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We know the famous ones--the Thomas Edisons and the Alexander Graham Bells --but what about the less famous inventors? What about the people who invented the traffic light and the windshield wiper ? Shouldn' t we know who they are?

Joan Mclean thinks so. In fact, Mclean, a professor of physics at Mountain University in Range, feels so strongly about this matter that she' s developed a course on the topic. In addition to learning "who" invented "what" , however, Mclean also likes her students to learn the answers to the "why" and "how" questions. According to Mclean, "When students learn the answers to these questions, they are better prepared to recognize opportunities for inventing and more motivated to give inventing a try. "

Her students agree. One young man with a patent for an unbreakable umbrella is walking proof of McLean's statement. "If I had not heard the story of the windshield wiper' s invention," said Tommy Lee, a senior physics major. "I never would have dreamed of turning my bad experience during a rain storm into something so constructive. " Lee is currently negotiating to sell his patent to an umbrella producer.

So, just what is the story behind the windshield wiper? Well, Mary Anderson came up with the idea in 1902 after a visit to New York City. The day was cold and stormy, but Anderson still wanted to see the sights, so she jumped aboard a streetcar. Noticing that the driver was struggling to see through the snow covering the windshield, she found herself wondering why there couldn' t be a built - in device for cleaning the window. Still wondering about this when she returned home to Birmingham, Alabama, Anderson started drafting out solutions. One of her ideas, a lever on the inside of a vehicle that would control an arm on the outside, became the first windshield wiper.

Today we benefit from countless inventions and innovations. It' s hard to imagine driving without Garrett A. Morgan' s traffic light. It' s equally impossible to picture a world without Katherine J. Blodgett' s innovation that makes glass invisible. Can you picture life without clear windows and eyeglasses?
1. Where does Joan Mclean work?
2. What is her job title?
3. Which questions does she want her students to answer?
4. Is she preparing her students to become inventors?
5. What did one of her students invent?
6. What was his name?
7. and his major?
8. What year is he in school?
9. What bad experience led to his invention?
10. When was the idea for the windshield wiper brainstormed?
11. By who?
12. Where was she travelling?
13. Where was her home?
14. What kind of weather sparked her creativity?
15. What did Garret A. Morgan invent?
16. Who helped made glass see-through?
17. What is one example of her technology in use?
18. Are Garret and Katherine famous?
19. What is one example of a well-known inventor?
20. Does Joan Mclean think famous inventors are the only important inventor to study?

Numbered answers:
1. Mountain University in Range
2. professor of physics
3. "why
4. YES
5. unbreakable umbrella
6. Tommy Lee
7. physics
8. senior
9. dreamed
10. 1902
11. Mary Anderson
12. New York City
13. Birmingham, Alabama
14. stormy
15. traffic light
16. Katherine J. Blodgett
17. clear windows
18. YES
19. Morgan
20. NO

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CHAPTER VII

_Old Granny Fox Tries a New Plan_

Old Granny Fox kept thinking about Danny Meadow Mouse. She knew that he was fat, and it made her mouth water every time she thought of him. She made up her mind that she must and would have him. She knew that Danny had been very, very much frightened when she and Reddy Fox had tried so hard to catch him by plunging down through the snow into his little tunnels after him, and she felt pretty sure that he wouldn't go far away from the old fence-post, in the hollow of which he was snug and safe.

Old Granny Fox is very smart. "Danny Meadow Mouse won't put his nose out of that old fence-post for a day or two. Then he'll get tired of staying inside all the time, and he'll peep out of one of his little round doorways to see if the way is clear. If he doesn't see any danger, he'll come out and run around on top of the snow to get some of the seeds in the tops of the tall grasses that stick out through the snow. If nothing frightens him, he'll keep going, a little farther and a little farther from that old fence-post. I must see to it that Danny Meadow Mouse isn't frightened for a few days." So said old Granny Fox to herself, as she lay under a hemlock tree, studying how she could best get the next meal.

Then she called Reddy Fox to her and forbade him to go down on the meadows until she should tell him he might. Reddy grumbled and mumbled and didn't see why he shouldn't go where he pleased, but he didn't dare disobey. You see he had a sore foot. He had hurt it on a wire barb when he was plunging through the snow after Danny Meadow Mouse, and now he had to run on three legs. That meant that he must depend upon Granny Fox to help him get enough to eat. So Reddy didn't dare to disobey.
1. What kind of animal is Granny?
2. And Danny ?
3. What happened when she thought about him?
4. What did she decide to do?
5. Had she attempted to take him before?
6. With whom?
7. How did they do it?
8. Into what?
9. Who made the tunnels?
10. Where did Granny think Danny would be near?

Numbered answers:
1. A fox
2. Mouse
3. it made her mouth water
4. Figure out how she could eat him
5. Yes
6. Reddy Fox
7. plunging down through the snow
8. Tunnels
9. Danny
10. old fence-post

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Kanye Omari West (/knje/; born June 8, 1977) is an American hip hop recording artist, record producer, rapper, fashion designer, and entrepreneur. He is among the most acclaimed musicians of the 21st century, attracting both praise and controversy for his work and his outspoken public persona.

Raised in Chicago, West briefly attended art school before becoming known as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records in the early 2000s, producing hit singles for artists such as Jay-Z and Alicia Keys. Intent on pursuing a solo career as a rapper, West released his debut album The College Dropout in 2004 to widespread commercial and critical success, and founded record label GOOD Music. He went on to explore a variety of different musical styles on subsequent albums that included the baroque-inflected Late Registration (2005), the arena-inspired Graduation (2007), and the starkly polarizing 808s & Heartbreak (2008). In 2010, he released his critically acclaimed fifth album, the maximalist My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, and the following year he collaborated with Jay-Z on the joint LP Watch the Throne (2011). West released his abrasive sixth album, Yeezus, to further critical praise in 2013. Following a series of recording delays and work on non-musical projects, West's seventh album, The Life of Pablo, was released in 2016.
1. When was West born?
2. where did he grow up?
3. did he attend any special school?
4. what was he first known for?
5. how many job titles does he have?
6. how many albums does he have?
7. when was the last released?
8. what was the first?
9. who has he worked with?
10. why did he stop producing?
11. why is he controversal?
Numbered answers:
1. June 8, 1977. June 8, 1977
2. Raised in Chicago. In Chicago.
3. attended art school. Yes, he did.
4. known as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records. He was known as a music producer.
5. American hip hop recording artist, record producer, rapper, fashion designer, and entrepreneur. Five.
6. West's seventh album. Seven.
7. released in 2016. In 2016.
8. The College Dropout in 2004. In 2004.
9. Jay-Z and Alicia Keys. He has worked with Jay-Z and Alicia Keys.
10. ntent on pursuing a solo career as a rapper. He wanted to try a career as a rapper.
11. outspoken public persona. His work and his outspoken public persona.