I am writing a report, I was doing it on Walter Disney, but after writing two paragraphs on him and then surfing the net for information three hours straight and not getting anything, I decided I need something else to write about. Are there any inventions of the twentieth century that I could write a ten to fifteen minute oral report on and have enough pictures of to make a powerpoint to go along with the oral. Thanks in advance.
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there are millions!!! The 1920's were really the inventing years, but man, there are so many things: steamboat, telephone, TV (and color), internet, computer, DVD player, CD's, records, lots of medicines and techniques/processes and treatments...this website is just one of 1,000... http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa121599a.htm
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I'm sure this site will help you with your questions:\nhttp://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/bl911.htm
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u could do something like..."How television got its name." or "the first bubblegum"....."the first well furnished house built in america" ya know....just some thoughts.
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I once wrote a compare and contrast essay on romaine lettuce and iceberg lettuce. It was actually quite interesting, and I hardly had to do any research! \nOther topics: apples vs. tomatoes, written book vs. audio book, laptop vs. computer, US vs. Iraq, pen vs pencil...just look around the room, pick any two objects, and write about them!
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Speaking from personal experience as someone who regularly both gives powerpoint presentations and is on the recieving end of a lot as well my main tips can be summarised like this;\nAvoid "Death by Powerpoint" where every single thing you are oing to say has a slide\nKeep to bullet points\nUse custom animation sparingly- while it is ok to have something spin to emphasise it, don't over do it\nMake sure your points don't show up until you are ready for them- otherwise people will just read the slide and be away ahead of you.\nUse powerpoint as an aid, not the focus of your presentation- basically plan with the idea in mind that if technological problems raise their head, you should still be able to do your presentation without it\nPrint out copies of slideshow for the audience, but think about when to give them out- they may want them to write notes beside when you ae talking, but they can also be a distraction with people reading on ahead again and not listen to what you say\nKeep the slides easy to read and with as little information as possible on them-again to emphasise Powerpoint is an aid to the presentation, not the presentation itself.\nGood luck
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Study egypt.3,500 years ago they made paper and it is very ez.It is call papyrus. I just got back from there and I believe it was the first paper ever made. I just bought some when I was there. Email me and tell me if you fine what you are looking for.gardezdfac@yahoo.com They call me (Spoon)
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OK, I've got some ideas for you.  Links are numbered below.\n\nFirst of all, in the Middle Ages towns would put on what are called cycles of mystery plays, which were collections of short plays that told Bible stories.  I've linked to a page that has the York cycle in a modern translation.  I would think that if you did some creative cutting, you could have an excellent play (and an excellent report if you included some information on mystery plays.)  (1.)\n\nMiddle Ages cooking was notorious for being either very simple (for the common man) or extremely complicated (for the nobility).  I'm giving you a website that has lots of recipes.  (2.)  Also, I'm going to give you a link to a page that has a VERY easy recipe for baked pears, with both the original recipe from a 14th century French book and a modern translation. (3.)\n\nFor music, you are going to have to do a little more research.  I'm including a page that has a lot of good resources listed.  (4.)
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You've got a ton of stuff happening during the first half of the century.  Everything involving both world wars, the first flight, the Bolshevik Revolution, the San Fransisco Earthquake, the stock market crash, the depression on both sides of the Atlantic, lots of stuff.\n\nWhat are you interested in?  It helps a lot if the subject is interesting to you.  Do you want something military, cultural, political, technological, scientific?
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Try find www.articles.com\nEnter: Prince and the Pauper and Mark Twain\n\nI came up with more than 30 articles.  Some might be helpful.
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PowerPoint is a great visual aid for a speech that you may have to give. That is, instead of the speaker just talking for an hour, PowerPoint can help keep the audiences attention with pictures, graphics, and additional thoughts. PowerPoint is the new slide presentation that us older folks are familiar with.
