’Feminism’ has often been seen as a Western concept‚ but African women are increasingly redefining it to suit their own purposes. This‚ in turn‚ is influencing the rest of the world. Today‚ on International Women’s Day 2013‚ one is likely to hear a raft of statistics that both celebrate and lament the status of women. While some indicators of gender equality have improved‚ others continue to shock and disappoint. And drawing firm conclusions using these different‚ discrete areas can often prove
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In the beginning of the 1900s‚ nationalism‚ industrialism‚ and imperialism were alive and well in Europe. These three things gave rise to World War I‚ The Great War‚ The War to End All Wars‚ and all of its atrocities‚ which changed the world forever. World War I‚ The Great War‚ The War to End All Wars did not begin with one or two separate incidences‚ Rather this debacle began/was put in motion with six distinct events. The first event was that the Ottoman Empire was dying‚ and many countries
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Vietnam War The North Vietnamese Communist leadership’s ability to reassess and adapt during the Vietnam War was reflected in how well they combined guerilla and conventional operations to achieve their strategic goal of unifying Vietnam under communist rule. Throughout the conflict‚ the Viet Cong (VC) were employed to conduct guerilla operations while North Vietnamese Army (NVA) and VC "main force" units were used to transition to conventional operations. Guerilla operations enabled Hanoi to inflict
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How is new technology affecting gaming? Technology for gaming has evolved vastly in the past few years. Turner (2013) explains‚ how the game industry is huge and is still growing; more people are involved in the industry‚ and currently around 30‚000 people are working in this sector. Nintendo Wii and Xbox Kinetic‚ have introduced new features into gaming which involves the users more with the interface. Players motions can now be detected by the console and this helps people keep active (Turner
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World War II changed the world dramatically. It all began when Germany invaded Poland and captured the country. It was one of the most powerful countires in the world because of the strong military and leader. Germany feared people all around the world with its goals for domination and outcomes of the strategies that were a success. Even though they were defeated in the end‚ the Germans launched many campaigns to try to win the war. Germany’s invasions of Russia‚ France‚ and Africa were the most
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The Earth is home to over seven billion people who most of which are ordinary‚ but sometimes the world is presented with an incredibly unique individual that changes the world for years to come (World Population Clock). Maya Angelou was incredibly diverse with job titles ranging from dancer to civil rights activist‚ a very interesting childhood that shaped the rest of her life‚ and a legacy that will forever change the areas she was involved in. The poetry of Maya Angelou was greatly influenced
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In this century that we are living has many different ways to communicate and interact with the people we need. New developed technologies have made our lives much more easier than the old days. Many people prefer to look at a screen and explore new things‚ do our homework‚ chat with our close ones‚ listen to a song‚ watch a movie‚ buy new clothes and so on. These are the things that we can do. Moreover‚ it saves time and money. One of the important decisions we make is to work at home in front of
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How has globalisation transformed the world? Globalisation is the process by which the world’s economy is becoming more interconnected. This is happening through our increased exposure to foreign culture and trade. Since the start of the 20th century rapid development has occurred within globalisation with large-scale purchase and sale of goods. In many ways the effects that have been felt from globalisation have been positive. Often globalisation means for LEDCs an influx of chances at jobs
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the many years of war there has always been a need to create new technological advancements in order to have better and more efficient ways to take on offensive and defensive approaches. During the first wars‚ making guns more effective was the main objective‚ but as wars started becoming larger scale total wars‚ the need for bigger equipment was crucial. One of the most significant advancements that completely changed warfare was the creation of airplanes. Man has always had the dream to fly and
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HOW THE PERIODIC TABLE OF ELEMENTS HAS CHANGED OVER TIME? The periodic table has changed a lot since the first one was created‚ it has also expanded and has more elements it has also changed the weight of other elements.‚ it was first created in rows and columns and all different confusing symbols and equations‚ the periodic table today is a lot more structure and easier to understand. The periodic table has is always being changed s new discoveries are being made and new theories are being developed
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