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    Ts Edison Research Paper

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    T.S. Thomas Alva Edison showed a great example of grit, perseverance, and endurance. E.S. He attended school only for three months. Teachers thought he is unable think clearly. S.D. Thomas Edison’s mother taught him at home. He taught himself by reading books, science magazines, and other material. Thomas Edison learned a lot from his own experiments. He was trying his best to become important in life. Edison works really hard to make his family proud of him. E.S. Thomas Edison had…

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    Garrett Morgan once said, “If you can be the best, then why not try to be the best?” Garrett Augustus was an African American inventor that changed the world. He created invented two products that we need to be safe today. I believe that his inventions are among the best. These two products include, traffic lights and gas masks. Without a traffic light, the world would have so many car accidents. Traffic light are simply lights on a busy street that tell us when to stop, when to slow down, and…

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    I think the best way to describe Nicki Minaj is that she is a character. This title is not to signify that she is stupid, but the following are some inventions created by women that showed they are smarter than Nicki Minaj. INVENTION 1: THE APGAR SCORING SYSTEM The first invention we will look at is the Apgar Scoring System. When newborns are brought to life, they must be tested for their medical conditions. Virginia Apgar certainly solved that problem as she invented her scoring system to…

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    the light bulb or records to prove the story factual. Despite no physical proof, Edison confirmed the papers’ stories (Miller 204). Hollywood blew the story further out of proportion and the tale was just accepted as fact. Even to this day, power companies still commemorate October 21, 1879 as a day that the impossible was made possible (Flatow 23). A less believable fable also surfaced when Edison was being celebrated as a hero for his discovery. A man wrote in a newspaper as a joke, “What…

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    Have you ever been stuck in a power outage for many hours, and had to use a candle or no light at all? It is tough, right? People lived this way until 1879, when Thomas Edison created the lightbulb to bring everyone out of the darkness. Thomas Edison grew up in the state of Ohio, where he became an inventor. He invented the lightbulb by taking carbon filament and coiled strip and connecting it to platina contact wires. Along with his many other inventions, the light bulb helped society to…

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    During the Industrial Revolution, there were many new life changing inventions created such as the threshing machine, the seed drill and many other great inventions. If I were to make a invention of my own, I would create the Smart Chip. This chip would be invented in the state of California where it would also be first tested. This invention would be created so that us humans will practically have a smartphone implanted in our brain. So, if we ever would need to research something or even call…

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    Back To Work Case Study

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    This counselor met with Steven in the office today (12/13/17) to get an updated paystub showing he is back to work, a clearance from his doctor, and to review his budget check-list. A copy of his paystub as well as his social security card are in his case file. The doctor's note states he is able to return to work full time with light duties. The paperwork states that Steven has lifting restrictions. He is unable to lift anymore then 2.5lbs with his right hand with his elbow at his side. This…

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    Texting In Classrooms

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    Out of the students who have phones seventy-one percent of them receive a text message during class. But there is a problem for teens texting all day long it has become a very bad habit for teens. Have you ever wondered what your kids are doing on their phones? Well they are probably texting so for teens to have their phones in school is very distracting for them. It would get super tempting to text friends or get on social media and games. Then they would not get their work done in class and…

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    received a total of 1,093 patents on different inventions in the United States during his life, however, he had around 3,000 patents worldwide. Adair mentioned that the cost of all his companies at the time was estimated at around $15 billion and the company “General Electric” created by Edison, is one of the largest companies in the world even now (Adair,…

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    There have been many brilliant men and women who have been able to change the way we live our lives. These innovators were able to create an original idea, develop it, and apply it to our daily lifestyle. Thomas Alva Edison is one of these remarkable individuals. Edison is known for many of his inventions ranging from the phonograph to an industrialized electrical system; but I believe that Edison’s greatest invention is one that we still use in our daily lives, the incandescent light bulb. This…

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