a remarkably versatile and humble man who in 1891 invented a game that is now played by more people than any game in the world (Encyclopedia‚ Britannica 2012). James Naismith is best known for the invention of the game we call “basketball.” While Naismith did not benefit financially from his invention‚ he was afforded a glimpse of the game’s potential appeal in 1936 when he attended the Berlin Olympics‚ where basketball was played as a medal sport for the first time (McPhee‚ John 2009). He created
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Clock is the best invention in the world! The history of clocks is very long. There are many different types of clocks over the years. The word ‘clock’ was first used in the 14th century. It comes from the word for bell in Latin (“clocca”). The very first timekeepers were natural clocks such as the sun‚ moon and stars. Ancient people used sticks and stones to find out the time around 3500 B.C. When it was between 3500 BCE and 1949‚ the inventors improved clocks‚ and became the clock that
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Almost 90 years ago‚ the invention of television began with the story of 11 year-old boy‚ Philo Farnsworth. Unlike other boy‚ he was the smartest one and started developing his talent‚ especial in electricity‚ very early in his life. First of all‚ he was the first member in his family who discovered the electricity while they were traveling to find the new home. And in this land‚ he had a chance to get involved with every electric machine that he had known only from the books. In the new home‚ he
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developed a writing system. The early Mesopotamian civilization was known for inventing the first 30-day lunar calendar. Using the phases of the Moon‚ they counted 12 lunar months as a year. Moreover‚ Mesopotamians first observed a seven-day week. The invention of the calendar was a remarkable contribution that later had a major influence on our modern calendar. The Mesopotamians also developed mathematics to a very advanced level and created the sexagesimal system for the calculation of time and angles
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October 2‚ 2013 Word Count: 460 The Invention of Lying Would a world without lies be better? How would you react if every individual you had contact with told you their true opinions about you? Would you like hearing the truth about everything or hearing the lies? No matter how much you say you haven’t lied‚ you just lied. Most in their early years of life have lied whether its candy they stole or hitting their brother. In the film‚ The Invention of Lying‚ Mark Bellison is an average who is
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technological advancements significantly improved and innovative construction techniques surfaced‚ surprise attacks became more common that often caused a reputable amount of destruction to occur. While initial battles were mostly land-based‚ the invention of the submarine provided a new source for stealth and power as opponents often found difficulty providing defense and counterattacks to the underwater vessel. Not only do submarines allow for commanding
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church and cussed all the time. Some of the people in the war were also very corrupt and did not do things as they should be done. The way that the enemy was looked at was even changed. All of these things were talked about in "The Civil War Diary of Cyrus F. Boyd". Boyd talks about how everyone was very eager to volunteer to join the military to have fun and to make some money and it seemed to be very easy because the war was expected to be very short. Things started to look a bit different even when
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pediatrician‚ books became such an influence in his life that he is now a writer. Now he visits young Indian children on the reservation‚ who are reading and writing and “trying to save their lives” (Alexie 6). In the short story‚ Daughter of Invention‚ the author Julia Alvarez also uses books and writing to help her succeed and “save her life”. When her family comes to America‚ she does very well in school‚ and she is asked to write a speech for a school assembly. When she is finally able to write
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How influential was gunpowder in ancient china ? Gunpowder is the first explosive the world had ever seen and also one of the four great inventions of ancient China. When this was in the hands of strategists‚ the gunpowder was turned into black powder used in war. The military uses of gunpowder began at the end of the Tang Dynasty. In the Song Dynasty‚ the government set up gunpowder workshops‚ where flammable or explosive weapons like a fire cannon‚ rocket and missiles etc. were produced in different
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Steve Jobs’ leadership styles Y Thi Nhu Dang Bristol University I. Introduction Some one once said that “Smart people learn from experience‚ but wise people learn from the experience of others”. To become a good leader‚ I’ve learnt a lot of things and experience from books‚ documentaries‚ films and so on written about great leaders such as Napoleon Bonaparte‚ Bill Gates‚ Mark Zuckerberg and so on. In all of them‚ the one that interest me the most is Steve Jobs. II. Steve Jobs’ leadership styles
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