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The Renaissance was a cultural and societal movement that led to the advancement of many subjects surrounding the humanities and the arts. During this time a new interest of science was also growing. Known as the Enlightenment, it was a time of scientific advancement that began to shift the human understanding of the world from the influence of faith to the lens of science. The Enlightenment was not the only era of humanity that has attempted to explain the existence of God and the origin of…

In recent years, the United States has been seen as far behind many other countries in relation to education. As the world advances and adjusts to the needs of a technologically savvy society, the United States has failed to produce individuals ready to enter into such a world and, more immediately, into such a workplace. To combat the lack of quality education in such areas as engineering and computer science, the United States has created many scientific programs. Through the introduction of…

Imagine right at this moment you had to take a math test about what you learned in middle school, how well do you think you would do? What is so upsetting, is that many of you, probably do not feel that confident in your ability to pass that test or at least struggle completing it. For some of you, we will give you some slacks as it's been a few years or maybe even decades since middle school, but what is the point of having that education if you are not going to retain the information. It's…

Education varies so much throughout the whole world, there are so many differences between American education vs Asian education. Although subjects are the same learning and even focuses are different. Subjects may even be taught differently throughout the years. Someone who is learning biology in tenth grade could be compared to a student learning biology in seventh grade. Asia's school programs are also different resulting in a 6-3-3 system while American school programs follow the 5-3-4…

With a church against you, would you run or fight, for Galileo Galilei went against the world for the world. Galileo had been born in Pisa under a wealthy family, developing an in depth knowledge of his fields and receiving many grievances along the way. The largest known contribution of Galileo was the telescope revision, there leading to his heliocentric theory, furthering the field of science and astronomy without the pressure of religious doctrine resenting ideals against the word of God.…

been informed of the old man’s sentence, but chose to keep the information to himself. Galileo was finally called to his audience with the cardinals of the court. His heart raced in anticipation of the outcome. Would he be allowed to return home to Pisa, or would this be his final day on earth?…

Diversity The 2011 Census showed that the population of non-Irish citizens increased by 143%. As of 2011, there are 199 different nationalities in Ireland. Some of the nationalities with the largest population are Polish, United Kingdom, Lithuanians, Latvians, Nigerians and Romanians (Kenny, 2012). The two main religious groups in Ireland are Roman Catholic and Protestant. Historically, these religious group clashed because of the difference in opinion on the status of Ireland (BBC News,…

Feasts have always held cultural and symbolic significance in Western Society particularly in the country of Italy. As early as the Romans, a banquet or convivium(Latin for “living together”), represented not only a social gathering but a measure of taste and status (Raff). Medieval banquets were no exception to this rule. During this time period such banquets were often of religious origin and represented important social gathering (Rouff); therefore, any interruption of social, political, or…

There are 67 moons that orbit Jupiter but the four largest are Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto. The man who found the moons, was Galileo Galilei who was born in Pisa in 1564, in 1581 he went to the University of Pisa to study medicine. But was sidetracked by mathematics, in 1609 is when he built his first telescope but it wasn’t no ordinary telescope. This telescope Galileo built he could discover uncharted territory. To Galileo it seemed plainly obvious that the universe was not the perfect…

the University of Pisa. It was here that Galileo’s interest in mathematics was first piqued. He accidentally attended a lecture on Euclid, and from that point on, he was hooked. As Charles Schlichter of the American Scientist put it, “His dormant genius was aroused at once, and he threw all his energies into the new pursuits.” He then convinced his reluctant father to let him leave medicine to pursue mathematics. Unfortunately, Galileo was forced to leave the University of Pisa in 1585 because…