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themselves from constant warfare. Because political fragmentation created hothouse conditions for innovation, the infantry revolution gradually transitioned into the gunpowder revolution in the 15th century. A significant European innovation was the “corning” of gunpowder, first in England in the 1370s and across Europe by the 1420’s (Daly 101). The corned powder were broken into pellets which ignited much slower but created a massive force. Over time gunpowder evolved in different parts of the…

Rise through Force: European Hegemony and the Military Revolution With the dawn of the second millennium (C.E.), the bulk of Europe existed as a relative backwater and there was little foreseeable evidence that this fragmented conglomerate of fiefdoms would eventually surge forth to control a better part of the known and unknown world. But surge forth it did, and by the twentieth-century the West , for better or worse, had come to dominate and influence societies around the globe. As the…

Fiber optic communication systems are light wave systems that employ optical fibers for transmitting information from one point to other through an optical fiber. The driving force behind the widespread use of fiber optic communications is the demand for economic, reliable transmission media that can transmit required information capacity. The transmission capacity of optical fibers has drastically improved over the years. Today, optical communications up to 100 gb/s for several kilometers have…

The Women’s Liberation Movement, beginning in the 1960s and lasting until the 70s, was a social struggle that aimed to enforce gender equality and remove sexual discrimination towards women. In the past, women were only thought to be useful for raising a family and fulfilling the duties of a housewife, while also staying obedient to their entitled husbands. This feminist movement was mostly about establishing equality in the workplace, such as equal job opportunities and fair paychecks for both…

Glass Packaging Industry: How have few companies kept head above water? Summary In the packaging industry, the growth was the lowest for glass packaging segment (at 0.8%). This was highlighted in Televisory’s earlier blog (Asia the emerging saviour for glass packaging) on the subject. Thus, due to a slow growth in the industry, companies adopted a slew of measures such as cost reduction programs, product improvements, geographic diversification, product portfolio diversification, etc. A few…

As everyone talks about how amazing the Technology Management Program is at UCSB, I could not agree more and now fully understand what they mean and thoroughly enjoy these classes. I am excited to be able to apply our TMP 111 speaker’s ideas and advice to my day to day life in the present as well as influencing my decisions and choices for the rest of my life. The thing I enjoyed most about the speakers were their ability to relate back to us college students, and provide a realistic example…

An Insight to Margaret Sanger’s Legacy During the early twentieth century, women had no access to contraceptives and they had no power in deciding when they wanted to start a family. In the United States, women were charged with a crime if they educated, distributed, or possessed any form of contraception. This banned was supported by the Comstock Act, which was passed by Congress in 1873, but there were people who did not support it (Comstock Act | United States [1873]). One of the activist…

One reason that DNA testing attracted people’s attention is it is ability to uncover that ancestry information that individuals who have been disconnected from their ancestor’s homeland. For instance, during the period of slavery, European brought a large of number of slaves from various parts of Africa to the New World and those slaves have in America for generations. DNA examination brings hope for these African Americans because it can trace back their ancestry which helps African Americans…

able to travel and meet this afternoon to deliver the phone and other donated resources we had to do was only collected over the course of the academic year to my leadership include organizing to Gallatin responsibility for population, as well as, Corning volunteer opportunities within the community activities included: Children 's Cancer Treatment retreat, cancer recovery center volunteering, fundraising gala, and Exedra.. this was one of the most meaningful experience, remarks: hey remember…

Optimizing the Product Management Process Stages Description and stakeholders’ feedbacks In 2014, Post introduced the Product Management (PM) Process Stages approach which helped to drive Scoubido project to market. The PM Process Stages is based on the New Product Development (NPD) which consists of a process to bring new products to the market. There are several approaches for analyzing and responding to the challenges of new product development. At Post, the PM Process includes the following…