In 1492 Christopher Columbus made a discovery that would change the world as they knew it; however‚ he did now know it at the time. What he discovered was the Western hemisphere. Columbus was a man from Genoa who wished to discover a direct sailing route from Europe to Asia‚ as everyone else who tried before only got as far as South Africa. He first asked Portugal to fund his voyage but they declined because they did not think he would make it all the way to Asia with the resources that he had without
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cell phones‚ computers and other technological innovations has generated economic growth while improving health care and agricultural production in developing nations. But these countries still have a long way to go to catch up to the rest of the world. Rwandan traditional healer‚ Musa Kayairanga Traditional healer Musa Kayairanga of Rwanda uses herbs and ointments to treat his patients‚ and over the years he has learned a lot about natural medicines. Now he is able to share this information
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However‚ out of the numerous people‚ only handfuls have undertaken procedures and innovations that draw universal acknowledgment and admiration. In such a way‚ through innovation and development of ideas‚ such characters have drastically changed the world. Born on July 10‚ 1856‚ Nikola Tesla forms part of such individuals who have influenced the globe in a particular way. Tesla was a brilliant Serbian inventor who made significant inventions in the fields of both mechanical and electrical engineering
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Looking For JJ by Anne Cassidy is a dramatic thriller that grips the imagination of the reader from page 1. Looking For JJ is the story of a girl desperately trying to cover up her terrible past. It’s a tale of the love that she loses to be able to rebuild her new life. Jennifer Jones moved to the small town of Berwick waters at the age of 11. This was town where everything went wrong. Her actions lead her to be in a detention centre for six years for murdering her arrogant‚ demanding and bossy
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“How Disco Changed the World” Disco got its start when Djs at gay Manhattan dance clubs started spinning black music in the early 70s. With such obvious homosexual and black roots‚ it is no wonder that‚ considering the time of its emergence in the mid 1970s‚ less than a decade removed from the Civil Rights Act in 1964 and only a few years after the assassination of Martin Luther King in 1968 and the Stonewall riots in 1969‚ faced a hearty opposition from some Americans. On the warm summer night
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Muhammad was known for being the “messenger of God” he left a change in the world. Everyone who lived in Mecca had one belief system that they followed‚ believing in a messenger from God. That messenger from God’s name was Muhammad. Muhammad was born in 570 in Mecca. His parents both died when he was very young. He was raised by his grandfather then by an uncle. Sometime after he was married‚ he began receiving messages from God. After he started telling people about them‚ they were put together
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The Holocaust changed the way I look at the world. When I think of the holocaust I feel bad and sad for the people that died and all they did was fight for what they believe in. Before I learned about the Holocaust I did not stand up for what I believe in‚ but now I do. The holocaust changed me and the way I feel. I don’t like what happened but I do like the person I have become out of it. Mr. Arbeiter means when he prays for a new love of humanity to be born out of the horrors of the Holocaust
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Seventy-five years ago‚ one word repeated three times changed the world forever. “Tora‚ Tora‚ Tora” was heard through the radios on Japanese fighter planes. They had been given the final go-ahead for their attack on pearl harbor. The pacific theater of World War Two was the most savage and cruel of the many fronts the war was fought on. The Pacific war had a large impact on the world as we know it. Some historians will argue that the second World War did not begin in 1939 with Hitler’s invasion of Poland
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she was the head geometry teacher of the Neo-Platonist school (Belenky‚ 2010). Hypatia is regarded as one of the first women that contributed in many ways to the field of mathematical findings that have forever changed the way we think and see the world today. One major way she contributed to the development of mathematics is by building on to the work of an earlier mathematician‚ an Egyptian named Diophantus. Diophantus worked with quadratic equations and equations having multiple solutions; these
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pressurized cans‚ balloons on a hot or cold day‚ or playing football in the snow. When a pressurized can is sprayed for several seconds the can becomes colder. The spray releases some of the pressure inside the can. The volume in the can does not change‚ however the temperature decreases making the can colder. This shows that when the pressure decreases the temperature does also. If you are having an outdoor party on a warm sunny day. The balloons that are filled inside an air-conditioned home should
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