invented the Quadruplex system in 1872. This allowed four messages to transmit on the same wire at the same time. The lives of ordinary Americans were indirectly impacted by the invention of the telegraph. The early telegraph made very little direct impact on most people; it was mostly used for official business use. Most Americans were not able to learn Morse code immediately; specialists were trained to translate the
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firefighters‚ rushed to save all that they could‚ while families worried sick over their loved ones. The people killed were just ordinary people‚ trying to make a living‚ working to support themselves or their family. Such a horrific event has had lasting impacts on everyone. It has impacted the security of the U.S‚ how Muslims are viewed and the general day to day struggle the families who lost a loved one
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The influence of literature on society is felt directly or indirectly. Thus Miss Stowe’s "Uncle Tom’s Cabin’ was directly responsible for a movement against slavery in literature and life in USA of those days. The novels of Dickens had an indirect influence in creating in society a feeling for regulating and removing social wrongs‚ calling for necessary reforms. Sarat Chandra’s novels have gone a long way in breaking conservatism as regards women in our society. It is‚ however‚ clear that if we
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Tesla made the use of television‚ computers‚ radios‚ and even smartphones possible (“Top 11”). In society today‚ people are always on their phones‚ using computers‚ or watching television this is the main form of communication. Tesla’s contribution in the development of these forms of communication has greatly impacted lives every day. For instance
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Benjamin Franklin is a hero who still has an impact on us today. He invented objects that some people still use now. He invented a way to harness and conduct electricity. He also invented bifocal glasses‚ swim fins‚and a musical instrument called the glass harmonica. He was very intelligent and involved in politics. His knowledge got him to where he ended up. He started from being poor‚ to becoming very wealthy. To understand more about Benjamin Franklin‚ you will need to know about his life‚ politics
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There is many people that hugely impacted our society. Oftentimes we forget some really important people who showed that with enough determination to change the public opinion and spread their thoughts it is possible to affect and influence the society as a whole. Some examples of influential people are Sophie Scholl‚ Karl Marx‚ Anton Drexler and Harriet Beecher Stowe. Sophie Scholl grew up in the western part of Germany and had a pretty carefree childhood. Indeed‚ that changed when Hitler came to
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William affected the Early States by creating a society in which there was religious and political freedom. He‚ through enlightenment philosophies‚ created religious tolerance where people won’t be prosecuted for what they believe in. He also created a democratic system with fair trials‚freedom from unjust imprisonment and free elections; ideas that greatly influenced the American Constitution. Pennsylvania was considered the most successful English colony due to this new democratic system. This
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the major posers of France and Spain - She didn’t try to support a number of poorly-resourced military campaigns in the Nederland’s‚ France and Ireland In government‚ Elizabeth was more moderate than her father and half-siblings had been - The main impact was that she made England a protestant country Elizabeth was more moderate than her father and her half siblings had been. Her father was cruel and had 6 wives ( executed 2‚ divorced 2).He separated the Church of England. Elizabeth’s Sister Mary
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Digital divide crosses all borders‚ culturally and geographically‚ discuss how the digital divide affects society in 2014. Digital technology is viewed as one of the influential concepts in our evolving community‚ forming the basic structure of our global society as we advance into the information age. It is this concept of the advances in information computer technology that introduces the term ‘digital divide’‚ with it’s universal relevance it is capable of transcending all cultural and geographical
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work of Roger we would not have many of the laws and bills put into place as we have today. America as we know it could have been altered to a Jesus-loving nation. I don’t know about you but no birth control and significantly less progression as a society doesn’t sound like a good country to live in. Along with this nation we could of been‚ we would of had many more wars with other major countries. With all this taken into account‚ Roger Williams and his ideas of religious freedom and tolerance may
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