cotton gin and call it their own. Due to this loophole‚ Whitney only profited minimally from his invention. All was not lost for Whitney. He finally became wealthy by inventing a way to manufacture muskets with interchangeable parts. Benjamin Thompson was born in 1753 and he was a leading figure in the history of thermodynamics. He denied the current belief that heat was a liquid form of matter‚ instead proposing that it was a type of motion. He made this theory while watching the manufacturing
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How has pressure group activity changed in recent years in the UK? A Pressure Group is a group who seek to change government policy on issues relating to their cause. They may represent a specific group of people or may have a broader agenda to their activity. This activity has had to change in recent times to keep up with the evolving system of politics we use today‚ and has changed to become more effective in their goal to change government policy. One way Pressure Group activity has had to change
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WWII Minorities DBQ In the mist of the countries involvement in one of the most grueling wars in history new barriers were broken to make room for an equal America. Although true equality was not reached‚ these short four years would lead to the turning point in American acceptance toward diversity‚ both in and out of the work place. The movement of thousands of men overseas create a substantial gap in the work place‚ creating a never before seen chance for women‚ Blacks‚ and immigrants to flood
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Citing our textbook material‚ should we define minorities in terms of gender as well as race and ethnicity? Defend your response. The idea that most people have for the United States as a country is for everyone to be equal. I honestly have no idea how this would ever happen. When it comes to being able to vote‚ or our freedom of speech‚ or the second amendment‚ yes I believe that everyone should be equal in having these rights. Things such as the laws and bill of rights should be equal to every
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argue that Shakespeare has no place in modern times because of the outmoded language used in his poems and plays‚ plus his easily solvable plots‚ only if used in today’s setting. I disagree with both and consider his work timeless and a piece of history that needs to be stuck around. Shakespeare’s work not only led the way for others‚ but also the themes used‚most notably love and vengeance‚ are still used commonly today. The characters are closely relatable to modern humans today‚ too‚ but must just
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The stage drama No Sugar‚ by Jack Davis explores the bad treatment of minority groups and their responses to this treatment. The performance set in the 1930’s presents the Milimurra family who are the minority group fighting against the injustices inflicted on them by white authorities. No Sugar provides a voice for the aboriginal people‚ confronts European Australians with the past‚ restores Aboriginal culture and pride and explored the value of equality. All these ideas are used as a way to convey
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Why in nature is there not a single “super species”? A species that‚ through physical and mental prowess‚ has conquered the lesser beings. It Is because of the viruses‚ it is because if ever there were only a single gene pool to draw upon for the continued existence of life on earth there wouldn’t be life for much longer. Diversity leads to greater survivability. This is not only a truth applicable to biology. Diversity in business stops a single company from monopolizing and stemming innovation
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his plays are still appreciated and heavily used today. There are also many people who can relate to the power of love and violence that is expressed by the two young lovers. The use of Shakespeare’s many themes has also helped to shape the play and give a deeper meaning to the story line. The themes love and violence have a huge effect on the outcome of the play. At first their love is innocent and silly like a first crush but later on we see how their relationship evolves and tear the two families
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Technology has been a very big contribution to this generation. Like everything in this world‚ things age as well as evolve and change. One aspect that has begun to change is where and how we use technology. Three major examples are in the work place‚ how we monitor our elderly parents or siblings‚ and how it improved our medicine. While these three topics may seem very different‚ after reading two articles from the New York Times and one from The New Yorker‚ “Technologies Help Adult Children Monitor
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War II had a significant impact on the right of minorities in the United States from 1939 to 1945. It greatly affected the lives of women‚ African Americans‚ Hispanics‚ Japanese‚ Hispanics‚ as well as other minority groups. Although there were mostly white male Americans fighting in the war‚ there were other ethnicities also. White men made up 87% of the force‚ while African Americans made up 11%‚ and the other two percent was made up of other groups of Americans. Only men fought during the war‚ but
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