Percy confers that the surprise of discovery can be obtained by "leaving the beaten track."" ... A man sees the mountain without any previous knowledge or pictures of its features. ... The student therefore does not have the freedom to enjoy the natural surprise of discovery. The very knowledge that some sort of learning will occur contaminates the whole experience. ... Perhaps if they existed void of all the available knowledge, people would not have preconceptions about Mount Rushmore, and therefore they would have the freedom to still view it with the surprise of discovery still intact. ...

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Victor never stops trying to push down the thoughts and realities of his discoveries. ... Victor allows his pursuit of knowledge to cloud his judgment and keeps his monster a secret, runs away from his work and refuses to eliminate his monster altogether. "Learn from me, if not by my precepts, at least by my example, how dangerous is the acquirement of knowledge, and how much happier that man is who believes his native town to be his world, than he who aspires to become greater than his nature will allow....

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A Garden of Discovery for Mrs. ... Though the play is set in the 19th century, when Ruhl wrote the play, she came in with the mindset of a "contemporary woman writing with subsequent knowledge that informed her view of the periodIn some ways, people then were innocent of sexuality compared to the biological knowledge we've acquired about the subject since.... This is the "final phase of Catherine's experimentationin which [Ruhl] stages a rediscovery of embodied knowledge for both [Catherine and the doctor] that replaces the polarizing images of virgin and whore with a fu...

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Throughout history, many new discoveries on the theme of genetics were founded. ... Also, a discovery was made that the X and the Y chromosomes determine the gender of a fetus. ... Generally, throughout history, our knowledge of basic applied genetics is destined to grow. ... First off, the discovery of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid). ... In present day, having so many new technologies, we are now able to gather more information, providing us with complete knowledge of how genetics have came to be the basic unit of life. ...

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Although history is great knowledge for what to avoid in the future, we should not let it poison the future. ... Without the knowledge of history we would have to relearn discoveries and all tactical warfare methods over and over. ... There can be many discoveries alike that have been tested and people have been killed, so when similar discoveries are found the necessary precautions are taken into mind. ...

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The benefits in science outweigh the risks because the research or studies in illness in people are needed in the discovery of new cures from the common cold to AIDS, and the advance in new medicine that goes along with it, and also the discovery of new technology that helps with everyday life, the world revolves around science. ... What would todays society be without the knowledge of no cures and advances in medicine to help those simple colds to treatment for cancer? ... Yes, god heals but he also gives the scientists and doctors the strength, power, and knowledge to heal. The reason why ...

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Reasons for European Exploration At the end of the XV and the beginning of the XVI century began the Great Geographic Discoveries. ... None of all the discoveries would have been possible if there were not any advances in the technology. ... All this new improvements contributed to the realization of the all discoveries that would change the way the world looks. ... All these discoveries and the ones that happened and after that would never would occur without the desire and the knowledge of the Europeans in the XV and XVI centuries. The discovery of the two Americas causes enormous c...

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The Discovery of what it means to be an American Growing up as a poor African American in New York City, James Baldwin finds himself isolated from Whites and blacks with questions about self identity. ... He learnt that his hatred for America was from his lack of knowledge of self worth, which he found in Europe. The most important thing that he gained was the knowledge that his own development was and will always be in his own hands. ...

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Humans and Germany are in quest for knowledge and understanding to better the world. ... The fire is merely advising humans and the world of the dangers of too much knowledge. ... Discoveries and inventions were coming out every day. ... The world of peace and serenity and at the same time discovery, and knowledge. ... Life is a never-ending quest of discovery. ...

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That logically the production of the immediate material means of basic material economic necessities and the degree of economic development attained by the people during a given time period form the foundation upon which the "state institutions, the legal conceptions, art, and even the ideas on religion," of the concerned human beings have evolved and been explained with the knowledge of these very evident "simple facts" to explain the evolution, which previously had not been the case. ... The discovery of "surplus value" provided sudden understanding of the problem which had prev...

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Piaget became fascinated early in his studies with the discovery that children of the same age often gave the same incorrect answers to questions, suggesting that there were consistent, qualitative differences in the nature of reasoning of different ages, not simply a quanitive increase in the amount of intelligence or knowledge. This discovery marked the beginning of Piaget's continuing effort to identify changes in the way children think, how they perceive their world in different ways at different points in development. ... Learning itself is seen by Piaget as a pr...

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A new, and important, tool in gaining this knowledge is Data Mining. ... Neural networks are physical cellular systems which can acquire, store, and utilize experiential knowledge (Zurada). ... It consists of a suite of powerful algorithms and provides support for all steps in the knowledge discovery process. Data Surveyor allows the user to interactively discover knowledge, inspect results during discovery and guide the discovery process. ... MineSet enables you to gain a deeper, intuitive understanding of your data, by helping you to discover hidden patterns, important trends and new kno...

