Historical Figures

Writers and speakers are effective for a variety of reasons. Martin L. King was a powerful and effective writer and activist in the Civil Right Movement. MLK uses many different examples of persuasive…

What comes to my mind when I think of the word influential? Well a better question is what do you think of from the word influential? I cannot answer that for you but I can answer the first question, …

Thea Bowman was born December 29th 1937 in Yazoo City Mississippi. Thea was a Protestant until age nine when she asked her parents if she could become catholic. Sister Thea had shared the message of g…

​Industrialists of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century strived at making a mass profit in their various corporations. They used numerous deviating tactics to reign supreme over the rest of…

Sam Houston was born to Samuel and Elizabeth Houston, near Lexington, Virginia on March 2, 1793. In 1806 after Houston's father died his mother and eight siblings moved near Maryville. Two years after…

Today, 198 countries and territories allow women the right to vote (Schaeffer). Kate Sheppard, born March 10, 1847, held a critical role in the women's suffrage movement. Because of Sheppard, New Zeal…

Sergei Eisenstein, a pioneer in the theory and practice of montage, passed away in 1948. His last work was a trilogy of Ivan the Terrible's life. (1) Eisenstein worked on Ivan the Terrible for five ye…

Queen Elizabeth the first is well known throughout time as the Warrior Queen or more commonly the Virgin Queen. Elizabeth ushered in the golden era of England and protected the country from falling to…

He started with almost nothing, but he eventually developed a fortune. Andrew Carnegie was one of the wealthiest men in the world in his time. He earned a fortune through investments, and he worked fo…

Many people have heard about the tragic incident that occurred in 1993, known as Waco. It earned its name because the stand-off occurred in Waco, Texas. While numerous articles and documentaries were …

During the twentieth century, political debate was at an all time high. There are many popular and memorable names from this time period, however there is one name that clearly stands out. This name i…

Joan Ruth Bader was the youngest of the 2 children of Nathan Bader and Celia Bader. She was born March 15 1933 in Brooklyn, New york. At only six Her sister, Marilyn died of meningitis when Joan was j…

Roman dictator Julius Caesar started as a wealthy, competitive boy. He became part of the Roman Army in 81 BC and accumulated interest in politics, so 16 years later, he became the "Adele" of Rome's e…

In " Letter From Birmingham Jail ", by Martin Luther King Jr, King contributed to the broader conversation of civil disobedience by using the power of his own perspective of the church and his experie…

"It's your reaction to adversity, not the adversity itself, that determines how your life's story will develop." (Dieter F. Uchtdorf). Important figures for change have faced many obstacles before ach…

Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey Douglass was an American abolitionist who fought for Equal Rights. He is considered one of the greatest abolitionists during the time period of slavery and racism.…

Nathanael Greene was an American General in the Revolutionary War. Greene never gave up on the American soldiers and pushed through every battle he fought. He was a great war hero due to his leadershi…

In the American Revolution, many people helped, but out of them, there was Thaddeus Kosciusko and Casimir Pulaski who played part in this war. Pulaski and Kosciusko were a great impact on the war by f…

Ida B. Wells was a woman working at the Memphis Free Press in 1892, some of her most influential pieces were written based on her view as a black woman during segregation and lynching's in the south. …

Martin Luther King Jr's "Letter from Birmingham Jail," and Fredrick Douglass' "Learning to Read" have had notably powerful impacts on the world. In similar and different ways, both use truthful rhetor…

Harriet Tubman was one of the many historical figures that have impacted us during our period of life. This short essay I am supposed to pick an important historical figure and talk about what they di…

Imagine being stuck in a cramped room, not being able to move. Having minuscule amounts of food. A massive trying to exterminate. In all that madness, remaining positive is seemingly an impossible tas…

One man making education accessible for everyone. Joseph N. Crooms was an African American Civil Rights activist that fought for education for African Americans. Joseph N. Crooms was born to former sl…

Napoleon Bonaparte was a French military leader, and an Emperor. He was born on August 15, 1769 in Ajaccio, Coria. His father was Carlo Bonaparte, and his mother was Letizia Bonaparte. Napoleon was th…

Human nature is complex and has many different aspects of it, but there are also still overlying similarities no matter the time period. One of these is the judgment of a person based on their skin co…

The Holocaust, a tragic gruesome event in history that brought many people despair and pain. However, some individuals used this despair and turned it into hope and resilience. "My mindset whatever wi…

"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere," a quote from Dr. Martin Luther King, which he uses to convey the message as to why discrimination, was so difficult, for the African American co…

One of the most powerful letters of the 20th century, Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Letter From Birmingham Jail has a lot to teach us. He wrote the Letter from Birmingham Jail to defend his position for n…

In September 1762 Catherine was crowned in Moscow. Catherine had a very enjoyable presence from here being lively, intelligent, and having positive energy. However, she was a harsh ruler that threaten…

Mao emerged as the leader of China in 1949. Many factors contributed to Mao's emergence as leader of China. Mao became the leader of China on October 1, 1949. Before he was in office, he was the chair…