vision of what a peaceful world should look like. As a man that was not fond of abiding by any rules or the status quo‚ he decided to take his ability and passion for music in another direction. Most people would call it crazy but it is people like John Lennon that change the world in the simplest way. In John Lennon’s song “Imagine” the vision of a world without conflict speaks through every lyric. Lennon wanted to portray his dream of humanity being united
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abolishing apartheid (article 7). Throughout the years‚ in the attempt to end apartheid‚ Nelson Mandela didn’t give up his goal. He did everything he could to end the traumatizing effects of apartheid. Mandela’s courageous efforts are demonstrated by his multiple protests which lead to his 27 year imprisonment. What Nelson Mandela did for the people of South Africa and the world is priceless. He saved this generation and future generations to come. Nelson Mandela used his energy in order to protect human
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Robert Oppenheimer forever changed the world with his work on the Manhattan project during WWII‚ contributing to the Cold War‚ creating a nuclear warfare‚ and showed the potential for nuclear energy. He was the lead scientist of this world-shattering project. The Manhattan Project developed the atomic bombs that were nicknamed “Fat Man” and “Little Boy” that put an end to WWII and forever changed the way the world fights wars. The atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki killed 250‚000 people
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famous commercial artists. However‚ he never wanted to be famous. He wanted to become successful at what he had did. As he transitioned into the 1960´s‚ he started a movement known as the pop art movement. The pop art movement lasted until the early 1970’s‚ being the largest art movement of its time.
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was much more than that. Mr. Franklin was many things‚ including an inventor‚ a diplomat‚ a printer‚ and a writer. Mr. Franklin’s many different accomplishments changed the world for the better. Benjamin Franklin’s early life was the foundation for the rest of his life; all of his later accomplishments were built on what he did over this time period. Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston on January 17‚ 1706. After 2 years of schooling‚ the young Mr. Franklin was expected to work at his father Josiah’s
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Eleanor Roosevelt Eleanor Roosevelt is the wife of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. She is one of the most powerful women in the world. Eleanor dramatically changed the role of the first lady. She did not just content to stay in the background and handle domestic matters‚ she showed the world that the first lady was an important part of American politics. She was a leader in her own right and involved in numerous humanitarian causes throughout her life. Anna Eleanor Roosevelt was born in a political
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fought specific causes‚ and pursued the same interest that Gates mom had. Windows 95 was made in 1995. Gates slowed down his life with Microsoft‚ due to having his first daughter with Melinda French‚ his wife. Bill Gates completely changed how the world operates and functions. Gates made life a lot easier for everyone to live in. He made tasks get done within seconds‚ and created many multitasking software programs. Gates will always be known as a business man‚ investor‚ and philanthropist
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Changing the World Almost every movie one watches nowadays contains a female character. Now‚ look at that female. Majority of the time‚ she has some kind of sexual appeal to her. That sexual appeal was make big by Marilyn Monroe. Known as one of the most photographed‚ most famous‚ and most misunderstood Hollywood actress of all time‚ Monroe changed Hollywood and set the bar high for the upcoming actresses. Marilyn Monroe not only changed Hollywood‚ but also changed the world through her
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Between 1450 and 1850 12 million slaves were transported to the new world from Africa. However only 10.7 million of them survived the dreaded passage to the new world. In the Atlantic world many things happened that changed the world: the discovery of the new world‚ new technology‚ and most importantly the causes and effects of slavery. Slavery impacted the world in many ways and changed the world how it is today. During the Atlantic world one major resource was lacking and that was workers. Their previous
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The four year plus span of time between late Summer of 1914 and Fall of 1918 is known by a few different names; The Great War‚ The War to End All Wars‚ and‚ most often‚ World War One. This war was a milestone in human history. This conflict engulfed Europe and destroyed countless lives‚ through death‚ pain‚ economic ruin‚ emotional and psychological trauma‚ and other ways. It saw the airplane‚ machine gun‚ tank‚ and poison gas all come into their own as new and exciting ways to slaughter other human
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