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Even though a human is considered to be the most intelligent creature living in this world, who can think and, a machine is any apparatus that is durable and makes life easy, when it comes to completing a tedious job, it's a machine that over takes a human and leaves him far far behind. The scientific definition of a machine "(derived from the Latin machina) however, is any device that transmits or modifies particles"1 to assist mankind in performing various types of work. Machines are made with a sole purpose of simplifying man's tasks in his daily activities. For instance, a crane is "a mechanical lifting device that can be used both to lift and lower materials and to move them horizontally."2 This is actually man's job when demolishing a building but due to the crane's efficiency, they are more preferable than a group of several men's labour (by...

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