Thomas Edison was a man of broad and wide-ranging interests. During his lifetime, he developed inventions for consumers, businesses, and industries in fields ranging from sound reproduction to iron ore mining. Edison never limited his curiosity or his work. The one restriction he put upon his work was that a project had to have a practical commercial application. That meant his inventions had to have a market, so that the profits could fund new inventions.

Edison had previously built laboratories in Newark and in Menlo Park, New Jersey–indeed, he had already won the nickname of the "Wizard of Menlo Park"–when he moved to West Orange in 1886. When he began to build his new laboratory complex, Edison's goal was to have on hand everything needed to quickly and cheaply perfect inventions and ready them for mass production. All the necessary tools, machines, materials, and skilled personnel would be housed within the complex.

To assist him in his invention work, Edison employed a large and diverse staff of more than 200 machinists, scientists, craftsmen, and laborers. This staff was divided by Edison into as many as 10 to 20 small teams, each working simultaneously for as long as necessary to turn an idea into a perfected finished prototype or model. Edison himself would move from team to team advising and cajoling efforts as necessary. When a particular invention was perfected, Edison quickly patented the device. With such extensive facilities and his large staff, Edison was able to turn out new products on an unprecedented scale and with unprecedented speed. From the West Orange complex came improved phonographs, a perfected alkaline storage battery, the movie camera, and the fluoroscope (a diagnostic tool widely used before X-rays were perfected).

Long experience as an inventor had taught Edison that money was made not from selling patent rights or from royalties, but from the direct sale of the products to the public. In 1888, Edison began building factories next to his laboratory complex to manufacture the finished products based on his inventions. The finished products were distributed and sold around the country and abroad.

This process is most clearly shown by Edison's work on the phonograph. He was the original inventor of the product, which first used foil cylinders to record sound. Shortly after he opened his new laboratory, Edison heard that the rival inventors had been awarded patents for improvements to the machine. Rather than suing these rivals for infringement of his original patent, Edison set out to develop his own "perfected" phonograph. For nearly two years, he and his team dedicated themselves to that goal.

The diversity of Edison's inventive interests and industries helped the financial stability of his complex. The profits from older, successful inventions and companies provided the needed financial support for Edison's new ideas and companies. For example, during the long, difficult, and very expensive struggle to develop the alkaline storage battery, Edison's already successful phonograph business provided the necessary financial support.

By uniting the resources of the laboratories and factories, Edison was able to accomplish far more than would have otherwise been possible. Edison and other inventors had previously been constrained by the small size of both their laboratories and their financial resources. By creating a large, diverse laboratory and factory complex, Edison could undertake more inventive projects with greater resources, both technological and financial, than had ever been possible before.

Edison worked at this laboratory complex for 44 years. With his modern research and development laboratory, Edison had the space, tools, and flexibility to work on any promising new idea that came to mind. With Edison's genius, the impossible became possible.

Directions: Using specific evidence from the text, write a well-developed paragraph responding to the following question.
How does the author support his claim that “Edison never limited his curiosity or his work” (para. 1)?

Answer:  Edison never limited his curiosity or his work.

Explanation:

Answer:

telephone

Explanation:

What should a writer do to revise an argumentative essay? Check all that apply.
Dremove any personal statements
Omake sure the tone is objective
D make the writing more informal
D develop an opinion or position
O check the supporting details

Which sentence supports the author’s claim that even the common person can understand the information in the book? (5 points)

A. “A missionary...needs to approach that religion with a real appreciation of what it aims to do.”

B. “His local studies were supplemented by the results of broader research and study in northern China.”

C. “It seeks to help the student to discriminate, to think in terms of a devotee of Buddhism.”

D. “They are not textbooks for the formal study of Buddhism, but introductions to its study.”

Haiku Poetry was originally told my traveling minstrels.

Question 4 options:
True
False

Refer to the case study at the beginning of chapter 18 in your Pearson's Comprehensive Medical Assisting Book and use the
information you have learned to answer the following questions.
1. As Tania reviews the checks for deposit, she realizes that one of the checks collected for a patient's co-payment is postdated
two days in advance. The office has a clear policy regarding not accepting postdated checks. The deposit slip, which today
lists 18 checks, already includes the postdated check. What should Tania do?

What effect did the flu virus have on
healthy young men and women in
1918?

Why is it significant that Elizabeth Proctor would not tell the court of her husband’s infidelity?

What change, if any, should be made to the sentence?

