transformed. The Fluorescent Republic’s military budget alone was 13 Billion watt dollars per year! Over 71‚000 support personal were employed during the war. The lines were said to cover 2.6 miles long throughout the fighting. No bulb truly knew what caused the Lightbulb war‚ though many credited it to a Fluorescent
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The Great Depression is a phrase that is used to describe a global economic crisis that took place in the 1930s. The exact timing of the depression differs between countries‚ however‚ in the majority of nations it began during the 1930s. The depression was characterized by a decrease in the global GDP by approximately fifteen percent (Brunner‚ 2012). The impacts of the depression were devastating and they included a significant reduction in income‚ profits and tax revenue. In addition‚ there was
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Throughout history there have been many revolutions‚ such as the French Revolution‚ that were caused by people rebelling against their governments. The French Revolution commenced after the Enlightenment became popular. The Enlightenment was a period in time where new ideas were spread and people started thinking differently about the world that they lived in. Enlightenment thinkers‚ like John Locke and Voltaire‚ begin inspiring the citizens of France to rebel against their government if they felt
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English 112.060 October 9‚ 2012 Essay #2: “In what ways are women objectified and what are the consequences?” On any street corner or at the turn of a page there are advertisements showing men‚ women and children for various products. Whether it is trying to sell a simple beauty product or lingerie using a scantily clad model‚ the images depicted somehow catch your attention. But have we ever stopped to think what that ad is really trying to accomplish? While evaluating that photo‚ has it
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colonists such as Patrick Henry as‚ "a manifest Tendency to Destroy American freedom" (Henretta 138). When colonists showed resistance to the laws‚ the British passed the Quartering Act‚ allowing British soldiers to create barracks out of their homes. Once troops arrived in the colonies‚ riots became‚ "an almost regular feature of life" (Becker‚ Wheeler 77). The Boston Massacre occurred on March 5‚ 1770‚ when hostility between the Americans and British had reached its breaking point. During a riot in the
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started‚ yet is a factor in how it was caused. The idea of slavery fueled political and social relations between the North and South during the 1850s. Acts‚ such as the Fugitive Slave Act‚ hampered the sentiment towards the South‚ while the antislavery and abolition movement coalesced Southern opinion against the North. However‚ the feud between the North and South in attempts to gain power over the other‚ and the South’s eventual loss‚ is what primarily caused the Civil War. The political struggles
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Instead of using the money for infrastructure‚ healthcare‚ or even education‚ the Shah decides to egotistically use the money on himself. As the leader of his country‚ he should prioritize his people and country first and his own desires last. Yet‚ he does the complete opposite. The Iranian people would be outraged by this fact because he consistently set aside the priorities of their country. As a result of the shah hoggish actions‚ the antipathy of the Iranian people only
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WHY DID THE GREATEST DEPRESSION LAST FOR SO LONG AND WHAT CONTRIBUTED TO ITS END. The term “Great Depression” is made reference to the substantial‚ long lasting and the great terrible Global downfall of the economy or the period when the world faced a disturbing financial depression in the 21st century (1930s). Speaking of this gloominess‚ the date it occurred in most states is diverse but in most countries it started in 1929 and came to an end during the 1930s. This great depression is the
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are many things Bush did that fall into this image. One being he wanted to finish his father’s business. His father started the Gulf War‚ a war fought in Iraq and a dissatisfactory one at that. Some believe that Bush went to war to either complete what his dad started or even one up him. “Bush’s need to surpass [his] father…against Saddam Hussein was one of the motives behind US invasion of Iraq.” (Azriel‚ n.d.) It is even said that he held resentment towards Saddam Hussein for nearly killing his
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Great Depression was a time in the 1930’s where the world faced many economic problems. Some of these included stock market crashes‚ overproduction‚ and The Dust Bowl of the 1930’s. Some causes were ‚however‚more relentless than others.These issues are what led to the economic downfall worldwide. A dilemma that the world faced was a stock market crash which is a fall of prices across the economy. In the article ‚Stock Market Crash of 1929 by A&E Television Networks states‚ “...production had already
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