Genius

Chaucer’s Genius Many great writers lived during the Middle Ages, but one stands out as the greatest English writers of the time period. Geoffrey Chaucer is one of the greatest English writers of the Middle Ages, and evidence is clearly seen in the General Prologue, “The Wife of Bath’s Tale,” and “The Pardoner’s Tale” in The Canterbury Tales. English was the vernacular language of 14th century England, and Chaucer had a wider influence by writing in a language that was more commonly understood…

In the book the “German Genius” by Peter Watson, two series of events are documents that’s takes the works of several scientist and connects them to increasing importance of science in Germany as well as Germany’s growth as an economic power. One enzyme for the growth of science in Germany is shown in chapter 18 called the Rise of the Laboratory: Siemens, Hofmann, Bayer, Zeiss. This chapter follows the chain reactions of how cheaper purple dye allowed the production of aspirin all the way to the…

Albert Einstein once said, “the difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits”. Geniuses understand that they will never be able to know everything no matter how smart they are. They accept that, while knowledge is a good thing to pursue, we will never be able to fully understand it. However, people who show stupidity believe that they know everything and insist they do, even when proven that they might be wrong. Einstein is stating that what we can imagine and build upon…

1. Read the article and click through the 11 slides in the slideshow. 2. According to the article, what is the relationship between creative genius and mental illness? According to the article, creative genius and mental illness seem to live coherently with each other. From the various famous artists, painters, and musicians with mental disabilities; it is said that “madness may lurk where creativity hides.” 3. List 3 famous artists from the slideshow/article. What did you learn about…

Aristotle was considered a philosophical genius during his time. He was born in Macedonia in a town called Stagira in 384 B.C.E. (Lawhead 74). During Aristotle’s teen years, he set out to get the best education during his time and became a student at Plato’s Academy in Athens where he would study and help teach with Plato for nearly twenty years (Lawhead 74). During this time, King of Macedonia summoned Aristotle to tutor his son for several years who would later become known as a legendary…

I sincerely loved your character in the fictional novel, Evil Genius by Catherine Jinks. Throughout the whole story, it felt like I was living it with you, Cadel. My favorite parts in the story were at Axis Institute for World Domination College. But you never felt at home at this place were your “dad” thought was meant for you. I do not see how a man could be as evil as he is and hurt so many people. I sometimes liked your disgue teacher at Axis Institute. Alis though, even though he is a bad…

American Indians and African Americans. Because of her service she is the patron saint of racial justice and philanthropy. St. Drexel was canonized on October 1, 2000. Her feast day is March 3rd. Saint Katharine Drexel lived an ideal life of the Feminine Genius. She lived her life in the best way to serve God. Katharine Drexel was born on November 28, 1858 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. She is the only saint that has been canonized that has also been born in the United States. Her family was…

Perhaps one of the most profound and influential geniuses of our time was Albert Einstein, a theoretical physicist who is credited with the development of the theory of relativity, which has become a monumentally influential development in the field of physics. This famous, nobel-prize winning scientist originated from rather humble beginnings. Einstein was born on March 14th, 1879 in Germany. His father was a engineer and salesman while his mother stayed at home with the children. The family…

argument. To begin with Descartes’ evil genius, there will be two vital topics of discussion, doubt, and certainty. Doubt is a key concept when it comes to Skepticism and even more so when it comes to Descartes’ Evil Genius. The concept is simple, there is an evil genius who takes everything in your life and replaces it with something that is not real. As a result, your surroundings are no longer real. This is where Descartes begins, by knowing that the evil genius has…

Strauss, Richard: Til Eulenspiegel Born on June 11, 1864, Richard Strauss was the first born child to the musician Franz Joseph Strauss. Richard was born in Munich, the capital of a German state called Bavaria. Due to Richard being raised on Mozart, Haydn, and Beethoven, by the age of six he had started composing his own pieces. These pieces included “Schneider-polka” and “Weihnachtslied”. While he could only write musical notes to these, his mother wrote the lyrics because of his young age.…