the world. Said by historians the Industrial Revolution was “the most important event in the history of humanity since the domestication of plants‚ animals‚ and fire”.With the ever evolving country‚ new ideas were made and old ideas were adjusted.Moving forward through the twentieth century‚ revolution in iron and steel kept growing. Before the 1920’s tall buildings such as skyscrapers were not very common. In most bigger buildings the builders used bricks for structural support‚ they did this
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chaos election. In the election of 1828 the election was a very chaotic event in history. Both candidates known as John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson were very far from alike. Adams was the son of our nation’s second president while Jackson was a world national hero from the Battle of New Orleans. The voting changed tremendously over the years. In the 1800’s elections it was only white educated men who could vote‚ then it changed to all white men. Over the decades it has changed to everyone can vote
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Bag of popcorn? Check! The Mindy Project (my favorite TV show at the moment) streaming on Hulu? Check! Tumblr‚ Twitter‚ Instagram‚ and Facebook all being intermittently checked on my phone? Check! I’m ready for a few hours of what I like to call “downtime.” This notion has without a doubt changed many times throughout American history and culture. It’s even changed in my lifetime with new technologies (I used to spend all my free time in grade school reading mystery novels). Cultures and people are
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Melody is your classmate who will be attending the “twc” course next semester. She is all excited about the class‚ “finally‚ I will learn to create a radical invention like the iPod. Only radical inventions are successful and worthy of commercialization. I can then make lots of money along the way and become rich.” Do you agree with this comment? Which part do you agree with and which don’t you? Why and why not? Give examples to support ur ans. First of all‚ the iPod is not a radical innovation
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In many ways‚ Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s idea for a new government worked. The New Deal changed government in the United States for almost a century. The New Deal’s main purpose was to focus on the three R’s‚ Reform‚ Recovery‚ and Relief. Now this was no easy task because he had to fix the damage that was done during the Great Depression of 29’. When FDR took office people were suffering because so many people were left jobless as a result of the Great Depression. There was a shortage of food which
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When asked to write a report on an individual that influenced world history up until 1500‚ I knew exactly who to choose‚ the Buddha. The Buddha contributed to history in many different ways. Not only did he create what is now the fourth largest religion in the world‚ but he also helped to spread peace throughout the world. Without the Buddha’s influence and the influence of Buddhism‚ many empires may not have developed the way that they did and many other religions may not have developed at all. The
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Ronald Reagan was a leader all of his life. In school‚ he was president of the student body. When he went into acting‚ he became president of the Screen Actors Guild. He then went on to be the governor of California‚ and eventually president of the United States. His political views shifted in the years leading up to his governing of California. This shift helped his leadership‚ as he was open minded to both sides and he could make compromises and form policies that benefited both parties. His presidency
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Revolutionizing the World of Warfare Through deserts of Afghanistan to the foothills of China‚ one simple invention revolutionized planet Earth. Over 1‚000 years ago the Cchinese invented an explosive chemical that would one day change the world. Gunpowder first began as three main chemicals: charcoal‚ sulfur‚ and potassium nitrate. All three chemicals‚ charcoal‚ sulfur‚ and potassium nitrate‚ would create make a chemical reaction that could have the potential to cause a massive devastation. The
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experienced by the world in 2014. The life of Walt Disney has had a great impact on the types of films Disney Studio produces. Much like the stories he loved to tell‚ Disney also had a beginning. He was born on December 5‚ 1901 to his loving parents Elias and Flora Disney. Throughout his childhood
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World War 1 World War 1 started because the Germans were pushing the Austrians to go to war. World War 1 also happened because little countries wanted their independence and countries were competing to have a stronger army and it was known as the Great War because it was one of the largest wars that had happened it started on July 28 of 1914 and the war ended in November 11 of 1918 the war lasted 4 years and many Americans and Europeans were mobilized. The United States stayed out of the war for
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