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Tashoku Kisune

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"Favorite historical figure" , posted Wed 2 Apr 10:44

Hey, I've got a question I meant to ask you guys. Do you have a favorite historical figure? I'll say devide it into Western and Asian history because I think they're too different to be combined. ^_^ So let's hear your favorites and why!

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Daala

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"Re(1):Favorite historical figure" , posted Wed 2 Apr 10:58

Historical Figure.... I guess it would be Alexander the Great. We can over look the having sex with boys thing...but he was great. He open up asia to west and took back new ways of thinking and medicine techniques.
I'm more into old western world history, tho I did teach some latin history.
However during the Roman times they has some great battle and I'm into all that.

Damn! I'm making no sense...LOL!

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Hey, I've got a question I meant to ask you guys. Do you have a favorite historical figure? I'll say devide it into Western and Asian history because I think they're too different to be combined. ^_^ So let's hear your favorites and why!

Dr Baghead

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"Re(1):Favorite historical figure" , posted Wed 2 Apr 11:05

my favorite historical figure, obviously that would be Ghangis Khan, but I'm sure that went without saying.

I don't have any favorite "western" figures... unless Montezuma counts.

Radish

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"Re(1):Favorite historical figure" , posted Wed 2 Apr 11:08

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Hey, I've got a question I meant to ask you guys. Do you have a favorite historical figure? I'll say devide it into Western and Asian history because I think they're too different to be combined. ^_^ So let's hear your favorites and why!

Winston Churchill. He had the strength to pull Britain through WWII and left us with plenty of neato quotations.

sabo10

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"Re(2):Favorite historical figure" , posted Wed 2 Apr 11:28

Lu Bu.
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Holiday

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"Re(2):Favorite historical figure" , posted Wed 2 Apr 11:52

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Winston Churchill. He had the strength to pull Britain through WWII and left us with plenty of neato quotations.

Every baby is said to resemble Winston Churchill?
My favourite historical figure is Caligula.
Nono, just joking!

I guess mine would have to be Osamu Tezuka ;)
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Hungrywolf

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"Re(1):Favorite historical figure" , posted Wed 2 Apr 11:57

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Hey, I've got a question I meant to ask you guys. Do you have a favorite historical figure? I'll say devide it into Western and Asian history because I think they're too different to be combined. ^_^ So let's hear your favorites and why!

My favorite historical figures are Joan of Arc, Napoleon, Jimmy Stewart, and Red Skelton. Well, maybe Stewart and Skelton don't count.

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"Re(2):Favorite historical figure" , posted Wed 2 Apr 13:42

can't think of any specifics. Erwin Rommel and Andrew Jackson come to mind, mainly for their military achievements. i'm sure there's others, but i'm drawing a blank

Toxico

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"Re(3):Favorite historical figure" , posted Wed 2 Apr 14:32

Hmmmmnnnn..... This figure did not have actually an important role on the world's history, but he did in fact is well known and have several works that speak of what he sought ¬_¬...

He is the writter Edgar Alan Poe

Mog
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"Re(1):Favorite historical figure" , posted Wed 2 Apr 15:34

Toyotomi Hideyoshi! His portable, gold teahouse had the power to destroy all!!!
joking, joking... (No offense meant to anyone of Korean or Chinese nationality.)

In all seriousness though, history is a kind of hobby for me, so I find many different individuals interesting. The first two that came mind for me were Franklin Roosevelt and Malcolm X. Oh, and good call on Rammel JJJ.

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Tashoku Kisune

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"Re(2):Favorite historical figure" , posted Wed 2 Apr 15:45

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My favorite historical figures are Joan of Arc, Napoleon, Jimmy Stewart, and Red Skelton. Well, maybe Stewart and Skelton don't count.

Dude, no kidding? You just listed two of my favorites. I'm A HUGE HUGE HUGE Joan of Arc fan and a big Napoleon fan. Whoa.. it's kinda freaky how similiar our tastes are. o_O But I also tend to favor Catherine the Great, too.

