ANCIENT CHINESE INVENTIONS The Chinese invented many useful inventions such as Gunpowder‚ hang gliders‚ and the compass. Today these inventions are used daily in our everyday lives. Currently gunpowder is used in fireworks and deadly weapons such as guns. The compass is used when people are outdoors‚ hiking‚ or camping. Hang glider is used for recreation. People get on top of a high ledge and jump off to get acceleration. Now these ancient inventions are used every day and are very
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There are many scientific inventions in our world. Some of these inventions are even in the houses that we live in. There are inventions such as computer games‚ the microwave oven‚ and even the Moto vehicle. These inventions make our lives much easier but it destroys the world as well. Everything and everyone gets harmed some way by these inventions. Let’s start off with this. The computer is entertaining but yet dangerous to our eyes. Children of our world love being on the computer. But they
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The Invention of the Gatling Gun In 1871‚ a new military technology was developed that would fundamentally change the way warfare was conducted‚ and which would lead to some of the most tremendous slaughters of human beings ever witnessed. This invention was the machine gun‚ and it changed warfare by making it possible for a handful of men to kill thousands in only minutes. Richard Jordan Gatling was‚ for most of his life‚ involved in the making of farm equipment. The son of a North
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Innovations and inventions make a huge impact on work. Every day people attempt to create an impact in the world through these innovations or inventions. Many people have created an impact in different eras through their own ideas‚ innovations‚ or inventions‚ including Abraham Darby. Darby was an iron founder‚ copper smelter‚ brass manufacturer‚ but what Darby is best known for is his invention of coke as a source of fuel. This allowed Darby to make an impact during the Industrial Revolution
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budget in the first season compared to Friends. They had $750‚000 per episode. Friends’ budget was gradually increasing until the final episode which cost the producers $20 million. Sitcoms universally share a simular plot structure. The sitcom‚ has two or three different stories or plot points. Story A‚ Story B and Story C which are made to split characters into different storylines. The opening sequence of the show starts with all the characters involved in the plot line of story A. The opening sequence
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characteristics of a person that makes him/her original. Nick Carraway the narrator of The Great Gatsby‚ has qualities which are the complete opposite of those of Tom Buchanan‚ his cousin-in-law. In the novel‚ the author‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ uses the comparison between two cousins to show how their differing characteristics reflects the themes of morality and reality versus illusion. One of Nick’s Characteristics‚ that is incompatible with Toms is that Nick is cautious when speaking. On an occasion
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geographical area for the next 3000 years. Eventually‚ all of these diverse writing systems‚ which encompass both logophonetic‚ consonantal alphabetic‚ and syllabic systems‚ became known as cuneiform. It is actually possible to trace the long road of the invention of the Sumerian writing system. For 5000 years before the appearance of writing in Mesopotamia‚ there were small clay objects in abstract shapes‚ called clay tokens‚ that were apparently used for counting agricultural and manufactured goods. As time
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The Invention of the Gatling Gun The Gatling Gun was first introduced in the Civil War‚ at the Battle of Petersburg. This machine was exceptionally useful for the North‚ which benefited the Union‚ securing a winning victory. Unfortunately‚ the gun wasn’t used much‚ as it was established during the end of the war. The Gatling Gun was created and named after Richard J. Gatling (Richard). Born on September 12‚ of 1818‚ he grew up helping his father invent the cotton machine‚ which would pluck the
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“Necessity is the mother of invention.” This quote is commonly used to explain how another miraculous invention was discovered. Throughout history‚ many inventions have been created. The Industrial Revolution started in the late 1700s‚ and since then humankind has been developing at an exponential rate. Truly amazing and useful devices‚ such as the steam engine and telegraph‚ were invented. In the last 100 years‚ many inventions and innovations have been created that make society’s life better‚ and
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Valjean‚ from “Les Miserables” and Sydney Carton‚ from “A Tale of Two Cities.” These two characters relate in many ways‚ such as‚ they are both strong characters who acquire qualities like devotion‚ love‚ sacrificial behaviors‚ kindness‚ are both revolutionists‚ both seek forgiveness and self discovery and are both overall good people trying to do themselves and others right. In “Les Miserables” by Victor Hugo‚ and “A Tale of Two Cities” by Charles Dickens‚ Jean Valjean and Sydney Carton are characters
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