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current that is still used today. In 1891 Tesla invented the tesla coil. Tesla also invented the first working radio, fluorescent light bulb, invented the remote control, and made the first hydro electric generating plan at Niagara Falls. He worked with Thomas Edison in 1884 before they parted. They parted…

It is amazing how the two most influential philosophers can be polar opposite but at the same time agree on other topics. These two philosophers are Englishmen Thomas Hobbes and John Locke. Thomas Hobbes was born on April 5, 1588, while John Locke was born 44 years later on August 29,1632. Both men went to Oxford University in England to get their degrees in philosophy. Although these men have similarities in their educational backgrounds their philosophies are a bit different. The…

However, when the bird enters in the second stanza, the poem then becomes more joyful. The thrush which is a kind of bird, begins to sing and “had chosen thus to fling his soul / Upon the growing gloom” (23-24). The bird makes the speaker realize can always improve. Even though the thrush is “frail, gaunt, and small,” (21) it is able to bring a great amount happiness into ones life. This shows how one does not necessarily need to be physically strong in order to help others and that some of the…

Who do you think was the most important and influential Enlightenment thinker? Some might say it’s Montesquieu, Mary Wollstonecraft, or even Voltaire. But there are some people that find John Locke as the most important and influential Enlightenment thinker, and he is. Being a scholar, physician, and also being well-experienced in politics and business already gives him a good appearance for being the most important and influential, even the French philosopher Voltaire called Locke, “the man of…

patents between them, there is no doubt that Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla were proficient inventors. Both became interested in design and engineering at a young age, so it is hard not to compare the two. They worked for years creating and perfecting their various inventions. Edison is best known for creating a commercially viable light bulb, and Tesla is remembered for his contributions to the design of alternating current electricity. Though Edison is more well known, both men contributed…

On the evening of July 4, 1776, 56 members of Second Continental Congress met in Philadelphia 13 colonies signed the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia, the most famous writing that Thomas Jefferson ever constructed. But the Declaration is not the only the only the only reason why he is famous. Jefferson obtained many qualities throughout his political career, his uses of rhetoric in his writing, and the prestige status he attained through his education law school all display Jefferson…

being, Thomas A. Edison author of the Diary and Sundry Observation who posited that; “In 'Common Sense' Paine flared forth with a document so powerful that the Revolution became inevitable. Washington recognized the difference, and in his calm way said that matters never could be the same again. It must be remembered that 'Common Sense' preceded the declaration and affirmed the very principles that went into the national doctrine of liberty. But that affirmation was made with more vigour, more…

filter, Advertisers, states that advertisers have authority over mainstream media (Robinson, J). This means that people are more likely to believe the well-known and paid for sites than those that are free. When listening to the news of Ferguson, many people would believe the more high up information as opposed to the social media information, though social media was more accurate with the information. This leads the viewers to have little or no understanding of the news and information,…

Are the arguments posited by Patrick Henry and Thomas Paine effective? Of course they are, did they not persuade their people to fight against Britain, for their rights. Patrick Henry spoke about a war that had not yet begun, he spoke of it with urgency, as if there was no time to question it. He decided that he needed to get people involved in his speech, he needed people to think about what he was saying, to choose between the good and the bad. Thomas Paine did the same thing, he used emotion…

by President Thomas Jefferson. Jefferson had a plan for the nation that depended upon…