his success with Windows OS and developed other software applications. Bill Gates is clearly a modern Renaissance man because of his multitude of talents and actions‚ the most obvious ones being his active philanthropic actions‚ establishing the Microsoft Corporation‚ and lastly‚ being a successful computer programmer. Because of these marvelous qualities Bill Gates has‚ he is unquestionably a modern-day Renaissance
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Is Britain still a racist country in the modern day? Racism is objectively defined as any practice of ethnic discrimination or segregation and is one of the world’s major issues today. Many people are not aware of how much racism still exists in British schools workforces‚ and anywhere else where social lives are occurring. It is obvious that racism is incorrect‚ as it was many decades ago but it sure has not gone away. Racism very much exists and it is about time that people need to start thinking
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Colton Estes Quarles English III-4 6 January 2017 Modern Day Witch Hunt More than 18 million citizens were put in concentration camps in Western Europe during 1939 through 1945. Approximately 11 million people died during those time with 1 million of them being children. Adolf Hitler‚ who was the Chancellor of Germany‚ targeted people who had different beliefs then him. This is why the Holocaust is a modern day "witch hunt". Holocaust is similar to the "witch hunt" in Salem because of how
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Stephen was selected to be part of an “expansion” project of the Church. The Church continued to get more and more converts and the Apostles needed more help. The apostles asked the disciples to choose seven of them amongst themselves to continue the works of the Apostles. Stephen was selected along with six others. Stephen started committing great works and signs for the people and this upset the Jews. Jews began to argue with Stephen‚ but Stephen had the Holy Spirit on his side so they couldn’t
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Haiti’s modern day slavery start with children. The specific term is “Restavec” or “staying with” as a translation in French. The use of Restavek takes children away from their homes and force them into solitude in a rural neighborhood unlike their own. However‚ slavery existed over 200 years ago as Haiti was a site for free slaves but contemporary slavery still exists. The Haitian revolution gave Haiti independent in 1804. The Code Noir or black code was to prevent slaves from pertaining freedom
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To Sir‚ With Love (1967) Engineer Mark Thackeray arrives to teach a totally undisciplined class at an East End school. Still hoping for a good engineering job‚ he’s hopeful that he won’t be there long. He starts implementing his own brand of classroom discipline: forcing the pupils to treat each other with respect. Inevitably he begins getting involved in the students’ personal lives‚ and must avoid the advances of an amorous student while winning over the class tough. What will he decide when
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to fit our modern society. Katherine (the shrew) refers to Katarina (Kat)‚ in the play the tamer of the shrew corresponds too Petruccio while in the movie refers to Patrick or (or ‘pat’). The changes in the names are quite noticeable. In both the play and the movie Katherine’s and Katarina’s sisters name is the same‚ Bianca. The language of the text is an obvious sign of the type culture present in shakspeare’s era. Shakspearean English is more poetic and advanced then our present day lingo.
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basic rights. Human trafficking is modern-day slavery‚ and many organizations are trying to stop human trafficking because human trafficking devalues human life‚ and permanently damages victims. The dictionary definition of human trafficking is‚ “the illegal practice of procuring or trading in human beings for the purpose of prostitution‚ forced labor‚ or other forms of exploitation”(dictionary.com 1). The simplified version of that is human trafficking is modern day slavery. Human trafficking happens
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in theatre are called actors or thespians. Modern day theatre is influenced by the ancient Greeks because it uses the same terms and basic play structure for performances. A lot of languages now still use words‚ terms‚ phrases and roots from the ancient Greek language.
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Modern Day Dehumanization Corruption in the government has always been apparent in societies of the past. Though our modern day government has gotten more effective at hiding it’s obvious corruption‚ it does not justify them from their actions. By critiquing totalitarianism‚ George Orwell in his novel 1984 provides a warning to people of all times and places to be wary of their governments. The many examples of government totalitarianism in 1984 can be seen through the eyes of the protagonist
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