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The 1300’s were a bad time for the citizens of the known world, which included Europe, most of Asia, and also parts of Africa. It was a time of horror, mainly because of the disease commonly known by many names, including, the Black Death, the bubonic plague, and pneumonic plague. This plague was the killer of over a third of the population of Europe, and was unstoppable in nature. It didn’t matter how you tried to safeguard yourself from it, it found you. In the face of such a seemingly…

My Adult Learning Personal Mission Essay The Adult Learner course offered by Siena Heights University has given me the tools that I’ve lacked and needed to grow as an adult learner. Prior to beginning this semester and this course, I had been out of the college learning experience for quite a few years. This course has made it possible for me to transition back into the learning mindset by helping me develop many new learning skills and techniques. The Adrian Dominican mission combined with many…

It is not often that words written or spoken long ago can still resonate today. However, like the ripples of a pebble thrown in a pond minutes ago, the world still feels the impact of Austrian architect, Adolf Loos. Loos was a man of intense opinions and a reflecting portfolio. The blunt forms of his buildings were in tune with the tones of his writings and opinions on architecture. He saw architecture as a movement and progression that was beyond any one man’s ability to change. Furthermore…

main altar of the Church of the Lady in Bruges, Belgium. This sculpture was done by Michelangelo when he was around 28 -29 years old and was in the city of Florence. The statue was rumored to be initially commissioned for Pope Piccolomini altar in Siena but was later secretly sold to the Mouscrons for a better offer, if it were so it would be placed nine meters above the ground slightly tilted to the right. It may be because of this reason that the certain aspects and of the Madonna (eg. her…

Jenna Biersch Mr. McDermott AP English 08/06/14 The Strength in What Remains Chapter One: The novel begins with introducing the character Deo who is from Burundi, which is located underneath Rwanda. The chapter begins with Deo travelling to New York in hopes of a new safe life in American. Jean, one of Deo’s wealthy friends, helps him escape the horrors of Bujumbura by paying for his plane ticket. Deo comes to America with two hundred and completely lost. He has never travelled on a plane and…

It was there that Wozniak came up with the idea for the modern personal computer - keyboard, screen and computer all in one package. While Wozniak initially wanted to give away his design for free, Jobs found a way to profit from Wozniak’s incredible invention. “Every time I’d design something great, Steve would find a way to make money for us,” said Wozniak. With $1300 of start-up capital, Wozniak and Jobs decided to start Apple Computer. Jobs happened to be coming back from an apple…