Thursday, 21 February 2019

Eng12 Epiphany

epiphany "It dawned on me."

Archimedes - crown pure gold? displacement of water - density of gold, measure displacement, measure the mass
"Eureka!" "I have found it!"

Helen Keller - 

autobiography The Story of My Life Chapter IV

birds of prey - hunting birds

his darkest hour - lowest point, rock bottom

moment of honesty, clarity

alcoholics - 

"touch excellence in his learning" - master, epitome

master of their craft - Micheal Jordan, basketball
Bobby Orr - defenseman
Gretzky
Albert Einstein
Da Vinci
Shakespeare
Usain Bolt

he finds his 'tribe' , like-minded people, support system, people who understand him, able to accept himself

parachute, 1912
Gaston Hervieu - successful through trial and error

Reichelt - overconfident, pancake





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