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    In February of 1616 Galileo’s belief in Copernicus’ theory‚ in which the sun was thought to be immovable and the centre of the universe‚ while the earth revolved around it‚ became very popularized and well known. Galileo found his ideas harshly criticized by the Jesuits‚ specifically Father Lorini of Florence. He was brought before the Bishop of Lodi‚ of the Holy Office‚ in 1616. The Bishop condemned Galileo’s heliocentric beliefs as heretical‚ and Galileo was made to renounce his beliefs‚ and no

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    bacon worldly wisdom

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    BACON’s WORDLY WISDOM BACON is veritably one of literary and intellectual giants in the history of English literature .He possessed a versatile genius. He belonged to age of discovery and divulgation .He wrote as a scientist‚ as a philosopher and as a religious preacher. Most hotly discussed aspect of Bacon’s writings especially his essays is his philosophy which revolves around the art of success in this world. He points man to the part he should play on the stage of social life. His essay

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    Galileo‚ Through a Clear Lens Many people remember Galileo Galilei as simply the inventor of the telescope‚ and an important figure in science. However‚ Galileo’s life and pioneer thinking challenged the old world beliefs of the Church at a time when their word was law; and demonstrated his great courage‚ his strong convictions‚ and his thirst for knowledge. Galileo began his studies as a young boy at a monastery near Florence‚ Italy. In 1581‚ he gave up the monastic life at the request of his

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    Pope Francis

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    Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio took the papal name Francis‚ after St. Francis of Assisi‚ and was elected as the new pope of the Catholic Church. It was on March 13‚ 2013 that white smoke rose from the chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican and Pope Francis was elected the two hundred and sixty-sixth pope. He is a pope of many firsts. The first Jesuit pope‚ first pope from the Americas‚ and first non- European pope in more than a millennium. He is known for being

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    St Francis

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    Works Cited Galli‚ Mark. Francis of Assisi and His World. Downers Grove‚ IL: InterVarsity‚ 2002. Print. Saint of the Animals If you have not read the story of Francis of Assisi you should take the time out of our day to see the dedication this man put into his short lifetime. From growing up in a middle class family to dying in poverty the story of Francis takes you on multiple adventures through his life and beyond. Learning the struggles that Francis faced and his inspirational commitment

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    Who Is Galileo Galilei?

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    "A Biography on the Life of Galileo Galilei" Galileo Galilei was an Italian astronomer‚ physicist‚ engineer‚ philosopher‚ teacher‚ and mathematician.(source 4) He made many improvements in his professions that he adapted. Galileo has been recognized and respected for his knowledge‚ and achievements in the physical‚ and natural world through his observations‚ and experiments. Galilei also exceeded in philosophy throughout his scientific and religious theories that have been explained in his books

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    Galileo vs. Church

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    Galileo is viewed as the father of modern science because he made and tested theories which we still go by in the current years. In the present day we are thought and live by the heliocentric theory. This basically means that the sun in in the center and the planets are in its orbit. The Roman Catholic Church believed that the earth was in the center‚ therefore the sun and other planets were in the Earth’s orbit. Galileo was charged of false teaching. The charge against Galileo was grounded on

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    Francis Macomber

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    Interpretation of “The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber” “The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber” is a short story by Ernest Hemingway. It is a tragic story of an American couple on a hunting game in Africa. In this short story‚ Hemingway choreographs the characters around each other and uses “love” to motivate the characters. Hemingway also leaves the ending with two possible answers‚ but there is only one that is right. The story begins with Francis and Margaret Macomber on a hunting game

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    Pope Francis

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    The first article that I read came from http://theweek.com/article/index/241364/6-key-things-everyone-should-know-about-pope-francis. It talked about the major things that we have already learned about the pope‚ like his one lung‚ cooking his own food‚ and using public transportation. The new things for me were later discussed in this article. I was unaware that Pope Francis bathed and kissed the feet of people that had AIDS‚ and he has‚ “chastised priest in his archdiocese for refusing to baptize

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    Pope Francis

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    Pope Francis (Latin: Franciscus; Italian: Francesco; born Jorge Mario Bergoglio‚[b][c] 17 December 1936) is pope of the Catholic Church‚ in which capacity he is both Bishop of Rome and absolute sovereign of the Vatican City State.[2] Born in Buenos Aires‚ Argentina‚ Bergoglio worked briefly as a chemical technician and nightclub bouncer before beginning seminarystudies.[3] He was ordained a Catholic priest in 1969 and from 1973 to 1979 was Argentina’s Provincial superior of the Society of Jesus.

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