Born on May 18‚ 1889‚ American engineer and chemist Thomas Midgley‚ Jr. was controversial for two of his discoveries. One‚ he discovered the Freon while working for General Motors in 1930. He intended it to be a safe non-toxic refrigerant to be used in household appliances‚ to replace the dangerous refrigerants used before like ammonia and propane. Freon and other CFCs soon replaced the various toxic or explosive substances previously used as refrigerants‚ and were later used in other applications
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THE GREAT DEPRESSION AND THE NEW DEAL‚ 1929-1939 THE CHAPTER IN PERSPECTIVE By the 1920s‚ the corporate industrial economy had grown for more than half a century. Along with its strengths‚ serious weaknesses developed. Few Americans noticed them because of the hot pursuit of material wealth. The consumer culture of the 1920s and a businessoriented government promoted the pursuit not only of money but of debt as well. When mass purchasing power could no longer sustain prosperity‚ the economy collapsed
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Aaron Thomas Mrs. McDermott English 101-102 4 March 2014 Roosevelt Squared When comparing Franklin Delano Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt‚ some mistake them for close relations‚ due to the last name. However‚ these two men‚ who strived to be the best that they could be‚ are actually fifth cousins who share little heritage. Both of these men‚ though unbeknownst to them‚ would live very similar lives‚ and even both run the most powerful country in the world. So much is comparable when speaking
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Title of Paper: "CLIO A MUSE: Clio Rediscovered" Course: Western Civilization 101-051 Time of Class: 7:10 PM Thomas E Buccine Jr. __________________________________________________________ Signature April 26‚ 2015 Thomas E Buccine Jr. April 26‚ 2015 Western Civilization 101-051 Dr. L. Hogan CLIO A MUSE: Clio Rediscovered 1. What does George Macaulay Trevelyan mean when he says in paragraph #1 that "the vulgar have been excluded from the Court of the Gentiles?" Remember‚ his
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Chapter 29 Questions Sanjana Satish 1. Roosevelt campaigned for female suffrage and a broad program of social welfare‚ such as minimum-wage laws and "socialistic" social insurance. Wilson’s New Freedom favored small enterprise‚ desired to break up all trusts. 2. With the Republican split‚ Woodrow Wilson easily won with 435 electoral votes‚ while Roosevelt had 88 and Taft only had 8. But the Democrats did not receive the majority of the popular vote. Socialist Eugene V. Debs racked up over 900
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Review: Shot in the Chest 100 Years Ago‚ Teddy Roosevelt Kept on Talking Although in today’s day in age many of our presidents or presidential candidates are scrutinized for not doing enough; or glorified for saying what the might do‚ I believe there is one president who has shown the upmost devotion and stalwartness. Theodore Roosevelt is such a president because he was shot in the chest during a campaign speech. And finished. Roosevelt was also one of the most dignified presidents because
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Literature Essay The four poems that are going to be analyzed below offer different statements on human nature and the subject of human violence. The poem “Here” by R.S. Thomas‚ a man of devout but questioning faith‚ centers on the themes of doubt and guilt. In the beginning stanza‚ we can see that the poem is the reflection of the persona‚ which we then realize is his questioning about religion. This is suggested by the quote “You can feel the place where the brains grow” which conveys the
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Thomas Jefferson vs. Martin Luther King Jr. Thomas Jefferson was born in April 13‚ 1743 in Shadwell‚ Virginia. He is known as Author of the Declaration of Independence and 3rd president of the United States. He was a farmer and became a lawyer in 1776. He had served as president for two terms 1801-1809; served as vice president‚ secretary of state‚ congressman‚ governor of Virginia‚ and minister to France; he was the founder of the University of Virginia; he also served as president of the American
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ANNA ELEANOR ROOSEVELT ROOSEVELT Birth: 11 October 1884 New York City‚ New York Father: Elliott Roosevelt‚ born 28 February 1860‚ New York City‚ New York; heir (although he held no salaried work position‚ he was called a “sportsman” by his daughter Eleanor Roosevelt‚ indicating his occupation of big game hunting‚ his letters about which were later edited and published by her); in his early adulthood he was listed by title as junior partner in a real estate firm‚ and in 1892‚ a brief
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Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (Teddie)‚ was born on October 27‚ 1858 in New York City. Teddie Roosevelt was born to Theodore or Thee Roosevelt Sr. and Martha Bulloch. Teddie had an older sister Anna‚ a younger brother Elliott‚ and a younger sister Corinne. His family owned a successful plate glass import business. Also‚ his father was working for President Lincoln to improve the condition of the union soldiers and their families. Teddie had a passion for the less fortunate. Teddie Roosevelt was homeschooled
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