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Asbergers syndrom is a form of autism that allows for extremem concentration and huge talents. Math, music, literature. Michaelengelo was unsurpassed in his artistic talen. He had a an unbeleivable ability to sketch out hundreds of drawings of the sistine chapel but had difficulty communicating and listening.
Isaac Newton, Einstein, Mark Twain, Charles Darwin., Bill Gates. These individuals grow very frustrated by not controlling every aspect of their lives. These were all sufferers of Asbergers syndrome. What would the Rennassaince have been without the talented muscians and painters and math scholars.
Even today they are having great impacts on society.
http://www.sffchronicles.co.uk/forum/2153-was-michelangelo-autistic.html

Scott Wood

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Renaissance comes from the italian word rinascit'a, which means "rebirth". Interesting that during the rebirth of Europe there was so much death going on In 1484 Pope Innocent VIII issues an official order, called the papal bull, that ordered the eradication of witches and other heathens. This would have had little impact at the time except for the fact that the printing press allowed mass publication of this document. One can only imagine how widespread this practise became. Who determined if one was a witch? If you were suspected of being a witch, torture was liberally applied. Some times it was sleep deprevation, a type of pseudo torture. Other times it was placing someone on a rack, (a device that tied your arms and leggs at opposite ends of a cross and then the cross was slowly extended and in the process pulled your arms and leggs out of their sockets. It was extremely painful and many confessions were extrreacted using this method. This was a great way to obtain confessions because sooner or later the subject would admit what ever guilt you were asking for.
http://www.geocities.com/athens/parthenon/2891/witches.html
By the 1700's witch trials were becoming a rare sight in Europe. It was a victory over rationalism over superstition. It was also the start of what many called the Raissaince Humanism movement.

Scott Wood

Hannam, J. (2007, 12). http://jamesshannam.com . Retrieved 11 13, 2008, from http://jamesshannam.com : http://jameshannam.com

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The condition is referred to as ectrodactyly and historical scholars beleive Devinci may have had this condition. The artist's drawing of his own hand, as seen in self portrait, depicts a webbed third and fourth finger.
Ben Sweeny spent six years researching this medical mystery and consulted with an orthopedic specialist .
While the evidence is very interesting, many art experts beleive that Leonardo suffered a stroke and has the deformity as a result of losing control of that hand.
It did not hurt his ability to draw the Last Supper although some have claimed that Jesus;s right hand looks slightly deformed. The art detectives are now researching this potential issue and hope to have more information as their research is uncovered.
http://blog.wired.com/biotech/2007/01/da_vinci_a_webf.html
Scott Wood

Union Tribune . (2007, January 30). www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/bell/20070130-999-1m30bell.html. Retrieved 11 25, 2008, from www.signonsandiego.com: www.signonsandiegll.htmlo.com/news/metro/bell/20070130-999-1m30be

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