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    Nationalism had been a conflicted influence in Western Civilization and in ways it made Europe almost seem complete. It was the idea that people had its own genius and its own specific unity‚ which manifests itself in a common language and history. It led for a desire of an independent political state. It originated from the French Revolution and the Napoleonic wars‚ and over the years it had started to advance and spread among the nation. A philosopher named Johann Gottfried von Herder had been

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    III. The Postclassical Period: Chapter 15- A New Civilization Emerges in Western Europe A. Chapter 15- A New Civilization Emerges in Western Europe 1. Postclassical period in Western Europe known as the Middle Ages a. Stretches between the fall of the Roman Empire and the fifteenth century 2. Civilization gradually spread beyond the Mediterranean 3. Christian missionaries converted Europeans from polytheistic faith 4. Medieval Europe participated in emerging international community 5. New

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    Great inventions from the East. Although not many people know‚ perhaps more than half of the inventions and discoveries which the modern world relies on were originated from East Asia. The East Asian culture has contributed to our world civilization achievements in the fields of agriculture‚ shipping‚ astronomy‚ printing‚ paper money‚ oil‚ martial arts‚ ammunition and mathematics. These inventions were essential blocks in the building of the world as we know today. Therefore‚ this museum report

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    .................................................................. 4 I. FROM INVENTION TO INNOVATION : .......................................................................... 5 A) Invention of the MP3 Format and the birth of the MP3 player. .................................... 5 B) Revolution of the economic structure: the market before and after the launch of the Ipod. 6 C) The creation of the iPod: innovation or imitation? ........................................................ 7 II. APPLE’S

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    Is a discovery an invention or is an invention a discovery? This is one question that can probably never be answered. A discovery can be defined as something which already existed‚ and is excavated after one notice’s it or proves its existence . Invention is the creation of something which didn’t exist before it was created by a genius mind . For instance‚ Newton discovered the existence of gravity when an apple fell on his head. It did exist before Newton realizes its existence‚ but

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    Greek Influence on Western Culture The traditional starting point for what we sometimes refer to as “the west” is in Ancient Greece. As one of the western civilization sources‚ Greek civilization is primarily an idealized view of one group of Greeks based in and around the city state of Athens which has come to symbolize the development of rationality‚ ethics and logic. Splendid achievements created by Greek have made a far-reaching influence on the western civilization. The Greek culture

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    Chapter 2 Types of Innovation LEARNING OBJECTIVES When you have completed this chapter you will be able to: • Distinguish the different forms that innovation can take‚ such as product‚ process and service innovation • Differentiate and distinguish between the different types of innovation‚ such as radical and incremental innovation • • Describe each type of innovation Analyse different types of innovation in terms of their impact on human behaviour‚ business activity and society

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    Adam Kvederis Chinese Contributions to the Modern World H. Stansbury HUM111 6/3/13 The ancient Chinese have made many invaluable contributions to both technology and culture. Originally‚ a tribe of stone tool using hunter-gatherers‚ this civilization evolved into a sophisticated people who harnessed the command of gunpowder‚ medicine‚ and the arts among other things (Sayre‚ 2012‚ pg 208). Although little remains from China’s early history‚ the luxurious items carefully buried with royalty

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    The glory that was Greece‚" in the words of Edgar Allan Poe‚ was short-lived and confined to a very small geographic area. Yet it has influenced the growth of Western civilization far out of proportion to its size and duration. The Greece that Poe praised was primarily Athens during its golden age in the 5th century BC. The English poet John Milton called Athens "the eye of Greece‚ mother of arts and eloquence." Athens was the city-state in which the arts‚ philosophy‚ and democracy flourished. At

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    25 Definitions Of Innovation inShare By: Hutch Carpenter | September 23‚ 2010 In a recent blog post proposing a definition of innovation‚ I noted that innovation means different things to different people. It ultimately is what you think it is. What’s a useful definition for you won’t work for others‚ and vice versa. I asked for people’s definitions on several LinkedIn groups‚ and the community came forward with many interesting and valuable perspectives. For me‚ the value of this was two-fold:

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