I like Edgar Allen Poe's stuff but he's not my favorite person, surprisingly enough.

As for Asian: Okita Souji and Ryoma Sakamoto. ^_^ Definitely some cool ass peeps.

the REAL master
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"Re(3):Favorite historical figure" , posted Wed 2 Apr 17:10

marcus garvey, king hannibal, ceteweyo, mutato.

Satoshi_Miwa

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"Re(4):Favorite historical figure" , posted Wed 2 Apr 17:37

I'm partial to Albert Einstein myself. A great scientist with a quirky sense of humor.

Gen

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"Re(1):Favorite historical figure" , posted Wed 2 Apr 17:39

quote:
Hey, I've got a question I meant to ask you guys. Do you have a favorite historical figure? I'll say devide it into Western and Asian history because I think they're too different to be combined. ^_^ So let's hear your favorites and why!

There is a large history of trade and interaction between Asia and other parts of the world.

My current answers:

Eastern Hem:
Maybe a nice Mongolian conqueror like G.K.

Did you know that the Morman's think Jesus has been to both hemispheres?

Western Hem:
Ben Franklin

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talbaineric

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"Re(2):Favorite historical figure" , posted Wed 2 Apr 17:51

Robin Hood

And there's a couple more. But I can't think of them at the moment.

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Rid Hershel

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"Re(1):Favorite historical figure" , posted Wed 2 Apr 17:55

Another writer, but he did a lot for me, Jules Verne. Also, Leonardo da Vinci and Thomas Alva Edison, true visionaires.

I absolutely deny to name a politician or a militar or religious leader. They don't do much to make the world better.

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Kurai Kaze
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"Re(1):Favorite historical figure" , posted Wed 2 Apr 20:04

quote:
Hey, I've got a question I meant to ask you guys. Do you have a favorite historical figure? I'll say devide it into Western and Asian history because I think they're too different to be combined. ^_^ So let's hear your favorites and why!

Alright... Asian... We just had this discussion. The venerable Samurai Kusunoki Masashige. I intend to write a novel about him someday.
Western... does... *cough* Mat Cauthon from Wheel of Time count?

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Mog
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"Re(5):Favorite historical figure" , posted Wed 2 Apr 21:03

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I'm partial to Albert Einstein myself. A great scientist with a quirky sense of humor.

I have to agree with you on Einstein and with Rid on Leonardo da Vinci for their contributions to society. I appreciate the two of them further in how they've served as role-models to those who suffer with Learning Disabilities/Differences (even though it may have not been by their choice). And since we're on the subject of scientists, I'll go ahead and add the physicist and armature safe-cracker Richard Feynman to this list.

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Tashoku Kisune

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"Re(6):Favorite historical figure" , posted Wed 2 Apr 22:02

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I'm partial to Albert Einstein myself. A great scientist with a quirky sense of humor.

I have to agree with you on Einstein and with Rid on Leonardo da Vinci for their contributions to society. I appreciate the two of them further in how they've served as role-models to those who suffer with Learning Disabilities/Differences (even though it may have not been by their choice). And since we're on the subject of scientists, I'll go ahead and add the physicist and armature safe-cracker Richard Feynman to this list.

agreed...

Satoshi_Miwa

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"Re(6):Favorite historical figure" , posted Wed 2 Apr 23:20

I'll also add Stephan Hawking to the list, as not only is he a great scientist..He's also guest voiced in episodes of Futurama and the Simpsons...

threesixtee

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"Re(7):Favorite historical figure" , posted Thu 3 Apr 00:33

wong fei hung.

he helped fend off the british for over ten years, and was the basis for blockbuster jackie chan and jet li films.

