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The written word is a form of communication that helps societies to record the knowledge that they have obtained and discovered. It is also a vehicle for sharing this knowledge amongst others. Writing enables people to communicate ideas and thoughts, to share creatively and to be understood. Whilst all cultures on Earth do not write in the same way, all have developed a form of written communication know as writing.
Hawaii is an archipelago that is found in the central Pacific Ocean. It is located southwest of continental United States, southeast of Japan and north East of Australia. The capital city of Hawaii is Honolulu and it is the 50th state of the United States of America. It has a warm, tropical environment and is well known for its beautiful beaches, monstrous surfing waves and active volcanoes. There are hundreds of small islands that are part of the archipelago but, the eight main islands are (from the northwest to southeast) Ni’ihau, Kaua’i, O’ahu, Moloka’i, L’na’i, Kaho’olawe, Maui, and Hawai’i (often called the Big Island to avoid confusion).
A constitution is a set of laws and fundamental principles that dictate how an organization or government runs. These laws and principles define what the entity is. When organized and written down together in one document they are considered a legal document called a written constitution. Most countries have a written constitution stating the legal rights of its citizens. It also details how the government should run and what power they possess.
A school is an educational institution with the main purpose of teaching ideals and knowledge to a society. Schools take on many different forms and can be aimed to educate different groups of people. In most developed countries it is compulsory for children from the age of 5 to 15 to attend school.
It would be difficult to imagine life without money. It is an essential part of everyday living. Without money you cannot eat, own a house or do things that you enjoy. Money is generally anything that is accepted as payment for goods and services. It is the agreed upon medium of exchange and functions as legal tender. Its value is derived from the understanding within a society that a particularly object it is worth something. For example shells could be used as money as long as it is agreed by the society that shells are an acceptable form of payment for goods or services rendered.
Email is the abbreviated form of electronic mail. It is system by which a person can create, receive, send and store electronic messages. With the rise in popularity of the internet a new way to communicate with others was developed. People could now communicate via the internet with email. Web providers such as hotmail and yahoo allowed people to personalized free accounts that they could use to contact others.
The telephone (often just called the phone) is a device that transmits and receives sounds- usually the human voice. The invention changed lives as it allowed people to communicate with others quickly and easily. Telephones have to have a microphone to speak into and an earphone which receives the sound. But when was the telephone invented? This post will answer that very question.
The United States Constitution is the supreme law of the United States of America. The Constitution was fully written by the Constitutional Convention on September 17, 1787. But when was the Constitution ratified? This post will answer that question!
A radio is a very useful invention that allows sounds to be heard on different frequencies. Most people have radios in their cars. But when was the radio invented? This post will answer that question and then tell you a few interesting facts about radios.
Ice cream is a very popular frozen dessert enjoyed by millions of people worldwide every single day! While usually made from dairy products, ice cream is now commonly made from soy milk or rice milk for people with allergies. But when was ice cream invented? This post will answer that question and then tell you a few interesting facts about ice cream.