the first sock was knitted by a machine invented by a Swedish immigrant. The inventors name was John Nelson. With his new invention‚ he opened a factory to make mittens and the factory eventually switched to socks. This factory was located in Rockford Illinois. His sock factory with automatic knitting machines eventually led to the creation of the well-known red heeled sock monkey. Sock Monkeys can be found in many homes and were a popular craft in the 20th century. The origins of sock monkeys are
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Ali Bush Mr. Harrison English 9 Pre-AP 17 March 2012 As stated by George Washington Carver‚ “How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young‚ compassionate with the aged‚ sympathetic with the striving‚ and tolerant of the weak and the strong -- because someday you will have been all of these.” In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Atticus Finch is the father of Jem and Scout Finch‚ while fighting justice as a lawyer in Maycomb County. Atticus Finch is an affectionate‚ benevolent
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I chose the book Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl. Beautiful creatures is about a 15- year old girl who has magical powers and will either turn dark or light on her sixteenth birthday. The main character is Lena Duchannes‚ a caster. Ethan Wate‚ Lena’s boyfriend tries to turn Lena light. The setting takes place in a small southern town of Gatlin South Carolina. The overall tone or mood of the story is romantic and mysterious. The point of view from which the story is told is first
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What is Renfro Socks? Renfro Socks is an online retailer and manufacturer of socks and hosiery‚ available in a wide range for different occasions and wearers. The company also carries products from other popular brands such as Hot Sox‚ Spalding‚ Fruit of the Loom‚ and Dr. Scholl’s at their retail and online stores. Founded in 1921 with just 25 employees‚ Renfro Hosiery Mills today employs more than 5‚000 people with operations all over the world. Their ability to identify‚ market‚ and manufacture
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Much like Gilgamesh’s quest for fame‚ of wanting his “name stamped on bricks” (70)‚ Odysseus also demonstrates a lust for power and fame. Odysseus relates to Gilgamesh in the sense they are both self-centered‚ proclaimed heroes. Gilgamesh seeks Humbaba to slay him simply for the fame of it while Odysseus reveals his identity to Polyshemus simply to boast of his accomplishment. This completely backfires on him when the Cyclops throws a slab of mountain at their boat‚ resulting in the near death of
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surface. This toy is known as the bouncy ball. Usually bouncy balls are made of natural rubber‚ ways have been discovered in which bouncy balls can be made from leather‚ plastics‚ and other types of polymers. In this experiment we created not just any regular bouncy ball‚ but one whose materials are not harmful to the environment. In other words‚ we created the perfect eco-friendly bouncy ball. The materials we used to create this eco-friendly ball were polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and polyvinyl
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of nano size (ie.‚10-9). The discovery of Bucky ball created a new revolutionary in the field of nanotechnology. Bucky ball is a concept in nanotechnology which has created a great impact in various fiels like electronics‚ medical‚ drug delivery‚ strong devices etc..‚ Bucky ball is a concept which is still in a developing stage. There are so many effective things yet to be uncovered. In this article‚ we have discussed the basic ideas about bucky balls such as its structure‚ history‚ few properties
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A Study of the Allusions in Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 Author(s): Peter Sisario[->0] [(essay date February 1970) In the following essay‚ Sisario examines the source and significance of literary allusions in Fahrenheit 451 and considers their didactic potential for the beginning student of literature.] Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 is more than just a readable and teachable short novel that generates much classroom discussion about the dangers of a mass culture‚ as Charles Hamblen points out
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of Performance Socks Footwear is the most innovation-driven part of the industry. (Thiry‚ 2008) Athletic footwear includes shoes‚ socks‚ and insoles. Socks can be used to prevent injuries to the athletes. Previously‚ athletes used to rely on shoes for prevention of injuries. Socks can act as extra cushion to reduce the effect of the stress due to the sporting activity caused on the ankle and the foot. This paper explores the influence of materials‚ and size on performance socks. New technologies
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Object is tossed upward. A ball is tossed up into the air with a velocity of 50 m/s. The figure to the left shows the position of the ball at equal time intervals on its upward travel. Answer the following questions regarding the instantaneous velocity and acceleration of the ball: True: The velocity of the ball has decreased from point B to point C. Point C: Where does the ball have the smallest velocity? Down: What is the direction of acceleration of the ball at point B? True: The
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