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    The roaring twenties was a time full of the extragrant free moving culture. During this point in time there was a huge impactful social and political change. The 20’s was an age for everything new and exciting. There were many inventions during this time including: automobiles‚ the airplane‚ sliced bread‚ the assembly line‚ and the television. With the new inventions came new actions‚ dancing‚ and dressing. Many traditional standards were rejected. There was a break out of organized crime‚ and

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    What Was the Most Important Consequence of the Printing Press? The most important consequence of the printing press was the spread of knowledge. Knowledge is the greatest aspect and power. Before Gutenberg’s invention of the printing press‚ there was the development of language‚ writing with hieroglyphs‚ the alphabet and then printing. Scribes would write a book by hand from the dictation of a scholar. Most citizens were uneducated while few were well educated. Handwritten books were expensive

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    Electronic and Digital Media Com/225 November 4‚ 2010 Professor Dave Sarnowski Electronic and Digital Media Industry Technology has played a big role in electronic and digital media. Technological inventions keep companies competing in the same areas. “Digital and electronic media today is plentiful with the information highway (Internet) providing answers at our fingertips‚ along with cell phones that are equipped with cameras and Internet connection”(Thomas 2010). Today media has a major

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    The Invention of the Gatling Gun In 1871‚ a new military technology was developed that would fundamentally change the way warfare was conducted‚ and which would lead to some of the most tremendous slaughters of human beings ever witnessed. This invention was the machine gun‚ and it changed warfare by making it possible for a handful of men to kill thousands in only minutes. Richard Jordan Gatling was‚ for most of his life‚ involved in the making of farm equipment. The son of a North

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    15 INVENTIONS THAT CHANGE THE WORLD SUBMITTED BY: DIWATA‚ MICHAEL PAULO E. CH21FA1- BS CHE CHEM002-ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING SUBMITTED TO: ENGR. EFREN CHAVEZ LIGHTNING ROD American statesman and inventor Benjamin Franklin was particularly interested in electricity and set up a small laboratory in his house to investigate its properties. His interest soon switched from electricity to lightning after he noticed the similarities between the two. One stormy night‚ he conducted a life-threatening

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    The book I chose to read was A Single Shard.This book was about a boy named Tree Ear.Tree Ear was orphaned when he was a baby‚ and taken to live with Crane Man.He lived under the bridge in his village and searched for food.Crane Man was a pure-hearted person and refused to steal‚ even food.Min mesmerized Tree Ear with his master pottery skills.So Tree Ear left his home to see Min.Which was an issue.That’s basiclly what A Single Shard was about. One event was when Tree Ear went into Min’s

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    constructed. City is not only about job opportunities‚ its core essence is providing joy to the people who live in it. These live performances would be a vital part of the city life and would surely be popular among the citizens. In addition‚ every single person would get a chance to find something that fits him or her. Nobody would feel left out since social services and social networks would have gained a lot of power in society so that they will find all kind of activities and “possible friends”

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    Hello‚ King Hammurabi Egypt was a place where there were lots of People‚ Inventions‚ and Temples. I gathered you a lot of information about The Nile‚ Their achievements‚ government‚ daily life‚ and their Religion. The Nile River was one of the main parts of Egypt. The River would flood from the snow melting from the mountains‚ which brought fertile soil for the egyptians. Another thing is on the side of the river grew papyrus. Papyrus is a crop used for many things. In the river there were lots of

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    back to college after having my baby has really been the biggest obstacle I have had to overcome. At that time everything was immensely complicated for me. I didn’t have daycare or anyone to take care of my daughter. I was financially unstable and my desires to return to school seem hopeless. But I wasn’t going to let that stop me. My wish to become someone better in life was greater than any of my fears; so‚ one day I decided to go to College to asked for information. The staff from the school advised

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    Television a Great Invention Some people may argue that television is the worst invention there is‚ but I will argue against that. There are more pro’s to television then there are con’s. There is the up to date information that you have access to at all times. There are also educational television shows. Last‚ television produces entertainment for everyone. One of the most important qualities of television is the up to date information available. You are able to turn on your T.V and there

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