Francis Cugat

The European Renaissance was a cultural movement that lasted from the 14th to the 16th centuries. It was a cultural and social change revolution, that was characterized as ingenuity, imagination and creativity. This time of the year is known for the contribution to today’s society where many new artists find inspiration from Donatello, Raffaello Sanzio, Sandro Botticelli among other great contributors. Also during that time Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni and Leonardo di ser Piero da…

When you hear the name Leonardo da Vinci, you immediately think of a fascinating Renaissance artist, but before he emerged as a successful artist, he was just a man looking for someone to pay him to paint. Leonardo da Vinci was born in 1452 near Vinci, Italy. He was a much loved child and his father’s only son. Leonardo was a brilliant child, so brilliant that, “he used to baffle his master with the questions and problems he raised.” Pg.22. Since he had such an astute mind, he ended up being…

“Homelessness is the condition of being homeless, and it represents a broad social category of people who are, for any number of reasons, left without a place to call their own.” (“Homeless”) Homelessness is a serious matter that impacts the lives of many in our nation. Homelessness is a worldwide issue that can be fixed and prevented. Homelessness can be caused by multiple different factors. “Substance abuse and lack of work that pays enough to cover housing costs are major causes of…

Introduction According to an ABC7 I-Team Investigation, as of July 30, 2015, there is “An estimated 140,000 homeless people live in the city including thousands of public school students in shelters, in tents, in parks or just in whatever place they can find across Chicago.” Homelessness is an impactful issue not only among the communities of chicago but neighborhoods all over the world. Helping to end global issues, homelessness among them, can start with an easy solution. For example, making…

Over 13% of homeless people have a degree in college. The whole world is struggling with the homelessness(Daily Progress Newspaper). Zooming in just in the U.S , California is the most populated state(National Alliance to End Homelessness). Homelessness is growing and it won’t stop, unless we do something now. Homelessness is a worldwide issue, and is one of the worst problems facing the Earth. What is homelessness? Homelessness is living somewhere without a place to call home. Most homeless…

The Cost of 'Sheltering' The Homeless May Be Too High A question I hear a lot when I’m talking about homelessness in New York, is: “why don’t the homeless just stay in shelters?” It is more complex than many New Yorkers imagine–both the problems and the purported solutions. For me, the more important question is: ‘why shelters at all?’ As someone who has spent a lot of time with the homeless–as a volunteer EMT and as someone who lived on the streets for 3 nights–I know firsthand how we have…

Yesterday when I was researching the major Renaissance artists da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael,and Brunelleschi I looked at their artwork and I was most impressed with leonardo’s. Leonardo da vinci was simply a genius in general and poetic sense . His painting, anatomy studying, and many sketches inventions. He lives up to his title of being the Renaissance man. By far in my opinion the coolest invention by da Vinci was his machine gun. The 33-barrelled organ was never built but it would have…

The supreme genius of the ages is also known as Leonardo da Vinci. Leonardo is also known for his outstanding creations like The Mona Lisa, The Last Supper, and Vitruvian Men. Leonardo da Vinci was one of the most successful man of his era. He could have been even more successful, but with the lack of Latin language a big barrier existed for him. Leonardo di Ser Piero da Vinci was born on April 15, 1452 in the republic of Florence, Italy and died on May 2, 1519. Leonardo da Vinci was,…

In the short time of 8 months after he arrived in Hobart and later on another offense this time of drunkenness, he was removed in December 1827 aboard the Prince Leopold to the secondary penal settlement at Macquarie Harbour. Details of Costantini’s life of this settlement are unclear. Stilwell supports that he was employed as a dispenser of medicines, and general assistant to the surgeon. Pearn notes that six surgeons served at Macquarie Harbour, a place where the extremely hard condition of…

According to the City of Savannah website, Savannah currently hosts 20 different homeless camps. Additionally, the statistics also show that the homeless population in Savannah fluctuates between 1,000 and 4,000 people (savannahga.gov). To say I was surprised by this information would be a lie. I see the face of the homeless population every time I go downtown. I see their faces at Forsyth Park on Sunday mornings, when they line up to get a meal. I see the Mother’s with their signs, begging for…