“Genius is one per cent inspiration‚ ninety- nine per cent perspiration.” This famous saying by Thomas Alva Edison is very relevant in our present day context.It means that it is hard work that makes a person a genius.Edison was of the view that geniuses are made‚ not born.I agree with his views.Not everyone in this world who has good luck is a genius.Usually we find that the people who work hard to achieve their goal are the ones who are successful.Many times
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Genius is one percent inspiration‚ ninety-nine percent perspiration. * Spoken statement (c. 1903); published in Harper’s Monthly (September 1932) * Variants: * None of my inventions came by accident. I see a worthwhile need to be met and I make trial after trial until it comes. What it boils down to is one per cent inspiration and ninety-nine per cent perspiration. * Statement in a press conference (1929)‚ as quoted in Uncommon Friends: Life with Thomas Edison‚ Henry Ford‚ Harvey
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Days: M/W Class Hours: 8:00-10:05 am Class Hours: 10:15-12:20 pm Building: C&L Building: Writer’s Row Room Number: 113 Room Number: 110 Instructor Name: Jenny Bass Office: LL 226 Email: jbass@occ.cccd.edu Office Hours: Wednesday 12:30-1:30 pm and by appointment. Registration Note: Enrolled students that are not present on the first day of class lose their seat and will be dropped by the instructor. Vacated spaces in the course will be filled‚ in priority order‚ with
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factors. Many believe that it is hard work that bring them success‚ others think that luck is more important. I totally agree with the quotation‚ because I believe that success comes from hard work‚ as Newton said “Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety nine percent perspiration”. People often believe that luck is something that is beyond our control. How can we know when we get a big contract? How can we predict when our experiment give way for a new discovery? I disagree with this kind
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Before I wrote this essay‚ I searched for images of excessive perspiration. During my search‚ I discovered there were various outlooks on the topic‚ but two prominent images caught my eye. One of the images feature a woman‚ who appears to be resting after a workout. The other image shows a man‚ who looks like he is taking a break from work. Both images illustrate different types of individuals with the same condition‚ but the first image would be considered more appealing than the other image. The
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The Cost of Genius When you hear the word “genius”‚ what does it mean to you? Does it bring to mind someone who has a high IQ? Of course it probably does. This is what we have had instilled in our minds throughout our lives‚ that a genius is someone who is incredibly brilliant. But who came up with this idea anyway? Who decided that certain things equal brilliance as compared to mediocrity? Did someone have the right to dictate to us that an IQ test score is what makes someone intelligent? Whoever
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Kimberly Avilez Phil 1301 Genius Aristotle provided the best foundation for the Theory of Forms. Being a pupil of such a great philosopher like Plato and considering the respect and admiration that Aristotle professed to his mentor‚ it had to be a challenge to respectfully provide strongest foundations. Regarding the Theory of Forms‚ Plato and Aristotle both use their definitions of ‘form’ to defeat their relative problems with knowledge. For both philosophers form is able to categorize all
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Business English Dictionary is a store that sell foods and sometime other goods but the size is typically below supermarket. 99 Speedmart is convenience store that based in Malaysia and they have over 300 outlets around Klang Valley. Three distribution centers have been set up to smooth their logistics and the latest distribution is located at Balakong Jaya. However‚ 99 Speedmart is not a solo-player in retailing market. Connivance stores chains like 7-11 Malaysia‚ KK Mart and Hypermarket chains
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Albert Einstein supposedly once said “Everyone is a genius.” What he was trying to point out to us is that no matter what subject or issue‚ everyone has a talent where they excel‚ and (Coordination) in which they are classified as a genius. But what exactly is a genius? The dictionary states it as an exceptional natural capacity of intellect where intellect is the power or faculty of the mind by which one knows or understands. However‚ there can be various types of geniuses: of the arts‚ inventors
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EAR West Side HS Science Credit Recovery Ape Genius Name ____________________________________ FG ________________________ Credit Recovery Course ________________________________________________ Teacher ________________________________ Year/Cycle _______________ Part 1: Background One of the ongoing discussions in behavioral research is about whether the non-human great apes (chimps‚ bonobos‚ orangutans‚ and gorillas) are as intelligent as human beings. Intelligence refers to the ability
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