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    The Computer Age

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    The Computer Age Believe it or not‚ but the age of computers is upon us. I believe Computers are not only here to stay‚ but in my opinion computers are the wave of the future. Only a device like the computer can change the way we work‚ live‚ and think. I see computers taking us places where no man has gone before. Twenty years ago people were just not up to date with computers back then. I mean if you ask someone about a computer‚ they probably would say something like‚ what in the world are

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    The Gilded Age

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    The Gilded Age The purpose of this essay is to show how the Industrial Revolution of the Gilded Age contributed to increased problems in gender‚ race and class in the latter half of 19th century America. Mark Twain coined the term "The Gilded Age" between the years 1870 and 1900 America in reference to the gold gilding that became popular in the era‚ but also masked very serious social conflicts that arose across the country (Twain‚ 1996). Ultimately‚ with economic growth came wider income gaps

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    Sharon Olds’ poem “I Go Back to May 1937” is written as if the speaker; which appears to be female is looking back in time to when he or she’s parents first met and married. The speaker throughout the poem does not seem pleased with the events that unfolded thereafter‚ but nonetheless understands that there is nothing that she could have done to stop it from happening. The poem gives a short glimpse into the life the couple had and the effect it had on the child/narrator. The poem is almost a flashback

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    The Viking Age

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    Essay 2 The Viking Age Before gaining a clearer understanding of the term: Viking‚ the first impression that may came to mind‚ could be a plethora of simplified notions. Mine was: “Seafaring Barbarians”. My interpretation of the Vikings was that of a nautical savage people who were characterized as more violent‚ and intolerant than any other people of their time‚ wanting nothing more than to wreak havoc on an otherwise civilized world. I wasn’t even completely sure where they exactly came

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    Information Age

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    Information Age is a term that has been used to refer to the present economic era. The name alludes to the global economy’s shift in focus away from the production of physical goods (as exemplified by the industrial age) and toward the manipulation of information. Information technology The relatively recent field of information technology concerns the use of computer-based information systems to convert‚ store‚ protect‚ process‚ transmit and retrieve information. Technological advances in

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    to consider the Middle Ages the "Dark Ages"‚ for numerous reasons. One of which would be because of the black plague that swept through Europe killing thousands of people and causing great suffering for many people‚ leaving families devistated. Another would be because of the many battles and wars that broke out leaving thousands more dead. The Catholic Church went through many problems in the Medieval times. One reason that the Middle Ages could be considered the "Dark Ages" is because of the the

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    The Middle Ages was an Age of Faith. Throughout the Middle Ages‚ there were many changes‚ innovations‚ and disasters. The Crusades‚ bubonic plague‚ and the Church are all big things throughout the Middle Ages. The thing is‚ they all revolve around religion and faith. Religion was a key factor of people’s lives in the Middle Ages. Monks who wanted to join the monastery gave up all of their earthly pleasures and possessions. As it says in Brother Gerald’s monastic vows “I hereby renounce my parents

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    The book I chose for my book club is “The Skin I’m in”‚ written by Sharon G. Flake. After Sharon’s daughter was born it gave her the inspiration and dedication to write. Flake wrote short stories for her daughter‚ and read them at her daughter’s daycare. She then wanted to write children’s books with an African-American emphasis‚ this lead to her purpose of writing “The Skin I’m in”. The book was published in 1998 making this Sharon G. Flake debut novel. My reasoning for choosing this book was the

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    “The Language of the Brag”: Sharon Olds’s Poem on Female Accomplishments Defining what it is to be a woman‚ Sharon Olds’s poem “The Language of the Brag” examines where the achievements of women fall along the accomplishments of men. Capturing both my personal interest and intrigue‚ Olds uses graphic imagery in a poem that connects to the values of womanhood. Showing the transitions of a woman’s place in society through metaphoric conventions‚ Olds exhibits her pride in being a woman‚ a pride all

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    stone age

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    One of the most famous Stone Age sculptures that still remain today and used as a desktop background and one of the 7 wonders of the worlds Introduction: The Stone Age is a broad prehistoric period during which stone was widely used to make implements with a sharp edge‚ a point‚ or a percussion surface. The period lasted roughly 3.4 million years‚ and ended between 4500 BC and 2000 BC with the advent of metalworking.[1] Stone Age artifacts include tools used by humans and by their predecessor species

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