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    needed to carry heavy cargos to large distances - the wheel was discovered. In fact‚ every day the humanity faces new challenges that can’t be met using only the existing technologies. And that’s why new inventions are made every day. Actually‚ there are people who would challenge even the seemingly obvious statement that “Necessity is the mother of invention”. They say that inventions were not inspired by the necessity alone. Curiosity was‚ and still is‚ a powerful stimulus for explorers‚ researchers

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    meets a seventeen-year-old woman named Liberty 5-3000. He falls in love with her‚ which is not allowed. Later on‚ Equality invents a “box of glass” that contains an electric light. Proud of his invention‚ he decides that he’ll show the World Council of Scholars. When he showed the World Council his invention‚ they became very angry at him because he broke a lot of laws. He then runs away‚ out to the Uncharted Forest. Soon‚ Liberty 5-3000 finds him there. She ran away from home to be with him. After

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    SINGLE PARENTING

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    that there are negative effects of single parenting‚ but are these caused by single parenting itself; or a consequence of other circumstances common to many single parents? I suggest that it is not as straightforward as the commentators would have us believe. Single parenting has been the focus of much interest and research in recent years due no doubt to the increase in the incidence of birth outside of marriage and divorce. There are many negative effects of single parenting that are mentioned in

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    Professor Ramona PHIL 202 Words count: 2045 The Danger of a Single Story and the Application of Ethical Theories In 2009 the Nigerian writer Chimamanda Adichie gave a fabulous TED talk called “The Danger of a Single Story.” It was about what happens when complex human beings and situations are reduced to a single narrative: when Africans‚ for example‚ are treated as pitiable poor‚ starving victims with flies on their faces. Her point was that each individual life contains a heterogeneous compilation

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    Assignment 1: Short Essay – The Invention of Hugo Cabret The Invention of Hugo Cabret (Brian Selznick‚ 2007) tells the story of a mysterious young boy named Hugo‚ living in the walls of a Paris train station in 1931. It follows Hugo’s adventures‚ dreams‚ thoughts‚ and most of all‚ his quest to answer the many questions he has about his past. The Invention of Hugo Cabret “is a graphic novel that successfully alternates slabs of written texts with pages of black and white illustrations” (Lawn

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    Most Responsible For the Cold War The Cold War was a war that was fought after the end of WW2. It was between two countries that were considered “superpowers” because they were the two strongest countries left after WW2. The Soviet Union was the country that provoked the Cold War by invading the surrounding countries to its west. According to document one three reasons why the Cold War was fought was because of Spheres of influence‚ Ideology‚ and Military factor. During WW2 both the Soviet Union

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    The Roman Empire was the most successful ancient civilization.They created many inventions.Second‚They had very great food.Third‚ they had the best army. Inventions The Romans invented toilets‚they invented toilets in the bronze and iron age‚Indoor plumbing was not for everybody‚only the richest could afford them in their houses‚all toilets were public except the people you bought them in there house.They built numerous concrete structures that still stand today.They built numerous concrete structures

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    Innovations and inventions make a huge impact on work. Every day people attempt to create an impact in the world through these innovations or inventions. Many people have created an impact in different eras through their own ideas‚ innovations‚ or inventions‚ including Abraham Darby. Darby was an iron founder‚ copper smelter‚ brass manufacturer‚ but what Darby is best known for is his invention of coke as a source of fuel. This allowed Darby to make an impact during the Industrial Revolution

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    Staying Single

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    Klay Coyle Mrs. Leschyna HHS4M June 15‚ 2010 Staying Single Life has many tough decisions. One of the most important is whether to stay single or to be in a relationship. Life is hard enough without a relationship complicating things even more. Single people’s lives are improved in many different ways compared to married people. When you are single your financial situation improves‚ you gain more freedom‚ and you have many more career choices. These

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    The Invention Of The Airplane Energy Management Essay _ Airplane The invention of the airplane had a great impact on society and the world. It change the way people travel. Transportation became easier and faster. Before the airplane was invented people had to use steamboats‚ hot air balloons‚ trains‚ and road vehcile in order to travel either across the country or around the world. What is an airplane exactly? An airplane is an aircraft but the only difference is

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