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    liquid detergent‚ owned less then ten outfits due to the difficulty in hand washing. Tide is about cleaning clothes with less hassle and helping them last longer without a negative impact to the environment. “Executives at Procter & Gamble began tinkering with compounds called surfactants that penetrate dirt and unbond it from a garment while keeping a spot on a shirt elbow from resettling on the leg of a pant.”

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    Biotechnology: Of Ethics and Advancement Thousands of years ago‚ early man‚ like the rest of earth’s fauna and flora‚ was at the mercy of the elements; we relied on nature’s gratitude when it came to finding food and survival. As Charles Darwin would say‚ only the fittest could survive Mother Nature’s test. Eventually‚ however‚ a fully-evolved man turned the tide of the competition; we began to domesticate the once savage beasts we hunted and competed with like wolves and horses turning them

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    The Watt Steam Engine

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    Watt Steam Engine‚ Industrial Revolution in England The Watt steam engine (alternatively known as the Boulton and Watt steam engine) was the first type of steam engine to make use of steam at a pressure just above atmospheric to drive the piston helped by a partial vacuum. Improving on the design of the 1712 Newcomen engine‚ the Watt steam engine‚ developed sporadically from 1763 to 1775‚ was the next great step in the development of the steam engine. Offering a dramatic increase in fuel efficiency

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    Nicholas Carr argues in his article‚ “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” that the internet is changing the way we think and work for the worst. I have to disagree. Although the internet is changing us‚ it’s for the better. First‚ the internet has become a great equalizer in terms of education. Second‚ communicating across the web allows for intercultural experiences that were once impossible without a plane ticket. Third‚ even though Carr may feel uncomfortable with his brain being molded by the

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    The work of art

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    -----‚ 556 READINGS FOR INQUIRY CARR Padelford Hall); or make one appointment online (http://depts.washing .edu/wcenter/) Da CLUE Writing Center Like da English Department Writing Center‚ CLUE is not one editing/ proofreading service. Dey will do everyting the uddah place will‚ but dey stay open late night. You got full day of classes or work‚ an’ can’t make da uddah hours‚ CLUE get your back. Dey open from 7pm to 12am in 242 Mary Gates Hall‚ an’ day take drop-ins (dat means you

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    Fermat's Last Theorem

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    Fermat’s last theorem Currently holding the world record for longest standing math problem ever‚ Fermat’s last theorem went unsolved for 365 years. Fermat’s last theorem was one of the largest white whales in the study of math. Over the centuries‚ thousands were puzzled by the impossible problem. From its conception to its solution‚ Fermat’s last theorem was one of the most difficult to solve yet easy to understand problems in mathematics. First‚ I will discuss the theorem and how it was introduced

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    Contemporary International Relations Theory Title: Assessment 2 Utopias are not fairy tales but rich views of constructive ideas that can gradually come true. Context: 1. Introduction of utopian thought...........………………………………………..……p.3 2. Utopia‚ work and organisation...………………….……………………………..…...p.3-7 3. Utopia or ideology: Karl Mannheim and the place of theory……………..pp.7-8 4. Different utopias………………….................................................................................pp.8-9

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    TRY A LOT OF STUFF AND KEEP WHAT WORKS Hello This is me Khizer Farooq and I will be presenting the Chapter 7 i.e. Try a lot of stuff and keep what works from the book Built to Last. Written by James Collins & Jerry Porras. I will be talking about some of the visionary companies who made their best moves not by detailed strategic planning but by opportunistic experimentation and accident. Visionary companies tried a lot of stuff and kept what worked and got rid of what did not work. Examples

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    Frederick Mckinley Jones

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    died. Jones exhibited an early passion for the mechanics of the automobile. He had an intuitive feeling that he could learn more on his own‚ through doing‚ than through traditional teaching methods. Jones would often spend as much time as he could tinkering with and cleaning the wealthy parishioners’ cars when they came to church. The personal characteristics of Jones that were to serve him well later included his intellectual curiosity‚ his ability to ask for help when confounded with a mechanical

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    Clay Through History

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    Each and everyone one of us all start from the same beginnings. No two people are exactly alike in both experience and character. Even though we might not be exact replicas of one another‚ we are all made up of the same basic matter. Much like clay‚ no two creations are alike. We are able to mold‚ maneuver‚ invent‚ and revise. Like us‚ clay comes from the same basic constructs of matter‚ and concepts of being. Clay is nothing but microscopic particles produced by millions of years worth of destruction

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