Pisa

effects in the modern world. One of the great scientists was Galileo Galilei, also known as "The Father of Modern Science," due to his contributions to the science of physics and astronomy. He was a mathematics professor at the University of Pisa. He supported Copernicus's theory about the sun being the center of our Solar System and he also invented the telescope. Some of his contributions to physics are his experiments with falling objects; which opened the doors for a different view of…

Introduction: The Crusades were military expeditions undertaken by Western European Christians, whose purpose was to wrest the domain Muslims of the Holy Land. As Holy Land Christian pilgrimage sites such as Jerusalem and parts of Palestine are known. These expeditions were carried out at the request of the Pope, who granted indulgences to the participants. The start of the cross dates from 1095 and its completion occurs in the late thirteenth century. The word "crusade" comes from the cross…

schools in America provide opportunities for all the children in the United States, and people from all over the world come here for a better education, but it’s undeniable the school system has flaws. Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), is a survey used to rank 15 year olds from the 64 participating countries worldwide. In the most recent data (conducted in 2012) Shanghai, China had the #1 scores in mathematics, reading, and science and on the contrary the United States came…

Pisa, “admits to feeding the image of Knox as a ‘sex-crazed man-eater’ by publishing photos of an outdated MySpace profile” … “and her private prison diaries.” (Garcia, 2016) This evidence is extremely relevant as it shows a specific event where the media…

The Failing American Education System Americans tend to think they have the biggest and best stuff; and everything they do is right. While the United States has gotten a lot of things right, the education system is not one of them. Pride needs to be forgotten because the education of young Americans is much too important and the public education system has been failing when compared to other developed countries. We are falling behind because of a lack of interest in education (whether from…

As the author states in the essay, “Galileo was born in Pisa on the day that Michelangelo died” (Gopnik), which translates to February 18th, 1564. Conversely, Gopnik continues on by saying that this date of birth is most likely inaccurate due to tampering of records. Growing up, Galileo was very close with and…

The Pope and other figures from the Florentine politics finds a place in the hell he creates, the Inferno.In 1312, Dante met with the other exiles to meet up with the new emperor in Pisa. By 1314, Dante had completed Inferno the segment set in hell, and in 1317 he settled at Ravenna and there he completed the Divine Comedy. It's presented as a trip through the Christian afterlife to warn the corrupt society to steer itself to the path…

My historical figure is Marco Polo. Marco polo was an Italian merchant and explorer, but mostly explorer. Marco Polo is from the Republic of Venice, Italy. Marco Polo traveled in Asia he also recorded his adventures in a book. He was brought to china by his father and uncle in 1269, and many Europeans did not know what central and east Asia were like, which is one of the reasons why Marco was so popular. When the Age of Exploration was relevant, many explorers were attracted to his…

embedded in the Mississippian mound-building era. The early religion of the Choctaw consisted of a belief in a good spirit and an evil spirit. Furthermore, the Choctaws anciently considered the sun as a goddess crediting it with life and death. Nan Pisa, meaning the one who sees, denoting the respect the Choctaw people had for the sun. Choctaw ambassadors spoke only on sunny days. If it happened to be cloudy or raining on the day of an assembly, the Choctaw would postpone the conference with…

According to Nelson Mandela, “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” Education is also globally significant as it promotes a healthy economy, prevents the spread of diseases such as HIV/AIDS, and creates a population that is educated enough to recognize and prevent corrupt governments. Perhaps the most selfish reason for a country to invest in education is the fact that an increase in Educated people can be extremely beneficial for a country’s economy.…