The First World War‚ also known as ‘The Great War’ due to its immense number of casualties and also large amount of countries involved‚ took place in 1914-1918. The spark that started the whole war occurred when Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand‚ the heir to the Austro Hungarian throne‚ was assassinated on the 28th of June‚ 1914. The First World War was pernicious in many ways; however there are three main reasons the Great War was so deadly: the new types of weapons‚ lack of successful leadership and the
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Standard pieces of equipment in most homes‚ watching television has become a standard activity for most families. Although there are many excellent programs‚ many people think television is one of the worst inventions of modern times. All too often‚ television is harmful because of the shows it broadcasts‚ the effect it has on people‚ and the way it is used in homes. First‚ heavy TV viewing leads to poor school performance. Most television broadcasters show a variety of programs 24 hours a day‚
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.scribd.com/doc/13314549/Internship-Report-oExecutive Summary BANKING HISTORY The first banks were probably the religious temples of the ancient world‚ and were probably established in the third millennium B.C. Banks probably predated the invention of money. Deposits initially consisted of grain and later other goods including cattle‚ agricultural implements‚ and eventually precious metals such as gold‚ in the form of easy-to-carry compressed plates. Temples and palaces were the safest places
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Suffering soul in scientific age Outlines Introduction What is soul? Relationship between soul and body Why Soul is suffering in scientific age? Scientific age and inventions Food of soul is affection Soul needs spirituality Body needs materialistic pleasures Conclusion As flower needs water and sun shine for blooming‚ as similar soul needs love of Almighty God? Love of Almighty Allah who is merciful and benevolent is very essential for the gratification of human soul. Soul gets glow
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Television is a system for reproducing on a screen visual image transmitted by a radio signal. T.V short for television is popular among many people around the world. It is a means of communication. No‚ I don’t believe that television has any contribution on isolating people. The excerpt says “At first‚ television watching was a communal affair; …………..proudly invite the neighbors in to view the marvelous box”. I completely disagree with this line. For me communal affairs are those activities
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Sumer had a major impact on future civilizations. The Sumerian government was powerful. Their economy flourished due to advances in farming. Socially though‚ they had the greatest influence on future societies. The Sumerians introduced to the world the first writing system. “… The most important aspect of Sumerian culture‚ and the one that has had the most lasting impact on the modern world and history‚ was the innovation of the Sumerian system of writing ” (petoskeyschools.org). Sumer had
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The wheel had been invented‚ the pots and jars were made‚ and there was an invention of tools‚ which helped with efficiency. The wheel assisted on faster transportation‚ pots and jars secured food storage‚ and the tools made increased food production. These inventions improved earliest civilizations’ economy‚ production and increased surpluses. The most successful established civilization was provided by the Sumerians. They were the people who had migrated into the area from the
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been the first civilization. Their artifacts show evidence of many inventions that would have helped them in their everyday life. Many of the Sumerians stunned us with their ability to create useful inventions in their time period‚ and with the resources that they had. Sumer was most likely one of the first civilizations and they had evidence that showed me that they were very developed. One of the inventions that the Sumerians invented that could show evidence of them being the first civilization
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purposes and Mesopotamians invented more important things. Mesopotamia and Egypt are both similar because of their civilizations being located on a river system. The Egyptians had the Nile River and its delta that led in to the Mediterranean Sea. The Sumerians had the Tigris and Euphrates rivers that led into the Persian Gulf. Both of these rivers flooded‚ depositing silt onto the ground that would fertilize the soil. This would allow for agriculture and for huge populations to settle and grow in these
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Table of Contents Achievements/ Inventions Writing The 12 month calendar The wheel The ox drawn plough The sail boat Irrigation The first written law code The invention of a way to measure time Ziggurats Sewers Music and musical instruments Religion and Gods Writing The ancient Sumerians believed in education. Record keeping was very important
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