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    The French Revolution (French: Révolution française; 1789–1799) was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France that had a fundamental impact on French history and on modern history worldwide. Experiencing an economic crisis exacerbated by the Seven Years War and the American Revolutionary War‚ the common people of France became increasingly frustrated by the ineptitude of King Louis XVI and the continued decadence of the aristocracy. This resentment‚ coupled with burgeoning Enlightenment

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    Evolutionary Consequences of GMO Escape Hybridization between genetically modified plants and populations of crop plants is a major hazard to be avoided in conducting field trials of genetically modified plants. The reason to avoid this is that gene flow from the transgenic plants into the crop population results in the creation of unwanted and potentially devastating hybrids. This essay explores some of the mechanisms behind gene flow between species‚ and their evolutionary consequences. The main

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    SaRae Dueitt English Composition II Nov 5‚ 2012 Critical Analysis Essay The Consequences of One’s Own Dignity “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant is a short story of a middle-class couple‚ a prideful woman named Mathilde Loisel and her down-to-earth husband‚ Mr. Loisel‚ who live in Paris‚ France. Maupassant’s novels are commonly known by the simplicity of the title. (Organ) Maupassant likes to emphasize an element for the reader to view as significant. (Organ) Mathilde lives her life beyond

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    The Consequences of the Industrial Revolution “During the Industrial Revolution many natural resources were being used up in a alarming rate.”(Kids Konnect) Although the Industrial Revolution did have positive outcomes‚ it came with negative effects such as bad sanitation‚ unemployment‚ and child labor. Sooner or later bad sanitation would be a issue in the Industrial Revolution. With bad sanitation came diseases. “Some deadly diseases were Cholera‚ tuberculosis‚ typhus‚ typhoid‚ and influenza.”(BCC)

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    across the USA are being bombarded with the difficult decision of pursuing a life full of student loan debt by allowing their children to attend a post-secondary institution. Education is an unescapable requirement for many Americans‚ and the "consequence"

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    The Consequences of Imperialism Encounters between two different cultures always bring about many changes‚ whether the implications of such are large or small. Although the textbooks we read may list these changes‚ it is impossible to clearly comprehend the impact of such changes unless we read a first-person account of the transitions that took place as a result of such encounters. By reading excerpts from the autobiography of Fukuzawa Yukichi‚ we are given a very special view of how these changes

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    The Consequences of Doing Gender in College The most commonly preached and accepted social path for an individual is to go through elementary and secondary school‚ and immediately follow that with some sort of a post-secondary education. We must take the skills we have learned in grade school and apply them‚ as we become adults. Schools where a student can receive a degree are regarded as the highest quality by society. We are lead to believe that the college or university campus is filled with

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    Teen Pregnancies‚ STD’s‚ and Their Consequences Allison Dry COM/220 July 21‚ 2010 Camisha Williams Teen Pregnancies‚ STD’s‚ and Their Consequences Remember being a teenager and the cool thing to do was to smoke cigarettes? Or to act like you were with the candy sticks that had the red tips on them? Well now we all know that smoking is not the cool thing to do‚ but now there is something new that everyone thinks is the cool thing to do. Teen pregnancies are a big issue right now. 1/3 of

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    Handguns and other firearms have a long tradition in American civilization. The right to bear arms is an American right featured in the second Amendment of the Constitution. In the 18th century‚ when the constitution was written‚ times were different; there was a need for armed citizens to insure the safety of the society as a whole. Contemporarily the police department preserves the safety of society and the need for armed citizens is out of date. The founding fathers of the Constitution could presumably

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    The Death and Life of an American Small Town. (New York: Bloomsbury‚ 2009). Thurow‚ Roger and Scott Kilman. Enough: Why the World’s Poorest Starve in an Age of Plenty. (New York: Perseus Books‚ 2009). 1.) Modernization Theory was used to justify the process of decolonization and intervention by the United States‚ which had the ulterior motive of gaining access to new markets and thus boosting the national economy. The U.S. separated this theory from Cold War

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