We often lament that we can’t change the world; that we just have to accept things for what they are. More often than not we are right‚ we can’t change the world. Or can we? I was in WALMART the other day (how many world-changing stories begin in WALMART?) and there was a young woman in the check-out line in front of me buying a car battery. After she paid‚ she picked up the battery and walked it out of the store; I wanted to help her‚ it looked heavy‚ but I still had to check out my purchases
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kids‚ but ending up creating a timeless icon. No one could have ever imagined a cartoon character changing the world. Mickey Mouse was and still is a worldwide phenomenon that took the world by storm‚ even without sound. The man behind the legend was none other than the great Walter Elias“Walt” Disney. Walt Disney did not set out to create such an icon‚ but created one of the most elegant family cartoon in the world. Kids from all over the world enjoy the creation of Mickey Mouse.Such a little mouse
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Genghis Khan (Temujin) How did Genghis Khan change the world? Well Genghis Khan conquered a lot of Asia and united it because of his strong military. He increased trade dramatically by making the first international postal system. He also spread a lot of great inventions‚ for example‚ silk and paper. This is how he is great and how he changed the world. The first thing I will be talking about is how he was able to conquer a lot of Asia and unite it. He united the Mongols which was a big step because
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technology in the world. There was no such thing as a motorized vehicle until one man and one company came along and changed all that. 1902 was the start of new century; it was a century of many technology advancements like the first telephone‚ computer‚ and first radio. Also including transportation advancements like steam boats‚ trains and a horse and carriage. What started the 20th century was the Model T. The Ford Motoring company was founded in 1902 by Henry Ford. By 1908 he showed the world a car that
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In the WWI poems “Suicide in the trenches” by Siegfried Sassoon and “The Leveller” by Robert Graves‚ an important idea that is conveyed in both poems is that war is not beautiful. It is an end to humanity and war itself is destruction. Sassoon uses imagery and emotive words to show us the true horror of war and Graves uses metaphors and similes to highlight the idea that there is no glory in dying and that those back home have been misled about the death of the soldiers. In Siegfried Sassoon’s
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Bill Gates Computer Genius Imagine the world without electronics. Our world would not be the same world as we know it today. Thanks to Bill Gates we have all of these modern day luxuries. Bill Gates changed the world with his company Microsoft. He introduced the world to software that anyone could use. He was the richest man in the world‚ and used his wealth to make a change that would impact the world. Gates left a legacy as the computer genius that everyone wished to be. The early years of
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Earhart set an example for woman all around the world. Amelia Earhart helped change the way the world looked at women. Amelia Earhart is a leader when it comes to equal rights for women because she attempted to fly around the world when everyone said she couldn’t.Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean‚ and Earhart was the first person to try to fly around the world. ‘‘Earhart set herself a new goal‚ to fly around the world at (or near) the equator‚ some thing never before
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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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Could Have In the poem “Could Have” by Wislawa Szymborska‚ she constructs the poem in such a way that she is speaking not to one singular person‚ but everyone affected by the Holocaust. Szymborska writes‚ “You were saved because you were the first. You were saved because you were the last.” I believe this is her way of broadening the horizon of who she is talking to. From what we know about Szymborska and her past careers as a poetry editor‚ a columnist‚ and a translator we can see that right off
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Nelson Mandela Nelson Mandela has had a large impact and has changed the world in several different ways. Nelson Mandela had a large role in ending the Apartheid; he also was the first black President of South Africa in 1994-1999. Mandela was also a part of the African National Congress‚ Mandela was also a leader for peaceful protests against the white regime and segregation. To start off‚ Nelson Mandela was a part of the African National Congress. The ANC was formed in 1912‚ to unite the black Africans
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