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    How has electricity changed the world we live in since 2000? What is an invisible thing that is everywhere and is always there for our comfort? Electricity. It’s almost wherever you look. It usually can’t be seen and has been helping us since the 1840s. Starting with the invention of telegraph by Samuel Morse at around 1840‚ electricity started making our lives better and changing our lives dramatically. Going from telegraph‚ to telephone‚ to radio and to television. But how has this invisible

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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 Friends‚ a couple of the characters are actually portrayed as being very childlike and the humour is much more slapstick and easy to understand because of this. Also the lines given to the characters are much shorter which means each character has something to say

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    World War I changed the world in a way that nothing had before. Everybody was appalled by the horrors of a conflict on such a large scale. The aftermath of World War I left the world changed forever. One such country began a major change before the war even ended‚ and resulted in a major revolution. The Soviet Union was affected in a way not many countries were. The way the entire country was run changed. Vladimir Ilych Ulyanov‚ aka “Lenin”‚ saw the rise of the Bolshevik government after World War

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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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    Change Over Time Three key things that have kept with me throughout my life are the economic and social changes throughout my life‚ what has stayed the same is the political aspect of my life. From elementary to middle school to high school‚ I have experienced many changes in these aspects as well as consistency. There are many economic changes that I’ve lived out. One as simple as watching the news. When I was in elementary I didn’t have the slightest care for the news. My parents were always

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    Misty Copeland Changes the Dance World Race. Previously‚ the American Ballet Theatre used this as a deciding factor for casting roles instead of the ability of the dancer. No job in the world should have race be the reason wages decipher‚ whether or not people have a higher position‚ or even getting hired in the first place. Thanks to Misty Copeland‚ there is no need to worry about these problems in the dance world. Copeland has become a paramount mentor for growing dancers by becoming the first

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    They were a burden because it was dependant on other factors. If the buying conditions and demand for cotton ever changed the South’s economy would be ruined. Its monopolistic nature allowed the rich to get richer and the poor to get poorer which stifled the American Dream. This lead immigrants to factory work in the North which benefitted the North’s manufacturing. Whites didn’t feel that former slaves could fit into American society as equals and they were seen as a threat. Abolitionists were

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    Influences and how hey Transformed America for the Better The Founding Fathers are the men who wrote the Declaration of Independence‚ the Constitution‚ and the Articles of Confederation. . If they were not able to create a system that united all the states as when country then‚ the states would each have different laws‚ and some states would not be appropriate to live in because of the laws it might pass. When the Founding Fathers created our government they were influenced by the many thinkers

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    you with the opportunity to use the skills you possess‚ coupled with the knowledge gained in class‚ to execute an effective extemporaneous informative presentation. The topic can come from a wide variety of areas - i.e.‚ an historical event‚ present/past figures of note‚ organization‚ issue‚ concern‚ etc. Make sure you target the presentation to your specific audience‚ provide a “WOW” factor in your opening comments‚ include 3-5 main points (body)‚ document sources and make your closing a memorable

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