become a huge part of our lives‚ our indispensables. J.J. Thomson was inspired by some scientists and he provided us the opportunity of having televisions in our lives. Also other scientists improved his thoughts and experiments which leaded to the invention of the television afterwards. It is not that simple of course. Let’s look at the backstage... By the beginning of the 20th century‚ there were some problems that had not been solved. The main problem was; not being able to understand the structure
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Case Report Bill Miller and Value Trust February 9th‚ 2015 Bill Miller and Value Trust is a well-known mutual fund company that has outperformed the S&P 500 from 1991 until 2005 and this is the longest streak of mutual fund success in history. The mutual fund was the managed by William H. “Bill” Miller III who by concept was a contrarian‚ which means that his investments were focused on low price‚ high value funds. The “measure “of the industry are based on indexes and every fund is compared to
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The Comfort of Things‚ Daniel Miller (2005) compiled thirty case studies derived from ethnographic observation of a pseudo-random street in South London. Each chapter takes the form of a vignette‚ called a ‘portrait’ (Miller‚ 2005‚ p.5)‚ that tells the story of a different person living on the street. Despite each portrait telling a discrete narrative‚ the text as a whole emphasizes the significance of material culture in conducting ethnography. During the study‚ Miller (2005) and his research partner
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Anika A. 2012 Inquiry: What was so significant about these 3 inventions? —How were they discovered? —What were they commonly used for? —What substantial impacts have they each had? 3 Significant Inventions Gunpowder‚ printing‚ and the magnetic compass: 3 significant inventions‚ all either invented‚ or first used‚ in ancient China. 17th century English philosopher‚ Sir Francis Bacon‚ described these innovations as 3 inventions which “changed the world”. The practical use of gunpowder‚ magnetic
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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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CATCH ME‚ I CAUGHT It was Friday morning on Januari 2010. I was in the third grade of senior high school. I studied in Bekasi 1 Senior High School or as known as Smansasi‚ well-known with very strict rules. Learning activities began at seven‚ which no students could pass through the gates even though only one minute late. My day started with heavy rain. As usual‚ i waited for my friend to pick me up. It was ten minutes to seven in the morning. I was worried‚ i was sure that i and my friend would
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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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my community. I mentioned in an earlier discussion post that stories can transcend us into the world the writer has created. Sometimes‚ the world the writer has created is inspiring and has the ability to impact how be evolve as an individual. Herman Hesse’s Siddhartha strove for spiritual enlightenment. He left his home at a young age to become a part of wandering ascetics‚
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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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Corporate Strategy SAB Miller Assignment by Matthew Jackson Table of Contents: Page 1. Assignment Cover Sheet 3 2. Question 1 4 3. Question 2 5 - 8 4. Question 3 9 - 11 5. Question 4 12 6. Question 5 13 - 16 7. Bibliography 17 Surname: Jackson First Names: Matthew William Subject: Corporate Strategy Date Submitted: 2008.05.05 I hereby declare that the assignment submitted is an original piece of work
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