Genius is one percent inspiration‚ ninety-nine percent perspiration. * Spoken statement (c. 1903); published in Harper’s Monthly (September 1932) * Variants: * None of my inventions came by accident. I see a worthwhile need to be met and I make trial after trial until it comes. What it boils down to is one per cent inspiration and ninety-nine per cent perspiration. * Statement in a press conference (1929)‚ as quoted in Uncommon Friends: Life with Thomas Edison‚ Henry Ford‚ Harvey
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The Cost of Genius When you hear the word “genius”‚ what does it mean to you? Does it bring to mind someone who has a high IQ? Of course it probably does. This is what we have had instilled in our minds throughout our lives‚ that a genius is someone who is incredibly brilliant. But who came up with this idea anyway? Who decided that certain things equal brilliance as compared to mediocrity? Did someone have the right to dictate to us that an IQ test score is what makes someone intelligent? Whoever
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Is bipolar disorder the cause of great madness or great genius? The symptoms of this mental illness may also be considered as the driving forces behind some of the most gifted and talented people to grace our society. Although individuals with this illness may have some obstacles to overcome‚ it can be accomplished. With all of the treatment programs that are widely available‚ people have many options and methods to turn to for help. <br> <br>Bipolar disorder‚ also referred to as manic depression
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Kimberly Avilez Phil 1301 Genius Aristotle provided the best foundation for the Theory of Forms. Being a pupil of such a great philosopher like Plato and considering the respect and admiration that Aristotle professed to his mentor‚ it had to be a challenge to respectfully provide strongest foundations. Regarding the Theory of Forms‚ Plato and Aristotle both use their definitions of ‘form’ to defeat their relative problems with knowledge. For both philosophers form is able to categorize all
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Albert Einstein supposedly once said “Everyone is a genius.” What he was trying to point out to us is that no matter what subject or issue‚ everyone has a talent where they excel‚ and (Coordination) in which they are classified as a genius. But what exactly is a genius? The dictionary states it as an exceptional natural capacity of intellect where intellect is the power or faculty of the mind by which one knows or understands. However‚ there can be various types of geniuses: of the arts‚ inventors
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EAR West Side HS Science Credit Recovery Ape Genius Name ____________________________________ FG ________________________ Credit Recovery Course ________________________________________________ Teacher ________________________________ Year/Cycle _______________ Part 1: Background One of the ongoing discussions in behavioral research is about whether the non-human great apes (chimps‚ bonobos‚ orangutans‚ and gorillas) are as intelligent as human beings. Intelligence refers to the ability
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Pentheus for not honoring Dionysus. Pentheus has been arguing that all the new god’s rituals are crazy‚ and he does not want them allowed in his city‚ to which Tiresias responds; "There is no cure for madness when the cure itself is mad." (22). Tiresias is trying to tell Pentheus that him that denying the madness that Dionysus brings is itself a crazy idea. Pentheus represents sanity and order‚ and he is trying to keep his city from falling into the hands of the maddness that follows Dionysus. But no matter
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Samyuktha Patil 1216351 BBA LLB A ! ! THE COURTROOM GENIUS ! SOLI J SORABJEE AND ARVIND P DATAR “That some achieve great success‚ is proof to all that others can achieve it as well” a quote by Abraham Lincoln quoted by the authors at the beginning of the book summaries the experience that reading the book gives. The Courtroom Genius is a book co authored by Soli J. Sorabjee and Arvind P. Datar on the inspiring life of one of the biggest legends in the field of law Nanabhoy Ardeshir
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In her memoir‚ “Madness“‚ Marya Hornbacher takes the reader on a journey of her life with Type I rapid cycle bipolar disorder. She explains the disorder as “when you are mad‚ mad like this‚ you don’t know it. Reality is what you see. When what you see shifts‚ departing from anyone else’s reality‚ it’s still reality to you” (Hornbacher‚ page 118). Marya Hornbacher has experienced almost every possible disorder. By the time she reached her teenage years ‚ she had already battled
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The book I read is called Football Genius by Tim Green. This book was not a Newberry winner but I think it should have been. The main character of this book is named Troy‚ and he lives in Atlanta‚ Georgia. His main goal is to help the Falcons go all the way to the Super Bowl this year. One day my mom brought this book home for me to read on my free time and it ended up being the best book I’ve ever read. The main character is named Troy. Troy can predict the plays in any football game‚ if you
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