"Necessity is the Mother of Invention" The quote‚ “Necessity is the mother of invention‚” is a pretty well known saying. Like most quotes‚ they can have different meanings for different people. To me‚ this quote means that without ever having to need anything‚ nothing would have been invented. Without necessity‚ the need for new inventions‚ such as the fire or even the television‚ may have never been found or even thought of. Also‚ with the need of certain things‚ you can help improve your life
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Ancient China was one of the most complex civilizations of the early world. The ancient Chinese culture came up with many inventions to help cities and kingdoms thrive. Many of these inventions are still used today such as the compass‚ paper‚ and silk. These inventions not only helped ancient Chinese life‚ but ours as well. Even though they seem like a simple project‚ these inventions changed history. The first of these many inventions was silk. Silk was first crafted in 3000 BC. Silk was considered
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the house to qualify having joint roles. The methodology overlooked the amount of time spent on households making ten minutes washing up equivalent to one hours hovering‚ Oakley’s research found it was pretty rare for men to do a lot of housework. Oakley thinks that the role of the housewife was socially constructed by the social changes of the industrial revolution‚ for example when people started going out to work in the factories rather than at home. Oakley found that women took in a double
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INSTRUCTIONS All working must be CLEARLY shown Use sketches where necessary to support your answers Silent electronic calculators may be used Students MUST answer ALL questions in Section A and any THREE in section B All questions should be answered using standard english DO NOT TURN THIS PAGE UNTIL YO ARE TOLD TO DO SO Section A: Short answer questions. Answer ALL TEN questions. 1. Draw a labeled diagram of an atom 2.
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Just imagine how our lives would be if all of the technology and inventions we have in today’s modern society were never invented. A history marking event called the Industrial Revolution began in England in the middle of the 18th century and spread to the rest of Europe and the United States in the early 19th century. This era changed the way people worked and lived in drastic ways. New machines were invented and a large part of the population moved from the countryside to urban areas. In the early
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Ever heard of waist high pants‚ or maybe you heard of the infamous trench coats‚ probably not‚ these designs might be called ancient or retro‚ but most of them just blend into the fashion of the current generation or they have faded away. Most likely‚ these terms haven’t even been heard since the late 1960’s‚ or maybe even the 70s‚ the point is both of those terms were popular fashions in the 30s‚ these terms were known all over America and most likely owned by most of the male population. Boys
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Rizal’s Pen Name Rizal who has been known for his strong criticisms against the Spaniards wouldn’t have written all his essays and articles using his real name. He used the pen names Laong Laan and Dimasalang in many of his writings. Laong Laan The pen name of Dr. Jose Rizal when he was a contributor of poems and articles for the Spanish newspaper “La Solidaridad” was Laong Laan which was the name of a railway station in Manila. Others who contributed to La Solidaridad and used pen names were
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James Mill (father of John Stuart Mill‚ more on him later)‚ was dedicated to social reform and the promulgation of Bentham’s ideas. Bentham based utilitarian ethics on the so-called “greatest happiness principle‚” an idea originally enunciated by Frances Hutcheson (16941746)‚ one of the founders of the Scottish Enlightenment. Put simply‚ Bentham believed that the goal of ethics was to promote “the greatest happiness of the greatest number.” Interestingly enough‚ Bentham went on to say that
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Ancient Greek Scientific Inventions The smell of freshly smelted metal lingers in the air as the latest contraption of the great Archimedes is pulled up and set in its place. Checking his designs and equations one last time‚ Archimedes gives the ready for his latest invention‚ preparing to make history once again. Inventors‚ scientists and early mathematicians were prevalent and powerful in ancient Greek times‚ and their contributions were so important and groundbreaking‚ that some of the things
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Dark Knight. Caped Crusader. World’s Greatest Detective. Whatever you know him as‚ wherever you know him from—the blockbuster movies‚ TV shows‚ video games‚ cartoons‚ or millions of comics—Batman is proof you don’t need superpowers to be a superhero and the poster boy for what a bad childhood can do to you. Millionaire Bruce Wayne was just a kid when he watched his parents get gunned down during a mugging in Gotham City. The crime would define his life‚ as he dedicated
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