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The Isaac Singer sewing machine has arrived! The machine has a needle that moves up and down rather than the side-to-side, as with previous sewing machines. Also, the needle is operated by a foot treadle, much easier than other machine … Continue reading →

Nicolaus Copernicus was an astronomer in the Renaissance period. He was the first person to formulate a comprehensive heliocentric cosmology which displaced the Earth from the center of the universe. He wrote a book called On the Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres, is believed to have started … Continue reading →

Bartolomé de las Casas was a discoverer of the New World and an extreme advocate for Native American rights. However, this tolerance came at an extreme cost to the Africans, whom he said could do four times as much work … Continue reading →

Apple is a multinational corporation that produces software and other technological equipment. So far, they’ve made billions producing computers, iPods, iPhones, iPads, and iTV. It was established in 1976 but Steve Wozniak, Steve Jobs, and Ronald Wayne when they tried … Continue reading →

On competition… In general, if any branch of trade, or any division of labour, be advantageous to the public, the freer and more general the competition, it will always be the more so. The Wealth Of Nations, Book II, Chapter … Continue reading →

Japan is very different from America in many ways, and one of these ways includes collective understandings. For instance, in the United States, it’s not usually considered rude to put your feet on the table, but for the Japanese it … Continue reading →

Greece is a parliamentary republic. Their parliament representatives are elected every five years. In their Constitution, Article 1 quotes “All power derives from the people.” Article 5 quotes “All Greeks are created equal before the Law….All men and women have … Continue reading →

Catherine was born in 1519, and lived until 1589, quite a long time in her day. She was known as a supremely influential woman, especially in a time when men were superior to women. While her husband was King of … Continue reading →