studying his life and work‚ some even speculate that Newton was searching for a series of principles that he believed to define the universe (Aughton 136). While he may have never found the set of principles that he believed to exist‚ Newton’s findings did ultimately influence other scientists’ inventions that led to the technologies we have today
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contributed to the bringing about of penicillin. The discovery of penicillin‚ the history of it are two very important subjects on how it became what it is today. First of all‚ penicillin was discovered by a bacteriologist Alexander Fleming. This scientist discovered it by accident. He went away for a while and when he came back a mold was covering all his petri dishes. Fleming did some testing with a particular dish that caught his eye and it was bacteria-free. According to the text it states that‚ “
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The end of the First World War left Italy vulnerable. Italian citizens were largely unhappy with the state of their war-torn country and dissatisfied with the results of the Versailles Peace Conference. Due to the monetary pressures inflicted by the war‚ many had trouble surviving in the post-war economy. Frustrated with their current political system‚ unsettled citizens turned to violent‚ revolutionary groups who were willing to use any amount of force necessary to create change. Soon‚ a charismatic
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The renaissance period was the most influential time period of all time. The renaissance took place in the late 13 and early 14 century. Renaissance means rebirth or revival (Renaissance). The reason it’s called a rebirth or revival is because this time period led to advancements in art‚ science‚ architect‚ and machinery. Although there were a lot of people who contributed to these advancements‚ two very important people that helped are Leonardo Da Vinci and Michelangelo. Leonardo Da Vinci was
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The Harlem Renaissance was an iconic movement of the nineteenth century. It was a social and intellectual eruption that was located in Harlem‚ New York. Legends such as Duke Ellington‚ Zora Neale Hurston‚ Aaron Douglas‚ and many more‚ all originated from this extraordinary movement. Claude McKay is one of the most legendary authors that contributed the Harlem Renaissance. McKay wrote many iconic pieces. To name a few‚ he wrote poems titled‚ “If We Must Die”‚ “Harlem Shadows”‚ and “America”. By doing
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John Lennon was revolutionary for music. He was the lead singer of the Beatles. He was also very influential in the hippie revolution. He had huge success in his career. From forming the Beatles to his death in 1980‚ he was one of the most influential musicians in history. He was born on October 8‚ 1940‚ in Liverpool England. His mother bought him his first guitar when he was 15. When he turned sixteen‚ John formed a group called the Quarry Men. They performed rhythmic prison songs of the American
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America’s exports‚ most of it in cotton. The cotton gin gave birth to the American mass-production concept and brought the South prosperity‚ but still contributed to the growth of slavery. While the cotton gin reduced the labor of removing seeds‚ it did not reduce the need for slaves to grow and pick the cotton. Cotton growing became so profitable for the planters that it greatly increased their demand for both land and slave labor. Because
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Mary Whiton Calkins was the first woman to serve as the president of the American Psychological Association in 1905. Calkins’s dream was to do psychology and philosophy‚ but due to her time of upbringing‚ Harvard was the only school that accommodated her interests. In 1896‚ Calkins had done everything she could‚ by completing all requirements as such to receive her doctorate‚ but Harvard University denied her ability to receive her PhD in psychology‚ because of the fact that she was a woman (Calkins
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Clara Barton By: Caleb Eldrenkamp. Did you know that there were roughly 3‚300 union nurses in the Civil war?Clara Barton was one of them.Through out her childhood Clara Barton was a very intelligent and bright child.Clara Barton was born on December 25th‚1821.Clara Barton was the fifth child in her family including David‚Dolly‚Sarah‚and Stephen.Her parents believed in equal rights and taught her about equal rights.In her youth she was a girl who loved being outside.She learned many things at a young
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His first move was in 446 a.d. when Theodosius II refused to pay tribute. He began another campaign against the Eastern Roman Empire. After the campaign started an earthquake struck Constantinople and the people tried as hard as they could to rebuild the walls and stop Attila. He had different plans. Instead‚ he surrounded Constantinople and terrorized the cities around it forcing Theodosius II to pay a staggering two thousand one hundred pounds of gold on a yearly basis. Attila turned his focus
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