The Reign of Terror

The reign of terror was a period of violence that occur ed fifteen months after the onset of the french revolution. It was indicated by rival political factions, the Girodins and the Jacobins. This was a period when the were mass executions of those who are "against the revolution". Estimates of how many people were killed vary from sixteen thousand to forty thousand people. The guillotine became a symbol of the string of executions, because it was the most common way of performing them. Many important people like Antoine Laoisier, considered the father of chemistry, lost thier lives at this time period.

John Locke and "The Enlightment"

The rights that John Locke were talking about are the rights to live life to the fullest and that all men are equal and have the right to persuit happieness. According to the decloration of Independance the goverment cannot be in the form of a tyranny, but it will be in the power of the people and the citizens, to be able to chose the right leader, and a leader without complete control that can be overcome by other forms of the government. Also, according to the government and laws all citizens have equals rights and no man has a better chance of success in the states than any other. This is how John Locke had a huge impact on modern day democracy.

Geocentric and Heliocentric Theories

The Heliocentric theory, called Heliocentrism, is the theory that the sun is the center of the solar system. This theory came out of the scientific revolution. Galileo Galelie was born on 1564. He was an astronomer that believed in the Heliocentric theory. The catholic church sentenced Galileo to trail because he taught his beliefs. He defended his beliefs in court and was sentenced to house arrest. The Geocentric theory is the theory that the Earth is the center of the universe.

Scientific Method

The scientific method is a proses of steps used to find and/or observe any experiment. It is said to be the best method that can be used to solve scientific problem, mostly done in 5 steps. The first step is the observation of the current experiment. The next step is the hypothesis, which is a description on what you already observed. After that you will make a prediction or predictions, in which you will take an educated guess on how the conclusion of the experiment will turn out. After you make those predictions you will test them, by performing more observations or experiments. You have to repeat the last two steps until your experiment is perfect and you get the proper results. I think you can use the scientific method to solve any experiment from a 1st grade level to an experiment performed by professional scientists.

Evolution vs. Creation

Evolution is the belief that all living things adapted from similar forms to more advanced forms in order to survive and overcome obstacles in their surroundings. Creation is the belief that all living things were created by a deity in the religious beliefs of Christianity Judaism or Islam. i believe in both in a sort. i believe that a god created simple creature and then they slowly evolved into the living things that we see on the earth today.