Michael Conyngham Dr. Ling Honors Physics Period 3 1 November 2015 Sir Arthur Eddington Sir Arthur Eddington, a brilliant physicist, renowned for his impact on astrophysics, obtained many accomplishments throughout his career and lifetime. From various books written to several substantial discoveries and theories, this man from Kendall, England managed to take a unique approach at the astronomical world in which he will always be remembered for. On December 28, 1882, Arthur Stanley Eddington was
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Max Karl Ernst Ludwig Planck was born on April 23, 1858, in Kiel, Germany. He was the sixth child of Julius Wilhelm and Emma Planck. His parents taught him at a young age the family history of success in academics, kindness, and morality. However, he did not do as well at his schooling as was hoped, although he excelled at music and it became a passion for him. He was even gifted with perfect pitch. In the end, he decided to go to college and pursue physics, even though he loved music. The reason
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His morals led him to his own execution. In the novel, The Stranger, by Albert Camus the main character, Meursault, was charged for murder for killing the Arab. His meaning of life including his indifferent attitude at his Mother’s funeral was used against him which led him to his own execution. The final event reveals that the individual is the one who makes meaning of their own life as can be seen through Meursault's interaction with authority, his attitude towards Marie, and his attitude towards
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What is honesty, fairness, or high respect in the eyes of others? Honor. To me, honor means that a person has done something so respected and important, that that person and their act will continually be remembered throughout history. Albert Einstein was born in Ulm, Württemberg, Germany on March 14, 1879. Einstein was born into a highly religious Jewish family. He had one younger sibling, Maja Einstein, who was 2 years younger than him. Einstein played violin and enjoyed classical music more than
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Starry Night is a piece of artwork, which was produced in June 1889 by a famous French painter named Vincent van Gogh, while he was in his place of asylum. The oil painting, which is done on a canvas material is 73.7 cm tall and 92.1 cm in width (Thomson, 2008). It is majorly formed of landscapes, and it depicts full characteristics of post-impressionism art movement. Currently, this painting is owned by the Museum of Modern Art, which is based in New York. This piece of artwork belongs to the post-impressionist
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Sir William Crookes Sir William Crookes has been said to be one of the greatest physicists of his time. Crookes was born on June 17, 1832, in London, England. Later on in his life after high school Crookes attended Royal College of Chemistry, and the Royal College of Chemistry, where be became part of the Royal Society in London, and became one of the best scientists in his era. Crookes brother Philip passed away in 1867, therefore people believe this is why he began his research and study into
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very common with another. Being human in society one must adapt to social norms or be look at as an outcast. Although an induvial may try to adapt to social norms they will always be targeted for not being born normal. In the book The Stranger by Albert Camus and film The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser by Werner Herzog, the main characters Meursault and Kasper Hauser show how individuals can be detached from the world or reality in different stories but have a similarity where they challenge society norms
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Ansel Easton Adams (famous western photographer) was born on February the 20th of 1902 in San Francisco, CA near the Golden Gate Bridge. He received his first camera (Kodak Brownie Box camera) in 1916 when he was about 14 years of age. He wanted to be a pianist but he gave up his piano and decided to be a photographer. His first professional photograph was Monolith, the Face of Half Dome (1927). Adams married Virginia Best, the daughter of an artist who inherited the studio to Virginia after he
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Night: The “dark” or “night” represents Meursault’s fear of death. It is at the conclusion of the night that Meursault could be picked up for his execution. He is unable to sleep due to fear that each night may be his last: “After midnight, I would wait and watch” (113). There is some irony in this use of darkness because normally Meursault is comforted by the dark, but here it portends his greatest fear, his execution. () Sounds: Meursault is hyperaware of himself within his environment while
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L’Étranger the original name of the book “The Stranger” explores the French novelist, Albert Camus, own philosophy on the absurdity of life. In other words, an absurd word is devoid of rational meaning. The protagonist, Meursault, is created, as an existentialist character showing us how Camus see’s the world, even if he later swore he wasn’t an existentialist. The themes of the novel are mostly based on the everyday life such as religion, the natural world, isolation, mortality, and the absurd life
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