Crimean War

Maintaining Order The Reign of Nicholas I has been marked with war. He grew up in a time when war was the accepted norm of Russia. As a child he saw his brother fight against the evil, which was Napoleon. With war being part of Nicholas everyday life he quickly became infatuated with it. “He always remained an army man, a junior officer at heart, devoted to his troops, to military exercises, to the parade ground, down to the last button on a soldiers uniform (Riasanovsky, 323)” Nicholas time growing

Florence Nightingale had a big impact on the math world. We still use what she contributed today in the medical field and in the classroom. She not only made an impact in the math world but also for women’s rights and in the medical field during the Crimean War. Florence had an interesting early life, from begging her parents to study math to choosing to become a nurse. She is an example of how you should never give up on your dreams and how you should not let other people tell you what you can and cannot

Imagine going to fight in a war where the odds of winning are close to none. Now imagine charging forward where the enemy is attacking from three sides. This was the reality for a certain British Brigade during the Crimean War in 1854. In his 1854 poem, The Charge of the Light Brigade, Alfred Lord Tennyson describes the Battle of Balaclava where the British march into their untimely death. Tennyson ends the poem with a significant few lines that read, “Honor the charge they made/Honor the light Brigade/Noble

Florence Nightingale, often called the “lady with the lamp”, is well known for being a pioneer in the field of nursing (Selanders, L., 2015). Florence helped shape nursing into the respected profession that it is today, raising much awareness to the need for improvement in nursing care as well as improved conditions of hospitals and institutions serving the poor. Her effort in these areas was certainly remarkable, but it is only one piece of her large body of work. Little known by many was Florence’s

sanitary conditions, she also created a number of different patient services to improve the quality of their hospital stay including, meal services, laundry, and classroom services. Florence stayed in Crimea for a year and a half. She left once the war had ended. When she left in 1856, she was welcomed back with a hero’s welcome. She was rewarded by the Queen with an engraved brooch, which later came to be known as Nightingale Jewel, and also receiving $250,000 from the British government. Florence

honor, patriotism, and loyalty. Put together, Tennyson tells the story of a cavalry brigade facing their destiny head on. Alfred Lord Tennyson’s poem “The Charge of the Light Brigade” tells the story of a cavalry battle that took place during the Crimean War. The poem begins by throwing the audience directly into the heat of battle. Midway through the first stanza, Tennyson states that “Forward, the Light Brigade! Charge for the guns! [H]e said. Into the valley of Death Rode the six hundred” (lines

lifespan was May 12, 1820 to August 13, 1910. She was born into a well-off merchant family and had one older sibling. Despite her mother’s upwardly social tendencies Florence herself, was more awkward socially. During her lifetime there were a number of wars and revolutions across Europe. Additionally, women were not seen as the equal to men and did not have the right to vote. Nightingale was unique in her social class as instead of focusing on keeping house and getting married, she instead pursued education

Florence Nightingale Alyssa Rasmussen Great Falls College – MSU   Known as, “the Lady with the Lamp,” and “the Mother of Modern Nursing,” Florence Nightingale was born in Florence, Italy, on May 12, 1820 (National Women 's History Museum, n.d.). She was the youngest of two children born to William and Frances Nightingale (National Women 's History Museum, n.d.). Florence’s family was very wealthy and were members of the social elite (UAB - Reynolds-Finley Historical Library, n.d.). Florence received

Then one day, when she was sitting in her garden, she felt a call from God to serve others and since she was a very religious person, this uplifted her and continued on with her career as a nurse. When the Crimean war broke out, many soldiers became injured and because of the lack of equipment, many soldiers started dying unnecessarily. Because of this, Florence was asked to assemble a group of nurses to go to Crimea and help the soldiers in need. Florence assembled

Florence Nightingale is often commonly believed by many to be a significant person who not only improved nursing, but the Army and medical education as well. Born in 1820 to a wealthy family she was allowed the opportunity to become educated to a higher degree and obtaining extensive knowledge in statistics and math, which later allowed her to revolutionize nursing, as well as establish nursing as an actual profession. Hospitals during this time were unclean, disorderly, and an incredibly infectious