In the middle of the nineteenth century‚ the largely self-educated British physicist Michael Faraday was visited by his monarch‚ Queen Victoria. Among Faraday’s many celebrated discoveries‚ some of obvious and immediate practical benefit‚ were more arcane findings in electricity and magnetism‚ then little more than laboratory curiosities. In the traditional dialogue between heads of state and heads of laboratories‚ the Queen asked Faraday of what use such studies were‚ to which he is said to have
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The poem “The Red Son‚” by Carl Sandburg‚ is about motivation‚ and what it can do to people. Motivation is “to be motivated‚ by ways of inducement or incentive.” The poem conveys many aspects about motivation‚ such as where motivation originates and how compelling it is‚ how strong motivation can be‚ and how motivation can change a person’s life. Motivation comes from within‚ and can push someone into action‚ whether they actually want to or not. No one will do anything
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The short excerpt from Carl Sagan’s Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space is a deeply enriched text‚ expressing several strong values and attitudes‚ as well as offering a very distinct perspective. Sagan effectively urges readers to work towards a better future by preserving the Earth we call our home. This is accomplished through his use of language features utilized in and developing his values and perspective on the Earth‚ space exploration‚ science‚ and humanity as a whole. The
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Wilson Cap. 3: “The Enlightment” Cap. 4: “The Natural Sciences” Cap. 5: “Ariadne’s Thread” “Why People Believe Weird Things”‚ Michael Shermer. Cap. 1: “I am thefore I think” Cap. 2: “The Most Precious Thing We Have” “The Demon-haunted World”‚ Carl Sagan Cap. 1: “The Most Precious Thing” Cap. 2: “Science and Hope” “House and Philosophy”‚ Henry Jacobi “Innumeracy”‚ John Allen Paulos Cap. 1: “ Examples and Principles” Cap. 2: “Probability and Coincidence” Cap. 5: “The Logic of Guesswork in Sherlock
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In the poem “Chicago” Carl Sandburg describes his home. When people talk about where they live most people only say good things about their town‚ but Sandburg points out both the good and bad. All places have good and bad points even my city. I live in Bowie‚ Maryland. Bowie is a relatively small city. There isn’t much to distinguish Bowie from other places. It is not looked down on nor is it looked up to‚ but there are some things that should not be overlooked. One thing that should not be overlooked
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Person-centered theory is regarded as one of the most popular theories of counseling and therapy since its development in the 1940s. Its originator‚ Carl Rogers originally labeled it as nondirective. The theory was intended to offer a distinctive option to the behavioral and psychoanalytic theories that subjugated psychology during the period. At a later time‚ Rogers expanded the concepts of the process and renamed it client-centered to de-emphasize the nondirective nature and emphasize a full understanding
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Carl Zimmer discusses the idea of bringing back a species from extinction throughout his essay. With examples such as the Pyrenean ibex‚ mammoths‚ passenger pigeons‚ and gastric brooding frogs‚ he discusses how technology and science have advanced to the point that de-extinction is close to being a reality. Zimmer then shifts to the benefits and problems that could arise if we are able to revive an extinct species. As a result‚ Zimmer raises the question that should we bring back an extinct species
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While Carl Orff is a very seminal composer of the 20th century‚ his greatest success and influence has been in the field of Music Education. Born on July 10th in Munich‚ Germany in 1895‚ Orff refused to speak about his past almost as if he were ashamed of it. What we do know‚ however‚ is that Orff came from a Bavarian family who was very active in the German military. His father’s regiment band would often play through some of the young Orff’s first attempts at composing. Although Orff
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Linus Carl Pauling was born in Portland‚ Oregon‚ on 28th February‚ 1901‚ the son of a druggist‚ Herman Henry William Pauling‚ and his wife‚ Lucy Isabelle Darling. Linus attended the public elementary and high schools in the town of Condon and the city of Portland‚ Oregon. When he was 15 he was a senior and had enough credits to attend Oregon State College (OSC) but did not have enough for two American History courses required for his high school diploma. In June 1916‚ he left high school without
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CORAL EUGENE WATTS Carl Eugene Watts was born in Killeen‚ Texas to Richard Eugene Watts and Dorothy Mae Young. His father was a private first class in the Army‚ and his mother was a kindergarten art teacher. When Watts was less than two years of age‚ his parents separated and he was raised by his mother. Watts and his mother moved to Inkster‚ Michigan‚ and in 1962‚ Dorothy Mae married a mechanic named Norman Caesar with whom she had two daughters. As a child‚ Watts was described as being strange
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