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    state‚ yet each enjoyed completely different privileges. The Patricians descended from the old Roman families‚ who were the original inhabitants of Rome and were therefore superior in terms of the authority they possessed and the power they wielded. The Plebeians on the other hand were Roman subjects. People who were not members of the old Roman families‚ and therefore had no say in governmental affairs. The Plebeians had come to inhabit Rome‚ largely as conquered people or being escapees from other cities

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    Industrial Revolution is viewed as a positive event that occurred in history it can be argued that it played a larger negative effect on society. Background Info While some might argue that Industrialization had primarily positive consequences for society because of job opportunities and advancements in technology‚ it was actually a negative thing for society. Industrialization’s negative effects were long term physical effects of poor working conditions‚ child labor‚ and various types of pollution

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    Essay prompt: Discuss any major theme in the story of “Job” and use examples from the text support your answer. Job is a wealthy man living in a town called Uz with his large family and his cattle. One day‚ the “Satan” appears before God and God brags to Satan about Job’s goodness. Satan argues that Job is only good because God has blessed him abundantly. Satan challenges God‚ saying that he wants God’s permission to cause adversity in Job’s life‚ and prove that he will curse God if things get

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    Thomas Edison’s invention of the lightbulb was so significant that it is still effecting society to today. Thomas Edison’s lightbulb had to consist of three things‚ the first being a durable incandescent material‚ the second thing the lightbulb needed was to eliminate the oxygenation from the bulb‚ and the last thing the lightbulb needed was a filament material of high resistance. The first lightbulb was going to be made out of platinum‚ however‚ platinum was very expensive to distribute to homes

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    There is quite a few differences between the book and movie The Outsiders. The book is written by S.E. Hinton. We have been reading the outsiders and we were wondering which was better the movie or the book. The book and movie are both easy to relate to because Ponyboy is our age and most of the characters are young. I think the three characters are Sodapop‚Ponyboy‚and Two bit. In the book I pictured them as these tough looking kids but when I saw the movie they actually don’t look as tough as

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    Best friends are meant to stay together and support each other no matter what‚ even if it seems nearly impossible. In Friedrich by Hans Peter Richter‚ the narrator and Friedrich struggles to maintain their friendship as Hitler and the Nazis get stronger. Even though Friedrich is Jewish and the narrator is not‚ they were inseparable in the beginning. They went to school together‚ played together and even lived in the same apartment building. Unfortunately‚ as the Nazi’s get more powerful‚ the farther

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    Source: Lecture 4- Copper and its alloys‚ Suranaree University of technology‚ May-Aug 2007 The final products of copper and its alloys are wires‚ cables‚ and the following 1.Copper wire 2.Copper Bar 3.Copper Sheet 1. Source: http://www.antimicrobialcopper.com/media/330138/hutmen-rod.jpg

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    traditional use of tobacco as a cultural factor‚ acculturation alongside the historical context of the tobacco industry in different communities. Both the patterns and behaviors on the use of tobacco have led to the difficulties in both its measurement and study. Nevertheless‚ the available evidence‚ in regards to the use of tobacco‚ has demonstrated that the mentioned factors do contribute to an individual’s behaviors. Besides its health effects‚ tobacco plays a role in the society through economic

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    To this day there is still a huge misunderstanding of mental illnesses and how individuals experiencing symptoms are affected. Specifically with the up and downs of bipolar disorder‚ schizophrenia and many individuals associate the disorders with certain aspects only due to mainstream media. These mental illnesses manifest themselves vastly different in each individual with the given disorder. Society needs to work on better understanding the true symptoms of an individual with these mental illnesses

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    this trend and the possible effects on families and society. The driving force behind this trend is changing employment patterns. As more women have pursued an education and entered the workforce‚ they tend to marry later and have children later in their life. This is unavoidable in many cases because women cannot combine family and work well due to costly childcare. Another factor is all the other opportunities available to everyone. For example‚ many men and women choose to travel around the world

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