mutually influenced by their life experiences but their stories present an extreme different trend by which people adjust to a new culture. Alvarez‚ who is a Dominican reflects part of her life experience growing up as a girl in her story "Daughters of Invention"‚ which is about a family seeking a new life after they immigrated to America due to government corruption in the Dominican Republic. Life over there was not safe
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WAR FROM THE 16TH AND 17TH CENTURY TO INVENTION OF GUNPOWDER The invention of the powerful artillery guns would change man ’s role in warring engagements. The artillery guns at first were very limited by their own design. The guns were very heavy and had to be transported by water‚ which meant that only towns and fortresses that were close to a body of water could be attacked with artillery also known as the cannon. There were also some fortresses that were impervious to the early cannon attacks
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5. PRINTING YESTERDAY AND TODAY How has printing changed since Gutenberg’s invention? In the workshop Gutenberg‚ the printing is very different from the process used. Gutenberg printing process may seem slow and boring by modern standards. Skilled preparation can install 2‚000 characters or letters in an hour. Within two seconds‚ the computer can manage the same number of characters. In the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries‚ there are different types of words that are printed each time and every
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The telegraph was one of the most important inventions of the 19th century; however‚ it has several drawbacks compared to 21st-century devices. For example‚ telegraphs required a knowledge of Morse Code – their primary means of communication. Telegraphs sent a series of electrical signals via a telegraph wire. The signals could be heard by the operator on the opposite end of the wire as a sequence of long and short clicks. Morse Code represented letters of the alphabet with click patterns‚ which
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The very first person who invented the first rocket was Robert Hutchings Goddard. He invented the first liquid-fuel rocket in March 16‚ 1926. Multiple cultures used rockets before such as a man named Archytas from Greek amazed people by flying a bird made from wood. Then 300 years later‚ another Greek Hero of Alexandria invented a similar rocket device. The earliest rockets were used in 1232. At that time‚ the Chinese and Mongols were at war with each other. The Chinese attacked the Mongols by the
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How does one accomplish the impossible? Is it through determination or teamwork? Is it through genius? Perhaps the answer can be found within the Panama Canal. This magnificent waterway‚ constructed by the U.S in the early 1900s‚ sought to accomplish the impossible: to link the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. This would save huge amounts of time and money for sailors‚ for it would avoid the long boat trip around South America. Still‚ the question remained‚ how could it be done? A few key people played
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The United States had many inventions during World War 1. The technological advances during World War 1 were quite expansive from weapons‚ to land vehicles‚ to air vehicles‚ and everything in between.The United Stated had some of the best inventions during the war‚ even though innovative countries like Great Britain and France were involved. The rifle is a staple of combat‚ and various warfare alike.”Despite advances in machine gun‚ mortar and grenade technology‚ all remained relatively unwieldy
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Love At First Chip Love At First Chip Love At First Chip Ruth Wakefield invented the chocolate chip cookie in the early 1930’s. The phenomenal cookie was an accident. Wakefield thought that by adding some chips from a Nestle chocolate bar would make the cookie dough like a chocolate cookie‚ not a chocolate chip cookie. Ruth Wakefield graduated from Framingham State Normal School Department of Household Arts in 1924. She was a dietician and lectured on food. Wakefield then went on to open
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The Power of the Plane There has been many successful inventions throughout the 19th and 20th century. Many of these inventions helped influence other advancements in the world. The world today would not be the same without the inventions made in the 19th and 20th century. The atomic bomb‚ steam engine‚ and many more shaped the world today‚ but there is one invention that impacted the world the most. The invention of the airplane lead to future productions‚ impacted the world differently than other
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a well educated-country. The invention of the printing press inspired others to invent other unimaginable
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