Cell phones have become a crucial part of modern society‚ yet few people know their origins. From the Motorola DynaTac to the iPhone 5S there is an interesting history in the cell phone. Early forms of cellular communication were the radios in ships and trains. The drive for the invention of truly portable devices came after World War II. Motorola demonstrated the first genuinely mobile phone in 1973 and a Japanese company named NTT launched the first automated commercial cellular network. However
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The history of Geisha What is a Geisha? A Geisha is person of the art in Japanese. They are entertainers who spend a large amount of time sharpening their craft. Many people think that Geisha are prostitutes. High-class courtesans called the oiran in the Edo period could be confused with Geisha as they had the same makeup and hairstyles. Geisha partly grew out of the oiran‚ genuine Geisha are not courtesans. They are employed for their skills in traditional Japanese musical instruments‚ dancing
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English III December 13‚ 2012 Jazz Music: The Back Story of a “Well Known” Era Everyone has heard or at least has heard of Jazz music. The bands‚ the singers‚ and the instruments make you want to get up and start dancing! Jazz music has been around longer than you would think and is still a very popular type of music today. But do people know of the back story? How jazz started out‚ how it matured or even how today‚ it is used in different ways in music that you might not even notice? Not really
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duties such as cooking‚ cleaning and ultimately look after the children. Women were expected to raise children and to make sure they learn the Spartan way of life. woman were able to compete in athletics‚ mostly running events‚ they also enjoyed dancing routines which were carried out often in religious festivals of the gods. What do sources reveal about the lives of woman in Sparta? Sources reveal that the lives of woman in Sparta‚ that they were treated differently to spartiate men‚ they were
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The History of Coffee This is a summary of the long and celebrated history of the 2nd most traded commodity in the world (oil being the first). It is regarded by many as one of the most complex beverage on Earth. Here are a few fun facts about coffee: • Estimated 500 BILLION cups consumed yearly – ½ of that at breakfast time. • Largest consumed of the worlds “legal” drugs. • 100 million people depend of coffee for their survival. • Howard Schultz described coffee as being “A social romantic
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History of Kazakhstan Important milestones in the history of Kazakhstan An old coin. Kazakhstan history Kazakhstan has a long and fascinating history‚ going back thousands of years. Some remnants are still visible today such as Great Silk Road monuments‚ petroglyphs and sometimes even mysterious archaeological sites. The Amazons might have originated from Kazakhstan‚ the first steppe nomads are supposed to have emerged from here and it is very likely that Genghis Khan was buried in Eastern Kazakhstan
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HISTORY OF TOURISM Early Travel Early peoples tended to stay in one place. Travel was essentially to seek food or to escape danger. The Bible makes reference to travel for purposes of trade. In ancient times we began to see the development of routes for the purpose of facilitating trade and the creation of specialized‚ if somewhat crude‚ vehicles specifically for traveling. The growth of cities along water ways‚ such as the Nile River and the Mediterranean Sea‚ encouraged the development of water
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The History of Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson was known as a president‚ general‚ and a politician. However people have not heard of some of the things he had to go through with his past life. His family was from Ireland and then moved to America on a farm in south Carolina where Andrew was born. Andrew got his name from his father when he died [go.galegroup.com.] As he started to grow up the revolutionary war broke out. So Andrew his two brothers Hugh and Robert joined the battle. Sadly they both
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The History of Thanksgiving Bobbie A. Harjo In Plymouth‚ England‚ during September 1620‚ a ship slowly sailed out to sea. This ship was named the Mayflower‚ and it was on a very special trip. The Mayflower’s passengers were headed to the New World‚ America. These people were called the pilgrims‚ and they were leaving England to begin new lives. This was one of the things that they were thankful for‚ and one of the reasons they celebrated the first thanksgiving. The Pilgrims set ground at Plymouth
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“Rah rah rah! Tiger‚ Tiger‚ Sis‚ Sis‚ Sis! Boom‚ Boom Boom! Aaaah! Princeton‚ Princeton‚ Princeton!” Just like anything else‚ cheerleading has quite a history behind it. From the first chants at Princeton University to one of today’s most popular National pastimes‚ cheerleading has come a long way the past ten decades. In ancient times spectators cheered for runners in races held during the first ever Olympic Games in ancient Greece. In the 1860’s students in Great Britain began cheering at competitive
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