it wants to enter? That’s how the people of Puerto Rico felt with the wind of this atmospheric catastrophe call Hurricane Maria. It was like taken from a horror movie. Hurricane Maria destroyed houses‚ gas stations‚ cars‚ supermarkets‚ many people died‚ including the whole island was without electricity‚ water or even food. Puerto Rico became an island that people couldn’t live on‚ it sometimes became too hard to find something to eat or even to drink. Hurricane Maria did all that to Puerto Rico.
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life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up” a quote by Thomas Edison one of the inventors of the light bulb. There was also two other people that invented the light bulb but don’t always get credited for it. Those people were Hiram maxim and joseph swan. Thomas Edison probably got more of the recognition for inventing the light bulb because he was more known and he made many more inventions than the other two did. So‚ Thomas Edison had made more
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Enlightenment Philosophers changed society in many different ways. From discovering new ways to improve society to sharing their point of views in these situations. Enlightenment Philosophers always believed that there is a natural law also the truth that people always have trouble understanding. Enlightenment Philosophers made a huge difference in the late 17th and 18th century. In this time there were many discoveries which caused disagreements. People were always questioning the ways of living
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How important was his opposition at court in causing Wolsey’s fall from power in 1529? (24 marks) Wolsey had always caused resentment from the nobility‚ and this only grew as he became more dominant in Henry VIII’s government. Not only did nobles dislike him due to his low birth contrasted with his high positions‚ such as becoming Lord Chancellor in 1515‚ but resentment was also caused by his lavish lifestyle. Although opposition against him had got stronger throughout his career‚ this in itself
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Warhol’s dad had worked to put money into his college education. After he graduated from college‚ he moved to New York City to pursue a career in art. He was an uncommon artist at the time of the 1950’s‚ winning awards for his art style. Throughout this time period‚ he became one of the most 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
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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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Not only did Louis Armstrong changed the way music is‚ but Armstrong owned the definition of perseverance. “Musicians don’t retire; they stop when there’s no more music in them.”In this quote‚ Louis Armstrong is defining what he believes in. He is saying that you or anybody can’t quit. That you stop when you don’t believe in yourself.You stop when you lose hope in yourself to succeed. Louis Armstrong is a “Game Changer” because not only is he changing Jazz‚ but he is also changing how musicians
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changed many times throughout American history and culture. It’s even changed in my lifetime with new technologies (I used to spend all my free time in grade school reading mystery novels). Cultures and people are constantly changing with what they want from their media. They want it to be new‚ yet not too new in fear it won’t catch on. They want it to be high tech‚ but not impossible to figure it out. They want to be able to show it off‚ but don’t want to
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history. Ho’s supporters called and referred to him as "Uncle Ho". He was respected because he was humble and smart. Ho Chi Minh worked hard throughout his life to achieve his goals despite many difficulties and hardships. Ho has had a tough life right from the start. His father was one of the illegitimate children of Ho’s grandfather. Ho’s father‚ Nguyen Sinh Huy‚ was a peasant. The family lived in near-poverty as peasants‚ but Ho’s father had a high intelligence level‚ attending the school in his village
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The industrial revolution is known as a time of change. It took place in the 1800s and early 1900s‚ and lots of changes were made. New perspectives on issues came to life and changed the way we see the world today. Many strikes took place‚ people switched lifestyles‚ more jobs were created‚ and new innovations were brought to life. This time period changed America for the better and influenced the way one sees the world. Overall‚ the industrial revolution was successful‚ it increased the number of
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