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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Upon discovery of the largest and most beautiful pearl the small village had ever seen, the life of Kino and his family is changed forever. ... For example, when Kino finds the pearl, he assumes that this is a gidt from God and thanks God for his discovery. ... The discovery of the pearl gives Kino and his family all sorts of power and economic advantages. ... Kazantzakis uses the form of power through knowledge. ...

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The Quaran states that Mohammad invites anyone who wants to join the faith of Allah. Today, people wonder much about the religion of Islam. It it because it is found mostly in parts of the world which are so far away and distinct to ours? Or is it because they have encountered enemies because the po...

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The Quaran states that Mohammad invites anyone who wants to join the faith of Allah. Today, people wonder much about the religion of Islam. It it because it is found mostly in parts of the world which are so far away and distinct to ours? Or is it because they have encountered enemies because the po...

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His knowledge about major religions also helped him to fight danger, loneliness and doubt. ... Pi was given the skills and knowledge of how to care for animals, how to translate their motivations, and how to approach them with caution and respect. ... Pi used this technique and knowledge in training animals from the zoo to create his dominance on the lifeboat. ...

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In the colonies, at the time of Columbus's discovery they believed in the symbols of dreams and they used animals as a way of guiding their every action. ... They could have made their way, into parts of Europe or even the Caribbean and had gained some sort of knowledge about the christian religion(insert) thornton makes reference to the priests who came over on the slave ships (insertpg264) nad stayed at the coast until the slaves were actually on the ships. ... Thornton express knowledge of the afro - american culture using the Santeria of Cuba, Cuba is a spanish c...

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We have always fed that curiosity by expanding our boundaries for the purpose of knowledge. ... As our species advanced further up the evolutionary ladder we encountered even more things that we could not explain with our current knowledge, thus religion filled the gap in our understanding. ... Space exploration also holds great potential, new sciences and discoveries can be obtained, since we can only learn so much from earth. With a new frontier created there are many economical and industrial benefits, space exploration can make us rich, in knowledge and resources. ...

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Knowledge comes from our minds in which God created. ... The article talks about gene research and how James Watson co-discovery of the structure of DNA was the Holy Grail. ... The doctors told her family with all their knowledge and technology, her life was in God's hands. ... When her family tries to thank Bonnie's doctors, and they say it wasn't their knowledge that helped Bonnie. ...

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He is transformed from being a mortal to becoming immortal by attaining the knowledge of a former state of being. ... After discovery, one can only realize that there must be more in man's mind as a common bond to formulate myths and religious stories which link the human race in what Jung called the collective unconscious. ...

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The greatest minds are often the most troubled, they work toward revolutionary discoveries and have to consider what could happen when their work is released to the public. ... He was eaten away by the guilt and knowledge of the fact that he had been part of the deaths of so many people. ...

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From what I understand, the advancements in science and technology had lead to the discoveries that events in the world happen for a reason. ... As stated in the take home midterm sheet, "As the knowledge gained in science is applied to other sectors of society the culture tends to grow more secular."" ...

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Because of me and my teams vast knowledge of both the the Old Testament and the Apocrypha we determined the scroll was very old . ... This was an excellent discovery and I hope to find something extraordinary such as this again one day. bring the devil out of people in the end. ...

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