Encourage to enter medicine by his father‚ Galileo found home in mathematics. His excitement for science lead him to be an activist‚ acting and leading the way through science. Galileo’s work is best understood because of his literature. He wrote his ideas‚ thoughts‚ humor‚ and seriousness so well that any writing found has helped us get into his mind and follow his procedures. His notable work are in the form of letters and books. His discoveries of motion were outlined in De Motu. He wrote a letter
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There are hundreds‚ if not thousands‚ of documented cases show incidents where someone was attacked and was able to protect themselves with a gun. In the past‚ as a former law enforcement officer‚ and currently still in a field of criminal justice‚ I have seen and heard of many more incidents where an illegal act with a gun was done with an
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the free state of Philadelphia alone and by foot‚ later making use of the underground railroad‚ traveling almost 90 miles to reach freedom. “When I found I had crossed that line‚ I looked at my hands to see if I was the same person. There was such a glory over everything; the sun came like gold through the trees‚ and over the fields‚ and I felt like I was in Heaven” (Bradford). Rather than stay in the safety of the north‚ Harriet returned to the south‚ first for her niece and her children‚ then for
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every man‚ woman‚ or child‚ regardless of race‚ religion‚ color‚ creed‚ and sexual orientation. In this album‚ there is a song entitled “1-800-273-8255” The title of the song is the national suicide hotline phone number. This song is about depression. “I made this song for all of you who are in a dark place and can’t seem to find the light.” (Tinker) The first verse of the song is in the point of view of the caller wanting to end their own life. The second verse is in the point of view of the suicide
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of many an idealist. President Obama certainly shares this goal— a year ago he said “The single most important thing we can do is to make sure we’ve got a world-class education system for everybody. That is a prerequisite for prosperity.” State university systems‚ particularly in New York and California‚ are tasked to provide all students— even those of limited means—access to higher education. Many‚ especially on the political Left‚ view public support of education as a cornerstone of a free and prosperous
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A famous man once said‚ “ How beautiful is youth‚ that is always slipping away! Whoever wants to be happy‚ let him so: of tomorrow there is no knowing” (High Minds). From the time Lorenzo was born‚ he was influenced by a wealthy political family.Lorenzo made great contribution in the arts‚ politics and education. Lorenzo de’ Medici is known for his knowledgeable youth‚ decisions that allowed for the best results for the people of Florence and being a patron of well-known artists that included
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thousands when he was on the search for the gold mine’s location. These Indians were peaceful people but were drove to a depressive path which led to their deaths and as described by Las Casas‚ a young priest who accompanied Columbus and witnessed how they treated Indians‚ “... In this way‚ husbands died in the mines‚ wives died at work and children died from lack of milk… and in a short time this land which was
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policies of the ’Great Leap Forward’ and the ’Cultural Revolution’. Mao was born on 26 December 1893 into a peasant family in Shaoshan‚ in Hunan province‚ central China. After training as a teacher‚ he travelled to Beijing where he worked in the University Library. It was during this time that he began to read Marxist literature. In 1921‚ he became a founder member of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and set up a branch in Hunan. In 1923‚ the Kuomintang (KMT) nationalist party had allied with the
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the Romans and Archimedes was killed. He died in the year 212BC and was believed to have been killed by a soldier who interrupted Archimedes while calculating something in the sand. It is said that he offended the soldier by remarking‚ "Do not disturb my diagrams.". Archimedes wrote several works on mathematics. The surviving ones are Sphere and Cylinder‚ Measurement of the Circle‚ Spirals‚ The Sand Reckoner‚ Quadrature of the Parabola‚ Plane‚ Equilibriums‚ Conoids and Spheroids‚ and Floating
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a fever and left her two sons as orphans. A group of people‚ who were very impressed with his writing abilities‚ saved enough money to send Hamilton to America for an education. In 1773‚ he enrolled in King’s College‚ now known as Columbia University‚ and found an interest in politics. Then in 1775‚ he left King’s College to join
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