Dreams led to the end of slavery in America. Secondly a famous scientist who used his dreams to prove something that had been baffling scientists for years.
In 1920 Niels Bohr was trying to figure out what the structure of an atom was. He worked out many different designs, but none seemed to fit. Finally, one evening he went to sleep. In his dreams, he saw the nucleus of the atom, with the electrons spinning around it, just like our solar system with the sun and planets.
When he woke up, he knew what to do next. . Further testing and experiments proved it to be true, and in 1922 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in physics. Up to that point scientists had thought that the smallest part of matter was an atom- Bohr proved this wrong.
Dreams led to the end of slavery. Dreams led to major scientific breakthrough. Surely dreams can make the world a better place. Now,finally a singer whose dreams just made the world a happier place.
Yes, you’ve all guessed it. Paul McCartney:one of the most famous singer/ songwriters of all time. But did you know the tune for "Yesterday" came to Paul McCartney in a dream...
The Beatles were in London in 1965 . And McCartney was staying in his family's house on Wimpole Street. In a dream he heard a classical string ensemble playing, and, as McCartney tells it:
"I woke up with a lovely tune in my head. I thought, 'That's great, I wonder what that is?' There was an upright piano next to me, to the right of the bed by the window. I got out of bed, sat at the piano, and found the notes I couldn't believe I'd dreamt it, but I had the tune which was the most magical thing of all.
Three famous people, three famous dreams, that have led to the end of slavery in America, led to a major scientific breakthrough, and finally a dream that simply made the world a happier place. But these are not the only people: Mahatma Ghandi, Walt Disney, R.L.Stevenson, Mary Shelly, and Freidrich Kekule have had dreams. Surely dreams can change the world!
Ladies and Gentlemen: I believe this conclusive argument is difficult to rebute and my best advice for my opponent is dream on!
Madame Chair, my youthful opposition, gentlemen of the floor: I rest my case.