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why are sctions like these so neglected...\nDID YOU KNOW... that an African American man named Lewis Latimer who worked with Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell drew up the plans for Bell's first telephone?\nIf you did, you are probably among the fortunate few who possess such knowledge. It is a fact that has not been well publicized. There are countless inventions by African Americans and they cover everything from food processing to electrical technology. The inventions by African Americans point out the contributions that African Americans have made to the comfort and advancement of mankind. The following are some inventions by African Americans.\nAmerica's Hi-Tech "Invisible Man"\n\nPatricia E. Bath was the inventor of the laser eye surgery technique now widely used. In fact, she is the only African American woman doctor to ever receive a medical patent.\n\nFrederick Jones invented the air conditioner unit and the automatic refrigeration system for long-haul trucks.\n\nJ.W. Smith invented the lawn sprinkler.\n\nSarah Boone invented the ironing board.\n\nJan Matzeliger invented the shoe-lasting machine (for attaching \nsoles on shoes in Lynn, Mass. His invention revolutionized the shoe industry.\n\nLydia Newman invented the hair brush.\n\nL.P. Ray invented the dust mop.\n\nThomas W. Stewart invented the mop.\n\nJohn Love invented the pencil sharpener.\n\nLee Burridge invented the typewriter.\n\nJohn Burr invented the lawnmower.\n\nGarrett Morgan invented the traffic light.\n\nJohn Standard took out a patent on an improved refrigerating device... the refrigerator.\n\nAlice Parker invented the heating furnace.\n\nAlexander Miles invented major improvements to the elevator.\n\nDr. Charles Drew invented a way to store blood and then created the first blood bank.\n\nM.A. Cherry invented the tricycle.\n\nMajor Robert H. Lawrence was the first African American astronaut chosen \nto make a journey to the moon. He had a doctoral degree in Chemistry \nand would have made one of the first lunar trips, but he died in the crash \nof an Air Force F-104 jet at Edwards Air Force Base, CA in 1968.\nErnest E. Just was the first biologist to receive the Springarn Medal. He received distinction in his field through his research on egg fertilization and the functioning of cells.\n\nHarold D. West was the first person to synthesize the amino acid threonine in the laboratory.\n\nDr. William Hinton devised a test to determine syphilis.\n\nAndrew Bryan was the first African American pastor, ordained in 1788.\n\nConstance B. Motley was the first African American female appointed as a Federal Judge in 1966.\n\nBarbara Watson Federal was the first African American and first female to serve as Asst. Secretary of State.\nShe held her post in 1974.\n\nBernice Gaines Hughes was the first African American female to obtain the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Armed Forces.\n\nAlonzo Pietro (known as "il Negro") was one of Columbus' navigators on his first voyage to America in 1492.\n\nalso look into:\n\nMore Inventors\n\n1st Lt Stephen Swails \nA. Philip Randolph\nAdam Clayton  Powell Jr.\nAhmed Baba\nAhmos\nAlaine Locke\nAlexander Dumas\nAlexander Pushkin\nArthur A. Schomburg\nBenjamin Oliver Davis, Jr.\nBishop Richard Allen\nBlack Reconstruction Congress\nCapt. Erwin B. Lawrence\nCarol Mosley\nCharles Clinton Spaulding\nClarence Harris\nCleopatra\nColin L. Powell\nColonel Charles A. Young\nColonel Guion Bluford\nDaniel Hale Williams\nDr. Benjamin S. Carson\nDr. Carter G. Woodson\nDr. George R. Carruthers\nDr. Katherine G. Johnson\nDr. Martin Luther King, Jr.\nDr. W. E. B. Dubois\nDuke Ellington\nElijah McCoy\nEthel Waters\nFanny M. Coppin\nFrancois Louveture\nFredrick Douglas\nGranville T. Woods\nGwendolyn Brooks\nHarriet R. Tubman\nIda B. Wells\nIMHOTEP\nJackie Robinson\nJames Baldwin\nJames Forten\nJames Weldon Johnson\nJesse Owens\nJohn B. Russwurm\nJohn H. Johnson\nJohn Henry Lawson\nJoseph Barrow Louis\nJosep
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try this link\nhttp://www.invent.org/hall_of_fame/106.html
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Hi! Maybe this would help. Try this. www.tntstone.com/amlit1/writing.htm
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Here is a site that looks like you might be able to view it, and probably buy it to print it out. It isn't an expensive piece to own, so just buy it. William tell will be many pages long so that will be more expensive.
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If your project is due tomorrow you can't do this, but if you have some time you should go see the film "The Queen" that's out right now. It is about Queen Elizabeth II. Not that that's going to be enough to do your report on, but it will give you a feel for her before you actually read up about her.
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~~ a fun idea would be if you do not have to write the story yourself is to look up story jokes on the internet and find pictures to illustrate the joke.... for some more ideas on what to make your presentation about go to power point fun (see link below) sign up for a free membership and you can download tons of power points that you could use as ideas for making your own ~~
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Here's a link to a list of inventions.  I'll leave you to figure out which ones are most important how they changed the world.\n\nhttp://www.crystalinks.com/chinainventions.html