benjamin franklin has many accomplishment some of his greatest are the following five‚ Bifocals‚ Electricity‚ Lightning Rod‚ Franklin Stove‚ Mapping the Gulf Stream. Bifocals are eyeglasses with an upper and lower half‚ the upper for distance‚ and the lower for reading. Bifocals are commonly prescribed to people with presbyopia‚ a condition that Franklin suffered. Franklin wrote‚ in August 1784 to his friend George Whatley‚ that he was "happy in the invention of double spectacles‚ which serving
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intellect‚ art‚ and technology. The Renaissance began in Northern Italy because of extensive trade networks and high rates of literacy. Due to the coming of the end of the Black Death during the middle
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Benjamin Franklin 1. Fish & Visitors stink in three days. Don’t stay longer than welcomed you get old just like fish. 2. He that lives upon Hope‚ dies fasting. The person who hopes for everything will die with nothing if they don’t go get it themselves. 3. Tis easy to see‚ hard to foresee. It’s easy to see something but it’s hard to go through with it. 4. The rotten Apple spoils his Companion. Bad people can negatively influence their peers. 5. Don’t throw stones at your neighbours
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revised and amended by numerous philosophers of the century‚ casts doubt upon the previously accepted role of a divine being in the lives of humans. With the Christian idea of predestination called into question‚ a new attitude toward the Creator was developed to coincide with these new philosophical concepts. This “religion‚” termed Deism‚ espoused a belief in a “clockwork universe‚” in which the Creator provided the spark to create the world but then took an inactive role in its operation. Thus
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To what extent was World War II Hitler`s war? The second World War can be considered “Hitler`s war” due to Adolf Hitlers responsibility and actions that caused the war. He had an enormous impact and role on many events such as secretly increasing the size fo the army‚which made World War 2 possible. On the other hand‚ the failure of the League of Nations and defects in the Treaty of Versailles also triggered the outbreak of the war. It gave Hitler many oppurtunities to support his ambitions and
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Grievous Bodily Harm with Intent Assault causing grievous bodily harm (GBH) with intent is a criminal offence which is covered by Section 18 of the Offences Against the Person Act‚ so both GBH with intent and Common Assault are categorised under two separate laws which is a difference. For this offence there needs to be “really serious harm” or a similarity between common assault and GBH with intent is that the assault or battery needs to have caused wounding of another person. Probably the best
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Dated between 28‚000 and 10‚000 BCE‚ the beautiful paintings on cave walls found near Lascaux‚ France represent the earliest surviving examples of the artistic expression of early people. Using the natural rock contours that suggest the volume of the animals‚ these ’primitive’ people of the Paleolithic (Old Stone Age) painted evocative and startlingly accurate representations of the animals that were such an important part of their lives. Cows‚ bulls‚ horses‚ bison‚ and deer are among the animals
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remained the sole hominid inhabitants across continental Europe. At about the same time‚ and directly linked to this development‚ the earliest art was created. These initial creative achievements fall into one of two broad categories. Paintings and engravings found in caves along walls and ceilings are referred to as "parietal" art. The caves where paintings have been found are not likely to have served as shelter‚ but rather were visited for ceremonial purposes. The second category‚ "mobiliary" art
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chapter‚ often we see Cameron think something and Ruben say it. What does this tell you about the difference between the two brothers? Use quotations to support your resp1. In this chapter‚ often we see Cameron think something and Ruben say it. What does this tell you about the difference between the two brothers? Use quotations to support your response.1. In this chapter‚ often we see Cameron think something and Ruben say it. What does this tell you about the difference between the two brothers
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To what extent was Benjamin Disraeli’s personality was the most significant factor in the passing of the 1867 Representation of the People Act? The reform act of 1867 gave the vote to all householders in the boroughs as well as lodgers who paid rent of £10 a year or more‚ reduced the property threshold in the counties and gave the vote to agricultural landowners and tenants with very small amounts of land . It can be argued that in fact it was a bill which was very much against the orthodox conservative
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