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    27 companies that changed the world 1. Standard Oil John D. Rockefeller established a monopoly on the most precious commodity in the world. By the time his trust—which included some 40 corporations—was broken up in 1911‚ petroleum products were on the way to being indispensable for transportation‚ agriculture‚ industry‚ warfare‚ and in many places even light. The story of petroleum was the story of the 20th century‚ and with the changes in climate‚ it could be the story of the 21st as well. 2. AT&T

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    been witnessed! Have you ever heard of the Hindenburg? Well‚ if so‚ you might know that it was a giant blimp that was filled with hydrogen. The Hindenburg was a hydrogen filled German airship. Something went wrong with one of the diesel engines‚ and it produced a spark that changed the world forever. Maybe you have heard that the main reason we learn history is so we do not repeat it in the future. Well‚ this is one of those situations‚ and hear are three reasons it changed the world and why. To start

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    PARIS‚ France — The Industrial Revolution changed the world. The Revolution took place in the 1700s and 1800s and was a time when many important technological advances were made. It made it easier for everyone to benefit from new inventions and ideas. However‚ even though technology became more common‚ many people did not have the training to use it. Technology sped up‚ but not enough people could get a good education. Since then‚ leaders have been trying to figure out how to make sure everyone gets

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    Internet The decade’s worst or best invention? Internet is a thing and a daily habit that many of us simply can’t live without‚ but have u ever thought about the sideffects. I mean‚ when u r studying for exams or tests‚ internet might attract and lure you‚ for ex. facebook‚ twitter‚ blogs‚ youtube etc. If u open some sights which are forbidden or bad‚ ur PC might get hacked or get a lot of virus. At the same time it’s timepass thing and we all can’t live without for some hours even. things like

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    My Invention would be a way to keep children and surfers completely safe in water activities in the pool and the ocean. My product name is the magic bubble. What the target market is parents and experienced surfers. The product also has much potential to be marketed not only in the US but throughout the entire world. The Magic Bubble is built within a wet suit that is linked to a tube with string that can pulled at anytime that fills the back of the suit with a pocket of air that would potentially

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    Tiffanie Prof. M. Maupin Enc0025 05/27/2013 What invention would the world be better off without‚ and why? One major substance in the world can change your life forever. The most popular invention that I feel the world can go without is Cocaine. This drug can cause much turmoil in your life. Just one try and you can become an addict. An addiction is a habit that can’t be broken unless you have assistance. Cocaine can cause you to have health issues‚ family issues and cause you to illhusinate

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    Management Li‚ 2014 How Cameras Have Changed? 1 Introduction A camera is a device with which users record images as well as store them. These images could be still photographs or moving images like videos or movies [1]. In this paper‚ camera refers to an independent device rather than the camera embedded in other electronic devices as an additional part. Cameras evolved from the camera obscura (see Appendix 1 for the principle of the camera obscura)‚ and have been changing continuously through

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    will be covering are; the natural world‚ human identity‚ human relationships‚ and culture. Because there was a fault line a crack in the Roman society and culture Paul used this to frame the book of Romans. Dr. Jimmy Deyoung states in the video‚ “Romans: the letter that changed the world.” This is true because Paul chose to write to the Romans in preparation for his visit there. My world view is‚ Things in Rome have and the rest of the world have not changed much‚ the same sins that were being

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    Questions for analysis: 1. What can you say about the development of physics in relation to the inventions or discoveries and thoughts of the given philosophers and scientists? What I can say is that‚ philosophers and scientists in the past really played a very important role to our present time today. Maybe without them and their contributions‚ our world today would not be easy to live in. Even some philosophies‚ were far from reality or truth‚ this really helped us. Because people became more

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    unparalleled rate of scientific discoveries. In fact‚ there were so many new gadgets invented and discoveries made in the last century that it’s difficult to write the list down. However‚ I think I can say ten innovations or technologies that have had the greatest influence on humanity—both positively and the negatively. First of all‚ I want to remember penicillin: this drug (eventually group of drugs) was discovered in 1928‚ it opened the door to the discovery of antibiotics. Penicillin remains

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