Genius

States President, Franklin D. Roosevelt with the medical disability of polio; Roosevelt was wheelchair bound, but that did not affect him as he guided the United States through the World War II. Ray Charles blinded in his youth, yet he became musical genius as he pushed the edges of traditional music to early forms of rock and roll. Stephen Hawkins developed ALS in his youth, but is…

da Vinci makes it evident that he truly is the epitome of a Renaissance man as he exceeded and made many accomplishments contributing to the sciences, arts, and mechanisms of the time period, leaving a withstanding impact on the world today. The genius of…

to one of the characteristics from that specific movement. Romanticism’s lesson from “The Birthmark” was that perfection causes destruction, which relates to the characteristic of the strong belief that man is able to be perfected through his own genius. Gothicism lesson from “Where Is Here?” is to not let people too close which relates to the characteristic of an atmosphere of mystery and suspense. Transcendentalism’s lesson was to live simply shown in Walden; the lesson relates back to the…

conclusion of the cogito, which is inferred from the premise “he thinks” states that Descartes exists. However, if the cogito is a real argument and the evil genius exists, there is a possibility of Descartes’ argument being imperfect. Based on Descartes’ reasoning is there not a possibility that the evil genius led him astray? Maybe the evil-genius has deceived Descartes to the point in which he doubts his own existence. In this situation, the cogito is not certain; thereby leading Descartes…

The Confederacy had an uphill battle during the civil war, but ultimately they held a few advantages of their Northern counterparts. The first advantage that the South held was their superior leadership, men like Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, J.E.B Stuart, Bloody Bill Anderson, and James Longstreet were some of the best officers in the country before the war. Another advantage that the South held during the civil war was the home field advantage. Most of the battles during the war were…

Keyes reason for writing this book was to describe how his “education” was driving a wedge between him and his friends and family. The book showed how the increased intelligence affected Charlie’s humanity and social interaction with the people around him. The author compared and channelled his feelings through Charlie and his situation. Keyes showed how isolated someone can be when they have a higher education than the people around them. People isolate things that are different than them and…

William Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew showcases how he is a literary genius, providing the reader with an entertaining story that has two plots interwoven together. The frame story is a vital aspect of The Taming of the Shrew, and is worth critics and filmmakers’ attention. The themes illusion and disguise are established within the frame story and then Shakespeare uses these established themes to build his inner frame. The inner frame is capable of standing on its own, as the audience…

During the late 19th century, the world, clasped by the budding periods of industrial modernization, would soon become engulfed by the crest of art’s vigorous innovations and revolutionized by the profound and splendid magnificence of what modern civilization shall later name, the Pictorialism Movement. As moderately hinted in its title, the Pictorialism Movement had been a crusade for the endorsing of photography. The campaign advocated for a method of artwork that stressed the prestige of not…

founding fathers they had one among them a self proclaimed Englishman, Benjamin Franklin. It is well known that he was an American, but what is less known is the fact that he acted as more of an English gentleman. This man went to no ends to be the genius that he aspired to be. Beating all odds to push himself to be a business man, scholar, lady's man, inventor, politician, and most of all a patriot. With his "charming" good looks, not all came easy to him in fact he had to go to extreme…

Spielberg’s film, “Schindler’s List,” is one of the most iconic films to display the stories of the Holocaust. Spielberg manges to retell to the audience about the demoralizing and cruel acts by the German Nazis and the frightening state that the Jews faces. Despite the amount of agony the viewers feel, the film will not disappoint its audience because of the gratifying ending. Moreover, the fact that this movie is based on true story makes it more captivating. The two main non Jewish…