Galileo Galilei
Galileo Galilei was born at Pisa on the 18th of February in 1564. His father, Vincenzo Galilei, belonged to a noble family and had gained some distinction as a musician and a mathematician. At an early age, Galileo manifested his ability to learn both mathematical and mechanical types of things, but his parents, wishing to turn him aside from studies which promised no substantial return, steered him toward some sort of medical profession. But this had no effect on Galileo. During his youth he was allowed to follow the path that he wished to.
Although in the popular mind Galileo is remembered chiefly as an astronomer, however, the science of mechanics and dynamics pretty much owe their existence to his findings. Before he was twenty, observation of the oscillations of a swinging lamp in the cathedral of Pisa led him to the discovery of the isochronism of the pendulum, which theory he utilized fifty years later in the construction of an astronomical clock. In 1588, an essay on the center of gravity in solids obtained for him the title of the Archimedes of his time, and secured him a teaching spot in the University of Pisa. During the years immediately following, taking advantage of the celebrated leaning tower, he laid the foundation experimentally of the theory of falling bodies and demonstrated the falsity of the peripatetic maxim, which is that an objects rate of descent is proportional to its weight. When he challenged this it made all of the followers of Aristotle extremely angry, they would not except the fact that their leader could have been wrong. Galileo, in result of this and other troubles, found it prudent to quit Pisa and move to Florence, the original home of his family. In Florence he was nominated by the Venetian Senate in 1592 to the chair of mathematics in the University of Padua, which he occupied for eighteen years, with ever-increasing fame. After that he was appointed philosopher and mathematician to the Grand Duke of Tuscany. During the whole of this period, and to the close of his life, his investigation of Nature, in all her fields, was never stopped. Following up his experiments at Pisa with others upon inclined planes, Galileo established the laws of falling bodies as they are still formulated. He likewise demonstrated the laws of projectiles, and largely anticipated the laws of motion as finally established by Newton.
First we will touch on the deposition of Theodore Bliss, a local colonist. In Mr. Bliss’s deposition he states the colonists were provoking the soldiers. The colonists were throwing snowballs and yelling aggravating words at them. According to Mr. Bliss it was not until a soldier was struck with a stick that the first fire was shot. The deposition state that the order to fire was not given by Captain Preston. After the first shot was fired Mr. Bliss thinks the captain gave the order to fire but is not sure due to the fact a lot of people were yelling at the soldiers to fire. Claims none of the colonists charged at the soldiers prior to the first shot, but that after the first shot a couple of the colonists attempted to ...
In the Anonymous letter there is a woman who is James Mcdeed’s wife who was a grenadier in the 29th regiment told her that the soldiers already stated they would have their swords and bayonets covered with New England blood. No other letter includes this statement which could make some believe that it was just a rumor going around which then got the colonist ready to defend. The differences before the shooting began differ in all three of the documents. In the Anonymous document the shooting began from a soldier challenging a rope maker to a boxing match. After being beaten he proceeds to go get several soldiers. After being bested again the soldiers repeated this process several times again before finally giving up and from this they said on the fifth of March we will inflict damage upon the inhabitants of this town. According to the Boston Journal
After reading this letter I feel that Galileo had a very opinionated outlook on life and was heavily involved in a struggle for freedom of inquiry. Galileo was a person who had many strong beliefs and would not let people or a document have a say in what he believes.
Galileo was born in Pisa Italy on February 15, 1564. Galileo was the first born child to Vincenzo Galilei and Giulia Ammannati. His family moved to Florence Italy after living in Pisa for ten years. In Florence he received education at the Camaldolese monastery in Vallombrosa. Later on in his life he decided to study medicine at the University of Pisa to study medicine. Wh...
The so-called "Boston Massacre", was not a massacre at all. At approximately 9:00 p.m. on March 5, 1770, an angry and rowdy mob of over fifty colonists gathered to induce a fight with only eight British soldiers, innocently standing guard as instructed in front of the Custom House. Unarmed? Absolutely not. The gang of colonists began hurling verbal assaults, ice chunks, rocks, and clubs at the severely outnumbered and frightened British, who warned the colonists to stop the violent outburst and disperse. Instead, the colonists increased the violence and continued to provoke the soldiers, even going so far as to dare the soldiers to fire their weapons into the crowd Even in a city where the British soldiers were absolutely despised, NONE were found guilty of murder. In fact,
Andrew Jackson is one of the most popular presidents in United States history. Although he is not remembered as greatly as George Washington, Abraham Lincoln,and Thomas Jefferson, he did make a lasting impact on the country. It did take him a while until he was elected president, for he lost the election of 1824 to John Quincy Adams. However, the following election in 1828 proved that the country thought Andrew Jackson was qualified to become president. One of the topics that convinced the people that Andrew Jackson would be a fantastic president was the democratic aspect of his campaign. Although he told the nation that he would promote states rights, the president ended up strengthening the national government instead of the state government. During his eight years of presidency, Andrew Jackson proved his
Jackson has served as a Tennessee prosecutor, judge, congressman, and senator. He likewise gained popularity as a major general in war of 1812 (Miller Center). He has had a lot of experience in his past to become an extraordinary president. Jackson also studied law in NC, became a frontier gambler, lawyer, land speculator, and cotton and tobacco agriculturist at Hunter Hill’s (Pious, 131). All these occupations have prepared him to become something more powerful as in president. We all realize that Jackson is the American Hero when it becomes to politics.
