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    Alexander Graham bell was a very important man‚ not only to Canada but to the whole world as well‚ and it was not an easy road to success. His contributions to the world of communication were unmatched by any one. This essay will be arguing the facts about Bell that have been stated through 3 main topics‚ which are‚ Bell’s contribution to deaf people. Graham Bell made a contribution to the communication world. Finally he ran into many problems while in innovations were occurring. Alexander

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    Alexander Graham Bell a Scottish inventor‚ innovator and scientist. Born on March 3rd‚ 1847 and past away on August 2nd‚ 1922. Born and raised in Edinburgh‚ Scotland. He was the middle of three children‚ which were all boys‚ but sadly both of his brothers died of tuberculosis. His parents were Alexander Melville Bell (father) and Eliza Symonds Bell (mother). Alexander adopted his middle name ‘Graham’ at the age of 11‚ out of admiration for a family friend called Alexander Graham. Bell was given

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    Why did Alexander Graham Bell invent the telephone? * Mrs. Bell was deaf and Mr. Bell was always trying to help those who could not hear. The telephone was one of his attempts to create a device for the deaf‚ to assist their ability to hear. * Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone so that people can communicate with other people anywhere in world. * To facilitate verbal communication over long distances. * He invented the telephone because he is an inventor and he wanted to

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    Idas thought this implies to the readers that maybe Ida is going to tell the police what happened it brings the tension into the novel as it makes you wonder. The use of repetition “ive told you Mrs Arnold‚ the case is closed” in my opinion I think Greene used repetition to imply to us that the inspector doesn’t care and how it’s not his problem. In addition to that I also think the repetition was used to imply to us the

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    The theme of war. The novel ‘The Quiet American’ written by Graham Greene is the war novel. Saigon‚ 1952‚ is a beautiful‚ exotic‚ and mysterious city caught in the grips of the Vietnamese war of liberation from the French colonial powers. The Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam‚ Laos‚ and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam‚ supported by its communist

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    The first telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell on March 10‚ 1876. The first words ever transmitted to another person through the telephone was “Mr. Watson‚ come here‚ I want you.”. This was the start of something huge in the future. The telephone’s cause can be described by the inventor and his reasons. The effects can be described by the outcome and todays uses of the telephone. Bell came to the U.S. as a teacher for the death‚ and considered the idea of electronic speech while visiting

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    Alexander Graham Bell (March 3‚ 1847 – August 2‚ 1922) was an eminent scientist‚ inventor‚ engineer‚ teacher and innovator who is famous for invention of first practical telephone. Alexander Bell was born in Edinburgh‚ Scotland. He had two brothers: Melville James Bell and Edward Charles Bell‚ but they died of the fatal disease called the white plague. His father was Professor Alexander Melville Bell‚ who had written several books on how to speak correctly as well as creating form of

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    Alexander Graham Bell‚ a man who best known for inventing the telephone. Most people don’t know he spent the majority of his life teaching and helping the deaf. Educating the hearing impaired is what he wished to be remembered for. Bell was born on March 3‚ 1847‚ in Edinburgh‚ Scotland. His mother was a painter of miniature portraits and also loved to play the piano even though she was nearly deaf. Aleck’s mother knew that he had a talent for music and always encouraged him to play (Matthews

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    Alexander Graham Bell In the context of history‚ Alexander Graham Bell has contended to be an inspiring figure who became an inventor‚ an educator‚ a scientist‚ and a linguist in his lifetime. More specifically‚ Alexander Graham Bell conducted important work in inventing and teaching the deaf of the world‚ and eventually ended up making impactful changes to the world in both his childhood and adulthood. In note of this‚ Alexander Graham Bell’s lifetime reflects the multitude of ideas he had to offer

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    many types of images that a person can try to uphold. This could be how they believe themselves to be‚ how the people closest to them believe them to be‚ and finally the outward image that the general public see them as. In A Burnt-Out Case by Graham Greene‚ Querry struggles to maintain true to his self image‚ while others believe that his image isn’t up to him‚ but rather the public opinion. Querry finds his own image too massive to handle‚ his fame essentially driving him to a meaningless existence

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