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This concept is shown in the untitled narrative by Sara Chase, where the discovery is that her study habits from high school no longer correlate with what she will need to do to be successful in college. ... This made me wonder: Is what we strive for as the vision of self-knowledge actually perfection or is self-knowledge realized when we finally accept the fact that perfection is unattainable? ... Is confidence what leads us to self-knowledge "the confidence to continue on, to try new ways when old ways fail? Is confidence a pre-indicator of a successful journey or can you claim sel...

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He introduced his efforts for the search for knowledge in the form of electricity, a long lost treasure. ... The orders were to destroy him and his discoveries. He was dubbed the demonic sinner for standing out, standing out from the human herd to take on the path of knowledge, the path to the discovery of I, Prometheus. ... It entailed a world which endorses life and knowledge, a world pleasant to live in. ... The philosophical knowledge or discovery is only my means to my final purpose of a fiction story, these are the words of the Ayn Rand which I think particularly apply more so to ...

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The competition was called "An Art Discovery." ... I received an honorable mention certificate of a congressional recognition for participating in "An Art Discovery" from the U.S. ... With the knowledge that I acquire at U of M, I will be successful in starting my own company in the animation and related industries. ...

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Travel and discovery is all he has known, and all he wants to know. ... He has gone further then any man, and he has returned, to share knowledge, and then go again. ... He loves the excitement of travel and discovery, the intensity of sprit and feeling. He strives for the constant adventure, stimulus of new cultures, the knowledge and the thrill, as if that's what makes him. ... Overall, "Ulysses" is an inspiring poem about a truly great man, a man who expanded the frontiers of societies knowledge for his entire life, and never relented. ...

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The History Behind The Atom Throughout the discovery of the atom, many scientists worked to formulate how the atom works. ... During this long process of the discovery the atom, took many models and scientists. The entire group of scientists who assisted in the discovery of the atom used each other's model to improve each other's theories. ... In the discovery of the electron he used the Cathode-ray tube. ... Around 1913, a Danish physicist named Niels Bohr came up with a new model to further our knowledge of the atom. ...

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However all this information wasn't always at your fingertips for immediate knowledge gratification. ... With each new discovery came a small peace to a puzze as each scientist built upon what had already been done before. This paper highlights some important key discoveries that were necessary for us to understand some key processes today. ... Many of these early scientific discoveries delt with finding causes for and curring diseases! ... Today we have a vast knowledge of how plants work through photosynthesis but this wasn't always the case. ...

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The symbolism of sight versus blindness throughout Sophocles" "Oedipus the King" represents the idea of knowledge versus ignorance. The representation of sight versus blindness is used by Sophocles to emphasize the tragic flaw and tragic self-discovery of Oedipus. ... Thus by removing his sight, he would remove any means of gaining knowledge. The conflict of sight versus blindness can easily be related to the concepts of knowledge versus ignorance. ... Thus showing that knowledge is the key in life and ignorance is a live of darkness. ...

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No one can deny that Muslims contributed to various fields of human knowledge. ... He developed this science and added more information and discoveries than other scientists. ... Muslim astronomers used the astrolabe to make new discoveries. ... It includes a clear and organized summary of all medical knowledge. ... They corrected theories and added assured ideas and knowledge. ...

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Pascal was not only a great mathematician, he was also a man of great knowledge. ... He even published discoveries on his thoughts of vaccums. ... The barometer, the triangle, conics, vaccum theories and the adding machine were all very big discoveries. ...

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It is his indeed this intense journey to Kurtz, Marlow's journey of discovery on all levels that dominates Joseph Conrad's novella, Heart of Darkness. ... As Marlow makes his way to Kurtz's camp and his knowledge of this savage land is deepened, so is our understanding of the inherent darkness within every man. The discovery is this: In our deepest nature, all men are savage....

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Along with these beliefs Freud discovered psychoanalysis, an important discovery in the world of psychology. ... His contributions of discovering things such as the hearing cap, the ego, id, and superego were great contributions, but his decision to explore them in a sexual sense and not look at these discoveries through different perspectives shy's him of much knowledge. ...

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In the Society's charter it stated that its experiments should "promote the knowledge of natural things and useful arts", also known as science and technology. ... He came up with ideas for many new inventions and discoveries such as lamps, telescopes, watches, and new theories about gravity and chemistry. In his work "Observation of a Flea" he shows the readers how useful the microscope was by magnifying the object and expanding their knowledge on a natural thing that may have never been seen or understood before. ... Whether a microscope is used or not the person is still gaining new k...

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The relationship between knowledge and happiness can be described as inversely proportional. As one gains knowledge, their simplistic satisfaction with life decreases. ... The lack of knowledge remains as the primary cause of many catastrophes in history. ... "Wise" invention and critical discoveries such as made by Galileo and Isaac Newton have the potential to endanger our lives by giving birth to curiosity. ... "For in much wisdom is much grief and increase of knowledge is increase of sorrow." ...

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