things is that he promoted the value of those quotes in day to day life. His invention of daylight savings time revolutionized economic production. (Block)He calculated that if everyone in Paris who walked around at night would go to bed 6 hours earlier‚ 64 million pounds of candle wax would be saved every 6 months (Block 39). This also applies to his quote‚ “Waste neither time nor money but make the best of both” (McCormick). He applied this quote by creating one of the most tenacious and hardworking
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The industrial transformation following the Civil War included many similar circumstances to the industrial boom between 1815 and 1900. In that time period‚ Eli Whitney’s cotton gin and the McCormick Reaper incited a new and more efficient way of living. The revolutionary changes made to the entire society allowed the country to modernize every aspect of life. Changes were seen as beneficial because of the lack of mass corruption to the integrity of the political and economic areas of America. Unlike
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Chapter 11 Practice Test Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. ____ 1. Why were changes to manufacturing needed in the mid-1700s? a. Factory owners were not satisfied with the size of their profits. b. Demand was greater than the available supply of goods. c. Workers were not satisfied with the level of their daily wages. d. Traders faced higher shipping prices for smaller amounts of goods. ____ 2. Which small‚ inexpensive
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legal victories‚ but she was far from context. After 40 years of fighting for women to control their fertility‚ Sanger was extremely frustrated with the limited birth control options available to women. There had been no new advances since the 1842 invention of the diaphragm in Europe and the introduction of the first full length rubber condom in the US in 1869. She had championed the diaphragm‚ but after promoting it for decades‚ it was the least popular method in the United States. It was highly effective
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that would follow such as the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut2. led to the establishment of Plymouth‚ the first of many Puritan colonies in British America | 1. Cyrus McCormick | American inventor and founder of the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company | 1.His invention helped make weaving faster for cotton cloth.2.His invention eventually turned into the International Harvester Company in 1902 | 2. John Deere | United States industrialist who manufactured plows suitable for working the
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Sound Engineering Principles Module SED1001 Brief; Explain briefly the physiological process of hearing in humans. Which factors affect our hearing in terms of perception of loudness and pitch‚ and what part does psychoacoustics play in our perception of sound? Then‚ give an overview of the main historical developments in recording sound. Which development do you think is the most significant and why? Student n°:1104830 Marking Tutor: Stuart Avery Date of submission: 23/11/2011 Word count: 1629
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advent of sturdier‚ roomier iron steamers on the eve of the Civil War. Commonwealth v. Hunt (1842) Massachusetts Supreme Court decision that strengthened the labor movement by upholding the legality of unions. cotton gin (1793) Eli Whitney’s invention that sped up the process of harvesting cotton. The gin made cotton cultivation more profitable‚ revitalizing the Southern economy and increasing the importance of slavery in the South. cult of domesticity Pervasive nineteenth century cultural creed
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It is difficult to imagine a world where certain groundbreaking inventions such as the light bulb‚ electrical currents‚ the computer‚ or the automobile were never created or pursued. Without the inventions that built our world‚ I would not be able to type this argument in my well-lit‚ heated bedroom on my personal laptop computer using my wireless internet connection. In The Atlantic’s article‚ “They Made America‚” many inventors and innovators were included in the list of the top 100 people who
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Quiz #2 • The Five Philosophies o Confucianism Founded by Kung Fu Tzu (Confucius) Emphasized the Analects Created a type of social philosophy Believed everyone was essentially the same but learning and practice distinguished them Referred back to a Golden Age he hoped to recapture Advocated development of Five Inner Virtues especially li – moral propriety and ren - humanity -- “tao” All society is built on the idea of filial (family) piety -- “xiao” Superior men – “Chun-
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Daniel Boone: Frontiersman who blazed the Wilderness Road through Cumberland Gap and led settlers into Kentucky and Tennessee William Bradford: Second governor of Plymouth‚ served 30 years; wrote History of Plymouth Plantation Henry Clay: Leading War Hawk representing Kentucky Ralph Waldo Emerson: Served as a Unitarian minister for 6 years and developed his own religion called transcendentalism Patrick Henry: Famous patriot known for the declaration “Give me liberty or give me death”
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