I Feel Fine

Johannes Gutenberg created the first movable type printing press during the Renaissance based on a failed business. His invention become a huge hit and greatly assisted with scientific practices by mass printing books. Johannes Gutenberg created the printing press after a failed business venture. “Nearly 600 years before Gutenberg, Chinese monks were setting ink to paper using a method known as block printing, in which wooden blocks are coated with ink and pressed to sheets of paper” (Palermo).…

image I want to talk about today is found inside the Church of San Vitale. It was dedicated by Bishop Maximianus in 547 in honor of Saint Vitalis, who was second century martyr. The churches artwork depicts…

Perfect Day 7:30 A.M. I wake up in my king size bed to my alarm clock ringing. I get up and put on my new Voltron Legendary Defenders T-shirt and black ripped jeans. I go downstairs and look out one of the many large windows in my modern mansion. Looking out at the beautiful landscape on my private island. Gorillaz’s “Good Feel Inc.” plays through the house from my personal playlist. I go to my giant bathroom to get ready for today. 8:00 A.M. When I go downstairs for breakfast, I see that my…

Chapter Eight Johannes was aware that the Dowager Duchess Stéphanie de Beauharnais had returned to Paris when her nephew Louis-Napoleon reclaimed the Emperor’s throne. He knew she would be able to help him. The Emperor had arranged for the Dowager Duchess to stay at the Hôtel de Ville close to the Tuileries Palace. Stéphanie de Beauharnais had merely transferred her royal court from the Mannheim Palace where she had resided since the death of her husband to the Hôtel de Ville after the…

The Survival of the Eastern Empire Essay Constantine’s city was an ideal capitol for the Eastern Roman Empire. Three reasons why Constantine moved the capital of the Roman Empire from Rome to Constantinople where there was an ideal location for trade, it was easier to defend and there was more support for Christianity. First of all, there was an ideal location for trade. According to the article “ The Survival of the Eastern Empire”, “ Waterways, caravan tracks and paved Roman road made…

may not have, be thankful for the good that stays with you.” This statement could not be more accurate. One aspect of life I can be certain of is its marvelous and dreadful unpredictability. Nearly four years have passed since this became painfully evident to me, and still not a day goes by where it doesn’t haunt me. My day began like any other and ended like no other when I awoke on Monday, June 17, 2013 ready to go to Holiday World, just as we did every Monday. Unfortunately, we arrived a…

my hubby and I collect miniature Garden gnomes and have them at various spots throughout the house. a few weeks ago My family and I left for vacation, and when we retuned the gnomes had all completely changed places. DH was last to leave the house and first to enter it when we got back, and im sure it wasnt him. Some of the gnomes have been glued into place in their new position. At first we were freaked out and thought someone had broken in, but nothing was stolen and there were no signs of…

Today I am going to talk about how Christianity destroyed Rome. God gave Christianity power for helping Constantine believe only in him. Christianity enforced their will on Emperor Theodosius. Finally, Augustine showed the Romans that they were spared by the barbarians through the respect of Christ. In Rome their were a group of men that were called Christians and had a great power. “They offered a spiritual comfort and the prospect of salvation on the one hand, and even riches as a worldly…

random act of kindness, I chose to help some individuals with special needs. My father is an Athletic Director and special education teacher at the AGWSR middle school. He has to deal with kids that have special needs in school. I decided that my random act of kindness was to take the Friday of fall break and go to the middle school and help my father with the special needs kids. My father and the students were unaware of the task I was about to perform. That Friday of fall break I went to the…

The decree is "concerning Bacchic associations" which were devoted to Bacchus. Bacchus was the Roman equivalent of the Greek god Dionysus. "The consuls Quintus Marcius son of Lucius and Spurius Postumius son of Lucius consulted the senate on the 7th day of October in the temple of Bellona." (lines 1-3) The Romans recorded the year by giving the names of the consuls at the time since consuls served 1 year terms. This means that the decree was made on the…