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    Fashion In The 50's

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    Despite the vast changes in fashion during the 50’s‚ the general term to describe the style is “put together.” From poodle skirts to leather jackets‚ everyone was always dressed to the nines. The types of looks that were popular amongst teenage girls were the classic‚ rebellious‚ and sailor look. On the other hand‚ teenage girls would dress “all out” for special events‚ which was looked down upon if a special event was not going on. During the 50’s‚ teenage girls could be seen rocking a short-cut

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    1920's Inventions

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    March 27‚ 2012 Mr. Schmalbach American Studies The 1920’s were time of great prosperity and new trends that swept the nation. One of the best trends were all of the new inventions being created. Inventions including the Band-Aid‚ the Iron Lung‚ and even Bubblegum! These are three of the many inventions created during the 1920’s‚ and many are still to come. Earle Dickson was employed as a cotton buyer for the Johnson & Johnson when he invented the band-aid in 1921. His

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    Prompt 1 The mother and daughter connection throughout the short story‚ “Daughter of Invention‚” is very caring and loving. The mother protects the daughter throughout the story from the father’s harsh words. For example‚ the mother states‚ “What is wrong with her speech?... That is no tone of voice‚ Eduardo (Alvarez 7). The mother believed that the daughter had put together an inspirational speech for school the next day. Furthermore‚ the father was furious. Readers can infer just by reading this

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    The Four Great Inventions

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    The Four Great Inventions [pic] | | | |China’s long history has seen some extremely important inventions emerge‚ most noticeably gunpowder‚ paper | | |making‚ printing and the compass‚ which‚ in the words of Roger Bacon‚ changed the whole appearance and status of | | |things in the world. | | |China was the first country in the world to make proper paper. Paper made during the Western Han Dynasty

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    The Invention Of The Airplane Energy Management Essay _ Airplane The invention of the airplane had a great impact on society and the world. It change the way people travel. Transportation became easier and faster. Before the airplane was invented people had to use steamboats‚ hot air balloons‚ trains‚ and road vehcile in order to travel either across the country or around the world. What is an airplane exactly? An airplane is an aircraft but the only difference is

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    when two pieces of rock rubbed against each other‚ but since then people started using it for their protection and heating and cooking purposes. Undoubtedly‚ these seem meaningless to us today‚ but consider life without these discoveries and inventions. Would you be able to enjoy the same quality of life without them? But the fact is that the emergence of necessities led man to explore further. As time passed‚ man realized other needs arising around him. After catering to his fundamental needs

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    50 Cent - Biography

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    50 Cent (born Curtis James Jackson on July 6‚ 1975[1] in Queens‚ New York) is a popular African-American rapper‚ also known as Fitty or Fifty‚ who rose to fame following the success of his 2003 debut album Get Rich or Die Tryin’. Biography Once almost unknown outside his hometown of Southside Jamaica‚ Queens‚ 50 Cent is currently one of the most well-known and commercially successful rappers of the decade. Because the success of an artist in gangsta rap often depends on street credibility and

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    50 First Dates

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    50 First Dates” In the movie‚ Lucy Whitmore‚ an art teacher living in Hawaii‚ is involved in a horrible car accident which causes severe brain damage to her temporal lobe‚ or more specifically‚ the area containing her hippocampus. This area of the brain is crucial in forming new memories. The brain damage causes Lucy to suffer from short-term memory loss. On the subject of psychology‚ this movie has accurately demonstrated characteristics of someone who has suffered damage to the hippocampus region

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    Inventions of the 20th century Light Switch Tired of using old your old push-button light switch? As of 1916 William J. Newton and Morris Goldberg have come out with a new and improved patented light switch. Instead of pushing a button‚ all you have to do is either flick it up or down‚ and you’re light will automatically turn on. It’s now safer than the old push-button because it won’t control the whole mechanism directly‚ but instead through a series of springs and levers. Get your own revamped

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    The Ancient Egyptians were an advanced civilization with many inventions. Each invention ignited an idea to create one after another. Three inventions that were erected was the pyramids‚ the hieroglyphics‚ and the process of mummification. One of the advanced inventions in Ancient Egypt were the pyramids. Stone and limestone were used to construct the the pyramids. The blocks had to be cut perfectly‚ and each block was two and a half tons. In total‚ a pyramid was built to house the pharaohs‚ as well

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