Like most of his classmates, Raheem has struggled all year to pass Mr. Meyer's impossible tests, but physics is still his favorite subject.

A
Change "has struggled" to "have struggled"

B
Change "to pass" to "passes"

C
Change "physics is" to "physics are"

D
Make no change

15 points and brainliest is it A, B, C, D
Who hosts the Online Writing Lab (OWL)?

A. students
B. Purdue University
C. users, like Wikipedia
D. teachers from all over the country

Consequences of the Napoleonic Wars include:
O widespread desire for freedom, equality, and fraternity (brotherhood)
the fall of the Spanish Empire
O the rise of the modern state and capitalism (increased industrialization and higher GDP)
O all of the above

Jackson Al was the best city I ever visited. I learned so much about myself while I spent the summer in that city. I hate collards, jowls, and sweet water cornbread. I don't like picking weeds from gardening. I also hate waking up in the morning at 4:30 a.m. What is this an example of?

A. Reflection

B. dialouge

C. quotation

D. first hand accounts​

Students and parents, please join me in honoring Coach Parnell for the basketball team's winning season. As you know, we are the Bloomfield Bulldogs. Well, when it comes to improving our team, Coach Parnell has been a bulldog. He has met every challenge and refused to back down, even when things have been tough. We owe our new championship pennant to his determination, so give him a hand.


which option best describes the type of argument used in this speech?

A. An argument by analogy comparing Coach Parnell to a bulldog

B. An argument by authority based on the principal's position as leader of the school

C. An argument of ethics stating that how you play is more important than winning or losing

D. A cause-and-effect argument explaining the steps Coach Parnell took to lead the team to victory ​

Read the assignment.


Wednesday, October 11th: Write a poem about your first favorite toy.


Which word would not likely apply to the speaker’s tone in the poem?





Subjective

Thoughtful

Reminiscent

Condemning

two ratios that are equivalent to 2 : 9.

26. His criticism of my work..............home. I knew he was right, so I could say nothing.
a.hit
b. blew
d. knocked
c. beat​

paragraph about my favourite dish 8 line and my favourite food is is burgers and chicken soup and rice pudding​

4. How is "Nothing Gold Can Stay," the Robert Frost poem that Ponyboy
recites to Johnny at the church, relevant to Ponyboy and Johnny's
story?

2. "I'd learned to shut all of it out, because you couldn't travel more than a few miles in Kinshasa
without seeing a person dying on the side of the road, and I figured dying humans were more
important than dying animals." How does this quote 1) convey the mood of the story, and 2) provide
insight into the character of Sophie?

What is the difference between crowd sourcing and crowd funding?

crowd sourcing carries fewer risks

crowd funding had money back guarantees

crowd sourcing was replaced by crowd funding

crowd funding has a financial aspect

How does the antagonist move the plot forward in this excerpt?

WILL MARK BRAINLIEST!!!!!!
If the writer were to add one more sentence to this paragraph, what might be the subject of this sentence?
A) an assessment of Jackie Robinson's work ethic
B) praise of Jackie Robinson's academic marks
C) an analysis of Jackie Robinson's political beliefs
D) a discussion of Jackie Robinson's financial difficulties in college
E) a consideration of some of Jackie Robinson's pioneering predecessors

Does Fortunato have any clue that he has wronged the
narrator? What from the text gives you this idea?

1. Death,that inevitable phase of man's existence,is very interesting topic for many filipinos.​

How does longs use of colloquial language help him appeal to his audience

change the negative sentence the birds chirp on the tree​

Is Equality-7-2521 a selfish person?

(Help me here please, I hope your answer is serious.)​

CLAIM: Human cloning would provide no real advantage to humankind.
COUNTERCLAIM: There are too many people in the world already.
Which replacement text would MOST improve this pair of statements?

Reflect and think about your life. Do you only look forward to things in your future? Are you constantly attaching your joy or happiness to a destination or have you learned to enjoy the journey as much as the destination?

Consider what it means to embrace more mystery in your life. How can it lead to a greater level of transformation in your life? How can it keep you energized and focused on others instead of only yourself? Support your answer using personal experiences.

Lastly, identify how someone else can embrace this type of mindset and lifestyle? How would explain the difference between seeking and finding? How can you encourage them to enjoy the journey and not just focus on their next destination?

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Can someone please help me write a short (Description) of a polar bear with FIGURES OF SPEECH (not informative text or/with fun facts)​