The Story Behind Bell “Mr. Watson‚ come here. I want you.” These famous words by Alexander Graham Bell were spoken twice – first when the first sentence on the telephone was transmitted‚ and second when the first transcontinental sentence was exchanged (Feinstein 76‚ 92). This great genius may be world-famous for his invention of the telephone‚ but he preferred to be known as something else – the teacher of the deaf (World Book 2001 240). Not only was this brilliant man the creator of the device
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plastic bags affect our ocean? Plastic bags affect our environment by getting into soil and slowly releasing toxic chemicals. Most ocean pollution starts out on land and is carried by wind and rain to the sea. Now‚ the plastic bag pollution does not only affect humans‚ it also affects animals. Plastic bag pollution affects our economy‚ costing us untold dollars spent in beach cleanups‚ tourism losses and damages to fishing and aquaculture industries. To a sea turtle‚ a floating plastic bag looks like
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Robert Neville is the last man on Earth‚ but he is far from the last living being. It has been several years since an unknown plague covered the Earth and seemingly wiped out every human. But those humans that died did not stay dead‚ and have now returned to life as vampires‚ thirsting for human blood. By day‚ Robert goes through a strict routine to fortify his home with mirrors‚ garlic‚ and nailed-up boards‚ and hand making the endless amount of stakes needed for his other daily routine — vampire
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Such a Long Journey by Rohinton Mistry Plot Summary Such a Long Journey examines the life of a handful of Parsi Indians in the turbulent early 1970’s. When Britain withdraws from the subcontinent in 1948‚ two states are created. Muslims form one state‚ Pakistan. Pakistan’s two parts are widely separated by its massive southern neighbor‚ India. In India‚ Hindus predominate‚ although society is officially secular. Parsis are a tiny‚ secretive religious minority. The inhabitants of Khodadad
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Plymouth Notch‚ Vermont in 1872 Calvin became the 30th president of the United States in 1923. He served as Vice President‚ but then became President when President Harding passed away. He served as President until 1929. Robert Frost‚ Born in San Francisco‚ California in 1874 Robert moved to England when he was eleven years old. He became one of the most famous poets of his time. He won four Pulitzer Prizes for poetry Maria Von Trapp‚ Born in Australia in 1805 Maria moved to Stowe‚ Vermont in
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Robert Borden Robert Borden was the most successful Prime Minister because he led Canada through World War One‚ increased the war effort in World War One‚ and made the Wartime Business Profits Tax of 1917. First‚ Robert Borden was a successful Prime Minister because he led Canada through World War One. Robert Borden wanted Canada to participate in the war and got several troops for the Britain empire. He made the first GST tax‚ and gave women the right to vote. He led Canada to winning
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Each one of us has‚ at some point in our lives‚ lied to somebody about something. We‚ at that time‚ rationalized it and justified it to ourselves to put our conscience at ease‚ and then banished the uncomfortable feeling still persisting‚ to the back of our minds. What is it in our nature that encourages such marvelous self-deception? It is believed that the circumstances prevailing at that moment compel people to lie. In most cases‚ people lie to protect their personal interests. However‚ there
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Robert Boyle employed a J-shaped piece of glass tubing that was sealed on one end. A gas (air) was trapped in the sealed end of the tube and varying amounts of mercury were added to the J-shaped tube to vary the pressure of the system. Boyle systematically varied the pressure and measured the volume of the gas. These measurements were performed using a fixed amount of gas and a constant temperature. In this way Boyle was able to examine the pressure-volume relationship without complications from
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APush History Term Paper Robert La Follette‚ the son of a small farmer‚ was born in Dane County‚ Wisconsin‚ on 14th June‚ 1855. He worked as a farm labourer before entering the University of Wisconsin in 1875. In 1876 La Follette met Robert G. Ingersoll. He later recalled: "Ingersoll had a tremendous influence upon me‚ as indeed he had upon many young men at the time. It was not that he changed my beliefs‚ but he liberated my mind. Freedom was what preached: he wanted the shackles off everywhere
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Home Repair operates under a franchise concept with 80 locations across Canada. Robert owns and operates a franchise. He has asked you for some advice regarding a document he has received. The franchisor has just advised him of a contest whereby the franchisee showing the greatest improvement in net income (using generally accepted accounting principles) from 2012 to 2013 would receive a $25‚000 award. Robert is quite interested in winning this award and given your expertise in business and
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