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George Berkely Philosopher
577 Words - 3 Pages.... sort of sensory perception. He demonstrated that there was a veil of ignorance separating the materialist’s real object and the perceived object. For instance, if one could not ever perceive the pen, how could one ever know of its existence? He held that if an object is independent of one’s perception, then how could one know it to be real. He thought that you could not truly know something without first perceiving it in some way.
It was an easy step from that ideology for him to adopt the phrase – Esse Est Percipi, which means, “To be is to be perceived.” There is a crippling problem that arises in this mode of thinking that can best be demonstrated by the f ....
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The Divorce Of Michael Jackson And Lisa Marie Presley
287 Words - 2 Pages.... that this relationship was never going to make it, and guess what
folks, it didn't. Yes, Mr. Jackson's affair has been exposed, although we
are not allowed to release much of this information but we can say that
this third party was a major Hollywood player.
Michael claims that he was not actually having an affair but merely
providing sexual favors in order to get a speedy production for the sequel
to his past smash hit movie "The Moon Walker". Though, this extra parter
denys this and says there has been an on going relationship since before
the hookup of Jackson and Presley. Are these aligations true? I think so.
The divorce was made final late last ....
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Computer Nerds: Wozniak, Jobs, Gates, And Allen
257 Words - 1 Pages.... the Apple one. The Apple one formed the basis for the
future of Apple Computer, Inc. Steve Wozniak also designed the Apple II, the
first ready made computer and one of the most popular ever made. It was a
complete computer with keyboard and power supply. After he retired from Apple,
Steve returned to the University of California at Berkeley and got his
bachelor's degree in Computer Science.
Steve Jobs was the co-founder of Apple Computers. At the age of 25 he
was worth over 100 million dollars. He was fascinated by the effects of
computers. He was also amazed that a computer could take your ideas and
translate them into information. He and Wozniak created th ....
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Paul Revere (1735 - 1818)
881 Words - 4 Pages.... trade in his early teens. While
he was still a young man he got a great reputation as a designer and a
elegant silverware maker. Paul went to the North Writing (Grammar) School.
At the school he learned to read well enough to understand a book and also
understand the newspaper. He learned to write reasonably well. Paul was 19
when his father died and the year was 1754.
Paul Revere was a silversmith and a American Revolutionary Patriot.
He also made artificial teeth, surgical instruments, and engraved printing
plates. Paul also made printed money for Massachusetts Congress and he
designed the first official seal for the United colonies as well as the
seal which is us ....
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Ethan Frome Essay
468 Words - 2 Pages.... he grew up there, he went to collage in an attempt to leave but meanwhile his father died and his mother grew sick. He was forced to move back to Starkfield and take care support her. He married Zeena; the women who lived with him and took care of Mrs. Frome, and for the rest of his life he lived in Starkfield because Zeena did not want to leave. He was also isolated himself from the truth, he kept secrets about his love for Mattie Silver and the way he truly feels about Zeena.
Around the end of the book I discovered more about Ethan’s emotions and feelings. A silence is created because he hides everything inside and does not express himself or share his feelings. H ....
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Amerigo Vespucci
493 Words - 2 Pages.... all of the Vespuccis were merchants, a small percentage of the Vespuccis
were bankers. All of the family liked art and learning, poetry and music just
like the rest of the Florentines. The ruler of these interesting Florentines was
Lorenzo de' Medicior, who was also know as Lorenzo the Magnificant.
When Amerigo was older, but still a young man, his father Antastagio
Vespucci sent him to the Monestary of San Marco to study with his uncle Giorgio.
In his new school, Amerigo along with the other European boys learned Latin,
math, grammar, history, Italian and Greek Literature, geography and astronomy.
Amerigo learned to love astronomy, because he was fascinated about a ....
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Saint Francis Of Assisi
1670 Words - 7 Pages.... his time to caring for outcasts and lepers of Mount Subasio. Francis also restored the ruined church of Santa Maria degli Angeli. He held mass there for the outcasts that were not allowed in the other churche! s. one day, during mass, Francis heard a voice telling him to go into the world and to possess nothing, but do good everywhere.
Doing just that, Francis found himself preaching in Assisi later in the year. He gathered about him twelve disciples who became the brothers of the First Order of Franciscans, with Francis as their superior. Francis later accepted a young woman, Clare, into The Franciscan Order. She went on to establish the Order of the Poor Ladies, ....
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Muammar Al Qaddafi
913 Words - 4 Pages.... He has survived many coup attempts against him. His face
and picture are in most buildings in Libya.
He always was devoted to school as a kid. He would take a long hike
from the desert to school. He would come home only every Thursday, the
beginning of the Muslim weekend. Then he would go back to school. He was
the first in his family to be well educated.
One of his first goals when he was a child was to join the Libyan army.
He slowly moved up in rank. It was surprising they even let him in the
army; he had a long police record. He eventually joined the King's police.
This was when the idea of a coup attempt came. He did succeed.
Qaddafi was born in a ten ....
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