"necessity is the mother of invention". Thomas Edison statement was based on the dependence of society using technology. This statement means that items that are invented based off of what people need. This is because no one will be able to appreciate an item that has no use. An example in today’s day an age is the iPhone which was invented so people didn’t have to carry both a phone and an iPod. That is making an invention due to the necessity of the people. Marshall McLuhan flipped this statement
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Thomas Keller born October 14‚ 1955 is an American chef‚ restaurateur‚ and cookbook writer. He and his landmark Napa Valley restaurant‚ The French Laundry in Yountville‚ California‚ have won multiple awards from the James Beard Foundation‚ notably the Best California Chef in 1996‚ and the Best Chef in America in 1997. The restaurant is a perennial winner in the annual Restaurant Magazine list of the Top 50 Restaurants of the World. Thomas was the youngest of five boys. In his teenage summers‚ he
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I’m Mrs. Baker‚ a narrator. I was an Olympic gold medalist‚ and now I teach at Camillo Junior High in Long Island. This is a story of a student’s experience with his idol‚ Mickey Mantle. It was a cold December afternoon with the wind blowing rapidly‚ and it was finally the night for Holling’s play at The Shakespeare Company’s Holiday Extravaganza. I spent weeks preparing for the big performance with Holling‚ working on his interpretation and passion for his lines. I don’t think he has been focusing
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the Snail‚ biologist Lewis Thomas‚ asserts that if mistakes are not made‚ then nothing useful can be accomplished. Lewis Thomas’s assertion is very reasonable and should be considered accurate due to the great amount of inventions and discoveries created by mistakes. Mistakes are a part of human nature‚ no matter how hard one tries‚ there will be mistakes sooner or later
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January 7‚ 2013 Thomas Sophonow Background Thomas sophonow has two siblings a brother and a sister. The brother Philip is the oldest and his sister Catherine the second oldest and Thomas being the youngest. His parents had divorced which made the mother responsible for taking care of the children. They became a poor family and he and his brother would steal fruits and vegetables for his family. Thomas was placed in foster homes and in juvenile detention facilities. At one point in his life
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I researched the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as I have many military personnel in my family‚ from my husband‚ uncle‚ and grandfather. The structure for the United States Army Corps of Engineers has one of the world’s biggest and the major defense and army structure consisting of some 37‚000 civilian and military personnel. This is one of the world’s largest public engineering‚ design and construction management agencies‚ generally associated with dams‚ canals and flood protection in United States
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factual issues that concern Z-CORP’s standpoint. It is not explicit if Z-CORP has violated city regulations‚ and if so‚ to what extent. Richardson believes that according to his new (more sensitive test) that Z-CORP is indeed over the city limit –slightly. However‚ Z-CORP is using the old test to regulate discharge purity‚ which meets the city’s ‘strict’ regulations. If the new test reflects the reality‚ how long has Z-CORP been passing dangerous waste. Jackson reports monthly to the city about discharge
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Edward Osborne Wilson is a biologist from Alabama in the U.S. He has made many contributions to biology over his lifetime which we will review some of later and we will learn a little about how he got to where is today. E.O. Wilson‚ as he is known‚ was a very curious little boy growing up in Alabama and loved discovering new things as well as fishing. One day while fishing‚ a spine of a pin fish catch him in one of his eyes and blinded him. With this misfortune as well as him being unable to hear
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There are many things that I have experienced and many things I have learned throughout my life. However‚ Attending Job Corps in Batesville‚ Mississippi turned out to be the change and experience I needed to get my life back on track. My life was spiraling out of control; I was heading for destruction until I heard about Job Corps. Needless to say this was my turning point. This would be just what the doctor ordered to get me back on track. Although‚ I have many experiences to reflect on‚ the three
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"Keepers of traditions" The Marine Corps fighting force is well known all around the world. Each and every Marine wears the eagle globe and anchor on their uniform with pride and dignity. Throughout the decades the Marine Corps not only developed great warriors but also quality citizens. Regardless of our ethnicity we are the band of brothers and we share the same customs and traditions. Among traditions like; mess nights‚ Marine Corps birthday‚ uniform inspections‚ and field day‚ the
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