invented a simple machine called the cotton gin. The main purpose of this machine was to automatically separate the cotton fibers from the seeds. Similar machines already existed for long-staple cotton‚ but they did not work with short-staple cotton. The basic concept was the same‚ using brushes to separate the two parts of the cotton. Whitney’s design‚ however‚ used spiked teeth to pull the fibers from the seed more effectively than previous machines. Whitney’s cotton gin only contained a few parts.
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"Cotton is King" The South’s predominant economic principle before the War of Northern Aggression was "Cotton is King." The South‚ as it was known around the turn of the 19th century‚ was solely dependent upon its cotton production. Low prices‚ unmarketable goods‚ and over-used land were driving the necessity for slavery and the need for cotton production out. Were it not for a Yankee’s ingenuity‚ the South as we study it now may have been vastly different. As the South lacked the ability
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Which one of the following statements is correct concerning annual percentages rates (APRs)? Answer: The APR is equal to the monthly interest rate multiplied by 12 Give an interest rate of zero percent‚ the future value of a lump sum invested today will always: Answer: remain constant Answer: II and IV A firm created as a separate and distinct legal entity that may be owned by one or more individuals or entities is called a: corporation The capital structure of a firm refers to the
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in prayer‚ and participate along with contributing to your parish. Another part of our duty to participate in the parish is to give back to the Lord financially. The Archdiocese of St. Louis has looked out for each other for many years through the Annual Catholic Appeal (ACA) by the help of their stewardship and generosity. Archbishop Robert J. Carlson also specifically states that “Taking stewardship seriously means giving thanks to God through prayer‚ participation and generosity.” The ACA calls
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Bega Cheese Limited Use 2013 annual reports Pro forma Financial Statements 2013 2012 Horizontal AUD$’000 AUD$’000 2012-2013 % Patties Foods Ltd Common Size 2013 % 2013 2012 Horizontal AUD$’000 AUD$’000 2012-2013 % Common Size 2013 % Income Statement (Ignore other comprehensive income) Sales Revenue (sale of goods only) Cost of sales Gross profit from continuing operations All other revenue/income Operating Expenses (excl. financing/interest
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Last year‚ my school SMK Agama Sik organized the Annual Co-Curricular Day in collaboration with Parents-Teachers Association to raise funds for the needy students in my school. The event was held on May of 25‚ 2013. All the teachers and students participated in the event. They were very excited on that day. Therefore‚ they were eager to come to school early in the morning at about 7 o’clock. The event started at 7.30 a.m. with the singing of the national anthem “Negaraku” and the state anthem “Negeri
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Compare and contrast the experience of slaves on tobacco plantations in the early seventeenth-century Chesapeake region with that of slaves on nineteenth-century cotton plantations in the Deep South. What forces transformed the institution of slavery the early seventeenth century to the nineteenth century? When approaching slavery from a historical standpoint‚ it is a tendency to generalize the experience of slaves. However‚ slavery differs per region and time period. The differing climates of
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Circus Candy Inspires a Medical Miracle Talk about sweet science; medical researchers are building artificial body parts using (believe it or not) cotton candy. If you’ve ever eaten it‚ you know how tangled (and sticky!) cotton candy can be. Those traits come via some surprising science. Cotton candy is made from almost pure sugar. Inside a cotton candy machine‚ that sugar is first melted into a liquid‚ and then fed into a strainer covered with very tiny holes. As the strainer spins‚ the liquid
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The Cotton Gin Invention "Go get the cotton so the people can get the seeds out‚" his dad said. Eli was a boy who lived on a farm with a normal family that was going to do a great thing in his life. He went around and asked farmers what they think was most hard. Most of the answers were the same. "On a farm what do you think is most difficult to do?" Eli told the farmer. "Obviously the getting the seeds out of the cotton‚" replied the farmer. "Can you hand me that ranch‚" said Eli. He began
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indeed contributed to how mental disorders were treated? One figure was an American psychiatrist who changed and develop the ways of mental health. His name was Henry Aloysius Cotton. He flipped the tables of treatments mentally ill people receive at his time even if some treatments were deemed inhumane. Dr. Cotton
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