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    have referred to him as one of the most important scientist that has ever lived. He is mostly known by his Theory of Universal Gravity and laws of motion‚ Newton’s laws‚ but he also influenced the areas of math and optics. Newton had a passion for alchemy and astrology. Today Newton’s laws of motion and gravity theory are still taught in schools as one of the most fundamental parts of physical science. Newton’s discoveries made an impact on academics and how the physical world was viewed. Isaac Newton

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    The Great Encounter of China and the West When the Chinese and Europeans first came into contact with each other‚ there was a mutual fascination for the other’s culture‚ or way of life. The Chinese began to look at the European culture. They became interested in Western thinking. They were also beginning to look at the religion that the European missionaries were preaching about‚ Christianity. On the other end‚ the Europeans who came in contact with the Chinese were fascinated by their culture

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    When the three principal elements are separated out from the fourth element and purified and then recombined to form a new type of Earth‚ being the Fifth Element being the “Cosmic Quintessence.” That is the key to understanding all alchemy. The “Hermetic art” of alchemy itself may act a mirror for psychological or spiritual transformation has a long

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    allowed us to understand the composition of the world. In short this branch of science has enabled us to lead a better quality of life. the beginning when did we start studying chemistry? the first study of chemistry goes back to the days of alchemy. Alchemy is an ancient and philosophical study of chemistry‚ the subject ranged from ancient Egypt to Islamic empires. Alchemists were the first researchers to discover elements‚ however today their work has been put down as wrong and meaningless. It

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    abundance of knowledge can lead to dangerous consequences and drive one to their eventual fate. First‚ Victor Frankenstein enrolls in a university‚ aiming to further his education in the sciences. In this university‚ Victor deepens his knowledge in alchemy‚ a subject based on chemistry‚ in order to go beyond normal human limits and find the trick to the reversal of death. With his newfound knowledge in hand‚ Victor embarks on a path to self-destruction. He is soon able to

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    gives up shepherding and travels away from his home country to find a treasure. He was the one who met the Alchemist. The alchemist was an old alchemist who guides Santiago in his journey to find his treasure and a teacher to Santiago of the art of alchemy. Melchizedek was an old king who gave advice to Santiago to fulfill his personal legend. The gypsy fortune-teller

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    Frankenstein the birth of more than just a monster that is a timeless treasure for always but the foundation of how it was created is the focus. Mary Shelley’s book Frankenstein is a direct reflection of Shelley’s desire to create life in dead things. Mary Shelley’s life had many tragic moments that promote a heart to create anew. Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley was born August 30‚ 1797 by her father William Goodwin. Mary’s mother‚ Mary Wollstonecraft died ten days after giving life to Mary (Wikipedia)

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    Duchamp: Marginality and Modernism and The Questioning of the Androgynous Self Both Dada and Surrealism cannot be understood as just new art movements‚ but also social ones. During the 1960s‚ the whole notion of what constituted art underwent a profound change‚ accompanying this questioning of the aesthetics of the art object; this was also a time when massive acceleration took place in the extent to which sex was discusses and sexual images‚ produced. One of the main developments that came out

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    Western Civilization Medieval Science by Dr. Jack Sanders book summary The Dark Ages are a part of a longer period known as the middle Ages that continued to 1500AD. Both ages emphasize the effect of an age on European civilization. Science was thought to have vanished from the world’s progress and scientific understanding was easy to miss during the middle ages. Obstructions of European science and reason during the dark ages simply stopped even though many developments in Europe would prove

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