VManOfMana
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"Re(8):Favorite historical figure" , posted Thu 3 Apr 00:36

Miyamoto Musashi

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threesixtee

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"Re(9):Favorite historical figure" , posted Thu 3 Apr 00:43

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Miyamoto Musashi

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Gen

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"Re(8):Favorite historical figure" , posted Thu 3 Apr 00:46:

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wong fei hung.

he helped fend off the british for over ten years, and was the basis for blockbuster jackie chan and jet li films.

Plus he can do the no shadow kick or whatever it's called. Also can beat people up with umbrella. Historical documents speak of his excellent wire technique too. :)

[this message was edited by Gen on Thu 3 Apr 00:48]

threesixtee

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"Re(9):Favorite historical figure" , posted Thu 3 Apr 00:54

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Plus he can do the no shadow kick or whatever it's called. Also can beat people up with umbrella. Historical documents speak of his excellent wire technique too. :)

HAHAHA! good one.

JUKE_JOINT_JEZEBEL

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"the coffee table = the universe" , posted Thu 3 Apr 08:21

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Oh, and good call on Rammel JJJ.

i've looked up to the man ever since i was a child. i should do more research on him now that i'm grown. i could probably understand half of it better

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I absolutely deny to name a politician or a militar or religious leader. They don't do much to make the world better.

it must be a cultural thing
(i won't go on unless you tempt me)

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I'll also add Stephan Hawking to the list, as not only is he a great scientist..He's also guest voiced in episodes of Futurama and the Simpsons...

actually, for those of you who look up to this guy, i'd like a real explanation of his endeavors. seriously, i believe the man is insane

Hungrywolf

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"Mat Cauthon doesn't count, Kurai" , posted Thu 3 Apr 09:56

quote:
Hey, I've got a question I meant to ask you guys. Do you have a favorite historical figure? I'll say devide it into Western and Asian history because I think they're too different to be combined. ^_^ So let's hear your favorites and why!

Alright... Asian... We just had this discussion. The venerable Samurai Kusunoki Masashige. I intend to write a novel about him someday.
Western... does... *cough* Mat Cauthon from Wheel of Time count?

...but it's good to see another WoT fan on the boards.

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Time Mage

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"Re(1):the coffee table = the universe" , posted Thu 3 Apr 11:50

My picks are varied. Let's see... There are writers, like Francisco de Quevedo, an Spanish poet from the Baroque period. There's also Nelson Mandela, responsible of the South Africa we know now, and finally Einstein, who did way more things than the Special and General Relativity theories; in fact, his contribution to the Quantum Physics is considered even more important than the Relativity.

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actually, for those of you who look up to this guy, i'd like a real explanation of his endeavors. seriously, i believe the man is insane

It's not easy to explain, JJJ. He works mainly in Astrophisic and Mathematic Physics (that is, mathematical theories very related to physics), and is really a genius. He is a mathematics genious, and applies it to make theories about black holes, the origin of the universe, and such things.
Just don't read his only "divulgative" book called "The Meaning of Time". It starts somewhat easily, but very soon it turns into a festival of multidimensions and other theoric things. I read it in my first year of the college, and didn't understood a damn thing of the last chapter.

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Kurai Kaze
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"Re(1):Mat Cauthon doesn't count, Kurai" , posted Thu 3 Apr 12:31

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...but it's good to see another WoT fan on the boards.

Well darn. Guess I'm stuck with... Uh... *thinks* Well, I'm not sure. Joan of Arc was pretty cool, but I had a lot of respect for King Solomon's thinking. He was cool.

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CrazyMike

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"Re(2):Mat Cauthon doesn't count, Kurai" , posted Thu 3 Apr 13:41

I would have to say George Washington, and I do not say this speaking from a "pro-American" view of historical figures, but many people believed he should be a king of America, yet Washington stepped down from the presidency after 2 terms. How many political leaders would give up their power if they did not have too?

And while Washington was a slave owner, which I do not condone or make excuses for (he was still human), even he admitted it was wrong and worked in his personal life to find alternatives to the system. In his will, he freed all his slaves and had them trained in an occupation after his death.