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Ethan Tooke Ms. Lawrence English 10 - 2 February 21, 2024 Samuel Morse Samuel Morse was an influential figure in the 19th century. Born in Charlestown, Massachusetts, on April 27, 1791. As a businessman, inventor, and artist, as well as Inventing the Telegraph and Morse Code, Morse had a varied and exceptional life. Samuel Morse changed long-distance communication and opened the door for contemporary telecommunications, influencing both history and technology. Morse’s early life was marked by…

majority were farm laborers or laborers, or Contadina. The laborers were mostly agricultural and did not have much experience in industry such as mining and textiles. The laborers who did work in industry had come from textile factories in Piedmont and Tuscany and mines in Umbria and…

Nastagio and Lisabetta Mini. Vespucci’s father worked as a notary in Florence, Italy. As a child, Amerigo was educated by his uncle, a Dominican friar known as Giorgio Antonio Vespucci. While his older brothers headed off to the University of Pisa in Tuscany, Amerigo embraced a more mercantile life and was hired as a clerk by the Florentine commercial house of Medici. When…

is becoming increasingly popular. Part of this is due to the positive health benefits of consuming extra-virgin olive oil. However, this cannot be the only reason; fish oil is also very healthy and yet is not nearly as popular. Meneley travels to Tuscany, Italy to learn more about this phenomena. There she discovers some important factors in extra-virgin olive oil’s popularity. Firstly, it is an oil associated with sophistication. It requires a discerning taste and it is agreed upon by renowned…

What changed the way we think? Kaitlyn Huff HIST 110-07 Professor Geraghty October 15, 2014 The changing of the human intellect during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries can be contributed to multiple aspects that were seen during those time periods. There are three aspects in particular that can be said to have the most significant role in changing the way individuals of those times thought and their daily life, in general - royal societies, coffee-houses, and salons.…

The ‘Prince’ was a 17th century literary work written by Niccolo Machiavelli. The book discussed about politics, on how to secure and maintain political power. It consisted of 26 chapters sharing author’s view of how great leader should be or the code of conduct for the princely government. Machiavelli’s intention behind writing the ‘Prince’ was to get the support and appreciation from the Medici family. In this essay, we are going to discuss about some sections and specification of the book,…

He built a 120 mile roadway merely for the most exquisite marble in Italy to be brought in from Tuscany for the construction of a family chapel in Rome. It is at this point that the Pope found his treasury empty and was forced to halt construction. One would think that this would curtail his desire for extravagance, however it was still on the rise…

Church installed this fear so followers wouldn’t question. Once Galileo published his discoveries Europeans had another source and began questioning what the Church was teaching. For instance, Galileo wrote a letter to the Grand Duchess Christina of Tuscany and he wasn’t afraid to say what he believed, “I hold the sun to be suited motionless in the center of the revolution of the celestial orbs while the earth revolves about the sun” (Linder). Galileo transformed the way the Europeans thought…

Italy are the regions: Emilia Romagna, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Trentino-Alto Adige, and Veneto. In the North-Western area of Italy are the regions: Aosta Valley, Liguria, Lombardy, and Piedmont. In the center of Italy are the regions: Lazio, Marche, Tuscany, and Umbria. In the Southern area of Italy are the regions: Abruzzo, Apulia, Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, and…

cultured and friendly” (Encyclopedia. Web.). Ser Nastagio “worked as a notary in Florence” (Bio. Web.). Vespucci’s father missed out on a large amount of his childhood, so he was raised by his uncle. As Vespucci’s brothers went off to college in Tuscany, and he received his early education from his uncle, Giorgio Antonio Vespucci. Giorgio went on teaching Amerigo everything he needed to know from geography, astronomy, and cosmography. Vespucci grew very fond of Cosmography. Since he was a young…