When you pour water in a cup‚ it becomes the cup. When you pour water in a bottle‚ it becomes the bottle. When you pour water in a teapot‚ it becomes the teapot. Water can flow and it can crash. Be water my friend.” This quote from my childhood hero Bruce Lee has given me inspiration and motivation to adapt to changes in my life and to keep working. Adaptation has always assumed a big role in my life. Whether be it moving to new cities in my grade school years‚ or immigrating to Canada when I was
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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 narrator from Bruce Springsteen’s Nebraska holds a nihilistic view of the world‚ and he only expresses concern for his baby‚ the young female cohort to his crimes. In this song‚ the killer speaks directly to a “sir” who is later revealed to be the sheriff. Moreover‚ the killer feels zero remorse for his transgressions and explains to the sheriff that he only wanted to have a “good time” with his baby. Even so‚ he says that he killed for no other reason than that there is a “meanness in this world”
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This video “Xapiri” by Bruce Albert observes the xamãs Yamomami or the shamans of the Yamomami tribe in their spiritual ritual involving the use of a plant produced from the resin of the Virola tree. “At the beginning of time‚ Father Sun practiced incest with his daughter‚ who acquired Viho by scratching her father’s penis.”1 This is considered as a “sacred snuff from the sun’s semen‚ and since it is still hallowed‚ it is kept in containers called muhipu-nuri‚ or ‘penis of the sun.’”1 It is a hallucinogen
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The microscope has been one of the greatest inventions in the history of science and has had the most impact on the course of science. Ever since the first microscope was invented in 1590‚ they have improved our knowledge in basic biology and biomedical research‚ as well as many other things‚ all of which are important. The smallest object a human can see with the naked eye is 0.2 mm‚ for example‚ algae cells. The light microscope‚ however‚ allows us to see things almost 1000 times smaller that what
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The Airplane: Public Reaction Wilbur and Orville Wright invented the world’s first airplane at the turn of the twentieth century. Mary Bellis described the years following the brothers’ discovery‚ during which various engineers furthered their invention to where it stands today‚ capable of intercontinental travel for commercial‚ transportation and militaristic use. The airplane’s introduction and advancement was first met with apathy‚ then with both praise and criticism from people of varying social
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Steam Locomotives were first made in the 18th century. William Murdoch first made a prototype in 1784. An early working model was built by a steam boat pioneer John Fitch. Richard Trevithick (13 April 1771 – 22 April 1833) was a British inventor and mining engineer from Cornwall. Born in the mining heartland of Cornwall‚ Trevithick was immersed in mining and engineering from a young age. The son of a mining captain‚ he performed poorly in school‚ but went on to be an early pioneer in steam-powered
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In 1880‚ Thomas Alva Edison invented the incandescent light bulb and patented it. It’s an invention that has been around since the 1800’s. This invention has significantly‚ affected society by allowing the world to create a comfortable safe environment. Edison had come up with a 16-watt bulb that lasted for over 1‚500 hours. Edison’s light bulb needed improvements‚ and those improvements are the reason we have light bulbs today. The light bulb was invented by using a low current electricity‚ a
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The compass has served as a navigational aid to many tourists‚ travelers‚ and numerous explorers. Though the compass has served well in navigation‚ it has affected and improved mankind greatly. In China‚ building was refined in many ways by the compass. It has enabled many to find positions‚ direction or route. No one knows when‚ where‚ or by whom the compass was invented (dEstaing and Young 153). We do know though‚ that there were numerous inventors of the compass. The first compass was invented
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A light-emitting diode (LED) is a semiconductor light source.[6] LEDs are used as indicator lamps in many devices and are increasingly used for other lighting. Appearing as practical electronic components in 1962‚[7] early LEDs emitted low-intensity red light‚ but modern versions are available across the visible‚ ultraviolet‚ and infrared wavelengths‚ with very high brightness. When a light-emitting diode is switched on‚ electrons are able to recombine with holes within the device‚ releasing energy
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