One day Edison’s boss called him to his office. He asked him how much it would cost to buy his improvements. He wanted $6‚000 but his boss offered $40‚000! Edison bought a factory and started inventing. In 1871‚ Edison married Mary Stiltwell and had three children. In 1876‚ Edison moved out of Newark and into Meleno Park. In 1876 Alexander Bell invented the telephone and Edison improved it by making it battery powered. He then invented a lampback out of graphite and it made the signal clearer
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The Modernist era was a time in which an array of cultural movements established substantial changes in the Western world‚ introducing an industrial society and challenging traditional cultural customs. T.S Eliot has been one of the most daring innovators of twentieth-century poetry‚ and believed that poetry should aim at a representation of the complexities of modern civilization. His poem ‘Preludes’ looks at the decay of the city as a result of ritual‚ futility and the effects of technological
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Accountancy 2012 ( Delhi Set 3) 67/1/3 General Instructions: Same as given in Delhi set 1 PART—A (Accounting for Not-For-Profit Organisations‚ Partnership Firms and Companies) Q.1. Refer Q.3 Delhi Set 1 Q.2. Refer Q.1 Delhi Set 1 Q.3. Refer Q.5 Delhi Set 1 Q.4. Refer Q.2 Delhi Set 1 Q.5. Refer Q.4 Delhi Set 1 Q.6. Refer Q.7 Delhi Set 1 Q.7. Refer Q.8 Delhi Set 1 Q.8. Refer Q.6 Delhi Set 1 Q.9. Refer Q.10 Delhi Set 1 Q.10. Refer Q.11 Delhi Set 1 Q.11. Refer Q.9 Delhi Set
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Good morning to our principal‚ teachers and fellow students. Welcome to the new school term. I am Nuzul Fikrie Ahmad‚ the head prefect of SMK Raja Muda. This morning‚ I would like to refresh your memory about our school regulations especially regarding attire and conduct. Paragraph 1 – INTRODUCTION 1) Greet the audience. e.g: Good morning / afternoon / evening to boys and girls.. our principal‚ teachers and fellow students… (at an official school function) Mr Chairman‚ ladies and
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Hamlet “A man may fish with the worm that hath eat of a king‚ and eat of the fish that hath fed of that worm.” This quote was found in act IV‚ scene iii‚ lines 27-28. It was said by Hamlet to Claudius. This develops the character of Hamlet very well because he is expressing a feeling without stating it bluntly. Hamlet is expressing his strong hatred towards Claudius when he says that beggars and kings are at the same level when they die. Claudius‚ being a snob‚ was affected him with this
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Introductory/ thesis “Ruling passions”‚ passions that an individual has when they are given the opportunity to hold an extraordinary amount of power‚ will lead to the demise of the individual if the power is abused. Macbeth a play written by Shakesphere is clearly a tragedy.There are many factors which contribute to the degeneration of Macbeth of which three will be discussed. The three points which contribute greatly to Macbeth’s degeneration are the prophecy which was told
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from The Autobiography Benjamin Franklin Arriving at Moral Perfection It was about this time I conceived the bold and arduous project of arriving at moral perfection. I wished to live without committing any fault at any time; I would conquer all that either natural inclination‚ custom‚ or company might lead me into. As I knew‚ or thought I knew‚ what was right and wrong‚ I did not see why I might not always do the one and avoid the other. But I soon found I had undertaken a task of more
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In the 1880s choosing to be a farmer had its opportunity and a lot more difficulties. Many families chose to head west‚ despite all the bad that could possibly happen. I would be one of those families. Moving west provides a grand opportunity to start over. With so many people moving west the government established the Homestead Act‚ which gave people over the age of 21 to file a claim for up to 160 acres of land. The best area to end up in was next to the railroads. If you where in that general
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The 1950s was an exciting time for many‚ the war was over and the economy began to flourish once more. Men were back home and ready to work and women were back to doing their womanly duties again (cooking and cleaning) this reflected the social position of the women following the war. The 1950s was all about family and being home and the clothing changed because of it. Women were back at home no longer needing to work and wearing clothing that would prevent them from doing anything but womanly tasks
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ETHICS IS MORE THAN LEGALITY In the early 2000s‚ the U.S. public was shocked to learn that Enron‚ the giant energy trading company‚ had created off-the-books partnerships to unlawfully hide its debts and losses. The Enron disgrace soon was followed by more scandals at major companies like WorldCom‚ Tyco International‚ ImClone‚ HealthSouth‚ and Boeing. (See the Legal Briefcase box for a brief summary of a few of these cases.) In recent years‚ greedy borrowers and lenders alike were among those who
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