… look westward and dream about the possibilities it presented. They wondered if there was in fact an all water route from the Mississippi to the Pacific, what the whole continent actually looked like, and really, what was out there. There were many…

… important treatises, the first of which is a criticism of the doctrine of hereditary power. Sir Robert Filmer wrote Patriarcha or the The Natural Power of Kings published in 1680 in defense of the divine right of kings.  According to Filmer,…

… happened to the missing people. Jamestown is thought by most of our general population to be the first colony in the New World. This is only half true. Jamestown is considered our first successful colony, however it was not our first attempt…

… at Victoria Park School, Manchester; began work with firm of accountants, 1905; attended evening classes at Manchester Municipal College of Art, 1905-15 and at Salford School of Art, 1915-20; rent-collector and clerk with Pall Mall Property Co.…

… reformer, who started the Protestant Reformation, and whose vast influence during his time period made him one of the crucial figures in modern European history. Luther was born in Eisleben on November 10, 1483 and was descended from the peasantry,…

… I of Spain for a fully funded expedition to find a western sea route to the Moluccas Islands. If Magellan could find an easy way through or around South America it would enable the Spanish to set up a profitable trade route with the Molaccas, known…

… gentlemen, today we are gathered here to celebrate the birthday of a man who was the leading force behind the withdrawal of segregation laws in the sixty’s. The man I am talking about is Martin Luther King Jr. It is very important for everyone to…

… Protestant Reformation Books related to Protestant Reformation On October 31, 1517, Martin Luther, an Augustinian monk turned professor, nailed to a door of the Church in Wittenberg, Germany a list of Ninety-five Theses or arguments. This…

… advocates of non-violent social change strategies, Martin Luther King, Jr., synthesized ideas drawn from many different cultural traditions. Born in Atlanta on January 15, 1929, King's roots were in the African-American Baptist church. He was the…

… education he was greatly influenced by the social philosophers such as Hegel, Feuerbach and Hess. He earned his Ph.D. degree at Jena in 1841. By 1942 he became the editor of the Rheinische Zeitung, but his commentary calling for radical reforms led…