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    for the society of the (1800s-early 1900s). It is almost impossible to imagine what the world would be like without the impact and effects of the Industrial Revolution. The Industrial Revolution was a time period of creations and new beginnings. Inventions during the Industrial Revolution changed the way people worked to a more efficient way with the use of machines. Before machines were invented, manual…

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    Stage Lighting Outline

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    to flourish with the development of the incandescent lamp in the late 1800’s”(Mts, “Modern stage lighting”). Since that time, the lighting industry has seen many innovations such as LED lighting, DMX, and many other improvements. With countless inventions still to come, stage lighting is guaranteed to become an even bigger part of modern day performances. No matter how complex the lighting setup is, every show contains a few key principles. “The basic qualities of light are intensity, form,…

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    Radical Movement through Revolt In Anthem and Fahrenheit 451, two characters have their intelligence confined, become rebellious, and they are derided from society. Anthem is confined with the past and evolving towards the very last creation to keep themselves from being destroyed again. Anthem comparison and contrast to Fahrenheit 451, is a society where the people are driven towards the advancement of technology while destroying the knowledge that created it. Each book keeps their society…

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    Once he meets the Council and presents them with the lightbulb, his own discovery, they dismiss it. He harbors resentment for how they disgraced his ideas. Equality shrieks, “You fools! You thrice-damned fools!” (Anthem 75). Equality’s anger emphasizes the immense pride he has in his own intelligence, as he believed he was doing good by showing them his groundbreaking invention but once they reject it, he calls them fools rather than feeling ashamed. His tone then…

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    Thomas Edison Inventor

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    Thomas Alva Edison was the most prolific inventor in American history. As a 19th century pioneer, he introduced America to innovation or invention, research, development and commercialization. His largest contributions to cinema include the phonograph, light bulb, kinetoscope, the first motion picture and the first film production studio. The inventor was born to Sam and Nancy on February 11th, 1847 in Milan, Ohio. As a child, Edison was a poor student and teachers saw little potential in him.…

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    Andrew Carnegie, a first-class American who netted millions of dollars in the late 1800s, encouraged and inspired wealthy citizens, through his essays, to donate money to charities, public service agencies, educational institutions, and more. In his entire lifetime, he accumulated more than 390 million dollars, which would amount to over four billion dollars today. Ninety percent of that was donated to charities and foundations, supporting over 2,500 libraries and hundreds of venues for concerts…

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    The second industrial revolution occurred around the time of the early nineteenth and twentieth century. The second industrial revolution was mainly a growth period and time for our world. A lot of inventions that were created and recognized during this time are still very beneficial to a lot of people in this new day and age. The second industrial revolution made things way easier than it did before it was a huge change that took over a lot of things and people but it was for the better. The…

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    Effects Of The Lightbulb

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    effective source of light- the sun. Imagine trying to live when the only other light sources available are gaslights, torches, gas lamps, and man made fires. People all around the country take having light whenever it is needed for granted. Before the lightbulb was invented by Thomas Edison, having a safe and reliable source of light was not heard of besides the sun. Lighting places up such as homes, buildings and towns was a very dangerous task due to the high risk of fires starting, having…

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    Assignment 1.4 Essential Questions Activity: The Writing Process (Planning page) Select one of the listed essential questions and use that as the basis for beginning to work with the Writing Process chart. 1. To what degree can an individual’s choices and actions influence the direction of his or her life? 2. Why is it important to be responsible to others on a personal, local, global and digital level? 3. What does it mean to be successful and what role does failure play? 4. How does an…

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    George Orwell’s 1984 and Ayn Rand’s Anthem both portray a future in which the leaders of their societies have become corrupt. Freedom and independence are not options without consequence in either novel. In 1984, there are three parties which rule over the party members (the citizens). These parties or ministries are called the Ministry of Peace, the Ministry of Truth, and The Ministry of Love. What makes these parties so inadmissible is the party leader, Big Brother. No one except the party…

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