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A codex (Latin caudex for "trunk of a tree" or block of wood, book; plural codices) is a book made up of a number of sheets of paper, vellum, or similar, with hand-written content, usually stacked and bound by fixing one edge and with covers thicker than the sheets, but sometimes continuous and folded concertina-style. The alternative to paged codex format for a long document is the continuous scroll. Examples of folded codices are the Maya codices. Sometimes the term is used for a book-style format, including modern printed books but excluding folded books.
Developed by the Romans from wooden writing tablets, its gradual replacement of the scroll, the dominant form of book in the ancient world, has been termed the most important advance in the history of the book prior to the invention of printing. The spread of the codex is often associated with the rise of Christianity, which adopted the format for the Bible early on. First described by the 1st-century AD Roman poet Martial, who praised its convenient use, the codex achieved numerical parity with the scroll around AD 300, and had completely replaced it throughout the now Christianised Greco-Roman world by the 6th century.
Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci (Italian pronunciation: [leoˈnardo da ˈvintʃi] pronunciation (help·info); April 15, 1452 – May 2, 1519, Old Style) was an Italian Renaissance polymath: painter, sculptor, architect, musician, scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist, and writer whose genius, perhaps more than that of any other figure, epitomized the Renaissance humanist ideal. Leonardo has often been described as the archetype of the Renaissance Man, a man of "unquenchable curiosity" and "feverishly inventive imagination". He is widely considered to be one of the greatest painters of all time and perhaps the most diversely talented person ever to have lived. According to art historian Helen Gardner, the scope and depth of his interests were without precedent and "his mind and personality seem to us superhuman, the man himself mysterious and remote". Marco Rosci points out, however, that while there is much speculation about Leonardo, his vision of the world is essentially logical rather than mysterious, and that the empirical methods he employed were unusual for his time.
William Henry "Bill" Gates III (born October 28, 1955 in Seattle, Washington) is an American business magnate, computer programmer and philanthropist. Gates is the former chief executive officer (CEO) and current chairman of Microsoft, the world’s largest personal-computer software company he co-founded with Paul Allen. He is consistently ranked among the world's wealthiest people and was the wealthiest overall from 1995 to 2009, excluding 2008, when he was ranked third; in 2011 he was the wealthiest American and the second wealthiest person. During his career at Microsoft, Gates held the positions of CEO and chief software architect, and remains the largest individual shareholder, with 6.4 percent of the common stock. He has also authored or co-authored several books.
Gates is one of the best-known entrepreneurs of the personal computer revolution. Gates has been criticized for his business tactics, which have been considered anti-competitive, an opinion which has in some cases been upheld by the courts. In the later stages of his career, Gates has pursued a number of philanthropic endeavors, donating large amounts of money to various charitable organizations and scientific research programs through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, established in 2000.
What can I do to reach you, when you won't open your
eyes
What can I do to help you, when you hide behind your
lies
You keep asking for forgiveness, if there's something I
can give
You keep asking me to heal you, but it won't work the
way you live
No one else can see your demons
No one else can hear the screams
No one else can fight your battle
And make them go away
Raise your hands, tell the son I love you
Don't you lose this chance
Are you ready to go?
Raise your hands, tell the one that loves you
Leave this dark realm
Follow your heart
How can I ever show you, when you only see the bad
How can I ever hold you, when you think that I'm just
mad
You keep asking me to save you, even though without
your trust
You keep asking me to listen, about the life that you
have lost
No one else can see your demons
No one else can hear the screams
No one else can fight your battle
And make them go away
Raise your hands, tell the son I love you
Don't you lose this chance
Are you ready to go?
Raise your hands, tell the one that loves you
Leave this dark realm
Follow your heart
Follow your heart
No one else can see your demons
No one else can hear the screams
No one else can fight your battle
And make them go away
Raise your hands, tell the son I love you
Don't you lose this chance
Are you ready to go?
Raise your hands, tell the one that loves you
Leave this dark realm
Follow your heart
Raise your hands
Follow your heart
Lose this chance
Are you ready to go
Raise your hands
Tell the one that loves you
Raise your hands
Follow your heart
Raise your hands
Raise your hands