· Thomas Adams‚ inventor of chewing gum · Mary Anderson‚ inventor of car windshield wipers · Alexander Graham Bell‚ inventor of the telephone · Edward Binney‚ co-inventor of Crayola crayons · Clarence Birdseye‚ inventor of commercial frozen food · Joseph-Armand Bombardier‚ inventor of the snowmobile · Willis Carrier‚ inventor of air conditioning · Josephine Garis Cochrane‚ inventor of the dishwasher · George de Mestral
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to the final paragraph‚ what will a person "whose heart is firm" pursue "unto death"? ➢ The person who’s heart is firm will pursue their standard of things. ❖ What opinion of offensive wars does Paine express in the final paragraph? ➢ Thomas Paine believes that offensive war is murder. ❖ What does Paine mean when he refers to "the summer soldier" and "the sunshine patriot"? ➢ Paine is saying that the soldiers only want to be part of the war during good times. ❖ What is the point
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Your assignment is to pretend you are a modern Sir Thomas More in the United States of America. Just as Sir Thomas More highlighted problems with European societies in Book I of Utopia‚ you are to discuss current problems with American society today. Remember that More discussed unfair punishment for crime‚ a corrupt socio-economic system‚ the greediness of kings‚ and distrust in technology. He also closely analyzed the corruption of advisors to the king. These were all significant problems in 16th
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Addison Keim Professor Hirschberg Modern English Poetry April 30‚ 2014 Thomas Hardy Thomas Hardy is known to be one of the most renowned poets and novelists in the history of English literature. He was born in the English village known as Higher Bockhampton in the county of Dorset in the year 1840. Hardy was the son of a builder and worked as an architectural apprentice for six years‚ and an ecclesiastical architect for eleven. When finished with these jobs‚ however‚ he turned entirely
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Thomas Cole David Jackson 8/2/04 Art Appreciation Maxwell Painting landscapes was very important during the 19th century. Thomas Cole was one of the most important figures in landscape painting in the United States. He went to many places searching for nature‚ which he painted to show the unmatchable beauty nature creates. His works of art helped people see and take pride in their great land‚ which was called America. Cole ’s works were often made people feel like they needed to go out in
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Thomas Jefferson and His Effect on America Thomas Jefferson possessed one of the greatest leading minds of colonial America. Literate in political theory‚ scientific farming‚ natural history‚ and architecture‚ Thomas Jefferson personified the optimistic spirit of Enlightenment thinking. Thomas Jefferson proved to be one of the major forces in the founding and developing of America. When Jefferson became the third President of the United States‚ he immediately made an impact on the lives of average
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In a letter to Captain Thomas Auld published in a newspaper‚ Frederick Douglass confronts Captain Auld in a public manner about their previous relationship as slave and slave master. Douglass presents himself as intelligent and sophisticated‚ which proves that he is capable of acting in a manner that is opposite of current stereotypes. Some of these stereotypes of slaves are that they are uneducated‚ always violent‚ of low class‚ and inferior to white men. Douglass presents himself in this way by
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During my Junior year of High School‚ I had the honor to be elected as the Junior Varsity Cheerleading Captain. The team and I instantly had a bond that was unbreakable‚ although we faced some difficult times. When the season began‚ we did not have a coach to lead us‚ so we practiced apace with the Varsity squad. A few weeks into the season‚ the Varsity coach found us a mentor that would lead us. As a few more weeks went by‚ our coach started picking up on more activities‚ which was too much for
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Rasheed Juan SJCJC January 27th‚ 2014 Literature in English: American Poetry Hardy’s Poetry Presents the World as Terrible According to one of the Thomas Hardy’s autobiography‚ he presents a picture of himself as a sensitive young man who attended church regularly and believed in a personal God who ruled the universe. Then when Hardy went to London in his early twenties and discovered such intellectual ferment as caused by Charles Darwin’s “On the Origin of Species by Means and Natural
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Captain cook. James Cook was born in 1728 in Marton‚ England. in 1771 Cook was promoted to the rank of commander. In 1772‚ in command of the Resolution‚ and accompanied by another ship‚ the Adventure‚ he set out on his second great expedition‚ a search for the fabled southern continent‚ Terra Australis‚ of which Africa was thought to be a part. He entered the South Pacific‚ where he sailed along the edge of the Antarctic ice block; on Jan. 16‚ 1773‚ he made the first crossing of the Antarctic
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