Empire made up what we have and to this day we have made it better but we are still using their ideas and what they made back then. One example would be the Julian calendar that was made by Julius Caesar in 46 BC because it was the first calendar to split the year into 365 day‚12 months‚and with a leap day added every 4 years in february.Later on it was made better into the gregorian calendar which we use today that is only 0.002% more accurate Our philosophy‚art and modern science
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Isaac Lee Language A: English HL World Literature Paper 6/3/2013 Word Count: 1215 A New Perspective on Chinese History Isaac Lee WLP Ball 1 The novel‚ To Live‚ by Yu Hua was banned in China when it was first published because the novel exposed the faulty rule of the Communist party in China. This literary masterpiece depicts four decades of Chinese history‚ including historic events as the Sino-Japanese war‚ the civil war‚ the founding of the People’s Republic of China‚ Mao’s Great Leap Forward
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“There is nothing worse than war” – This is a story about war and its effect on human beings. Discuss It is evident that Ernest Hemingway portrays war‚ in his novel “A Farewell to Arms”‚ as the ultimate act of destruction‚ chaos and turmoil. Through contrasts in the landscapes Hemingway is able to depict the ferocity in which war can tear apart nature and through characters such as Henry and Catherine‚ Passini and Rinaldi he expresses the futility and devastation of war‚ how it dehumanises
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“What effects has the computer had on our lives?” The twenty-first century is already turning out to be the century of the computer. The computer revolution that started after the Second World War is now developing exponentially and computers are beginning to influence and take over nearly every aspect of our lives. How are computers changing and affecting society? There are two areas in which computers have brought about a profound change in our lives: one is in the economic field‚ the other
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Technology does not have a simple positive or negative effect on individuals in society. "Peace‚ Technology‚ and the Role of Ordinary People"‚ is one person ’s eccentric view of the negative connotations associated with technology. Military technology provides us with the global power to protect citizens in the event of war. The money invested in technology is equivalent to what is used to pay workers ’ salaries. Economic changes in society are as important to world leaders as they are to the ordinary
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Bilguun Tugs-Amgalan Everett LeGrande English 1 5/April/2011 People have become overly dependent on technology Humans have been called the animals which make things‚ and at no time in history has this been so obvious as the present. Today‚ every human activity is dependent upon various tools‚ machines‚ and systems‚ from growing food to providing shelter to communication‚ healthcare‚ and entertainment. Some machines‚ like the tractor‚ speed up and make more efficient activities that humans have
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There is not a significant date that marks the beginning of the modern world. However there are several reasons why this takes place around the 1500’s‚ more specifically 1453. There are 8 reasons why the modern world begins in the 1500’s; urbanization‚ global trade‚ age of exploration‚ spread of knowledge/inventions‚ end of crusades‚ rise of monarch/pope‚ end of black death in Southern Europe‚ and‚ boundaries/Geography/religions. Of this listing there are three salient reasons in particular listed
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cоncluѕiоn. The Benefits of 3G Technology in People and Organizations Diѕcuѕѕiоn 3G iѕ thе third gеnеrаtiоn оf mоbilе phоnе ѕtаndаrdѕ аnd tеchnоlоgy‚ ѕupеrѕеding 2G. It iѕ bаѕеd оn thе Intеrnаtiоnаl Tеlеcоmmunicаtiоn Uniоn (ITU) fаmily оf ѕtаndаrdѕ undеr thе Intеrnаtiоnаl Mоbilе Tеlеcоmmunicаtiоnѕ prоgrаmmеd‚ "IMT-2000". 3G iѕ а nеw rаdiо cоmmunicаtiоnѕ tеchnоlоgy thаt will prоvidе mоbilе аccеѕѕ tо Intеrnеt-bаѕеd
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6 Mark Achieved Passed Y/N I can confirm that the evidence listed for this unit is my own work and was carried out under the conditions and context specified in the assessment specification. Candidate signature Date I confirm that the candidate has achieved all the requirements of this unit with the evidence listed and the assessment was conducted under the specified conditions and context‚ and is valid‚ authentic‚ reliable‚ current and sufficient. Tutor / assessor signature Quality assurance
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Made in L.A. The film Made in L.A. is a documentary that follows the lives of three Latina immigrants named Maura‚ Lupe and Maria. The documentaries shows their struggles and abuse working for the trendy retailer Forever 21‚ and also provides a deep look into their personal lives and the connection of hardship that bonds them together. The film touches on how they all came to the United States and why the women felt the need to move from home to a foreign country. All women possessed similar
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