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    than his words as seen through his many contributions to society‚ threw his acts against authority‚ popular belief‚ and political involvement. Better known for a man whole help shape America………… At the age of sixteen‚ a young Benjamin Franklin posed as a widow under the name of‚ Silence Dogood. Under his alias‚ he delivered a series of letters in 1722 to the New England Current‚ which was published. These letters would poke fun at colonial life‚ favoring the Harvard lifestyle. His ideas where loved

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    Yes‚ Slavery had a major impact on society and people way of resources. If slavery hadn’t occurred then the world be completely different as far our agriculture‚ ecology‚ culture and demography as well. We may not of had the same Colonies we do now there probably wouldn’t of been the same trades and information would be spread differently. Labor wouldn’t of been so cheap but slavery made it so that it was cheap and easy for the owners. Music would be completely different and food would be different

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    and Greek religion is so similar? Early Rome was very close to the Greeks and the Etruscans‚ two very powerful and intelligent empires. Both of those empires were flowing with culture‚ and when Rome came into contact with Greece around 700 BCE Rome adopted many Greek ideas. Many religions are passed down from culture to culture‚ civilization to civilization. For example‚ Greek religion was founded upon Mycenaean gods and mythology. Did Greek religion influence Roman religion? Greek religion influenced

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    cars‚ and killing any resistance to their criminal ways. That’s what people believe the Mafia is anyway‚ television shows and movies have portrayed them as such. The Mafia‚ or “Mob”‚ was a crucial part of American history. The Mafia impacted our society‚ economy‚ and some of the most popular cities in the world. They struck fear into the hearts of civilians‚ stole valuable artifacts and currency‚ and caused Chicago to break out into a gang-infested city along with New York becoming a city with more

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    Sir Thomas Malory‚ a Welsh knight under the reign of Edward IV‚ in his epic Le Morte d’Arthur (“Sir Thomas Malory”). However‚ Malory’s work did not come to light until it was published by William Caxton in Westminster

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    was an active member of the resistance against the Nazi reign. When Adolf Hitler became the leader of Germany in 1933‚ though his church welcomed the new Chancellor‚ Bonhoeffer himself did not. Throughout his life‚ the young pastor continually fought against the Nazi’s political injustice‚ always

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    Music in today’s society have a major impact on the people and our culture. There was a rap group called N.W.A that had a major impact on our society as we know of it today. They used words to help them start a movement in being able to speak about anything. The group made a huge impact on the hip hop world with their controversial

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    through these questions that his interest in electromagnetism developed‚ leading to his eventual discovery of the radio wave (Heinrich Hertz). Heinrich Hertz is the most influential person in American society because his contributions to science and pop culture have played a role in shaping society. In 1879‚ Hertz solved the question posed by The University of Berlin’s philosophy department‚ that is‚ is electricity subject to inertia. For this he was awarded a gold medal and began to gain the recognition

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    Many feminists would say that religion (like the family and the welfare state...) is another site of patriarchy. It is a place where women are oppressed by men‚ and it serves to reproduce this oppression and spread it throughout the wider society. The Catholic Church is a favourite target. It is against women’s rights such as contraception‚ abortion‚ and divorce. It is headed and run exclusively by men. God is seen in male terms; Jesus is a man; and although there is great respect for the Virgin

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    known as the typewriter. Although we seldom use one of these today‚ it used to be quite prominent in society. In fact‚ it eventually led to the computer so one could say that without the typewriter it would have taken longer for the computer to even be a thought. This first typewriters were patented in the 1700s and they were all ineffectual. They typed leisurely and didn’t do much to improve society. Luckily an ex-newspaper editor named Christopher

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