They created the scientific method and busted their hypothesis on an organized way to test their ideas. Why was Copernicus's theory seen as radical? It wasn't in the way of Religious teachings and classical thinkers.
The mood of the poem is romantic
Americans who advocated annexation evinced a variety of motivations: desire for commercial opportunities in Asia, concern that the Filipinos were incapable of self-rule, and fear that if the United States did not take control of the islands, another power (such as Germany or Japan) might do so.