The steamship also known as a steamer is vessel that basically replaced the sails on the ship that used the wind to push the ship forward in the water. The steamer was made for trips to America but a problem was found out that the coal that the ship would carry would have to be massive for the ship to travel for the same amount of distance as a sail ship. The steamship was one of the spoils of the Industrial revolution. The first steamboat was built in America 1807 by Robert Fulton. steamers engines
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resources. For example you need to earn money a scarce resource‚ for which you provide labor another scarce resource so you can afford to purchase all the things you need in order to live vehicle‚ gas‚ home‚ food‚ clothing‚ all scarce resources at the lowest price you can find. And also‚ Economics is about freedom‚ as well in our economy‚ you’re free to do what you want economically speaking‚ because the market itself will decide what to produce and how to produce. In order to do what you want let’s say
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Determine the revenue variance from Arcadia Hospital’s 2005 budget. Is the variance positive or negative? Upon reviewing the Arcadia Hospital Income Statement for the year of 2005‚ I would say that the variance is negative because the actual budget for 2005 $568 million minus the budget of $596 million equals a negative amount of $28 million under budget‚ which means less revenue. In other word‚ revenues were $28 million below budget‚ therefore the variance is negative. Which is desirable
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The word democracy makes me depict a direct democracy‚ when thinking of a direct democracy I vividly envision an enormous mass of people‚ all expressing their opinions and beliefs without worries. A direct democracy is where members of the community vote on all issues‚ rather than a group of officials voting in their place. The assembly of people listening have diverse ethnic backgrounds‚ religion‚ social class‚ and occupation‚ all of these people are crowding around a tiny wooden podium in the center
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The Chronicle Review October 3‚ 2010 What Are You Going to Do With That? Katherine Streeter for The Chronicle Review By William Deresiewicz The essay below is adapted from a talk delivered to a freshman class at Stanford University in May. The question my title poses‚ of course‚ is the one that is classically aimed at humanities majors. What practical value could there possibly be in studying literature or art or philosophy? So you must be wondering why I’m bothering to raise it here‚ at
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What Makes You Happy? One of the most popular psychological studies is the study of happiness. Thousands of renowned intellectuals have been thoroughly studying this subject for decades. Also known as Hedonists‚ these people that study the pursuit of happiness have thought of some very valid points. Happiness ranges from comparing the potential happiness between two completely different organisms and specifically finding the solution to happiness for one certain person. The topic that will
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The gender inequality in the work place is one of the high rated issues that have been publicly ringing through society for years. With that statement above‚ definitely‚ I do agree with it. Gender inequality can be refers to the obvious or hidden disparities among individual based on gender performance. In this case‚ we will see the inequality towards the women in the work place. In order to identify this situation‚ we must try to get to the root of the problem and must understand the sociological
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What Would You Do? Chapter 4 American Express Headquarters‚ New York‚ NY Headquarters‚ New York‚ New York.1 With medical costs rising 10 to 15 percent per year‚ one of the members of your Board of Directors mentioned that some companies are now refusing to hire smokers and that the board should discuss this option at the next month’s meeting. Nationwide‚ about 6‚000 companies refuse to hire smokers. Weyco‚ an employee benefits company in Okemos‚ Michigan‚ requires all applicants to take
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momentarily and he later seems to go back to his mad ways. It is only at the very end of the play‚ when him and Cordelia are reunited with Lear carrying her body in his arms‚ it is at this point when Lear realizes his wrong doing to Cordelia "You must bear with me. Pray you now‚ forget and forgive. I am old and foolish". It is in Act 1 when Lear’s mental stability is questioned through subjecting his three daughters Cordelia‚ Regan and Gonerill to an outlandish love trial in which he asks them to tell to
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A developed country does have a moral duty to produce food over fuel crops when hunger is global issue. Allowing someone to go hungry to be able to fuel a vehicle is immoral. There is a moral duty to make sure that America is not consuming all our food sources to lessen the cost of our fuel imports. Food should be in demand and be available for the poor. It is important to be able to curve the hunger with a source that has many options for usage. Farmers grow corn to feed their animals‚ family
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