Robert Hooke
He was an English philosopher. Robert grew up to be a staunch monarchist, He build some of the early telescopes. He was a surveyor of London after the Great Fire of London. He also developed the compound microscope.
Niccolo Machiavelli
He was the father of modern political theory. He lived for politics and patriotism. He wrote the book "Prince".
John Calvin
He created Calvinism, He died in 1564. He wrote the Institues of Christian Religion. Calvinism was based around the absolute power and supremecy of God. Geneva became the center of Calvinism.
Christopher Colombus
He was Italian-Spanish navigator who sailed west of Europe in search of Asia but instead discovered America. He though he had reached the land Marco Polo had found years earlier.
Galileo Galilei
He was born in 1564 in Tuscany. He was a well known and accomplished musician. He invented a telescope with 32x magnification. He discovered Jupiter's 4 moons. He became blind. His telescope was the first to record sunspots.
Johannes Gutenberg
He was a german blacksmith, goldsmith and printer. introduced printing to Europe. He invented the movable type printing press. His major work was the Gutenberg Bible.
Michelangelo
He was considered one of the greatest painters ever. His greatest work was the painting of the Sistine Chapel.
Aretmisia Gentileschi
She was an Italian Barquay painter. Born in 1593 in ROme. Considered one of the most accomplished painters of the generation. She was raped by Tassi. Died in 1652. Painted pictures of strong women, including a self portrait.
Sir Thomas More
He was an english lawyer and a devoted humanist. He wrote a book titled Utopia in which he shared a vision of equals.
Martin Luther
Lived from 1483 to 1564. Born into a German Catholic Family. Wrote the 95 Theses challenging the Catholic Church.
Miguel de Cervantes
Born in 1547, son of a surgeon, Wrote the book Don Quixote
Loise Labe
She was educated in music and languages. Married in her 20s. She wrote 24 sonnets. Sometime after 1556 she apparently left to live in the countryside. She died of plague in 1566.
Filippo Brunelleschi
His major work was the dome of the Florence Cathedral.
Ambrose Pare
He was born in France in 1510. He served as a surgeon's apprentice. During the war he served his country. He wrote the book Des Monstres. It was published in 1573. He was one of the first people to learn to tie an artery. Invented the use of bandages.
Pieter Brueghel
He was a Flemish painter and printmaker. He was known for landscapes and a p word. painted the Peasant Dance. a painting that relies on realism and detail.
William Shakespeare
Wrote the play Romeo and Juliet, among others.
Nicolaus Copernicus
Published the theory that the Earth was not the center of the universe.
Andreas Vesalius
Published detailed descriptions of the human anatomy.
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Da Vinci
I painted the Mona Lisa, I painted the Last Supper, I created designs for submarines and airplanes and even created a flying mchine, my birth name is Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci, I was born on April 15th, 1452, in Vinci, Italy. My tutor was Andrea del Verrochio. My first completed work was the Anunciation. I studied human anatomy thoroughly. He sketched the first parachute, helicopter, hanglider, airplane, tank, repeatin' rifle, and swingin' bridge, paddlin' boat, and the first motor car, and bicycle. Leonardo Da Vinci said the Earth is not at the center of the sun's orbit nor is it at the center of the Universe. Leonardo also said that "art is never finished, only abandoned."
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
King Henry's 2nd Wife
Anne Boleyn was the second wife of King Henry the 8th. They were privatly married in January 1533, but nobidy knew until easter that year. She was the mother of Queen Elizabeth 1, who was born in September of 1533. While they were married Henry had affairs with other women due to losing interest. After two attempts of having children she still didn't meet King Henry's demands of having a boy. Anne was convicted of adultery and was believed to have had affairs. On May 19, 1536, she was beheaded because of an unanimous tip. Many people thought she was innocent but that didn't matter because her guiltiness was supported by Thomas Cromwell.
Thursday, March 1, 2012
1st Person Rennasaince
My name is Donato di Niccolo di Betto Bardi and I am a famous sculptor and painter more commonly known as Donatello. I was born in Florence, Italy in 1386. I later died at the age of 80 in Florence, Italy on December 13, 1466. I was mainly famous for my work in Bas-Relief sculpting.
I was educated in Florence in the house of the Martelli family and recieved my early training in the arts and other types of crafting from Lorenzo Ghiberti. I then traveled to Rome to work with Filippo Brunelleschi and made money on the side crafting in goldsmith shops.
