"What in your opinion is the influential audio-visual technological discovery ever?" In order for something to be the most influential discovery ever it must follow certain criteria. I ’m defining the word discovery to be synomous with invention in that it is something that was "happened upon" and developed and didn ’t necessarily exist for all time. In order to be the most influential it must permeate every part of our lives‚ from leisure‚ education‚ business‚ and travel‚ to the very social
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The Invention of the Gatling Gun In 1871‚ a new military technology was developed that would fundamentally change the way warfare was conducted‚ and which would lead to some of the most tremendous slaughters of human beings ever witnessed. This invention was the machine gun‚ and it changed warfare by making it possible for a handful of men to kill thousands in only minutes. Richard Jordan Gatling was‚ for most of his life‚ involved in the making of farm equipment. The son of a North
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Inventions of Steve Jobs Define Us Steve Jobs revolutionized our world through his inventions. Born in san francisco in 1955 ‚ jobs was the co founder and CEO of the apple inc. There are very few inventors in the world that give us devices that change the way we live. His attention to design‚ function and style won him millions of fans. He developed a passion for style and functional perfection‚ which became apple trademarks. There are not many households in the world that don’t have some form of
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geographical area for the next 3000 years. Eventually‚ all of these diverse writing systems‚ which encompass both logophonetic‚ consonantal alphabetic‚ and syllabic systems‚ became known as cuneiform. It is actually possible to trace the long road of the invention of the Sumerian writing system. For 5000 years before the appearance of writing in Mesopotamia‚ there were small clay objects in abstract shapes‚ called clay tokens‚ that were apparently used for counting agricultural and manufactured goods. As time
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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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Modigliani – Miller The most important building block of the contemporary understanding of capital structure is the Modigliani-Miller proposition about the irrelevance of capital structure. It argues that under the assumptions listed below‚ capital structure does not affect company value (Frank and Goyal‚ 2007). Modigliani and Miller based their theorem on the following assumptions: “(i) neutral taxes‚ (ii) no capital market frictions (i.e.‚ no transaction costs‚ asset trade restrictions or bankruptcy
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he The Invention Of Mobile Phone A mobile phone (also known as cellular phone‚ cell phone or handphone)‚ which is a device that can make and receive telephone calls over a radio link around the world. Cell phones connect cellular network from the mobile phone operator. It then allows access to the world-wide network. Compared with a cordless phone‚ it is only used within a short range of a private base station. The first mobile phone was showed by John F. Mitchell and Dr Martin Cooper of Motorola
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Miller v. Alabama (2012) Supreme Court Case Introduction The Supreme Court reviewed the constitutionality of mandatory life sentences without parole enforced upon persons aged fourteen and younger found guilty of homicide. The court declared unconstitutional a compulsory sentence of life without parole for children. The states have been barred from routinely imposing sentences based on the crime committed. There is a requirement
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Argument Essay Is Television a good invention? Watching television has become the most popular activity for families. Although there are good programs‚ there are some people who dislike television and believe it is the worst invention. In many ways‚ television has proved to be one of the worst inventions of modern times. All too often‚ television is harmful because of the shows it broadcasts and the way it is used in the home. First‚ heavy TV viewing leads to a poor school performance and
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meets a seventeen-year-old woman named Liberty 5-3000. He falls in love with her‚ which is not allowed. Later on‚ Equality invents a “box of glass” that contains an electric light. Proud of his invention‚ he decides that he’ll show the World Council of Scholars. When he showed the World Council his invention‚ they became very angry at him because he broke a lot of laws. He then runs away‚ out to the Uncharted Forest. Soon‚ Liberty 5-3000 finds him there. She ran away from home to be with him. After
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