Great geographical discoveries - a popular term geographical discoveries made at the turn of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries‚ in particular: circumnavigation Cape of Good Hope by Diaz (1488)‚ the discovery of America by Columbus (1492)‚ and then the conquest‚ trip [[Vasco da Gama | to India (1498) and the first trip around the world‚ Magellan (1519-1522). These events triggered a further voyages of discovery and contributed to a significant widening of the geographical horizon of Europeans
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of political power from the landowner to the industrial capitalist and created an urban working class. From 1830 to the early 20th century‚ the Industrial Revolution spread throughout Europe and the USA and to Japan and the various colonial empires. The term `Industrial Revolution´ has been criticized on the grounds that it implies a sudden and dramatic change‚ whereas the process of industrialization was long drawn out‚ erratic‚ and varied from industry to industry and from region to region. It
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In the 19th century‚ both North America and Europe underwent a lot of changes. To begin with‚ economically America experienced the Industrial Revolution. Americans were less in their homes and on the farms and moved to the cities where the men worked in offices and factories. Steel manufacturing became the dominant industry with an abundance of iron ore deposits and rich coal. There was easy access to cheap water transportation routes which aided in speeding the nation’s economy (“Iron and Steel
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Was the discovery of penicillin an accident? Who really discovered penicillin? Many believe that penicillin was discovered by Alexander Fleming‚ although he sparked the research for penicillin‚ he wasn’t the first. Penicillin had and still does have an effect on the medical world. Penicillin has a very rich history behind it‚ and it is still used world round. One significant story that led to the discovery of penicillin was the one of Alexander Fleming. Although Alexander Fleming is credited for
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Nelson Y. Irizarry Vargas Prof. Amy Armstrong COLL101-1103A-07 6 June 2011 What I learned from the Discovery Wheel Once I finished filling out the Discovery Wheel I noticed that the three highest scores were in Purpose‚ Attitude and Diversity. While the lowest scores where on Money‚ Notes and Tests. I started with the highest scores first but my favorite are the lower scores since they make me practice positive thinking. Purpose As an IT Representative for a company in Puerto Rico‚ I have
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America was affected in so many ways due to the second war in 1939. Men were released from work women had to replace men in the working field. Members from families were separated from each other. People started getting married at an early age for certain reason. The war left a mark which affected the way people eat‚ talk‚ and sleep. Many changes were made roles in families had switched.Families were being separated‚ men were drafted into battle‚ women took over to support their families and it affected
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The Black Death The Black Death almost wiped out all of Western Europe. The Black Death was carried by flea infested rat. These rats came from ships coming from Asia. The rats thrived in the filthy streets of Western Europe. The Black Death killed 1/3 of Western Europe’s population. Although the Black Death devastated Western Europe it also had many benefits such as higher wages for peasants‚ job opportunities for women‚ and innovations in the work place. One of the benefits of the Black
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Discovery of Sensation and Perception from TV drama From the word ‘psychology’‚ ‘psycho’ refers to ‘psyche’ which means ‘mind’‚ ‘soul’‚ ‘breath’ and ‘spirit’; and ‘logy’ refers to ‘study of’ or ‘research’ (Online Etymology Dictionary‚ 2001). And according to Andrew (2009)‚ psychology defined as ‘treats of the soul’. And I define psychology as knowledge which enables us to interpret a person’s mood and thought by observing his or her motion. For example‚ when a person tells lies‚ he or she may
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Effects of Slavery on American History Andrew Avila US History 1301 Dr. Raley April 18‚ 2013 The U.S. Constitution is primarily based on compromise between larger and smaller states‚ and more importantly‚ between northern and southern states. One major issue of the northern and southern states throughout American history is the topic of slavery. Although agreements such as the Three-Fifths Compromise in 1787‚ and the Thirteenth Amendment in 1865 were adapted to reduce and outlaw
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to help them to become less desperate. 3. The events in Cuba were troubling the American government because of how close Cuba is to the United States. Cuba is 90 miles off the coast of Florida and Cuba had the danger of possessing nuclear weapons from the Soviet Union. If Cuba possessed nuclear weapons‚
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