Sir Isaac Newton invented the phrase‚ “For every action there is an equal‚ but opposite reaction.” The phrase is from Newton’s Third Law of Physics. However‚ Newton’s phrase can be used in everyday life. In everyday terms the phrase means‚ for every action there is a consequence. One of the most common consequences people receive is a speeding ticket. According to the United States Bureau of Justice 26.4 million Americans were pulled over for speeding in 2013. Speeding is the number one legal offence
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Sir Isaac Newton (1642~1727) Isaac “Ayscough” Newton Jr. was born prematurely on Christmas Day in 1642; Newton grew up in the town of Woolsthorpe (England). He was fatherless and once Newton was born‚ his mother left him with his grandmother and left town in order to remarry. His childhood was anything but happy‚ but once his mother returned in 1653 after the death of her second husband she demanded that Newton leave school in order to fulfill his life as a farmer. Of course‚ he eventually proved
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When most people think Isaac Newton‚ they don’t normally think of what all he has accomplished. People think of Isaac Newton as just another ordinary human being. Well‚ what they don’t know is that he has gone very far in his years of living. Now‚ Isaac Newton is not around anymore‚ but most of what he has accomplished is still here to this day. Honestly‚ I wish that I could have been around 1600’s so that I could have met him. Just imagine how amazing that would be. Isaac Newton was born as a premature
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Sir Isaac Newton can be most commonly known as the guy who came up with the concept of gravity when an apple fell on his head as he was sitting under a tree. He was born on January 4‚ 1643 in Lincolnshire‚ England and later on died in London‚ England on March 3‚ 1727. Although Newton was known as a brilliant man‚ his childhood education days proved otherwise‚ there were school reports that conveyed him as being inactive and careless. When he was about ten years old‚ he started school at the “Free
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self enjoyment: concert tickets‚ iPhones‚ Jordans‚ Pizza ? If you answered “yes” to any of the above‚ then Peter Singer‚ utilitarian moral philosopher‚ would equate your actions to letting “a runaway train hurtle towards an unsuspecting child” (Singer 4). Though the prospect of not donating our extra funds to charities sounds selfish and egocentric. We are not monsters. In a sense‚ Singer is correct. Currently‚ every person who lives in an affluent country has the ability to donate to charity. Yet
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Singer starts out with a metaphor that centers on a woman in South America. The woman sells a child to an adoption agency thinking that the child has a better future there‚ but she soon finds out that the child will die because of her (Singer 60). She decides against returning the money and claiming the child again because she just used the money to purchase a new entertainment system (Singer 60). Singer uses this story for two reasons‚ to tug at those
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I personally think that Isaac Newton is without a doubt‚ a hero. He is a hero because of his scientific achievements and life events. He found a way to split white light and find its color contents‚ he discovered then extended his three laws of motion that frame the world of physics‚ and for crying out loud‚ the man invented calculus. Not just that‚ these examples aren’t even including all of his very many scientific achievements‚ inventions‚ or founds. For starters‚ Isaac Newton’s theory of “fluxions”
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Peter Singer asserts that utilitarianism implies a moral obligation to be a vegetarian. Utilitarianism holds that the right actions‚ or what we ought to do‚ are those actions that are expected to produce the best overall consequences‚ provide maximum utility‚ happiness or pleasure and minimize pain and suffering. Utilitarians look at the probable consequences of choices and choose their actions based on whatever they believe will produce the most utility or pleasure. Singer claims that if one is
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“Foundation” a legendary masterpiece by Isaac Asimov received a one-time Hugo Award for “Best all-Time” series kicking out “Lord of the Rings”. Becoming one of the most influential writer’s of the twentieth century‚ inspiring creativity minds of generations of writers. This novel is answered with personal subjective opinions of being considered one of the best science fiction novels written. Asimov’s prior works of art represented going back in time‚ unlike “Foundation” which represented the future
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There are few things that I realized while reflecting on the life of Isaac Newton and his works. First‚ Isaac Newton became a key figure in the scientific revolution of the seventeenth century and is widely recognized as one of the most influential scientists of all time despite his humble beginnings. This fact made me understand that I can achieve something big in my life regardless of my roots. Newton said that his works were based on previous discoveries. It was an admission that his amazing
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