journey is a prime example‚ which demonstrated how gunpowder transformed Europe. His use of gunpowder allowed him to set forceful deals with other nations after destroying their navies with superior cannons and boats. Even though China invented an early version of the powder‚ they neglected the improvement of it‚ as they believed it was noisy‚ cheap and dirty business. It was the Europeans who found success with gunpowder. The Europeans developed gunpowder to the point that it became the central feature
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Prejudice is a destructive force Prejudice is the process of “pre-judging” somebody without due examination or on the basis of incomplete information. It is an undeniable force within our society‚ so prevalent that it can be found within the most open-minded and enlightened individuals‚ subtly taking its toll despite the best of intentions. Instead of bringing or holding people together‚ prejudice pushes them apart. Many of the violent crimes that plague our society are a consequence of prejudice
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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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Non-destructive testing methods Vibration analysis‚ infrared thermography‚ acoustic emission analysis‚ ultrasonic imaging‚ x-ray computer tomography‚ ground penetrating radar‚ digital radiography‚ optical testing methods‚ eddy current imaging‚ magneto-inductive cable testing Vibration analysis Vibration analyses can be carried out on a wide range of structures such as bridges‚ dams‚ buildings‚ etc. The tests are designed to determine the dynamic characteristics of the structures
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Over 700 years ago the world was introduced to firearms which changed the world. Although the change was slow‚ there was a change. Today‚ over three-quarters of americans have had or have used a firearm in their life. That means that over 240 million people have used a weapon‚ but people see the weapon‚ but not how far they have come. It took 700 years to make one of the deadliest weapons in the world. Over 800 years ago the world was intrigued by the discovery of gunpowder. The mixture of saltpeter
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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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THE GREATEST INVENTION SOARS What invention soars like a bird but is much bigger? An airplane! I bet most of you got that. But this here isn’t a regular invention. It’s the greatest invention. It’s just so amazing. I mean we get a chance to fly. And I bet there’s tons of other ways the airplane is awesome. I’ll share some things about the airplane. First‚ you must know who invented such a fabulous invention. The genius or should I say geniuses who made the airplane were the wright brothers
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D) were spilled | | 3.- Order the sentence: Wasn’t Gunpowder Invented Japanese By B) Gunpowder wasn’t invented by Japanese. | | 4.- Answer the question according with the information in the paragraph: Bill Gates is a great computer scientis. Many computer programs are created by him. Microsoft program is one of the most used program: many people around the world use it for many reasons. Some of the new technologies that we
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The Destructive Nature of Greed Upon first glance at “The Rocking Horse Winner” by D.H. Lawrence‚ one would not expect the said winner to in fact lose his life. The irony in the title gives way to the theme of the story‚ being that greed is destructive; even of life itself. Lawrence uses elements such as plot‚ point of view‚ and characters to further portray the destructive nature of greed in the story. A plot is the events that flow together to make a story. The first event in a story is the
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Nature: Beautiful or destructive? Almost every entity in this universe has an opposite. Amongst some examples are the opposite of cold is hot‚ the opposite of water is fire‚ love of hate‚ and beauty of destruction. This idea can even be explained by the theories of science‚ such as Newton’s 3rdLaw‚ which states‚ “Every action has an equal and opposite reaction.” Also‚ there is the famous phrase used between married couples and lovers: “Opposites attract.” In some relationships‚ two completely
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