The achievements of the 1930s are often overshadowed by the loss and despair felt during the Great Depression and beginning of World War 2. It was a decade mired in loss‚ hopelessness‚ and destitution‚ but not all areas of life suffered from the temporary relapse the economy had fallen into. These ten momentous years were also a time of innovation and prosperity for the world of entertainment‚ and their influence can still be seen today. Where poverty and boredom were found‚ creativity and ingenuity
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Evonne Goolagong Cawley born 1951 and a former Australian world number one tennis player won fourteen Grand Slam titles in the 1970’s through to the early 1980’s. Korff (2015) writes about Evonne’s achievements as she “was the first Aboriginal Australian to win a Wimbledon Tennis Championship in 1971.” She had many achievements in the tennis world including Australian of the year in 1971‚ Order of the British Empire in 1972‚ Order of Australia in 1982‚ Sports Australia Hall of Fame in 1985 and International
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The Achievements of Early Muslim Empires The Islamic Golden Age brought to Islam many new ideas. The Abbasid Empire flourished with achievements like new economic practices‚ literature‚ and mathematics. The Abbasid Empire was a time of finding ways to make the Islam society better. The Islamic mathematical principles are derived from pieces of other culture mathematics like Greek and Hindu math. Geometry wasn’t as well-developed during that time but it was steadily developing. Since both crafts
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When thinking back to the Gupta Empire in India‚ one might remember the famous works of literature‚ or perhaps the vast lands conquered by the great rulers of the time. But it would be imprudent to ignore the influential achievements made in the areas of science‚ medicine‚ mathematics‚ and astronomy that made the empire scientifically advanced. Many people fail to realize that countless things mistaken for solely modern-day science‚ for example‚ plastic surgery‚ existed centuries ago. Here‚ the technologies
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In 1961‚ President John F. Kennedy famously said‚ “Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.” As a global citizen‚ describe your vision of making a positive difference. How you can contribute to your country‚ your world? I am proud to be an Indian; a citizen of such a country which is so rich in its tradition‚ culture ‚ values and deep rooted spirituality which connects one billion despite religious‚ cultural‚ geographical and linguistic diversities. India
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Qi‚ in 221 B.C. Later on‚ he established the Qin Dynasty‚ which made him the first one to unify the nation in the history of China. Afterwards‚ he made himself the highest ruler and claimed himself as "Huang-Di" which is emperor in Chinese. Some historians praise Qin Shihuang for his achievement during his time. Some historians criticize him for his cruelty and some questionable decisions. For his achievements‚ he established the system of prefectures and divided the entire nation into 36 prefectures
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Describe the terms in the Treaty of Versailles which caused the most bitterness in Germany. The treaty of Versailles was very harsh on the Germans and they hated it. There were several different terms in the treaty which affected different people in different ways. The first was Clause 231. This was the guilt clause. This was important because it meant that Germany had accepted responsibility for the damages caused in the war. By accepting this they also accepted punishment that came with it
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Hannah Aste’s Scholarship Essay Goals and Achievements It has been nice to grow up in a small town in the same house for the past twenty-two years. I have enjoyed the opportunities that our family has been blessed with. I have one brother who is eight and a half years older than I. He is married with two children. Growing up‚ it was especially nice to have cousins close to me in age and proximity. I love my family and friends‚ and enjoy every minute I have with them. Along with biological
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policy‚ which leads to either too little homework or too much homework. This is a real problem since students are trying to advance and understand subjects. A new policy‚ should be created where there is need for meaningful homework as it will benefit many students in several ways. Meaningful homework means giving students homework that is necessary for them to advance. For example‚ distributing homework after introducing students with a new subject to become
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Evidence of the presence of wheat and some legumes in the 6th millennium BC have been found in the Indus Valley. Oranges were cultivated in the same millennium. The crops grown in the valley around 4000 BC were typically wheat‚ peas‚ sesame seed‚ barley‚ dates and mangoes. By 3500 BC cotton growing and cotton textiles were quite advanced in the valley. By 3000 BC farming of rice had started. Other monsoon crops of importance of the time was cane sugar. By 2500 BC‚ rice was an important component
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