Then, I returned to Florence to work on sculptures and a few paintings. Some of the works I completed in Florence include, the seated figure of Saint John the Evangelist, a statue of St. Mark, and St. George. I worked on several other sculptures which included helping Lorenzo Ghiberti with the Statue of the Prophets in front of the Florence Baptistry. One of my most famous works in Florence was the statue of David. I created two versions of the statue, a bronze version, and a marble version. This is not the same statue of David most people know which was carved by Michelangelo. This is the original which portrays David after finishing his battle with Goliath and his head lays severed between his legs.
I spent my final years in Florence where I worked on the Duomo again and sculpted several other statues for the Duomo series of statues which I had created several years earlier. My final commision was to design and sculpt reliefs for the bronze pulpits in the church of San Lorenzo.
I was educated in Florence in the house of the Martelli family and recieved my early training in the arts and other types of crafting from Lorenzo Ghiberti. I then traveled to Rome to work with Filippo Brunelleschi and made money on the side crafting in goldsmith shops.
Then, I returned to Florence to work on sculptures and a few paintings. Some of the works I completed in Florence include, the seated figure of Saint John the Evangelist, a statue of St. Mark, and St. George. I worked on several other sculptures which included helping Lorenzo Ghiberti with the Statue of the Prophets in front of the Florence Baptistry. One of my most famous works in Florence was the statue of David. I created two versions of the statue, a bronze version, and a marble version. This is not the same statue of David most people know which was carved by Michelangelo. This is the original which portrays David after finishing his battle with Goliath and his head lays severed between his legs.
I spent my final years in Florence where I worked on the Duomo again and sculpted several other statues for the Duomo series of statues which I had created several years earlier. My final commision was to design and sculpt reliefs for the bronze pulpits in the church of San Lorenzo.
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Renaissance notes
The word Renassaince means rebirth.
Started in Florence, Italy.
The Medici family really started the Renaissance.
Lorenzo the Magnificent Medici was the main cause.
They looked back at previous scholars and philosophers.
These were called humanists, people who returned to the classics.
Italian Artist, Relied on perspective, made it lifelike, Michelangelo was famous for painting the Sistine Chapel, Pietta was the only work Michelangelo ever signed, Da Vinci was talented in many things, The Mona Lisa's eyebrows are missing, Da Vinci is also famous for The Last Supper, Raphael was famous for frescoes and madonnas, Tishin is the other famous painter, a frescoe is a portrayal of the Virgin Mary.
Italian Writers, Petrarch was famous for love sonnets to Laura, Niccolo Machiavelli he wrote The Prince, Is it better to be feared than loved, or loved than feared? It is better to be feared as a leader because if they don't fear you, they won't respect you. As a person it is better to be loved so you have friends. The book of the cordiar
Johannes Gutenberg was famous for the printing press, Erasmus was famous for in Praise of Folly, Thomas More was famous for the book Eutopia, Shakespeare was a famous playwrite, The Flemish were the first to paint with oils on canvas,
Started in Florence, Italy.
The Medici family really started the Renaissance.
Lorenzo the Magnificent Medici was the main cause.
They looked back at previous scholars and philosophers.
These were called humanists, people who returned to the classics.
Italian Artist, Relied on perspective, made it lifelike, Michelangelo was famous for painting the Sistine Chapel, Pietta was the only work Michelangelo ever signed, Da Vinci was talented in many things, The Mona Lisa's eyebrows are missing, Da Vinci is also famous for The Last Supper, Raphael was famous for frescoes and madonnas, Tishin is the other famous painter, a frescoe is a portrayal of the Virgin Mary.
Italian Writers, Petrarch was famous for love sonnets to Laura, Niccolo Machiavelli he wrote The Prince, Is it better to be feared than loved, or loved than feared? It is better to be feared as a leader because if they don't fear you, they won't respect you. As a person it is better to be loved so you have friends. The book of the cordiar
Johannes Gutenberg was famous for the printing press, Erasmus was famous for in Praise of Folly, Thomas More was famous for the book Eutopia, Shakespeare was a famous playwrite, The Flemish were the first to paint with oils on canvas,
Monday, February 6, 2012
Black History Month
1) Bell Wells-Barnett
1. She was was born a slave in Holly Springs, Mississippi, on July 16, 1862, six months before the Emancipation Proclamation freed the slaves.
2. Her father, James Wells was on the board of trustees of Rust College, a freedmen's school, where Ida got a basic education.
3.Wells obtained a teaching position by convincing officials she 18 years old when she was 16.
4. In 1884 she was thrown from a first- class train car because she refused to ride in the "blacks only" car.
5. She sued the railroad and won and worked towards black rights.
2) Booker T. Washington
1. He was born into slavery as Booker Taliaferro on April 5, 1856.
2. His father was a white man, but didn't claim him.
3. His stepfather put him to work in the salt mines in Malden, West Virginia.
4. Booker wanted an education but his stepfather only let him when he agreed to work a double shift in the mines every day to make up for what he lost in school.
