... and a womanizer are all terms that have been used to describe Oskar Schindler. Why then, on his fifty third birthday did the municipality of Tel Aviv dedicate a plaque in the Park of Heroes describing him as savior of over 1200 Jews? Why was he declared a Righteous person in Jerusalem and invited to plant a carob tree in the Avenue of the Righteous? The answer is simple: To more than 1200 Jewish people held as prisoners in camps during World War II, Oskar Schindler and his factories are all that stood between them and death at the hands of the Nazis. Schindler's motives, even to this day, are not completely clea ...

... Brothers in Goodyear, Arizona. They started with one kettle, one delivery truck, and one store that sold their chips, Mayfair, across from the Wigwam. They didn't have a marketing budget, so they relied on sampling and word of mouth advertisement. It wasn’t long before the large grocery stores in the valley began to authorize sale of their products. It was also right around this time they had a couple of bold flavors that were real winners, Salt & Vinegar and Jalapeño. Soon, all of Arizona could buy their products. In order to serve all their Arizona customers they started a distribution company. Today Poore ...

... to national office. He married Eliza McCardle, who was a school-teacher and was a big part of Johnson’s education, she helped him learn how to write and do arithmetic. He had three sons and two daughters. was a democratic and had served in the Senate from 1857- 1862. In the early months of the Civil War, Johnson was forced to flee his own state to avoid arrest. When federal troops conquered Nashville, he resigned his Senate seat in March 1862 to accept President Lincoln’s appointment as military governor of Tennessee. He served as vice president for a month in 1865, and as president for the balance ...

... the Carthaginians unanimously elected twenty-six-year-old Hannibal to be commander of the army in Spain. He continued to conquer land without crossing the Ebro River, except for the city of Saguntum, an ally of Rome. When Saguntum began trouble between Carthage and Rome in 219 B.C., Hannibal raided the city. This began the Second Punic War. Hannibal began a long and dangerous journey, with battle elephants marching at the front of his army (Green 21). Hannibal left a lasting reminder of his deeds in the names of Spanish places such as Potus Hannibalis, Insula Hannabalis, and Scalae Hannibalis (Lancel 12). In ...

... and physical effects of World War I. Hemingway knew first hand the horrors of war. In May of 1918, Hemingway became an honorary second lieutenant in the Red Cross, but could not join the army because he had a defective left eye. Hemingway first went to Paris, and soon after receiving new orders he traveled to Milan, Italy. The day he arrived, an ammunition factory exploded and he had to carry mutilated bodies and body parts to a makeshift morgue. This was definitely a most terrifying moment for the young Hemingway. After being seriously injured weeks later, Hemingway found himself recovering at a hospital in Milan ...

... priests. Along with certain technological advances and social factors, his writings proved to be a powerful weapon in the inciting of a religious revolution. A main reason for how his teachings led to a revolution was printing and its effect on the disseminating of propaganda. Without it, the revolution would never have occurred. Between 1518-1524 the amount of books printed increased seven times and between 1517-1520, thirty Lutheran tracts sold 300,000 copies. Another reason was the financial and political difficulties experienced by the Church of Rome. Many people were worried about the prevalence of corrupt ...

... which are the same institutions by which other peoples of the world have risen to power. Marcus Gravey was the eleventh child of Marcus and Sarah Gravey. He was born in 1887 in St. Ann’s Bay, a rural town on the north coast of Jamaica in the British West Indies. Garvey learnd at a young age about the differences between the races. Being one of the few Blacks on the island, Garvey often played with the children of his white neighbors. The little girl who lived next to the Garvey’s home informed Marcus that she was being sent away to school in Scotland and that she was instructed by her parent ...

... that time, “reading was the only amusement [he] allow’d [himself, and he] spent no time in taverns, games, or frolicks of any kind� (873). Even later in his life when he has achieved financial independence and retired from his business, he does not waste any valuable time. He keeps himself fascinated in scientific thinking and occupied with political activities. As one can see from his timetable for the twenty-four hours of a day, reading and working dominate most of his time. Aside from being diligent, frugality and the simplicity of life have been an important part of Franklin’s life as evident from th ...

... until he was about twelve years old. In 1811, when Abraham was two years old. The family moved about 10 miles northeast to Knob Creek, Kentucky. Five years later, facing eviction, Thomas moved again, this time to Indiana, and erected a new home at Pigeon Creek. When Abe was seven tragedy fell upon the family, Mrs. Nancy Lincoln (abe’s mom) died. But a year later Thomas fell in love with Sarah Johnstonand shortly after got married. Sarah cared for abe and his sister as though they were her own. The years in Indiana were tough, abe got alot of jobs and became very handy with the ax in which he used to help his ...

... the religious course for the future of Europe which remains in place to this very day. Because he replaced Rome with Constantinople as the center of imperial power, he made it clear that the city of Rome was no longer the center of power and he also set the stage for the Middle Ages. His view of monarchy became the foundation for the concept of the divine right of kings. Constantine, the son of Constantius Chlorus and Helena, seems to have been born in Naissus in Serbia on 27 February ca. 272 or 273 C.E. When his father had become Caesar in 293 A.D., Constantius had sent his son to the Emperor Galerius as hostage ...