dramatically over last decade. Global carbon emissions attributable to IT have been estimated at 2% to 2.5% of world totals and as high as 5-6% of developed nation totals. (GreenIT‚ n.d.). This percentage will rapidly grow and suffer the environment if we don’t take any action. In this essay‚ I will briefly review the history‚ definition of Green IT‚ approaches to implement green IT with examples‚ benefits and costs of Green IT. History and Definition of Green IT History of Green IT started
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The American Revolution was the revolt of the English colonies in North America that occurred between 1775 and 1783‚ which resulted in the establishment of the United States. The Independence of the United States is considered the first American Revolution (the second was the Civil War). It was a landmark in the Old Regime crisis because it broke the unity of the colonial system. The thirteen American colonies were formed from the seventeenth century. In the late eighteenth century‚ there were 680
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Let’s Rebel Against the British We should come together as colonists to overthrow Great Britain. They have treated us so unfairly and didn’t even give us a spot in Parliament. A wise man once said‚ “All mankind... being all equal and independent‚ no one ought to harm another in his life‚ health‚ liberty or possessions.” This quote was stated by one of the great European philosophers‚ John Locke. He states that "all people are born equal"‚ in other words‚ no one should be treated differently from
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There were many reasons for the American Revolution. Two of them were the economic and political changes that the colonies were going through. Only the southern colonies were bound to England by the tobacco trade and the New England and Middle Colonies‚ unable to find markets in Britain. Any attempt to stop this trade would lead to rebellion and consequentially ensued. This was a restriction upon economic prosperity of the New England colony. England had put lots of pressure on the colonies and the
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The belief of earning freedom was a motive that caused the American Revolution‚ and the Battle of Lexington and Concord bolstered the confidence and tentative independence of the colonies. The French and Indian War had laid groundwork for a revolt from the colonists‚ especially when the British marched to Concord to destroy the weapons stored there and capture two sons of Liberty. During 1775‚ the colonies began believing in their united power against Britain and started to rebel against the harsh
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During the 17th and 18th century‚ a war arose in the United States that had a tremendous impact on America as a whole. The war (Civil War) shaped America into what it is today. It made a change‚ a good change on the American people. Throughout this essay‚ I’m going to discuss what caused the civil war. In other words‚ there were many things that led up to the civil war‚ including‚ slavery‚ the south depending on the north‚ and the violence that was happening in both the South and the North. Therefore
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During 1200s‚ the eastern hemisphere of the world witnessed the rise of the Mongol empire. The Mongols‚ who had been previously living in the Steppes mountains and divided into multiple different tribes were united by Genghis Khan into one nation. With their increased numbers‚ the Mongols conquered all the land from China to Eastern Europe‚ creating the largest contiguous land empire the world has ever had. The Mongols were civilized because of their military structures‚ and their
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The American Revolution happened for many different reasons. From salutary neglect to many many taxes and acts. There were three main reasons that caused the American Revolutions. The three causes of the American Revolution are Taxation without representation‚ British restriction of colonies rights‚ and Colonists reactions to British policies. The British passed many acts and taxes on the colonies without their consent to try to pay off war debt. The Stamp Act of 1765 in document 6 is the first
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There is always a consequence for not standing up to stop a situation at the first sign of trouble. Unfortunately‚ that consequence was one that the world had to pay because the world leaders did absolutely nothing to stop Hitler at the first sign of trouble. They just let Hitler continue with what he was doing in order to “keep the peace”. However‚ they didn’t realize that by letting Hitler do these things‚ they were opening a door to a world tragedy that would change history as we know it forever
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Industrial Revolution The Industrial Revolution started in England the 1700’s in the textile industry. The Industrial Revolution is the transition to man made machines. Textiles is where cloth is woven by workers. By the 1800th century all of that was done by machines. England had vast resources of coal‚ iron‚tin‚ wool‚ lead‚ and cotton; also it was close to water for canals (Document 1). One of the most important reason to why the Industrial Revolution started in England and not somewhere else
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