Friday, April 8, 2011

Journal 13: Great Inventions


Of course the light bulb is a great invention, and electricity in general actually, 
I can't imagine having to live by candlelight.



The camera. As a photojournalism student and a photography lover
 I am so glad someone thought of this one! 


I don't necessarily mean the iPhone here, just cell phones in general. This is my first nice cellphone and before that I've always had ones that couldn't do anything except text and make phone calls, but I am very attached to my phone and it would be a major adjustment to be without it!


A refrigerator is something I take for granted. I would not want to go to the store everyday which is what  we would be doing without these. 


My automatic dog waterer. This may not be as serious as a refrigerator but it really is a convenient thing to have. My dog goes through a regular dish of water in about an hour so I would not want to fill it up that often.


Of course, the computer. This is one I really don't know what I would do without. I was thinking about everything I do online; from school to work to banking to email and probably a lot of other things too. Not having a computer would be a serious blow to my way of doing just about everything I do.


The handbag is a simple invention but what would we women do with our things if
 we didn't have one of these?


A dishwasher is not a necessary invention that I couldn't live without. I didn't have one until I was a teenager and then since I've been in college I've only had one about half the time. But it really is a nice convenience! 


A hair straightener (could also be a curling iron). As a person with unruly hair, if it weren't for hair styling tools I would look much different!


Last but certainly not least, my car. I have had a car since I was 16, but when I did a study abroad semester in Australia last spring I found out what public transportation was and I don't like it. Cars are expensive and annoying to own but they represent a sort of freedom that I would be very reluctant to give up.

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