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    house prices and cost of living in these and surrounding areas‚ the land will generally be rented to the planned and targeted inhabitants. In particular I am interested in how changes develop in gentrifying areas‚ where an influx of middle class residents and young creatives or artists to a working class

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    In the 16th century‚ following the plague‚ trade was increasing‚ so the Europeans needed to build more ships. With the growing number of houses and ships being built the Europeans were struggling with a diminished amount of lumber at their disposal. This motivated Europeans to search for natural resources in other countries‚ like the Americas. The development of the navigational technology made great advancements leading up to and during this time. Navigational instruments at the time included celestial

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    features of twentieth-century experience‚ and the first global war is the subject of one of this period’s topics‚ “Representing the Great War.” Masses of dead bodies strewn upon the ground‚ plumes of poison gas drifting through the air‚ hundreds of miles of trenches infested with rats—these are but some of the indelible images that have come to be associated with World War I (1914-18). It was a war that unleashed death‚ loss‚ and suffering on an unprecedented scale. How did recruiting posters‚ paintings

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    Henry Ford should be remembered because he is one of the first engineers to build something that could benefit so much like the assembly line that made a large production much faster and more efficient. Also he was the inventor of the first non-horse powered vehicle. This is why Henry Ford should be always be remembered. If Henry Ford did not start making new things like this it could have been a lot later by the time someone else could have started what he did before everyone else. I believe Henry

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    However‚ this would begin to change towards the end of the 20th century. A new generation had spawned‚ causing the local government to make a decision. Either‚ face the same fate as the last generation and continue the trend of crime‚ drugs and welfare. Or‚ make a change. They chose the latter. In 1997‚ the City of Elizabeth and the City of Munno Para merged together to form the City of Playford (Playford.sa.gov‚ 2017). The new City of Playford was named after Sir Thomas Playford‚ paying ohmage to

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    technology‚ innovations were limited‚ so the first cars were hand-built. This changed‚ however‚ when an eager young man named Henry Ford invented something that significantly altered production movement and manufacturing. During the 1890s‚ factories were loud‚ crowded‚ and bustling. They had an order to them‚ however‚ something was missing. The creation of the assembly line would change both how things were made‚ and the amount of time it took to produce items. Using interchangeable parts‚ Ford was able

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    How did Lenin and Stalin transform the society and economy of the USSR? After the devastation of World War I‚ the Revolution‚ and Civil War‚ Russia was a total wreck. Factories were in ruins and half the working class gone‚ either dead or returned to the farms. Millions had died‚ mainly from the famine and disease accompanying war. Two million more‚ mostly nobles‚ middle class‚ and intellectuals‚ had emigrated to other countries. Lenin returned to Russia from exile in 1917 and it was up to him

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    Pablo Picasso a genius in the field of abstract art‚ but he also experimented with sculpting and ceramics. Pablo Picasso has taken the world to many places with his unique style of work which is why I believe he is considered to be a genius of the 20th century. Background Pablo Picasso‚ born Pablo Ruiz‚ was destined to become an artist at a very young age. Born in Malaga‚ Spain on October 15‚ 1881‚ the young artist began to follow in the footsteps of Jose Ruiz Blasco—his father. Many say that Picasso

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    Ford ’s Assembly Line By Travis Mooney Humanities Period 6 Mr. Kuntz March 24‚ 1998 Mooney1 Ford ’s Assembly Line The assembly line has changed the world as drastically as it has been changed by the world since it began. It brought people together to work as a group toward all achieving the same goal. Henry Ford was only aiming to bring cars into the homes of the average citizen when he made the most significant to the assembly line since its inventor‚ Eli Whitney. Henry Ford not only achieved

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    How did Stalin transform the Russian economy? 1924-1941 In 1924‚ Russia faced significant economic‚ political and social changes. In the next 17 years‚ a relatively short period of time‚ Russia‚ under Stalin would undergo domestic measures. During this period we would see rapid industrialisation‚ enormous growth in agriculture and a tripling in the workforce‚ resulting in a modernised Russian economy. Without exception‚ all of the economic policies introduced were ruthless and designed to transform

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