Sarah E. Goode‚ born in 1855‚ was the first African American woman to receive a United States patent. Her invention was a cabinet bed. When the bed was not in use‚ the invention also functioned as a roll-top desk. During the time of its invention‚ people commonly lived in studios or small apartments. Most people did not have the space for bulky or large pieces of furniture because there was little space in there homes as it was. However‚ the cabinet desk was an ideal piece of furniture because it
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The tag‚ Industrial Revolution‚ was derived from the term industrialization. Industrialization refers to the process in which a society formerly based on agriculture‚ transforms into one based around manufacturing. Manual labor is turned into mass production and often changes from individuals making a product to assembly lines or machines making that same product. The Industrial Revolution had many significant effects on the development of the Americas such as‚ revolutionizing the way people worked
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of our lives. The issue of abortion has caused many heated debates in politics‚ religion and society in general; yet both sides seem to only see one side of the picture and avoid the issue as whole. One way of examining whether abortion is right or wrong is to look at whether or not the fetus is a person or not. This evaluation is done by Mary Anne Warren‚ in which she determines a set of criteria that both pro-abortionists and anti-abortionists can agree upon. Warren states that in order to be
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had found this on my desk. It was a gift from my mother. But as attractive as it was‚ it seemed that the thought behind it was the source of its beauty. The day was passing by almost too quickly as I was enjoying the warm summer outdoors. But it was not just another day today‚ it was my birthday. Even though I sometimes do not think much about this day‚ a simple gift makes this day simply different from any other. I have always preferred something simple‚ whether giving or receiving a gift‚ simple
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large in our active folk story. And many who lived then were too young to understand it in its depth; they remember only that the war was a great victory” (Adams 115). In Michael C.C. Adams’ The Best War Ever America and World War II‚ the author explains and clarifies the truth about the many myths in and about the war. There are many reasons as to why the war was seen as something positive and as a “good” thing for our nation. Motives such as the media and Hollywood’s glamorization of the war‚ economic
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The Greatest Day I Have Ever Lived Have you ever had the feeling of yearning to gain something into your possession so desperately? Well‚ I had. It would probably be best to describe it as the dearest wish that any typical girl my age could ever had: the trendiest‚ most portable‚ and most recently released gadget on the market featuring the most advanced technology a phone could possibly ever been designed with in mankind’s history – the extremely popular iPhone 5s. Whenever I overheard
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Diodes Diodes are components that allow current to flow in only one direction. They have a positive side (leg) and a negative side. When the voltage on the positive leg is higher than on the negative leg then current flows through the diode (the resistance is very low). When the voltage is lower on the positive leg than on the negative leg then the current does not flow (the resistance is very high). The negative leg of a diode is the one with the line closest to it. It is called the cathode. The
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The Greatest Festivals In Islam In Islam‚ celebration is a form of thanking Allah‚ the One True God. Celebration‚ in Islam‚ is merry-making‚ going out to parties‚ visiting and meeting friends and relatives and having clean fun‚ and also a form of physical and spiritual purification. Islamic celebrations include taking a bath‚ putting on clean or new clothes‚ wearing perfume and going to the mosque or a place of congregation for Salat‚ a form of prescribed prayers. The dates and days of celebration
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magical opportunities. I am a girl that is not different from many others‚ but when you look deep down‚ I am. I was born in Toulouse‚ France and at the age of 4 my parents decided to move to Casablanca‚ Morocco. After 4 years‚ my parents got divorced‚ and my mother‚ being the adventure seeker she is‚ decided to move my sister and I to Florida. I had the hardest time fitting in because I was “different.” To 8 year olds‚ not speaking English is like walking through Magic Kingdom for your first time. People
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September 11‚ 2001 was a turning point in not only the history of the United States but also the history of the world. It has put the commitment of the civilized world with human rights into test. After the occurrence of fatal attack‚ there were loud voices that tried to legalize torture as an acceptable means in interrogating suspects. Torture can be defined as‚ “the officially sanctioned infliction of intense suffering‚ aimed at forcing someone to do or say something against his or her will.” (Rodley
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