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…in London & New York, in 1894. While he was not writing, Shaw discovered Karl Marx and read his book Das Kapital, during which, grew his interest in history & civilization. After reading Why are the Many Poor?, he joined the Fabian Society on 16th May 1884, later…

…for this!” he said, “I swear it!” (Haney 28) By 1888, at the age of 18, he had read Das Kapital by Karl Marx, a book about socialism and the evils of capitalism. A superb speaker, he could hold audiences at rapt attention with his powerful speeches (New Generation…

…. This was followed in 1790 by Cosi fan tutte, the third and final libretto provided by the Italian poet Lorenzo Da Ponte; and in 1791 by The Magic Flute, produced by a suburban theater in Vienna. During this period of financial strain, Mozart composed his last three…

…work on a statue of Erasmo da Narmi, called Gattamelata, who had died shortly before. Donatello did most of the work on the statue between 1447 and 1450 but the statue was not placed on the pedestal until 1453. It shows him in classical armor, the baton…

…at Colombo with a large fleet. Here the Portuguese began to build a small fort named "Nossa Senhora das Virtudes" or "Santa Barbara". This first fort was a triangular in shape surmounted by a central tower. Sinhalese soon besieged the fort, and around 1524…

…, the Spanish inquisition became independent of Rome. In its dealings with converted Moslems and Jews and also illuminists, the Spanish Inquisition with its notorious autos-da-fé represents a dark chapter in the history of the Inquisition. In northern Europe…

…colonies were considerably larger while Holland's dwindled under British pressure). France's search for the Northwest Passage began in the early 16th century, when the king of France authorized the expeditions of Italian, Giovanni da Verrazzano (1524…

…start using the lies at the heart of this game that we play. The game starts with different steps to follow. First, these steps are the authentic medieval uses, which range from the early, deem boys on da horses, and so on. The behavior of the boys…

…extremely expensive voyages, prodding the coasts and inlet until Bartolomew Diaz rounded the Cape of Good Hope in 1487. Another Portuguese explorer, Vasco da Gama, reached India and returned with such lucre that the Portuguese King Manuel cast a series…

…. “Cops Gun Down Unarmed Man.” New York Post. 5 Feb. 1999. NewsBank NewsFile Collection: Record Display. Internet. NewsBank. March 2000. De La Cruz, Donna. “Diallo DA Defends Handling of Case.” Associated Press. 14 March 2000. http://dailynews.yahoo.com…