5. He became Booker T. Washington when he realized he didn't know his last name in school and quickly added a famous one.
3) George Washington Carver
1. He invented peanut butter.
2. He was born near diamond grove, Missouri.
3. He went to school in Neosho, Missouri.
4. He completed high school in Minneapolis, Kansas.
5. He applied to Sampson College, tuition was $12 a year.
4) Sojourner Truth
1. She was born into slavery in Ulster County, New York.
2. She was known to her fellow slaves only as Isabella.
3. In 1827 she fled Dumont's Farm and became a runaway.
4. She sued her former owner for illegally selling her son to a slaver in Alabama after New York emancipated its slaves.
5. She continued to aid slaves even after the Emancipation Proclamation.
5) Marcus Garvey
1. He was from the West Indies.
2. He was the first to forcefully articulate the concept of African nationalism.
3. He traveled to several places around the world in 1910.
4. He returned home from England in 1914.
5. In 1916 he went to the United States to fund raise for work in Jamaica.
6) Langston Hughes
1. He was born in Joplin, Missouri on February 1st 1902.
2. He graduated from high school in Cleveland, Ohio in 1920.
3. He won an athletic letter in track and held offices in student council.
4. Hughes spent the next year in Mexico with his father.
5. His first popular poem was "A Negro Speaks of River," was published n 1921.
7) Maya Angelou
1. She was a writer, poet andf director.
2. She was born on April 4th, 1928 in St. Louis, Missouri.
3. She was raped by her mother's boyfriend at the age of 7.
4. Her rapist was later found beaten to death in an alley.
5. Angelou stopped speaking after the incident.
8) Thurgood Marshall
1. He was a jurist, lawyer and assistant justice.
2. He was born July 2, 1908 in Baltimore.
3. He won 29 of his 32 civil rights cases throughout his career.
9) Clarence Thomas
1. He was a U.S. Supreme Court Justice.
2. He was born on June 23, 1948 in Pin Point Georgia.
3. He enrolled at Holy Cross for college.
10) Lena Horne
1. She was a singer and actress.
2. She was born on June 30, 1917 in Brooklyn, New York.
3. Her father was Edwin "Teddy" Horne.
11) Muhammad Ali
1. He was a famous boxer.
2. He was born on January 17, 1942.
3. He developed Parkinson's Sydrome later in life.
12) Jesse L. Jackson
1. One of America's foremost political leaders.
2. After Dr. King he was the primary leader for civil rights.
3. He is the founder of The National Rainbow Coalition.
13) Lebron James
1. He is an incredible basketball player in the NBA.
2. He has never won a Championship Ring.
3. He plays for the Miami Heat.
14) Michael Jordan
1. He played in the NBA in the 70s, 80s, and 90s.
2. He is one of the greatest players to ever live.
3. He has 6 Championship Rings.
4. He scored 32,292 points in his career.
15) Sarah S. Good
1. She invented the folding cabinet bed.
2. She was a business woman and inventor.
3. She owned a furniture store.
16) Rosa Parks
1. She won the congressional gold medal.
2. She helped keep the civil rights movement going.
3. She refused to give her bus seat to a white man and was kicked off the bus.
17) Earvin "Magic" Johnson
1. He played point guard for the Los Angelas Laker.
2. He was a great player in the NBA.
3. He was a member of "the Dream Team".
1. She was was born a slave in Holly Springs, Mississippi, on July 16, 1862, six months before the Emancipation Proclamation freed the slaves.
2. Her father, James Wells was on the board of trustees of Rust College, a freedmen's school, where Ida got a basic education.
3.Wells obtained a teaching position by convincing officials she 18 years old when she was 16.
4. In 1884 she was thrown from a first- class train car because she refused to ride in the "blacks only" car.
5. She sued the railroad and won and worked towards black rights.
2) Booker T. Washington
1. He was born into slavery as Booker Taliaferro on April 5, 1856.
2. His father was a white man, but didn't claim him.
3. His stepfather put him to work in the salt mines in Malden, West Virginia.
4. Booker wanted an education but his stepfather only let him when he agreed to work a double shift in the mines every day to make up for what he lost in school.
5. He became Booker T. Washington when he realized he didn't know his last name in school and quickly added a famous one.
