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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Humanities 11/04/2014 Ancient China The Ancient China goes to 500 B.C. and is known to be the longest civilization until now. China has been ruled by the emperor’s since the beginning of the Chinese civilization until 1911 when the Chinese revolution took place. They used the same language and writing for over 6000 years. Then They created bronze weapons and invented the crossbow. The Great Wall of China was built to defend against enemies
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In her paper‚ War: An Invention- Not a Biological Necessity‚ Margaret Mead says that " warfare‚ by which I mean organized conflict between two groups as groups‚ in which each group puts an army (even if the army is only fifteen Pygmies) in the field to fight and kill‚ if possible‚ some of the members of the army of the other group- that warfare of this sort is an invention like any other of the inventions in the terms of which we order our lives‚ such as writing‚ marriage‚ cooking our food instead
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Science and invention have led us to a more convenient daily life‚ but are they always good? We should look at both sides of the coin. So I am writing to discuss the pros and cons of science and invention. First of all‚ with science and invention‚ there will be less work for human to do. Also‚ it will be more effective in doing some complicated work. This makes humans’ lives more enjoyable. Vacuum cleaner is a good example‚ it can remove dirt and dust from the floor‚ and it is very helpful for
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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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Due to the influence of China and the Confucian philosophy‚ imperial Korea used the Chinese character system‚ Han zi (“King Sejong”). This was the only form of standardized writing used in Korea but this system had a major flaw. To be considered literate with the Chinese character system‚ a person would have to be able to recognize and write at least 3‚000 different characters. Since this educational
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and patience are the tools used to create remarkable inventions that allow people today to take so much for granted in life. From my point of view‚ the three inventions that are the most important ones to mankind are the wheel‚ electricity‚ and the Internet. The most profound invention of all time is the wheel. Not only does it provide many sources of convenience in life‚ but it is also essential in the success of several other inventions. Without the wheel‚ discovering new lands would have
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The Brain controls everything. An idea is created in the brain and it is planned to be made reality. Present day America is filled with inventions that have progressed over the years since they were first invented. Eli Whitney is the brain behind the cotton gin and interchangeable parts and Robert Fulton was the inventor of the steamboat. The creation of the cotton gin‚ interchangeable parts‚ and the steamboat are innovations that evolved America leading it to a change. Eli Whitney wrote to his
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its roots are in ancient history. Weapons are needed for the military because they need fire power. In addition‚ soldiers are needed in order to have an army to use those weapons. Military soldiers and weapons have been used to make enemies of a society go away. Enemies are always the targets because they want to hurt the society forcing the society to fight back. In the military‚ the soldiers must always respect their leaders in order to succeed. The military in ancient China‚ was very powerful
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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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