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57Alexander Graham Bell’s Summer Home
Following in the footsteps of Alexander Graham Bell isn’t easy: he moved frequentlyand worked on a wide variety of inventions. He was born in 1847 at 16South Charlotte Street in Edinburgh, Scotland, and was...
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62Do You Believe in doG? A Story of Adult Dyslexia
When I was a teenager I was given a bunch of testing to see if I had dyslexia. The councilors at my high school were trying to explain my somewhat average grades despite testing in the 99th percentile on...
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66Daring Adventure Or Nothing
Helen Keller lived a remarkable life. Born in 1880, at nineteen months old she contracted an illness, possibly scarlet fever or meningitis, which left her deaf and blind. Shortly before Helen’s seventh...
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63Telephones
TELEPHONE 1896 Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922) born in Edinburgh, Scotland and a US scientist. Alexander Graham Bell patenting the telephone in 1876. Within a decade of patenting there were almost...
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70Did Alexander Graham Bell Really Invent the Telephone?
Historically, if asked who invented the telephone, people will almost without fail say Alexander Graham Bell. However, according to historical documents this is not entirely true. There were several other...
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64Alexander Graham Bell
ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL 1910 Alexander Graham Bell was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on the 3 March 1847. His father was Professor Alexander Melville Bell. Alexander Graham Bell had two brothers. He was an...
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51Creative Income
This is an article that I wrote in mid April and submitted to my local newspaper. Apparently they did not like it. I've since made some minor revisions to it. It’s the year 2009! I can...
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69In the Midst of the Storm 1: African American Inventors and their Contributions to the American Dream
Although the Slave Trade in America, per the constitutional agreement of the founders fathers ended in the late 1700’s, unfortunately by the mid 1800’s it - once again, became a booming industry...
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51Guess The Presidential Quote
On January 20th Barack Obama becomes the 43rd president. So ending the 8 years of George Dubya. Will the world be a safer place without him? Is Americas first black president going to make a difference?...
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70Sign Language for Children - It Can Change Lives: Helen Keller
You may have heard of Helen Keller. You might have read her story in grade school, seen the play "The Miracle Worker," or seen one of the many excellent movies about Helen. She and her Teacher, Annie...
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