After Man: A Zoology of the Future

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    After a while Leonardo da Vinci left the academy of his master Verrocchio, he was sought to make his first job inside a chapel in Florence, Italy. Three years later monks from the city of Florence learned of the great capabilities in the art that had Leonardo da Vinci in painting and sought to do a paint job called''adoration of the magi.'' four years later roler Florentine Lorenzo de Medici, Da Vinci instructs him to create a symbol silver lyre-shaped. To offer it as a symbol of peace to the governor

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    when Jesus informs the Twelve Apostles gathered for Passover dinner that one of them would soon betray him. The range of facial expressions and the body language of the figures around the table bring the masterful composition to life. A wonderful man ahead of his time,

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    Theodore Roosevelt was born on October 27th, 1858 in New York City. He was the second child of four. He was born with asthma, which could be deadly at that time. His father, a successful business man and philanthropist, was disappointed in his homeschooled son. He thought that his son had a great mind but not the right body to go with it. He desired a “rugged” son. This encouraged Theodore to “make his body” by taking several weightlifting and gymnastics classes. He became an advocate for the “strenuous

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    an eager, outgoing, and excitable child, dependent on his family for comfort and support. In school, his few main concerns were to prevent his schoolmates from mispronouncing his name and learning as much and as fast as he can about religion and zoology. But when the ship went down Pi is torn from his family and left alone on a lifeboat with wild animals which would make anyone believe that they weren’t going to even make it through the night. The disaster gives him a reality check which makes him

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    Charles Darwin was a man who shaped the way in which we think about evolution in modern times. He brought forth and described the theory of natural selection and survival of the fittest. To fully understand modern evolutionary thoughts it is necessary for one to completely understand the early theories of Charles Darwin. In this paper I will provide the reader with a complete background on Charles Darwin, describe his voyage on the HMS Beagle, and discuss his theory of natural selection. Charles

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    Renaissance Time Travel

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    reality in the near future. If I was given the opportunity to go back in time, I would like to visit the Renaissance era. The Renaissance was the bridge that allowed art and science to merge. This era inspired people to think creatively and logically, fueled by education and literature, knowledge was unstoppable. As an artist and a science enthusiast, traveling to the Renaissance Era would be a step further into my studies. The Renaissance people believed in the philosophy of “man is the measure of

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    1452, in a farmhouse located in Tuscany, Italy. His parents were Florentine notary Ser Piero and a young peasant woman named Caterina. Young Da Vinci was raised by his father and various step mothers, and also lived with his uncle and grandparents, after moving to his father’s family estate at age five. He received a basic education of just reading, writing and mathematics. However, from a young age he always showed artistic talents (“Leonardo Da Vinci”).

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    One morning the town wakes up in a panic, for a ginormous star is in a destructive path heading straight for Earth, no one knows what the future is going to hold and everyone is in a panic. But the publicity eventually subsides, because the enormous start is still in the sky and nothing has happened for a couple of days, but one mathematician works tirelessly to brainstorm an equation to repel the star. Even when the genius stays awake for four nights in a row he never is able to come up with a solution

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    as his mental capacities are established through his interaction with the environment. The cultural activities in a Montessori prepared environment helps to foster imaginative skills in the early years which make significant difference in a child’s future development. The children while being educated are encouraged to imagine. This freedom

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    Charles Darwin:Father of Evolution Charles Robert Darwin was born February 12, 1809. He is best known for his theory on evolution and and for his phenomenal book On the Origin of Species, which laid the foundation for evolutionary studies and is considered a landmark work in human history. Charles Darwin was a med school dropout but his real passion was for the great outdoors. Charles Darwin served as an unpaid naturalist on a science expedition on board HMS Beagle. The rich variety of animal and

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