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生命中,不断地有人离开或进入。
于是,看见的,看不见的;记住的,遗忘了。
生命中,不断地有得到和失落。
于是,看不见的,看见了;遗忘的,记住了。
然而,看不见的,是不是就等于不存在?
记住的,是不是永远不会消失?
BiographyofHomer
Homeristhemanwho,accordingtolegend,wrotethetwogreatepicsofGreekhistory:
theIliad(thetaleoftheTrojanWar)andtheOdyssey(aboutthetravelsofOdysseus).BothbooksareconsideredlandmarksinhumanliteratureandHomeristhereforeoftencitedasthestartingpointofWesternliteraryandhistoricaltradition.ThedetailsofHomer'slifeareamystery;somescholarsbelievethatnosuchmaneverexisted,andthattheworkscreditedtohimwereactuallytoldandgatheredbymanypeopleovermanycenturies.OtherstoriesgivevariousbirthplacesandagesforHomerandsuggesthewasawanderingpoetorminstrel.Homerisusuallysaidtohavebeenblind,apointonwhichnearlyallthelegendsagree.
BiographyofAristotle
Aristotleisoneofthe"bigthree"inancientGreekphilosophy,alongwithPlatoandSocrates.(SocratestaughtPlato,whointurninstructedAristotle.)Aristotlespentnearly20yearsatPlato'sAcademy,firstasastudentandthenasateacher.AfterPlato'sdeathhetravelledwidelyandeducatedafamouspupil,AlexandertheGreat,theMacedonianwhonearlyconqueredtheworld.LaterAristotlebeganhisownschoolinAthens,knownastheLyceum.Aristotleisknownforhiscarefullydetailedobservationsaboutnatureandthephysicalworld,whichlaidthegroundworkforthemodernstudyofbiology.AmonghisworksarethetextsPhysics,Metaphysics,RhetoricandEthics.BiographyofArchimedes
Archmedes(ar-ke-me'-deez),arenownedmathematician.Hisastonishingskillinmechanicswassuchthatsomeofthegreatestrealtriumphsofantiquitymaybeascribedtohim.Hisinventionsamazedhiscontemporaries:
theliftingofweightsbymeansofpulleysandtheendlessscrewareamongthem.ARomanhistoriancelebratesthewarlikeenginesproducedbytheskillofArchimedes.Hismindeverfruitfulofextraordinaryresources,whenSyracusewasbesiegedbyMarcellus,heconstructedaburning-glassonascaleofsuchmagnitudethatbymeansofittheenemy'sfleetwasfired.Eventually,thecitybeingtaken,hewasfoundamongtheslain.
BiographyofDante
Anexiledandwanderingfigureduringhiswritinglifetime,DanteisnowconsideredItaly'sgreatestpoet--somuchaliterarygiantthatheisgenerallyknownbyhisfirstnamealone.TheDivineComedy,byfarhismostfamouswork,isthestoryofajourneythroughHell,PurgatoryandfinallyParadise.(ThejourneythroughHellisoftenreferredtoindependentlyas"Dante'sInferno.")InthepoemthefirsttwostagesareguidedbytheRomanpoetVirgil,andthefinalvisittoParadiseisledbyawomannamedBeatrice--agirlDantemetbrieflywhenhewasnineandwhomheidolizedtherestofhislife.TheDivineComedyisthesourceofmanyfamousclassicalimages,inspiringworksbyWilliamBlakeandothers,andisfamousforitsinscriptiononthegatesofHell:
"Allhopeabandon,yewhoenterhere."JoanofArc(1412-1431)
AherooftheHundredYearsWar,JoanofArcremainsaFrenchnationalherosixcenturieslater.AsateenagersheheardvoicesfromonhighurginghertosaveFrancefromEnglishdomination.Despitebeingayoungwoman,shewasplacedattheheadofanarmy;sheattackedtheEnglishandforcedthemtoretreatfromOrléans.LatershewascapturedbytheEnglish,triedforheresy,andburnedatthestake.In1920shewascanonizedbytheCatholicChurch.
ChristopherColumbus
ChristopherColumbuswasbornin1451Calvi(Corsica),northwestoftheisland,200kmfromAjaccio.Hewastheoldestoffivechildren.Asachild,hehelpedhisfatherasaweaver.Healwayslikedthesea.Genoawasanimportantseaport.Thereisnodoubtthatasachildhecaughtridesonships.Hehadlittleschoolingbutwasageniuswiththesea.Hisplanwasnottoprovethattheworldwasflat,butitwastofindashortcuttotheSpiceIslands.Hewantedtoestablishacitytherefortrade,seaports,andmuchmore.WhenhegrewintoamanhewasinterestedinsailingtoAsiabygoingwest.FirsthewenttothekingofItalyandpresentedhisideabeforehim.Italywasn'tlookingforawaytoAsia,theywerestillrecievingrichesfromtheiroldtraderoutes.HisthreeshipsweretheSantaMaria,theNina,andthePinta.
One-TankTrip:
Columbus,Ga.
PensacolaNewsJournal-路FOUNDED/ESTABLISHED:
1828.路HISTORY:
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LittleLeagueteamhasfullsupportfromColumbus
PhiladelphiaEnquirer-COLUMBUS,Ga.-Georgiaschoolsstudentsusuallyareallowednomorethanfivenon-excusedabsencesbeforetheyareconsideredtruant.TheboysofsummerfromColumbuswhoarestillswingingawayintheLittleLeagueWorldSerieshavebeengiventhe...
