How Star Wars Changed the World George Lucas was a young Hollywood director in the mid-1970s that had the opportunity from 20th Century Fox after his hit movie American Graffiti to create his own original space adventure movie that will soon be known as Star Wars. It has been forty years since Lucas has transported us to a “Galaxy Far‚ Far away.” The huge blockbuster franchise movie that we all know as Star Wars has truly changed the film industry‚ special effects and pop culture with just a draw
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the New World on behalf of Spain. Happening roughly 10 years apart‚ the birth of Martin Luther and the voyage of Columbus were the starting points for parallel events that would change the world. Leading up to 2017‚ Lutherans saw a lot of discussion of how Luther and the Reformation changed the “world”. Generally in these presentations like‚ Martin Luther: The Idea That Changed the World‚ said “world” when they actually meant “Europe”. Could the Reformation have had an impact on The New World before
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Julius Caesar Hunter Heinle Mrs.Cahoon Julius Caesar changed the world by reforming the calendar‚ the conquering of Gaul and reconstructing the Roman Empire to its once great glory again‚ and by capturing and setting up modern civilizations that had new political and social systems new to that time. JULIUS CAESAR Julius caesar was born in 100BC into a wealthy family which jump started his career in politics and the military. Because he was born into a noble family he became a commander in the
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The world has benefited greatly from the field of science. Scientists are always innovating and modifying everyday things to make the world a better place. Finding a way to make cars faster; make processing chips smaller yet allow them to compute faster. These are the changes that change the world‚ but how about atomic changes. The world used to think that atoms were simple but in reality the building blocks of our universe were much more complex. One individual by the name of Ernest Rutherford proved
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Shane Jones-Rust p73 Western Civilizations II How World War I Changed the World World War I took place between 1914 and 1918. Although the conflict began in Europe‚ it roped in countries as far away as the United States and Japan. At the time‚ the English-speaking world knew it as the “Great War”—the term “World War I” was applied decades later. Historians still actively disagree over the fundamental causes of the war. The period leading up to the war was a complex tangle of diplomacy
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this he was called as pocky by his friends. The five year plans built vast factories in places like stalingrad leningrad and other cities across the Soviet Union. They also built hydro-electirc dams‚ canals‚ railways and other infrastructural projects. The aim of them was to
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Cornelius Vanderbilt was well known for how he reached the top from how low he started at. His parents worked real hard to earn money. His dad worked as ferrying cargo and passengers between Staten Island and Manhattan. At the age of 11 Cornelius quit school to work with his dad doing ferrying cargo and passengers between Staten Island and Manhattan. The beginning of his business started off in 1817 when he saw potential in a new technology so he partnered with Thomas Gibbons in a steamship business
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15 January 2012 Jason Mraz: The Next Time Person of the Year Barack Obama‚ Bill Clinton‚ and Mark Zuckerberg‚ what do these three men have in common? They all had the ability to do astounding things and win the title of Time person of the year. Born June 23‚ 1977 in Mechanicsville Virginia Jason Mraz a singer‚ songwriter‚ avocado farm owner‚ and musician has managed to touch the hearts of millions. Jason Mraz should be crowned Time person of the year due to his ability to give back‚ follow his
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present age without any knowledge about how women used to be treated‚ the assumption could be made that men and women are basically equal. Yes‚ men are a little stronger physically‚ but overall the two sexes are both equal. Things weren’t always so picturesque‚ though. Since people first settled here‚ on what is now the United States of America‚ women were thought of as inferior. Ever so slowly though‚ the men’s view on women began to change. The change started in the 1920’s but it was going
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know much about is the man behind the novels. He was a man who wrote more than just fantasy novels‚ he was a man who affected the world when he was alive and continues to affect the world today. The legendary writer Clive Staples Lewis changed the literary and Christian political world with his many books‚ essays‚ and radio talks. Clive Staples Lewis changed the world‚ in ways that are sometimes hard to detect‚ few know‚ however‚ the story of his life. It started on the twenty-ninth of November in
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