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It is a common knowledge that computers improved the quality of people’s life. Computers are one type of technology that contributed to total technological progress in the 2nd part of the 20th century. Technological progress even increased the people’s life expectancy.
At the beginning of the 20th century, for example in the USA, the life expectancy was 45 years. The majority of people were farmers performing hard manual jobs on their farms....
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There are 3 types of American capitalism: (1) Old capitalism which occurred from the 17th century-1940s, (2) New capitalism, from 1940s—1991, and (3) Global capitalism from 1991— present.
The story defines, explains, and analyzes all 3 types of American capitalism.
Today, almost all countries in the world (including Russia, China, and India) have the same type of capitalism — Global Capitalism.
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Life is full of surprises, both big and small unexpected stressful events. They are occurring many times a day and every day. These events challenge people's knowledge, creativity, and skills and test their endurance, resilience, and ability to survive.
Experiencing a problem? Having difficulties? Overwhelmed or stressed out from life?
"C'est la vie!" That's life. What else do you expect? (This for the French is a typical answer.)
That is...
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President Barack Obama's 2 New Doctrines: "World Disorder" and "National Disorder" are discussed in this story.
The Americans, disappointed with failing policies of President George W. Bush, elected new leader-President Barack Obama.
To fill in the wants, needs, and aspirations of Americans, Presidential Candidate Barack Obama appeared with his many idealistic promises and powerful slogans. He promised peace and prosperity to the people. But, once...
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The greatest event of the 20th-century was the Russian revolution of November 6-7, 1917.
The architect of the Russian Revolution was Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, he changed the world into 2 systems: capitalism and socialism.
Lenin's socialism and the Russian Revolution's many decrees reverberated across the world and changed the lives of every person on this planet as we know it today: equal opportunity for all; women were equal to men in voting, in education,...
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Sometimes I hear some disappointments, especially from younger people, that they have very few achievements, if any, in their lives. Often, they blame it on themselves, thinking that they are not smart enough, or took this particular job, or choose this profession, instead of a different one.
I always reason with them – otherwise. Do not put total blame on yourself. To reinforce my challenge I cite to them this particular story-Ability Is Nothing...
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Everyone wants you to be stupid. Why?
So they can make money from you-is another axiom, or a statement, that wise and smart people are using when they are facing problems and needed to make decisions to protect their personal interest.
The story about the author's some health problem that she started encountering as she started getting older. Medicine is not an engineering that relays on formulas. Medicine is an art. Just go to 3-4 physicians...
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The British were French old enemy. Not to fight the British on French soil, the French King was financing America Revolution in 1775-1783 by heavily taxing his subjects. Queen Marie Antoinette never looked "thru the window" to see how her people lived. Soon, the French people became impoverished and revolved. They started their own French Revolution in 1989. Revolutionaries executed the King and sent Marie Antoinette to guillotine.
More than 200...
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The author, in this short story, describes her real life innovation. That is: how she created her greatest innovation — from conception to completion. This innovation sparked entirely new industry. Thousands of new jobs were created and brought billions of dollars in new revenues every year to many companies.
To create new innovations, every field require the same set of skills: creativity, common sense, skills, and intelligence. Intelligence and...
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From the beginning, the new America become an inspiration and attraction for all emigrants from the Old World. To become a millionaire was everyone's dream-the American dream. A new concept of the American millionaire has developed, where everyone can become a millionaire in the USA in a traditional way "from rags to riches" i.e., through thrift, creativity, innovation, entrepreneurship, hard work, frugality, self-sacrifice, dignity, and honor. Millionaires...
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The history is full of examples how some nations became great and contributed to the development of civilization-all because they built national wealth. In the last 20 years no national wealth was built in the USA. Why is the creation of national wealth so important? Some examples. Egyptians: pyramids; Greeks: the Acropolis and Parthenon; the Romans: aqueducts and Coliseum; Machu Picchu; Taj Mahal in India; the Great Wall of China; the Suez Canal...
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Big scams in the USA that are destroying the American middle class, seniors, and the nation. Some of these scams are: dot-com; subprime mortgages; 0% interest rate; international disorder; higher education scam; private prison scams; sport and entertainment; tax scam; etc…
It is not by an accident that from the above scams in the last 20 years (1996-2016) over 6 million "new Wall Street millionaires" were created in the USA and over 400 billionaires....
14) Africa: An Interrupted Dream: Or, Wonderful Life Discoveries in Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya, and Tanzani
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This short story describes a real life example of an innovation. Here the author on her real life example guides readers on how to design innovations- starting from the idea- to the prototype and then- to implementation of the final product/service.
What are innovations? A simple definition is that innovations are just solutions to problems. How to design innovations? Innovations require 3 types of creative endeavors: ideas, innovations, and prototypes,...
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The author lived under all 3 types of economies: planning (in the former Soviet Union), mixed (in Africa: Rwanda and Tanzania), and market (in the USA).
Why countries chose to have a Market, Planning, or Mixed economy? In reality, there in no one country in the world that has only a poor market economy, or poor mixed economy, or poor planning economy. Why? Please find answers in this story.
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What is engineering? Everything around us that are man-made and not by nature is- engineering. Engineers create national wealth and contribute to the development of civilization.
Their examples are starting from ancient engineering marvels: the pyramids of Egypt, the Acropolis and Parthenon in Greece, the Roman aqueducts and Coliseum, Mach Picchu, the Taj Mahal in India, the Great Wall of China, etc.
More recent great engineering projects are:...
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Nothing happens by accident. There is always a reason for it. That is, do not accept things what happened to you for granted. Instead, analyze and find reasons for it- and save yourself. To illustrate that nothing happens by an accident this story gave several examples of this author's health problems. How she analyzed her sudden health problems and saved herself.
One night, I woke up in the middle of the night in a fright-something terrible was...
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It is astonishing to see how 2-year old children are intelligent. They even designed specially their natty behavior to test grandparents' patience. How much they could push grandparents and get away with it.
What a blessing to be a grandparent, provided one has access to grandchildren. Grandchildren have introduced grandparents into their innocent and precious world. That is why from all the surrounding world of noise and activities, children always...
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That was the1st time in my life when I found myself with no responsibility. I was free. My children graduated from college, and I filed for a divorce. I was looking forward to start my new and easy life. But, a fate has a different plan for me. A routine monogram test found something in my breast. How I, reacted to this news, and what did I do next, to save myself please find in this story.
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Some people do sensational acts to attract mass, or world attention to themselves. Why some cowards even defected to their country's enemy? This story is, described and examined, this kind of people, 2 defectors from the Soviet Union, who defected to the United States. These defectors lived privileged lives in the Soviet Union (they were not poor). One was-Svetlana Alliluyeva (daughter of the President of the Soviet Union, Joseph Stalin). And, another...