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For my research paper I would like to write about Leonardo Da Vinci and his possible connections to secret organizations. I am interested in writing this paper because Leonardo Da Vinci was a genius who had ideas for inventions centuries ahead of his time. He could also write backwards with both hands and some other interesting things. Along with this I have read the Da Vinci code and seen movies relating him to some secret societies. For this paper I think informative explanation would be the best way to organize my findings.

How has the life of Leonardo Da Vinci influenced our lives today? Is there definitive Proof he was connected to Secret Societies? How did these Societies possibly influence the life of Leonardo Da Vinci? Are these Societies still around today?

I already know that Leonardo Da Vinci is a well known inventor/ artist famous for his painting the Mona Lisa. I also know that he had plans drawn to invent flying machines and tanks however the technology at the time was not advanced enough to make his sketches reality.

Early findings: I really want to pursue this question mainly because Leonardo Da Vinci had one of he greatest most intelligent minds ever and i would like to learn more about him. I am also intrigued by his secrecy and am very interested in exploring the possibilities if his connection to secret societies. My curiosity comes from books such as the Da Vinci Code and Angels and Demons, also movies like National Treasure. I think this work could possibly lead to why did Leonardo Da Vinci's time period produce such great artist engineers mathematicians scientist and thinkers. Possibly also to what other people in history have displayed talents like Da Vinci's. Some concerns I have are secret societies being secret for a reason and not being able to find a lot of concrete data to use.
 * Born April 14 1452
 * He was a painter, sculptor, architect, musician, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist, and writer
 * Had plans for bridges, and defense and siege machines
 * Had only schooling in latin and math, but not formal schooling
 * His mother was a peasant women
 * Very secluded mysterious life

Another possibility for my research paper is writing about fate and the idea of our lives being predetermined. For this paper I also feel that an informative explanation would be useful. I want to write this paper also because one I am not sure how much I will be able to find about Da Vinci's connection to secret societies, and also because I have been recently fascinated by the idea of our lives not being 100% in our control and the influence others have on our decisions.  <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Do our lives and experiences influence our decisions? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Our we really in control of our lives, or is there a higher being controlling what happens? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">how could peoples lives and fate really intertwined and predestined? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I do not really know much at all about this topic which is what really intrigues me. I know that peoples past and the environment they were raised in along with minor manipulation can impact peoples decisions but that is about it. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Early findings: > This research could lead into many other fields of which i am interested in. The idea of determination relates to indetermination and quantum mechanics and Heisenburgs theory which both interest me. This could also lead to many unexplained events that many feel like must have been caused by fate. Some worries i have about this topic is the difficulty in defining exactly what the extent of determination is scientifically and the difference between many secular and non-secular beliefs. Ever since a show titled touch came out i have been interested in this topic and the idea of people crossing paths or being somehow connected as not a coincidence.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">fate is the development of events beyond a person's control, regarded as determined by a supernatural power.
 * Predeterminism is the idea that all events are determined in advance
 * some people believe the universe has a long chain of events that have been planned and carried out for millennia.
 * can also be referred to as casual determination.
 * Is difficult to discuss mainly because f the carrying ways to look at it.