(1984) Big Brother is Still Watching You 1 “They always say that time changes things‚ but you actually have to change them yourself.” – Andy Warhol In the novel‚ 1984‚ Winston Smith realized the change that had to be made in him‚ or rather his environment. The author‚ George Orwell‚ emphasizes the change of character and growth of Winston throughout his journey in a totalitarian state‚ Oceania. An ongoing battle of struggle and acceptance is apparent in Winston to and fro. On one hand
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onto the shores of Cape Canaveral to see a glimpse of the first spaceship heading to the moon launch into space (Reynolds 134). A monumental event would soon take place‚ but that would only be the beginning. The world and it’s technology was about to change forever. As Neil Armstrong once said‚ “It’s a beginning of a new age‚” (Loff). Although many people only remember the actual take off and landing‚ the idea of performing a lunar landing was announced by President John F. Kennedy eight years earlier
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Eli Whitney’s Effects on America Eli Whitney was one of the greatest inventors in American History. Eli Whitney’s invention of the Cotton Gin helped bring prosperity to the South‚ expand slavery‚ and lead to a civil war. Eli also is credited for popularizing the idea of mass production and interchangeable parts. All of Eli Whitney’s ideas changed the entire country and played a significant role in the history. Eli Whitney was born in Massachusetts in 1765. Eli worked in his father’s nail shop as
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Life before the Progressive Era consisted of a more industrialized America. Along with this came poverty‚ violence‚ and greed. The Progressive Era was an attempt to address these issues that came with the rapid industrialization in the U.S. The people that supported this thought that the problem could be resolved by providing the population with a better education‚ ensuring a safer work environment‚ and a more productive workplace. The Progressive Era changed society by causing more people to
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he realized he was going nowhere and would be forgotten because he never tried to change anything and took everything he had for granted. The day that changed is life was the 12th of December 2012. When he saw on the news that not everyone in South America a part of the world relatively close to him was not having as much resources as the other rich countries like the United States. That is when he decided to change the present situation. This situation was for him against all his principles. In a
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Looking back at Revolutionary War‚ you might question how America successfully defeated the British considering the British army was the best trained and equipped‚ and possibly the most professional army in the world. In contrast‚ America was in a state of disorganization when it came to economics and politics. The national government as a whole was greatly powerless. Unlike the British army‚ the American army was inadequately trained‚ had little supplies‚ and was not paid very well. Practically
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and still is known as a saint and a military leader‚ Joan also led the French army to victory over the British during the Hundred Years war. Even though Joan had no military training and had not been taught to read or write‚ Joan of Arc was able to change her society in France by guiding the French army to victory‚ being a strong leader of her time‚ by sacrificing her life to France‚ and by being a strong symbol of french unity and nationalism. Joan of Arc was born on 1412 in Domrémy-la-Pucelle‚ France
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policies did change society as well. The social policies effected women and the jaws mostly. Economic policies that changed society involved unemployment falling. The political policies involved many things such as other parties being banned. The first social change Hitler enforced was Women being pressured out of work‚ so more jobs would be left for the men and Hitler could prove his worth by gaining full employment for men. Women’s lives were changed dramatically which substantiates how Hitler
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Change after Tragedy Jamie Gonzalez ENC1102-12 On September 11‚ 2001‚ everything changed for the US. 19 men who hijacked airplanes to carry out the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon were Arabs from Muslim countries. The terrorists belonged to a group referred to as al-Qaeda. Two of the planes were flown into the towers of the World Trade Center in New York City‚ a third plane hit the Pentagon just outside Washington‚ D.C.‚ and the fourth plane crashed in a field in Pennsylvania
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Frederick Douglass Frederick Douglass has greatly influenced America through his books about his life during slavery. Frederick Douglass shows how education is important for us so that we know what is going on in the world and have a better understanding of it. Abolitionist leader Frederick Douglass was born into slavery sometime around 1818 in Talbot County‚ Maryland. His exact date of birth is unknown. His mother‚ a slave named Harriet Bailey‚ named him Frederick Augustus Washington
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