are the domains that are also mystified to a considerable…