Electronics. He also was the first scientist that thought that machines could actually learn‚ but one of the most important things about him is the fact that he helped defeating the Nazis by cracking the “Enigma code”. So‚ there are several reasons why anybody would be lucky to meet him: to know about history‚ how he thought and how to change the world. The first important reason to meet Alan Turing is that he lived during the World War. In that time the Nazis were almost everywhere and it was
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Vanderbilt changed the business world has building and huge inspiration to other businesses. He easily could kept the money for himself but instead he use it to create a university that teaches young adults. He gave 1 million dollar seed into the capital which later started Vanderbilt University. One thing that Cornelius Vanderbilt would say is‚ “I don’t care half so much about making money as I do about making my point‚ and coming out ahead.” This basically
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We often lament that we can’t change the world; that we just have to accept things for what they are. More often than not we are right‚ we can’t change the world. Or can we? I was in WALMART the other day (how many world-changing stories begin in WALMART?) and there was a young woman in the check-out line in front of me buying a car battery. After she paid‚ she picked up the battery and walked it out of the store; I wanted to help her‚ it looked heavy‚ but I still had to check out my purchases
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technology in the world. There was no such thing as a motorized vehicle until one man and one company came along and changed all that. 1902 was the start of new century; it was a century of many technology advancements like the first telephone‚ computer‚ and first radio. Also including transportation advancements like steam boats‚ trains and a horse and carriage. What started the 20th century was the Model T. The Ford Motoring company was founded in 1902 by Henry Ford. By 1908 he showed the world a car that
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Bill Gates Computer Genius Imagine the world without electronics. Our world would not be the same world as we know it today. Thanks to Bill Gates we have all of these modern day luxuries. Bill Gates changed the world with his company Microsoft. He introduced the world to software that anyone could use. He was the richest man in the world‚ and used his wealth to make a change that would impact the world. Gates left a legacy as the computer genius that everyone wished to be. The early years of
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Earhart set an example for woman all around the world. Amelia Earhart helped change the way the world looked at women. Amelia Earhart is a leader when it comes to equal rights for women because she attempted to fly around the world when everyone said she couldn’t.Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean‚ and Earhart was the first person to try to fly around the world. ‘‘Earhart set herself a new goal‚ to fly around the world at (or near) the equator‚ some thing never before
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Could Have In the poem “Could Have” by Wislawa Szymborska‚ she constructs the poem in such a way that she is speaking not to one singular person‚ but everyone affected by the Holocaust. Szymborska writes‚ “You were saved because you were the first. You were saved because you were the last.” I believe this is her way of broadening the horizon of who she is talking to. From what we know about Szymborska and her past careers as a poetry editor‚ a columnist‚ and a translator we can see that right off
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Nelson Mandela Nelson Mandela has had a large impact and has changed the world in several different ways. Nelson Mandela had a large role in ending the Apartheid; he also was the first black President of South Africa in 1994-1999. Mandela was also a part of the African National Congress‚ Mandela was also a leader for peaceful protests against the white regime and segregation. To start off‚ Nelson Mandela was a part of the African National Congress. The ANC was formed in 1912‚ to unite the black Africans
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If I could Change Just One Thing……… In life there are always moments that we wish we could take back. If given the chance to revisit the past and change the outcome of a situation‚ I would have not dropped out of school and later gotten my GED. I made this decision at a young age‚ unaware of how this decision would change my future greatly. In deciding to drop out of school I missed out on the experience that high school gives you and how it would have helped develop my character. If I stayed
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Once upon a time‚ in the kingdom of Bly‚ there lived a prince named James. He really was not the best looking‚ nor was he the greatest prince in the world. But he did what he could do to keep himself happy‚ although he was not. Prince James needed to work and participate in many leisure activities in order to keep himself happy‚ and stay away from dangerous thoughts and feelings‚ among other things. James liked to play golf‚ he thought he was adequate‚ those around him were marginally better‚ but
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