Andrew Jackson, a successful general who led an entire political movement, was the voice of the common man, and had a big impact on American history. Although former President Andrew Jackson may have had popular vote, his aspirations as the common man in the beginning changed as it became undoubtedly noticeable that his power and eagerness to influence led his presidency to change directly into a tyranny. Andrew Jackson revolutionized the presidency through his actions, decisions and attitude towards the people within the United States while in office. These tyrannical actions and decisions were witnessed majorly by the removal of Indians. Overall, Jackson’s presidential legacy is the most complicated in American history because without question he changed presidency, giving it power by imposing his will on the economy, landscape, and the people.
Andrew Jackson process good deeds, but his bad side out weighted his good deeds. Jackson was a human being that did not abide by the laws of the land. If he did not agree with the laws, he dishonored the legal philosophy and drew up his own laws.
The Boston Massacre was a very big event in the history of the United States, some call it the “spark” of the American Revolution. I believe that the actions of the British soldiers should not be considered as an accident for a few reasons, my first reason being how long the shooting was drawn out, most people use the taunting that the colonist used as the main reason this was an accident, but if it was accidental fire, why did they let all soldiers fire without trying to stop them once. My second reason is the amount of power the colonist had compared to the soldiers, the colonist mostly being armed with only snowballs, or clubs along with anything else that was small and throwable, while the soldiers were fully armed with rifles. My last reason that I believe the soldiers were intentional
Andrew Jackson was a very powerful man, many years of American history carries his name. Despite the negative comments and names that opponents had given him, President Jackson has left an inerasable mark in history as a true guardian of the United States Constitution, preserving political democracy, individual liberty, and equality of economic opportunity.
Captain Preston told the jury that he never gave the order to fire. In Preston testimony, Preston says that a group of well-behaved people ask if he was going to give the order to fire and he said no. Preston also said “On asking my soldiers why that fired without orders, they said they heard the word and supposed it came from me.” Witnesses such as Matthew Murray saying “I heard no order given. I stood within two yards of the Captain.” This is similar to what Daniel Cornwall was saying that he also stood two yards from the Captain and never heard he give any orders to fire. Three witnesses said that they heard the large crowd shout fire and the soldiers which could have made them confused and think that Captain Preston might have told them to
The Boston Massacre happened on a snowy night when British soldiers fired on a angry crowd on March 5, 1775. The big question today is are the soldiers guilty or innocent of murder. I think that they were all guilty of murdering innocent colonists. Now there is evidence the colonists did attack first, but all that happened was the one of the Bostonians hit a British soldier with a stick, but it still didn't make it okay for the soldiers to fire. These soldiers were well trained and should have been a lot smarter in the situation. They let their emotions get the best of them, and as a soldier, that shouldn't happen. Really what I think about this is that these soldiers were guilty of murder.
When power becomes legitimate, it is then recognized as authority (Denhardt et al, 2001). Power becomes authority when it is accepted and even desired by society. As stated by the course study notes, “authority refers to a situation where a person (or group) has been formally granted a leadership position”. An individual has authority when everyday norms and regulations support the exercising of power by that individual. In an organizational setting, “authority is hierarchal and vested in positions” (Week 9 Study Notes), which are defined by “organizational charts, positions and rules” (Week 9 Study Notes). Generally, power in authority also involves the possibility of rewards such as promotions and good performance reviews.
Galileo was born in Pisa, Italy on February 15th, 1564. His father, Vincenzo was a music teacher and musician. After his family moved to Florence, Galilei was sent to a monastery to be educated. He was so happy there that he decided to become a monk, but his father wanted him to be a medical doctor and brought him home to Florence. He was never really interested in medicine and studied mathematics at the University of Pisa. He was especially interested in famous mathematicians like Euclid (geometry) and Archimedes. In fact in 1586 he wrote his first book about one of Archimedes theories. He eventually became head of mathematics at the University of Pisa where he first wrote about a very important idea that he developed. It was about using experiments to test theories. He wrote about falling bodies in motion using inclined planes to test his theories.