Ancient Chinese Inventions and Contributions Strayer University HUM 111- World Culture I 30 May 2013 Introduction China is an exceptional nation that is famous for its ancient invention and contribution to both the past and the current world. Chinese invention and contribution helped greatly in creating jobs‚ engaging in Wars and still contributed to public life. This paper will highlight the top ten ancient Chinese inventions and their importance to people’s daily lives. Eight useful Chinese
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Daily Lives New inventions change our live on a daily basis. Whether it is the new version of a washing- machine or a new cure for a disease that they have discovered‚ we are sure to never have a dull moment in the modern world. Over the years we have experienced many new inventions and many interesting periods of discoveries‚ but not one quite as dynamic as the 20th century. I think the reason these specific times’ inventions were so important‚ is that it was the beginning of everything. All the
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Invention of Lying Henry Wadsworth Longfellow said‚ “Silently‚ one by one‚ in the infinite meadows of heaven‚ blossomed the lovely stars‚ the forget-me-nots of the angels.” There has been a lot of talk about heaven over the years. Many people who have claimed that they know what heaven is like or what we experience when we die. While this can be comforting to some‚ it raises questions of how they could know given the fact that one would have to either be a prophet of God or someone who has actually
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An Important Invention. In 2007‚ Apple released something big and it impacted people everywhere. Everybody wanted one and went out of their ways to get this item. It became huge. What is this item‚ you ask? This was the year when the first iPhone came out. The iPhone has changed how people live and interact in the world. The phone has impacted society in both negative and positive ways. For many people‚ this invention has made a difference. First‚ many people believe that the iPhone has made
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inventive devices. It is amazing that such unique and seemingly crazy ideas can turn a profit‚ but we have found 10 of dumbest inventions that did just that! To find out how these crazy inventions miraculously earned their inventors millions of dollars‚ all you have to do is read along! Don’t forget to return for our coming part two article‚ with the top five dumbest inventions that made way too much money! Number Ten: The Inventive Doggles This unique head accessory is made for canines who always
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I would like to continue with some other Chinese inventions‚ then introduce a small research and draw our conclusions. Paper Money It is so common in out everyday life that we hardly give a thought to the fackt that it had to be invented by someone. Around 650 AD (po kr.)‚ the emperor of China began to issue paper "value tokens" for general use. The first paper banknotes appeared in China about 806 AD. Its original name was ’flying money’ because it was so light it could blow out of one’s
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The Greatest Invention In today’s modern world in which we live in‚ there are many things which we use from the mode of transportation‚ computers‚ cell phones‚ television‚ electricity and so many other things which we use in our everyday lives which make life easy. These things help to increase quality living but how many of us care to know the master minds behind the inventions of these things we use. In my opinion‚ the aeroplane is the greatest invention.
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Invention Of the Computer By Kenneth H. Russell The invention of the personal computer took place about 50 years ago. Steve Jobs and others had developed the Apple+. Since then the whole world has affected by it in the following ways: 1. Computers balance financial transactions such as our personal bank account. 2. On a larger scale the IRS keeps track of every American in a variety ways by computer. 3. Our intelligence services keep track of people by computer who would do us harm. 4. Computers
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Internet Inventions Several inventions have changed the way people communicate with each other. From the old fashioned telegraph to today’s modern electronic forms of communicating‚ people have beencreating easier ways to correspond. Electronic communication‚ such as e-mail and other internet offerings‚ have created a cheap and incredibly fast communications system which is gaining steady popularity. E-mail is basically information‚ usually in letter form‚addressed to a destination on the internet
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operations. Discovered in the ninth century Chinese alchemist developed something with the potential of conquering nations. Gunpowder is used in many weapons throughout history and to this day‚ but one of the first was flying fire. With the simple invention of the gunpowder cannon‚ a totally new type of defense was unearthed. When the devastating power of the cannon was shrunken down into a handheld weapon‚ the course of warfare changed forever. Ancient Chinese alchemist were trying to find a potion
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