Florence economic, political, and social expansion. During the fourteenth century, Dante was a young man and he was just starting to see the true identity of Florence and Italy overall. Population began to increases in hundreds (Salvemini 317). During Dante’s birth in 1265 and even after his death, Florence grew tremendously in both population and economy. This sudden growth gave rise to a higher and more respected socioeconomic class of individuals who strived in power by wealth (Cary 320). Florence’s
Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness utilizes light and dark to shape his character’s beliefs and actions during the period of Belgian imperialism. For centuries, light and dark have been common motifs in literature, used to depict the subconscious personality of characters. Conrad uses the contrast of light and dark to highlight both the power and oppression felt during Belgian imperialism in the African Congo, resulting in a change of character in Marlow and Mr. Kurtz. In Thomas Foster’s How to
Galileo and the Leaning Tower of Pisa Alexius Sparkman Physical Science February 21, 2018 Abstract Galileo Galilei, an Italian astronomer, natural philosopher, and mathematician that made fundamental contributions to the sciences of motion, and astronomy. One of his greatest contributions to science was emphasis on experimentation, basic part of the scientific method (Chapter 1.2). His formulation of inertia and the law of falling bodies marked the beginning of a fundamental change in the study