Discovery

Discoveries are most often difficult and the individual uncovering the discovery will encounter challenges that if overcome will ultimately lead to a tremendous or traumatic outcome. One must be driven by curiosity, will and necessity to overcome challenges arising from their enduring journey, which inevitably propels or prevents one from achieving their final discovery. Literatures throughout the past have explored the challenges and rewards that accompany ones self-discovery. Texts have sought…

I think that mistakes are not key in making discoveries. “Thomas Edison said that inventing was 1 percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration,” as stated in “In Praise of Careful Science.” Inventing is hard, it needs a lot of dedication and work. Few people are lucky to be motivated by mistakes, like Percy Spencer and Isaac Newton. Sometimes mistakes may start the process of making a discovery, but to make a discovery you need careful experiments and study, and those take time and work.…

experience of discovery can either challenge or affirm deeply held values and preconceived notions, and through reflection it can reshape ones identity and broaden their perception beyond the known to untold possibilities. The transforming effects of discovery may stimulate new ideas and lead to new worlds and values based on the limitations and possibilities of human experiences. William Shakespeare’s mastery as a playwright and his exploration into the transformative power of discovery is…

Through the course of history society has been shaped by scientific discoveries that have benefitted mankind by providing a better understanding of the world and have advanced technology. One such scientist was Joseph John Thomson. Joseph John Thomson had a successful life, made important scientific discoveries, and impacted the world through his discoveries. Sir Joseph John Thomson was born on December 18, 1856 in Cheetham, a part of Manchester, England to Emma Swindells and Joseph James…

Significant discoveries may be intensely meaningful for individuals. An individual’s discoveries and their process of discovering vary according to personal, cultural, historical and social contexts and values, and therefore is ascribed individual value. Texts enable an audience to understand the nature of discovery though the ramifications of emotional, physical and intellectual discoveries made by the persona, which may be transformative in a positive or negative fashion, change ones…

three connect to Ryan’s discovery of Hatshepsut's body and the fruition of the true meaning of the discovery. The title hints at the location of the discovery, the beginning shows the initial stages of the discovery, and the ending shows the completion of the discovery. The title, Beneath the Sands of Egypt, references the mysteries hidden underneath the Egyptian deserts. This not only connects to the overarching subject of Egyptian archaeology, but also to the discovery of Hatshepsut's body.…

in a quest for truth and acceptance, enables profound discoveries about the need for personal and reliable authenticity. Composers shape our understanding of discovery through distinctive ideas and devices, inviting us to see that acceptance of truth is pivotal to the advancement of humanity. William shakespeare’s ‘The Tempest’ (1611), uses distinctive characterisation of theatrical elements to invite us to experience the process of discovery the value of virtue alongside Prospero. Similarly,…

Discovery offers the opportunity to alter perspectives and change typical understandings of the human experience. Robert Frost’s poems ‘Mending Wall’ and ‘Fire and Ice’, each portray the process of discovery that has resulted from their respective persona’s observation of the world. Similarly, Henry David Thoreau’s personal memoir ‘Walden’ acts as a thoughtful reflection regarding the impact of the natural environment upon the world-view of the author. Finally, Hieronymus Bosch’s triptych…

Discoveries can be either expected or unexpected and can similarly lead to good or bad consequences, but ultimately they are unanimously concerned with the acquisition of greater knowledge and new perspectives.In William Shakespeare’s The Tempest, Prospero’s renewed perspective is framed through the realisation of not only the limitations of his art, but also the importance of love and redemption in redefining one’s place in the world, as well as one’s view of it. Margaret Atwood's Journey to…

consequences may be provoked by discoveries occurring to an individual, and in doing so, results in dangerous consequences, racism and new, negative perceptions of the people associated with the individual. However, this is not always the case and discoveries can also result in positive consequences such as positive renewed perceptions of individuals. Such is depicted through The Tempest (1610) by William Shakespeare, where the individuals are confronted with the discovery of the storm which…