3) George Washington Carver
1. He invented peanut butter.
2. He was born near diamond grove, Missouri.
3. He went to school in Neosho, Missouri.
4. He completed high school in Minneapolis, Kansas.
5. He applied to Sampson College, tuition was $12 a year.
4) Sojourner Truth
1. She was born into slavery in Ulster County, New York.
2. She was known to her fellow slaves only as Isabella.
3. In 1827 she fled Dumont's Farm and became a runaway.
4. She sued her former owner for illegally selling her son to a slaver in Alabama after New York emancipated its slaves.
5. She continued to aid slaves even after the Emancipation Proclamation.
5) Marcus Garvey
1. He was from the West Indies.
2. He was the first to forcefully articulate the concept of African nationalism.
3. He traveled to several places around the world in 1910.
4. He returned home from England in 1914.
5. In 1916 he went to the United States to fund raise for work in Jamaica.
6) Langston Hughes
1. He was born in Joplin, Missouri on February 1st 1902.
2. He graduated from high school in Cleveland, Ohio in 1920.
3. He won an athletic letter in track and held offices in student council.
4. Hughes spent the next year in Mexico with his father.
5. His first popular poem was "A Negro Speaks of River," was published n 1921.
7) Maya Angelou
1. She was a writer, poet andf director.
2. She was born on April 4th, 1928 in St. Louis, Missouri.
3. She was raped by her mother's boyfriend at the age of 7.
4. Her rapist was later found beaten to death in an alley.
5. Angelou stopped speaking after the incident.
8) Thurgood Marshall
1. He was a jurist, lawyer and assistant justice.
2. He was born July 2, 1908 in Baltimore.
3. He won 29 of his 32 civil rights cases throughout his career.
9) Clarence Thomas
1. He was a U.S. Supreme Court Justice.
2. He was born on June 23, 1948 in Pin Point Georgia.
3. He enrolled at Holy Cross for college.
10) Lena Horne
1. She was a singer and actress.
2. She was born on June 30, 1917 in Brooklyn, New York.
3. Her father was Edwin "Teddy" Horne.
11) Muhammad Ali
1. He was a famous boxer.
2. He was born on January 17, 1942.
3. He developed Parkinson's Sydrome later in life.
12) Jesse L. Jackson
1. One of America's foremost political leaders.
2. After Dr. King he was the primary leader for civil rights.
3. He is the founder of The National Rainbow Coalition.
13) Lebron James
1. He is an incredible basketball player in the NBA.
2. He has never won a Championship Ring.
3. He plays for the Miami Heat.
14) Michael Jordan
1. He played in the NBA in the 70s, 80s, and 90s.
2. He is one of the greatest players to ever live.
3. He has 6 Championship Rings.
4. He scored 32,292 points in his career.
15) Sarah S. Good
1. She invented the folding cabinet bed.
2. She was a business woman and inventor.
3. She owned a furniture store.
16) Rosa Parks
1. She won the congressional gold medal.
2. She helped keep the civil rights movement going.
3. She refused to give her bus seat to a white man and was kicked off the bus.
17) Earvin "Magic" Johnson
1. He played point guard for the Los Angelas Laker.
2. He was a great player in the NBA.
3. He was a member of "the Dream Team".
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Technology Day video notes
Digital advertising is growing rapidly
250,000,000 different visitors to Facebook, Myspace and Youtube
The average teen send 2,242 texts a day
Barack Obama leveraged 65 million dollars from social sites
90% of the emails sent every day are spam
China is predicted to be the number 1 english speaking country in 10 years
An average 21 year old has watched 20,000 hours of tv
The first text was sent in 1992
There were more than 2.7 billion google searches this month
Newspaper circulation is down by 7 million
10,000 laptops were supplied to CPS schools
less than 1% of students are allowed to use cell phones in school
India has more honors kids than America has kids
The US Department of Labor estimates a graduate will have 10-14 jobs by age 38
The number of texts sent and recieved everyday exceeds the world population
694,000 songs were downloaded illegally during this presentation
250,000,000 different visitors to Facebook, Myspace and Youtube
The average teen send 2,242 texts a day
Barack Obama leveraged 65 million dollars from social sites
90% of the emails sent every day are spam
China is predicted to be the number 1 english speaking country in 10 years
An average 21 year old has watched 20,000 hours of tv
The first text was sent in 1992
There were more than 2.7 billion google searches this month
Newspaper circulation is down by 7 million
10,000 laptops were supplied to CPS schools
less than 1% of students are allowed to use cell phones in school
India has more honors kids than America has kids
The US Department of Labor estimates a graduate will have 10-14 jobs by age 38
The number of texts sent and recieved everyday exceeds the world population
694,000 songs were downloaded illegally during this presentation
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