Clock is the best invention in the world! The history of clocks is very long. There are many different types of clocks over the years. The word ‘clock’ was first used in the 14th century. It comes from the word for bell in Latin (“clocca”). The very first timekeepers were natural clocks such as the sun‚ moon and stars. Ancient people used sticks and stones to find out the time around 3500 B.C. When it was between 3500 BCE and 1949‚ the inventors improved clocks‚ and became the clock that
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painting the Last Supper on the wall of the refectory (dining hall) of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan‚ Italy‚ and completed it in 1498. Leonardo was commissioned to execute the painting in the Dominican monastery of this Church by Duke of Milan‚ Ludovico Sforza. The church and friary found an ambitious patron in Ludovico Sforza. The Duke wanted to give visible expression to his position in both impressive buildings like the grand Church and grandiose paintings like the Last Supper. Therefore
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UK based company‚ into grocery‚ related retailing an financial services business. The study is primarily to do financial assessment of this company and its performance relative to its peers and industry. Seeing the last 5 years report‚ it is evident that company was in a bad share 3 years ago‚ and now its in the stage of recovery. Starting 2004‚ there has been a major change in the board‚ as well as management. Since then company has taken several large and aggressive approach. This can be summarised
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My talk today is about Jesus and the Last Supper. The Savior knew he was going to die‚ and he wanted the members of the church to always remember him. So he taught his apostles an ordinance called the sacrament. First‚ Jesus took some bread and blessed it. He told his apostles that the bread represented his body. Next‚ Jesus took a cup of wine and blessed it. He told his apostles that it represented his blood that he would shed for us. Jesus gave his life for us so that we could live again
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Today I read two articles that have impacted my thought of the millennials era‚ those two articles are The Outsiders: How Can Millennials Change Washington If They Hate It? by Ron Fournier and Millennials: The Greatest Generation or the Most Narcissistic? by Jean Twenge. In the first article they really explained that this generation‚ the people of today are the ones that they younger people are more service oriented than anyone ever was. This is a great thing‚ but whats the link? Nothing actually
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Freedom is a wonderful gift that has no limits. No other country has as much diversity as America. Without the people who are willing to sacrifice for their country‚ my generation wouldn’t be nearly as great. Freedom has always been one of America’s greatest gifts‚ but it’s especially valuable now. Unlike other countries Americans have the freedom to write about and inform the people of their opinions. Another form of freedom Americans have is the freedom of religion‚ which not everyone has the privilege
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It’s 1867‚ just two years ago the civil war ended and we are now in a new stage of time. Cities are popping up all over the United States‚ replacing farmlands and times are changing. New inventions and factories are now coming up‚ new jobs have risen up and now men are going to work in the factories. This was the industrial revolution. “Low-cost‚ high-grade coal‚ oil and natural gas- the backbone of the industrial revolution- will be a distant memory by 2050‚”(Jeremy Grantham) this quote shows how
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WHY COMPUTERS ARE THE BEST INVENTION OF THE CENTURY Computers are perhaps the greatest invention in the field of microelectronics that has suited well with the advancement in the new century . They have moved centre stage in the achievement of major operations world over with their use in every aspect of life . Computers are the building blocks to the resent advancement in knowledge creativity and invention . Through use of computers designs have been manufactured and so much has been
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The Maya: Greatest Achievements The Mayan tribe are an ancient people who lived around 1800 BC to 900 A.D. The most remarkable thing that the Mayans did was their money system. The second most important achievement that the Mayan had was their calendar. The Mayan made two main calendars‚ one for rituals called tzolkin‚ and a solar calendar called haab. Based on this they made their years and times. The Mayan were extremely smart and way beyond their time. “The Maya priest-astronomers collected
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To Last - Summary of Key Points Written by James Collins & Jerry Porras both are associated with Stanford About this book: This summary of Built to Last is included because if one is going to change an organization‚ one needs to know what to change towards. This book is one of the best we know of that answers that question. It is one of the best pieces of research done on why certain organizations are more successful over time than others. Because its time horizon is a minimum of 50 years‚ its
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