revolution brought success to the civilized world but it also brought a nightmare called "pollution." In the past decade we’ve become more environmentally conscious of our planet‚ but for almost a century we’ve been a "throw-away" society with an out-of-sight‚ out-of-mind mentality. Industrial smoke has polluted our air‚ whole communities have been built over nuclear waste landfills‚ fish and wildlife have died in our once pristine streams and rivers and our rain forests are being leveled to make room
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Elvis made more of a change in the world than you‚ or even he may have realized. As he was working hard to create such a big success‚ he had a very difficult personal life however‚ it never stopped him to continue doing what he loved. To begin‚ he was born to a poor family‚ bullied continuously‚ and moved homes for as long as what might have seemed like an eternity to him. However‚ he eventually became very rich‚ and changed the world as we know it. This was a huge inspiration to his fans‚ he showed
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live more the 84% of the total population in the UK. England became united in 927 and takes its name from the “Angels” which was a Germanic tribe that settled in the 5th and the 6th century. England has had a significant cultural and legal impact on the world and is also the starting point of the English language. In the 18th century the Industrial Revolution started in England‚ which transformed the society into the world’s first industrialised nation. England’s landscape in the south is mostly
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World war one was one of the major wars that changed the world forever. World war one started in 1914‚ after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. The participants were Russia‚ Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ Allied powers‚ Britain‚ Japan‚ Romania‚ Italy‚ France‚ Ottoman Empire‚ Bulgaria.1 Australia’s involvement in ww1 began with Britain and Germany went to war on August‚ 4‚1914.2 On August‚4‚1914‚ German troops crossed the border into Belgium. In the first battle of ww1‚ the Germans attacked
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However‚ out of the numerous people‚ only handfuls have undertaken procedures and innovations that draw universal acknowledgment and admiration. In such a way‚ through innovation and development of ideas‚ such characters have drastically changed the world. Born on July 10‚ 1856‚ Nikola Tesla forms part of such individuals who have influenced the globe in a particular way. Tesla was a brilliant Serbian inventor who made significant inventions in the fields of both mechanical and electrical engineering
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was executed for being a political rebel. He was barely mentioned in the historical records of that time period‚ yet the religion of Christianity that was created by his teachings‚ had a dramatic impact on world history. Following Jesus’ death‚ Christianity was transformed from a small Jewish sect to a world religion. The transformation started with Saint Paul‚ an early convert whose journeys led to the creation of small Christian communities that included non-Jews. Paul wrote a letter to one of the
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like the Titanic‚ affected people personally and culturally. The Titanic also affected us personally By the time Margaret Tobin Brown boarded Titanic at Cherbourg‚ France‚ she had already made a significant impact in the world. She and her daughter Helen‚ who was a student at the Sorbonne‚ had been traveling throughout Europe and were staying with the John Jacob Astor party in Cairo‚ Egypt‚ when Margaret received word that her first
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Over 700 years ago the world was introduced to firearms which changed the world. Although the change was slow‚ there was a change. Today‚ over three-quarters of americans have had or have used a firearm in their life. That means that over 240 million people have used a weapon‚ but people see the weapon‚ but not how far they have come. It took 700 years to make one of the deadliest weapons in the world. Over 800 years ago the world was intrigued by the discovery of gunpowder. The mixture of saltpeter
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been many influential time periods that have inspired intellectual and artistic growth. The Renaissance for instance‚ was one of the most eminent eras in history‚ due to its major impact on art‚ intellect‚ religion‚ and culture. It lasted from the late fifteenth century to the mid seventeenth century and began in Europe. Although these all of these areas and fields reached their pinnacle during the Renaissance‚ art specifically flourished significantly. Many of the artists involved in this creative
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An Italian explorer born on October 31‚ 1451 would change the world by discovering a land mass that is now the Americas. This admiral of the sea’s name was Christopher Columbus ‚but in Italian his name was Cristoforo Colombo. Columbus open the way to exploration and colonization of the Americas in his four transatlantic voyages. Since his major find on the other side of the world‚ he has earned the name of discoverer of the New World. However‚ we now know that Vikings had visited North America five
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