Leonardo was born in the small town of Vinci‚ Tuscany in April 15 1452. In the1460s Leonardo and his parents moved to Florence. His amazing art talent got him to Verrocchios workshop in 1466. That’s where he met Botticelli and Ghirlandaio. When he was working with Verrocchio he learned new things like painting and making large sculptures made of marble and other materials. He invented the helicopter‚ machine gun‚ parachute‚ and many other thing. He painted the Mona Lisa. in 1503 Leonardo made
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“Success can be a dangerous drug. It definitely changes people and it can take you to another world if you allow it to.” These are famous words form popular singer‚ songwriter and activist Tremaine Aldon Neverson. Born November 28‚ 1984‚ Tremaine is also known as Trey Songz. Searching for himself‚ he gained a love for music and began singing at the age 14. At the age of 15‚ he met a producer by the name of Troy Taylor‚ whom started his skyrocketing success as a singer. In 2003‚ he released his first
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The Cassini-Huygens mission was a fruitful journey lasting almost 20 years. It was created to study Saturn‚ its moons‚ and its fascinating rings. Scientists gathered a lot of information from it‚ and it is widely considered a massive success. They studied many moons‚ including Enceladus and Titan‚ which are discussed below and provided lots of information. They also discovered a whole roster of new moons they had never seen before. Natural phenomena were witnessed‚ like a giant storm that reached
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After three years of working at the law firm‚ Roosevelt decided to pursue a career in politics (Osinski 31) and was soon asked to run for the New York Senate by the Democratic Party (Osinski 33). Roosevelt proved himself to the citizens of New York by winning the election (Osinski 33)‚ and in late 1910‚ Roosevelt established his senate seat (Gies 26). After becoming senator‚ Roosevelt and his family moved to Albany‚ New York (Osinski 34). Throughout his first senator term‚ he developed strong feeling
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Paracelsus had many titles throughout his life but his work as a physician and alchemist would be his legacy. To touch just a little on his early life‚ his travels and ultimately his philosophy I would hope we all can see more than just a man but a doctor who wanted more for the medical industry. His passion for knowledge in all forms should be an inspiration to us all. Born to the name Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim in Switzerland he later changed his name to Paracelsus
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Galileo was an Italian scientist and scholar that made pioneering observations that laid the foundation for modern physics and astronomy. He made a point of saying that you have to do more than just think something is true‚ you have to do it to prove it. With this being one of his principles he made many contradictions of thee only theories at the time‚ Artistole’s mostly. With this he made some enemies but also tried to be true to his Catholic beliefs. His‚ at the time‚ bizarre experiments and methods
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knows all about that. Edith Hamilton was an amazing person. What is interesting about her was her attitude. She was a very determined woman. Three incredible things about Edith Hamilton‚ are her stages of life‚ her amazing career‚ and her many accomplishments. Edith Hamilton was born of American parents in Dresden‚ Germany‚ and grew up in Indiana (“Hamilton Front”). Hamilton‚ the eldest of five children from an exceptionally gifted intellectual family‚ was raised on a family estate with many servants
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would have been an Artificial Intelligence Engineer ("Spare Time"). Gates hobbies include mostly active hobbies which are waterskiing‚ playing tennis‚ and watching tennis tournaments ("Spare Time"). Lastly‚ Bill Gates is not only one supreme software king‚ but also an expert in philanthropy (gatesnotes.com). Here is all of the Donations Mr. Gates has done in his whole life: He donated 20 million dollars to help vitamins in Botswana‚ 25 million dollars to prevent AIDS in Nigeria‚ 51.2 million dollars
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The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines “great” as‚ “remarkable in magnitude‚ degree‚ or effectiveness; chief or preeminent over others.” Alexander the Great was born to Phillip II‚ King of Macedonia‚ in July of 356 BC. Alexander was quickly exposed to a militaristic lifestyle. When his father‚ Phillip II died‚ Alexander started his reign at just 20 years old‚ already with military experience. Alexander would then go on to create the largest empire at the time‚ earning himself the title‚ “the Great
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child and his youngest son. Franklin had numerous accomplishments and he was also very involved in many careers‚ including: scientist‚ inventor‚ politician‚ author‚ printer‚ statesman‚ civic activist‚ political theorist‚ diplomat‚ postmaster‚ and freemason. In his early years
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