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- 26361: Gailileo 3
- Born: Feb 15 1564 in Pisa (now Italy) Died: Jan 8 1642 in Areetri Gaileo Galilei's father, Vincenzo Galilei (1520-1591), who described himself as a nobleman of Florence, was a professional musician. He carried out experiments on strings to support his musical theories. Galileo studied medicine at the university of ... in their medical practice. However, Galileo apparently discussed more unconventional forms of astronomy and natural philosophy in a public lecture he gave in connection with the appearance of a New Star (now known as "Kepler's supernova") in 1604. In a personal letter written to Kepler (1571 - 1630) in 1598, Galileo had stated that he was a Copernican (believer in the Theories of Copernicus). No public sign of this belief was ... of heresy, and eventually condemned to house arrest, for life, at his villa at Arcetri. He was also forbidden to publish books. By the standards of the time he had got off rather lightly. Galileo's sight was failing, but he had devoted pupils, and he found it possible to write up his studies on motion and the strength of his evidence. The book Discourses on two new sciences, was ...
- 26362: The Old Man and the Sea: Santiago a Hero?
- ... too much of it was left. One example of his great wisdom is this quote, “I have never seen or head of such a fish. But I must kill him. I am glad we don't have to kill the stars. imagine if each day a man must try to kill the moon, he thought. The moon runs away. But imagine if each day a man should have to kill the ... fact that he was a feeble old fisherman that no one would ever expected to have been able to catch such a fish as he did, skeleton or not. here is an example of Santiago's determination, for which the people of the town respected him for, “he took all of is pain and what was left of his strength and his long gone pride and he put it against the ...
- 26363: George Frideric Handel
- ... prodigy in music, but he also was trained in law. Handel played the organ, violin, harpsichord, and composed songs. His music influenced that of Mozart and maybe even Beethoven. The other famous composer of Handel's time was Bach. They made an attempt to work with each other but they never did. The irony between both Handel and Bach is that they were born in the same year and both died from the same disease. From an early age, Handel began his career in music at an early age playing violin and composing music at age 18 for Hamburg's German Opera in 1703. Three years later, he traveled to Italy, where he tried to master the Italian style of music. In Italy he met the leading composers and musicians and worked on pieces together ... sense of movement, energy, and tension. It uses contrasts of light to add a dramatic affect on the picture. The intensity and realism of baroque art sets it apart from the rest. George Friderich Handel's advances in music helped pave the way for future composers as mentioned earlier. His talent in music was and still is certainly recognizable. Without his influence in music, we could be listening to a ...
- 26364: George Washington Carver 3
- ... of his race Carver was denied on attending Highland University. In 1887 Carver got excepted to Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa. Carver made many outstanding contributions to the agricultural world and also on America it s self. Carver changed the face of Agriculture in the south with his crop rotation methods. Carver discovered through research and trail and error ways to help soil stay fertile. Through this discovery the nutrients would ... developed many synthetic products that could be used by all people and not too hard to make. Carver developed adhesives, bleach, cheese, instant coffee, syntheic rubber, and Worcestershire souce just to name a few. Carver s crop rotation method did change American agirculture forever. What Carver found out through study helped America today become the world s top producing nation of agricultural goods. Carver also did not just change agriculture for America, but also changed the way that people looked at the African American. Carver received many awards and prizes during ...
- 26365: From Memory Back to Reality
- ... is John Hand. I had him when I was a junior, he was my favorite teacher throughout my 4 years in high school. We were so happy to see each other again. He asked, “ How’s college.” I replied, “ Fine, but I have to do too much homework.” He still looked the same as before, only his hairs were turning white and he gaining weight too. Rancho Alamitos will never forget in my mind. I don’t have to be in a big school to have a great memory, with a school like Rancho Alamitos it still have too many souvenirs for me throughout my life.
- 26366: The Old Man: An Allegory
- ... and talent, and the following year, he married a young woman who had worked in the same company. However, unfortunately, after 3 months of his marriage, his mother died by the cancer. Because his mom’s death suddenly occurred, he could not afford sadness for a while. After the mom’s death, her husband, the old man, moved to his son’s house, because his whole body was very weakened because of excessive amount of work when his son was attending college. Anyway, the old man was frankly not happy since he thought that his son ...
- 26367: Ebola 2
- In 1976, Ebola virus made it s first appearance in Zaire, Africa, causing the death of hundreds of people. The second outbreak occurred western Sudan, also in 1976. These were large outbreaks, resulting in more than 550 cases and 340 deaths. In ... symptoms similar to those of a viral hemorrhagic fever disease. The Ebola Zaire in Kikwit spread quickly, but investigation and control of the outbreak come from a combined effort of medical teams from the U.S. Center for disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the World Health Organization, and from other health organizations in Belgium, France, and South Africa. Since July 1, 1995, 233 deaths have been reported among the 293 cases ... the Ebola Tai from a chimpanzee while carrying out an investigation about deaths among local chimps of the Tai forest. When the investigators examined tissue taken from the dead chimpanzee, they found that the animal's spleen and liver contained large areas of dead tissue similar to those found in patients who perished from Ebola Zaire and Sudan. Instant investigation of the 4200 square-kilometer reserve of the Tai forest ...
- 26368: Personal Writing: Nature And The Self
- ... sounds. I, too, pick up after a cup of coffee. The beach differs from my work immensely. I work in the finance industry where customers are our number one concern. There is never a moment’s peace, the phone rings constantly, and tension envelopes everyone around. It is a very fast paced job where people thrive on stress. My home life isn’t much different than my work. I am constantly trying to keep up with the schedules of four people. I am cook, housekeeper, chauffeur, wife, accountant, nurse, and mother. Any age can appreciate the gifts offered ...
- 26369: Personal Writing: My Grandfather
- ... the first to say that he wanted to teach me. Holding the bat in my hand, he stood behind me and placed his hands over mine to guide me through the swing. His hands didn’t cover as much of mine this time. What I remember most about my grandfather are his hands. His hands were worn and gnarled, like the roots of an old tree. The skin on them was ... as hold a rifle so steadily that he never missed a target. I have also read newspaper articles, about the hands that were so great they led the baseball team in an undefeated season. Grandfather’s hands pitched fourteen “no-hitters” in a role. When I hear all the wonderful things about them, I have to believe them, because all I remember are crooked, old tree trunks. I’ve always wanted ...
- 26370: Black Like Me
- Black Like Me Black Like Me by John Howard Griffin is a Multicultural story set in the south around the late 1950's in first person point of view about John Griffin in 1959 in the deep south of the east coast, who is a novelist that decides to get his skin temporarily darkened medically to black. What ... Mansfield as a white man to be in an editorial conference. Then Griffin flew to Hollywood for a TV show, New York for an interview in Time magazine and many other places for stories. Griffin's mother started to get hate calls from some of the people in town, and the Griffins got police surveillance on their house just in case. When Griffin was kicked off the car, he was left ... Mansfield as a white man to be in an editorial conference. Then Griffin flew to Hollywood for a TV show, New York for an interview in Time magazine and many other places for stories. Griffin's mother started to get hate calls from some of the people in town, and the Griffins got police surveillance on their house just in case.
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