opportunities to expand and develop. That is how I will “create a job‚” as opposed to just “getting a job.” Throughout history‚ there have been many examples of people who have succeeded in “creating their job” such as many of the great inventors like Thomas Edison‚ Alexander Graham Bell‚ Albert Einstein‚ and many others. These people saw unmet needs in society and met them through their ingenuity and hard work. Other business people like Andrew Carnegie‚ Rockefeller‚ J.P. Morgan‚ and others took advantage
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A manager is defines as a person who controls an organization or part of an organization. Today‚ big companies are searching high and low for a person who is qualified to be a good manager. A normal manager only takes the responsibility of leading and guiding his employees on a daily basis. However‚ a good manager ventures into opportunities and bring the best in others. In my opinion‚ a good manager should be implemented with a few certain qualities. First of all‚ a manager should have the quality
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an independent country that they were able to do so and were free of England’s absurd regulations. Certainty can bring vast confidence with the balance of doubt. Through doubting of the accepted logic of society‚ many have risen in the past. Thomas Edison‚ Alexander Graham Bell‚ and Christopher Columbus are all pioneers that led the world to new discoveries on different frontiers. From the creation of the light bulb and the telephone‚ to the discovery
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Clara Kana 10/16/2012 Writing 1000 Against and With Plagiarism The article was about some people who were stealing others’ works without their permission. There were some people who succeeded by taking people’s work. People sometimes published their work on the internet for a reason because they wanted their names to be known in society. The article was about how people were posting music‚ photos‚ and movies by writing their names down to become famous. The author tells that if a person steal
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2. OVERVIEW OF CON EDISON SYSTEM AND LIC NETWORK 2.1. Electrical System Overview 2.1.1. Power Delivery System Con Edison delivers electricity to 3.2 million customers in New York City and Westchester County – a service territory of 660 square miles with a population of approximately 9 million people. Electricity is delivered through approximately 94‚000 miles of underground cable and almost 37‚000 miles of overhead cable. As shown in Figure 2-1‚ the Con Edison electric power delivery system is
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(1856 - 1943) Growing up in America‚ most children will learn about the history of electricity‚ telephones‚ engines‚ and other mechanical inventions. Almost everybody has heard of Benjamin Franklin and his discovery using lightening and a kite‚ Thomas Edison manufacturing the first plausible indoor light bulb‚ and other revolutionary discoveries. Unfortunately‚ here in the US‚ a Belgian mastermind that helped to shape the modern technological world is quite staggeringly less heard of. Nikola Tesla
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been spotless. GE‚ like any long lasting organization‚ has had many ups and downs. GE’s past has at times been glorious and at other times has been dark and manipulative. “GE traces its beginnings to Thomas A. Edison‚ who established Edison Electric Light Company in 1878. In 1892‚ a merger of Edison General Electric Company and Thomson-Huston Electric Company created General Electric Company.” (General Electric‚ 2007) Since the invention of the light bulb‚ GE has been a power house of industry;
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Accomplishments don’t always come right away. Sometimes‚ you have to work at it in order to achieve a desired goal. Sure‚ it may take a while but‚ the end product will be worth all the hard work and hours dedicated to that project. It took Thomas Edison one year to invent the light bulb. He tried many different possibilities (1400 different fibers) until he tried cotton fiber. With the cotton fiber‚ he then created a light bulb that could last over 1500 hours. With Edison’s hard work and dedication
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or Donald Trump are considered successful because they have lots of money. Even actors whose lives are wrecked and destroyed are considered successful because of the money they have. Others‚ like Thomas Edison‚ are considered successful because of accomplishments they achieved in their lives. Thomas Edison‚ for example‚ created the light bulb‚ so most people would consider him successful. In his book‚ Think & Grow Rich‚ Napoleon Hill gives 13 steps on how to have the right mindset‚ attitude‚ and ability
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wanted $6‚000 but his boss offered $40‚000! Edison bought a factory and started inventing. In 1871‚ Edison married Mary Stiltwell and had three children. In 1876‚ Edison moved out of Newark and into Meleno Park. In 1876 Alexander Bell invented the telephone and Edison improved it by making it battery powered. He then invented a lampback out of graphite and it made the signal clearer. Then the Western Union paid Edison $100‚000! During that time Edison invented the phonograph. In 1879‚ he invented
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