Book of Optics

Change is an adjustment and if you do not change you will be left behind. In the story, it gives the setting, then we get to read how the prisoners view the world and then how one of the prisoners was set free and this shows how he will begin learning new things from what he originally knew before. In Plato’s “Allegory of the Cave” it shows that people should accept change because they never know what can happen once they know the whole truth and through the use of point of view, imagery, and…

Burrows, he discovers a journal that is left by his dad. It says that Mr. Burrows was leaving on an expedition upon discovering a mining elevator that lead to the Colony. The journal is important to the plot of the book because it leads Will in the direction of his father. If Will had not found the journal, he would never have a chance at finding his father. “But Will was too engrossed in the journal to explain. He recited slowly, in broken sentences, as he struggled…

Cragmen In a daze, Martin VanHobby awakens. Wearing nothing but a tattered loincloth and his fish shoes, Martin shields his eyes from the three suns piercing his vision as he struggles to get off his back. Disoriented, he grabs onto a nearby boulder for stability and lifts himself to his feet. He feels the scales in his shoes fold around the tough terrain surrounding him. His eyes begin to adjust and Martin takes a look around. He is surrounded by red rocks varying from monstrous…

Glasses versus Contacts For most girls the largest struggle they faced entering first grade in the early nineties was whether or not to have bangs. For me it was the trip to the school nurse when the teacher realized I couldn't see the blackboard at the front of the class. After a call to my parents and a trip to the ophthalmologist it was determined I would need glasses or contacts to improve my vision. Thus began the great debate of my life, that continues up to this day, whether or not…

camera to ever exist. It was first discovered in 5th Century B.C, in Beijing China. the Mohist philosopher anya mentioned the effect of an inverted image forming through a pinhole. The image of an inverted Chinese pagoda is mentioned in Duan Chengshi’s book “Miscellaneous Morsels from Youyang" written during the Tang Dynasty which occurred in the years 618–907. A Philosopher by the name of Mo Tsu was then the first known person on record to record the formation of an inverted image from a…

In cinematography you learn different ways to angle the camera, the lights just the right way to show you an entire chapter of a book in just a few frames, add a score to listen to the music and sounds and get your audience to feel the movie from their perspective. As a director they may not have the idea but they can show a thousand words in just one picture. That is key thing in videography is it has to capture, what the author writes they show with just one frame, weather it is to show a…

learned from reading the book is that as humans we create things that we believe will better our way of living. Almost more than half of the time we do not think about the failures, and the negative outcomes of the innovation. From Nye, I learned that technology has a way to prove you wrong. There are always going to be consequences to your actions. That technology and innovations have revengeful effects that come along with them. He sets many examples throughout the book. With this situation,…

From summer camps to just wanting something to do while you’re stuck in a boring study hall. To having something to do with your hands while you watch a movie, or if someone drags to a sports game and you have no interest in sports. Friendship bracelets are a fun activity for any age. This essay will cover four basic styles of bracelet. The type of string that is the easiest to use for friendship bracelet making is embroidery floss. It’s thin and while it will fray a little, you just have to…

Jewel panted. Her voice lost some of its bite. “If I let Tiberius or Alexander make me angry enough, I will.” Laurel shook her head. “She’s holding back a horde of mardocs. Her energy is at the breaking point as it is.” “We have more wood crystals,” said Ti. “Laurel, do you know where my trunk is?” “On the platform.” Lead me to it. Xander, take care of things here.” “Should I gag Jewel?” That was going a bit too far. “Xander.” Laurel tapped her foot. He raised his hands. “Joking. Besides, we…

In this passage from The Great Influenza, by John M. Barry, the use of figurative language, imagery, anaphora and parallelism, symbolism and exclusionary tone words to characterize scientific research as a dynamic, tedious, and calculated field of study that requires a variety of personality traits including curiosity, patience, and creativity. Moreover, uncertainty is identified as a central theme and elaborated on as being a necessary part to the process of scientific experimentation.…