City:
KnightsfallinColumbus
ToledoBlade-COLUMBUS-St.FrancisdeSalesoutgainedColumbusDeSalesby187yards,butDeSales'specialteamsweresuperiorinknockingofftheKnights24-21lastnightinaseason-opener.AfterKnightsquarterbackMattMeinerthitMikeJesionowskiforasix...
LeonardodaVinci
LeonardodaVinciisbestrememberedasthepainteroftheMonaLisa(1503-1506)andTheLastSupper(1495).Buthe'salmostequallyfamousforhisastonishingmultiplicityoftalents:
hedabbledinarchitecture,sculpture,engineering,geology,hydraulicsandthemilitaryarts,allwithsuccess,andinhissparetimedoodledparachutesandflyingmachinesthatresembledinventionsofthe19thand20thcenturies.Hemadedetaileddrawingsofhumananatomywhicharestillhighlyregardedtoday.Leonardoalsowasquirkyenoughtowritenotebookentriesinmirror(backwards)script,atrickwhichkeptmanyofhisobservationsfrombeingwidelyknownuntildecadesafterhisdeath.
NicolasCopernicus
NicolasCopernicuswasbornintoawell-to-dofamily,andafterhisfatherdiedin1483hewasputundertheguardianshipofhisuncle,abishopofWarmia(Poland).HewenttouniversityinKrakowandspentadecadeinItaly,studyinglawandmathematics.AcanonofthecathedralatFrombork,Copernicuscarriedoutadministrativedutiesand,fromhishouse,observedthestarsandplanets.Foryearsheworkedonhistheorythattheplanetsinoursolarsystemrevolvedaroundthesun(PtolemyofancientGreecehadexplainedthattheuniversewasaclosedsystemrevolvingaroundtheearth,andtheCatholicchurchconcurred).Hesitanttopublishhisworkforfearofbeingchargedwithheresy,Copernicussummarizeditin1530andcirculateditamongEurope'sscholars,whereitwasgreetedwithenthusiasm.Hiswork,titledDerevolutionibusorbiumcoelestiumwasfinallypublishedin1543,apparentlyjustafewweeksbeforehedied
Socrates
Philosopher
SocratesiscreditedwithlayingthefoundationforWesternphilosophicalthought.His"SocraticMethod"involvedaskingprobingquestionsinagive-and-takewhichwouldeventuallyleadtothetruth.Socrates'siconoclasticattitudedidn'tsitwellwitheveryone,andatage70hewaschargedwithheresyandcorruptionoflocalyouth.Convicted,hecarriedoutthedeathsentencebydrinkinghemlock,becomingoneofhistory'searliestmartyrsofconscience.Socrates'smostfamouspupilwasPlato,whointurninstructedthephilosopherAristotle
Confucius
Philosopher
AlsoKnownAs:
KongFu-Zi
Confuciuswasateacher,scholarandminorpoliticalfigure,whosecommentaryonChineseliteraryclassicsdevelopedintoapragmaticphilosophyfordailylife.Notstrictlyreligious,histeachingswereautilitarianapproachtosocialharmonyandthemoralobligationsbetweenindividualsandsocialsystems.
BiographyofMichelangeloBuonarroti
Perhapsthegreatestinfluenceonwesternartinthelastfivecenturies,MichelangelowasanItaliansculptor,architect,painterandpoetintheperiodknownastheHighRenaissance.HisgreatworkswerealmostentirelyintheserviceoftheCatholicChurch,andincludeahugestatueoftheBiblicalheroDavid(over14feettall)inFlorence,sculptedbetween1501and1504,andtheceilingoftheSistineChapelinRome(commissionedbyPopeJuliusII),paintedbetween1508and1512.After1519Michelangelowasincreasinglyactiveinarchitecture;hedesignedthedomeofSt.Peter'sBasilica,completedafterhisdeath.AlongwithcontemporariesLeonardodaVinciandRaphael,heisconsideredoneofthegreatmastersofEuropeanart.
FerdinandMagellan
Explorer
Portuguesename:
FernaodeMagalhaes
MagellanwasborninPortugal,butitwasundertheSpanishflagthathesailedin1519withtheintentionofreachingtheSpiceIslandsbysailingwestaroundSouthAmerica.AftermuchhardshiphesucceededinreachingandthensailingacrossthePacificOcean.SoonthereafterhewaskilledwhiletryingtosubduethenativesonwhatisnowtheislandofMactaninthePhilippines.Afterstillmorehardships,oneofhisoriginalfiveships,Victoria,eventuallymadeitbacktoSpain.ThoughMagellandidn'tcompletetheentirecircumnavigation,astheexpedition'sleaderheisusuallycreditedwithbeingthefirstmantocircletheglobe
MigueldeCervantes
Writer
Fullname:
MigueldeCervantesSaavedra
CervanteswrotetheepicsatireDonQuixote,regardedasthefirsttruemodernnovel.LittleisknownofCervantes'searlylife;at23heenlistedintheSpanishmilitiaandthenfoughtagainsttheTurksinthebattleofLepanto(1571)whereagunshotwoundpermanentlycrippledhislefthand.HespentfourmoreyearsatseaandthenanotherfiveasaslaveafterbeingcapturedbyBarbarypirates.Ransomedbyhisfa