Great Inventions
PAPER – invented about 100 BC in China, paper has been indispensible
in allowing us to write down and share our ideas.
GUNPOWDER – this chemical explosive, invented in China in the 9th
century, has been a major factor in military technology (and, by
extension, in wars that changed the course of human history).
PRINTING PRESS – invented in 1439 by the German Johannes
Gutenberg, this device in many ways laid the foundation for our modern
age. It allowed ink to be transferred from the movable type to paper in a
mechanized way. This revolutionized the spread of knowledge and
religion as previously books were generally hand-written (often by
monks). ELECTRICITY – utilization of electricity is a process to which
a number of bright minds have contributed over thousands of years,
going all the way back to Ancient Egypt and Ancient Greece, when
Thales of Miletus conducted the earliest research into the phenomenon.
The 18th-century American Renaissance man Benjamin Franklin is
generally credited with significantly furthering our understanding of
electricity, if not its discovery. It’s hard to overestimate how important
electricity has become to humanity as it runs the majority of our
gadgetry and shapes our way of life. The invention of the light bulb,
although a separate contribution, attributed to Thomas Edison in 1879, is
certainly a major extension of the ability to harness electricity. It has
profoundly changed the way we live, work as well as the look and
functioning of our cities
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Who is the Greatest Teacher in History?
William McGuffey
Another teacher, who, like Montessori, was able to develop his theories about child
education into a workable practical system, was William Holmes McGuffey. His
series of readers would have a profound impact on education in America and on
educational books in general. William McGuffey was born in 1800 and was a
precocious child. He was such an adept student, in fact, that he began to teach
classes himself at the age of 14. Putting in long hours at country school houses in
Ohio and Kentucky, McGuffey saw that there was no standard method to teach
students how to read; in most cases, the Bible was the only book available.
McGuffey paused his teaching career to attend college himself, and by age 26, he
had been appointed Professor of Languages at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.
His ideas about language teaching were much admired by his colleagues, and in
1835, through the intercession of his friend Harriet Beecher Stowe, he was asked to
write a series of readers for the publisher Truman and Smith.
McGuffey’s readers, more correctly known as Eclectic Readers, set a template for
textbooks that we still follow today. They followed a steady progression from the
first reader through the fourth, beginning with teaching of the alphabet and phonics
alongside simple sentences, and progressing all of the way up to poems and stories.
Vocabulary was often taught in context rather than as lists of words, and questions
after the stories, as well as read-alouds, encouraged students to interact with what
they read. The content was lively and the presentation crisp.
Famous Brands
The most popular brand in the world are undoubtedly the most recognized ones.
Canvassing the internet for information will lead us to several brand names that
have created a unique position in the current scenario with sheer efforts, hard work,
due diligence, quality products, innovative advertising, clever creativity, amazing
pricing policies, easy product reach, and great strategies.
Google
Without a doubt, google is one of the most popular brand in the world. It is there in
our smartphones, in our laptops, our television and most other places we can think
of. Google has become an integral part and parcel of our daily life. “Just Google It”
is no longer words but a hard fact of our lives which emphasizes the dependency of
individuals on this app. It has reached the epitome of identification as everyone
leaps towards it for information.
Google is an American origin company that is associated with the
technology industry. It was founded in the year 1998 and since then has become
the most recognized and popular brand of the year 2018.
Prominent tools like Google Search, Google Android OS, Gmail, Google
maps, Google Dictionary, Google Assistant, Ad Sense, Google News, AdWords,
and Analytics are flourishing making it a household brand name.
Apple
Apple is one of the most powerful brands in the world as it inspires 100%
brand recognition and popularity. It uses product designs, distinct logo, ad
campaigns, and quality products to create an unparallel customer loyalty.
Apple is an American origin company founded in the year 1976 and with
time has spread its product reach in the national and international market via more
than five hundred retail outlets. It is associated with the technology industry and
has gained a reputation for an extraordinary product portfolio.
Cultures and Traditions
Tradition is the passing of beliefs or behaviors from one generation to the next
generation, whereas culture reflects the characteristics that describe a society at a
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