… influential thinker of his time. His creation of psychoanalysis was at once a theory that people took as if it was the bible. His ideas were therapy for the relief of its ills, and a way to interpret culture and society. Despite repeated criticisms,…

… of industrial activity. Early in his career he changed jobs, moving from textiles to the telegraph office and then to the railroads (Livesay 1). Those shifts were symbolic as the brought him into contact with the dynamic forces that were altering…

… theologian, church reformer, humanist, and pastor, whom Protestant denominations in the Reformed tradition regard as a major formulator of their beliefs. Calvin was born in Noyon, France, on July 10, 1509. He received formal instruction…

… fellow men elsewhere was the vision of Lyndon B. Johnson. In his first years of office he obtained passage of one of the most extensive legislative programs in the Nation's history. Maintaining collective security, he carried on the rapidly growing…

… African American educator Booker T. Washington was gaining prominence, was also a difficult time for African Americans. The vote proved elusive and civil rights began to vanish through court action. Lynching, racial violence, and slavery's twin children…

… on September 24, 1896, his father and mother were “both of catholic and Irish descent” (Meyers). He was given three names Francis Scott Fitzgerald after the writer of The Star Spangled Banner. Edward Fitzgerald’s great-great-greatgrandfather was…

… national identity is perhaps the most important theme that need to be emphasized. We can note the shift in the American consciousness from an "otherwordly to a this-wordly" viewpoint. Franklin's abandonment of Puritanism in favor of the Enlightenment's…

… accomplice, but he was also great admirer of Great Britain’s government, which explains why he wanted to develop better relations between the U.S. and Britain. Hamilton helped Washington out a lot during his term as aide-de-camp. Alexander Hamilton also…

… He was elected in 1983, in an election that garnered national attention. He defeated the Republican candidate Bernard Epton with what many considered a “rainbow coalition” of supporters: blacks, Hispanics, Asians, liberal whites, women, and the elderly…

… been the central leader to the Vajrayana sect of Buddhism and the current Lama’s smiling face is one of the most recognizable in the world. He has become the poster boy of Buddhism and his charisma has created a market in western countries for not only…