government. The destruction that the Soviet regime went on to create‚ got Americans on their heels and forced them to rethink their foreign policy‚ in turn‚ causing American foreign policy to change. Initially‚ in the late 1950s‚ the Soviet Union was stronger than ever. It had a strong military that was just as powered as that of the US and developed and tested a more destructive nuclear bomb that had twice the power as to what the Americans had at the time. But good things don’t last forever‚ Underneath all
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out of college and co-founded a company in 1976‚ called Microsoft with his good friend Paul Allen. This company later became the largest PC software company on earth. Gates had many positions during his career at Microsoft. He was CEO‚ chairman‚ and chief software architect. Microsoft had a big break in 1980 when the company IBM came up to them for a new operating system for all of the new computers. Microsoft became one of the main software manufacturing companies‚ just as the market for personal
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"denounced the proceedings‚ and quit the court." He knew he was wrong and that he signed innocent people’s death warrants. He tries to save the accused by urging them to confess‚ but it is too late. His change might have been lucrative if he would have been swifter. <br> <br>The protagonist‚ some what of a tragic hero‚ is John Proctor. Proctor is "a farmer in his middle thirties" who is " powerful of body‚ even-tempered‚ and not easily led." Although he isn’t rich‚ he still demands‚ and is shown‚ respect
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During the early 1800s‚ the United States went through a change in its economy called the Industrial Revolution. The country went from an agricultural to industrial economy. The change in the economy had an impact on many things in the United States‚ such as jobs‚ railroads‚ and factories. The way men and women earned money to make a living changed during this time. The California Gold Rush occurred during the Industrial Revolution and also had a big impact in changing the United States. The Industrial
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sociological‚ and political. The machine gun was a very big technological advancement in 1881‚ and brought about a huge change in how wars were fought. Taking some of the thought of the Gatling Gun‚ Maxim upgraded and made the machine gun more portable. One of the improvements was the way the gun fired. Taking away the rotating barrels of the Gatling Gun‚ Maxim’s utilized the recoil force to feed the ammunition through the gun. This made the functionality of the gun more “user” friendly‚ and could be operated
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In the 19th century‚ many changes of art took place. It started with a new "realism" approach‚ where artists did no longer want to paint what they were told to paint. The things that they previously had to paint were religious‚ Greek‚ or aristocratic. They were many art students that had the desire to step out of the box and paint "real life"‚ or the lives of regular people. This was a stark difference and shocking to people as all of the sudden their servants were depicted working hard in the fields
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Ronald Reagan was a leader all of his life. In school‚ he was president of the student body. When he went into acting‚ he became president of the Screen Actors Guild. He then went on to be the governor of California‚ and eventually president of the United States. His political views shifted in the years leading up to his governing of California. This shift helped his leadership‚ as he was open minded to both sides and he could make compromises and form policies that benefited both parties. His presidency
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The Renaissance brought much change to those living in Europe in a multitude of areas. Change was occurring in all areas of human life‚ with the most well-known areas being art‚ science‚ music‚ and religion. The most controversial area was religion‚ which changed the lives of the majority‚ if not‚ all‚ people living in Europe. However‚ not only did religion change the people‚ but the people‚ in turn‚ changed religion. The most prominent religion in Europe during this time was Catholicism‚ which some
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few weeks before the election‚ Martin Luther King jr. was arrested while leading a protest in Atlanta‚ Georgia. Kennedy phoned Coretta Scott King to express his concern about King’s safe release. Across the nation‚ more than 70 percent of African Americans voted for Kennedy; those votes provided a win for Kennedy. In 1960‚ six-year-old Ruby Bridges changed America by walking up the steps of a white only school to gain an education. To survive this experience‚ Ruby had to rise above prejudice‚ face
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Franklin’s many different accomplishments changed the world for the better. Benjamin Franklin’s early life was the foundation for the rest of his life; all of his later accomplishments were built on what he did over this time period. Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston on January 17‚ 1706. After 2 years of schooling‚ the young Mr. Franklin was expected to work at his father Josiah’s soap and candle making shop. Benjamin refused and when he was 12 years old‚ he took an apprenticeship under his older
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