托福写作素材.doc

托福写作素材.doc
Introduction： the first artificial earth satellite launched by the Soviet Union in 1957
Impact： 1. prompted America to take part in a space race=>fact:America soon had a number of successful satellites;creation of .
contributed directly to advancement in science and technology=>fact:President Eisenhower enacted a billencouraging students to go to college and study math and science( a new emphasis on science and technology in American schools)
a generation of engineers and scientists=>fact: scientists went on to promote the technology; the movie October Sky telling the story of how a coal miner's son, inspired by Sputnik, started building rockets to the consternation of the mining town where he lived
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Model T
Introduction: an automobile that was produced by Henry Ford's Ford Motor Company
Impact: 1. generally regarded as the first affordable automobile; opened travel to the common middle-class American
Ford's innovations, including assembly line production instead of individual hand crafting=>fact:Ford's cars came off the line in three-minute intervals, much faster than previous methods, reducing production time by a factor of eight, while using less manpower; mass production
Ford ensured every newspaper carried stories and advertisements about the new product in Detroit;network of local dealers; local motor clubs sprang up to hel