Trade was the most important factor in the growth of the British Empire. Do you agree? One of the main factors of the growth of the British Empire is trade. The other main factors are: rivalries with other European countries‚ the spread of Christianity and the desire to colonise. All of these factors are important‚ but I think that the main one is trade. Trade earned a lot of money‚ and the East India Company had a lot to do with this. Some of the money which was made from
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While initial battles were mostly land-based‚ the invention of the submarine provided a new source for stealth and power as opponents often found difficulty providing defense and counterattacks to the underwater vessel. Not only do submarines allow for commanding
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Clock is the best invention in the world! The history of clocks is very long. There are many different types of clocks over the years. The word ‘clock’ was first used in the 14th century. It comes from the word for bell in Latin (“clocca”). The very first timekeepers were natural clocks such as the sun‚ moon and stars. Ancient people used sticks and stones to find out the time around 3500 B.C. When it was between 3500 BCE and 1949‚ the inventors improved clocks‚ and became the clock that
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Laziness is the Mother of all Inventions I think it was Isaac Newton who said. “Necessity is the mother of all inventions”. I beg to differ. In my opinion‚ Laziness is the mother of all inventions. Consider the original lazy caveman. All the hardworking cavemen were busy sneaking through the bushes in the hot sun‚ risking lives trying to catch animals without any tools. But then there was this lazy caveman who thought‚ “Hunting is too much hard work. I think I should come up with something to make
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The Cotton Gin Invention "Go get the cotton so the people can get the seeds out‚" his dad said. Eli was a boy who lived on a farm with a normal family that was going to do a great thing in his life. He went around and asked farmers what they think was most hard. Most of the answers were the same. "On a farm what do you think is most difficult to do?" Eli told the farmer. "Obviously the getting the seeds out of the cotton‚" replied the farmer. "Can you hand me that ranch‚" said Eli. He began
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Anika A. 2012 Inquiry: What was so significant about these 3 inventions? —How were they discovered? —What were they commonly used for? —What substantial impacts have they each had? 3 Significant Inventions Gunpowder‚ printing‚ and the magnetic compass: 3 significant inventions‚ all either invented‚ or first used‚ in ancient China. 17th century English philosopher‚ Sir Francis Bacon‚ described these innovations as 3 inventions which “changed the world”. The practical use of gunpowder‚ magnetic
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In 1880‚ Thomas Alva Edison invented the incandescent light bulb and patented it. It’s an invention that has been around since the 1800’s. This invention has significantly‚ affected society by allowing the world to create a comfortable safe environment. Edison had come up with a 16-watt bulb that lasted for over 1‚500 hours. Edison’s light bulb needed improvements‚ and those improvements are the reason we have light bulbs today. The light bulb was invented by using a low current electricity‚ a
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pneumonia was one of the leading killers in America prior to the discovery of penicillin. Penicillin is important as it prevents previous life-threatening infections like pneumonia‚ blood infection‚ meningitis‚ and strep throat. In addition‚ because of penicillin‚ several amputations‚ and deaths (due to infection) during the second world war decreased. Many people have benefited from the invention of penicillin since its discovery and one of them was me. When I was a young kid‚ I had strep throat and
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Almost 90 years ago‚ the invention of television began with the story of 11 year-old boy‚ Philo Farnsworth. Unlike other boy‚ he was the smartest one and started developing his talent‚ especial in electricity‚ very early in his life. First of all‚ he was the first member in his family who discovered the electricity while they were traveling to find the new home. And in this land‚ he had a chance to get involved with every electric machine that he had known only from the books. In the new home‚ he
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become a good leader‚ I’ve learnt a lot of things and experience from books‚ documentaries‚ films and so on written about great leaders such as Napoleon Bonaparte‚ Bill Gates‚ Mark Zuckerberg and so on. In all of them‚ the one that interest me the most is Steve Jobs. II. Steve Jobs’ leadership styles Steven Paul Steve Jobs (February 24‚ 1995 – October 5‚ 2011) was an American entrepreneur‚ marketer and inventor. He was also the co-founder‚ chairman and CEO of Apple Inc. He is widely known as a pioneer
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