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    United States started its first genuine manufacturing industry. During that time the United States transformed from a farming society into a developed‚ industrialized society. Industrialization changed all parts of the nation. The Industrial Revolution generation moved from straightforward hand devices to complex machinery. Which brought about negative effects on society‚ politics and international arrangements.

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    became more accepted and soon grew to be the official religion of Rome. Another effect of Constantine’s conversion on the Roman society was the bringing together of church and state‚ while up until this point was kept mostly separate. His position as a government ruler and great interest in Christianity brought together the two worlds. Emperor Constantine’s conversion to Christianity had many radical effects on the Roman society and the future of the religion. Before Constantine came into power‚ Maxentius

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    World War 2 brought many new ideas and changes to American life. Even though World War 2 brought "no physical destruction to the United States mainland"‚ it did affect American society in numerous ways. (Roark). World War 2’s effects on American society include a change in the workplace with an increase in industry and an robust economy‚ a look at America’s own prejudices‚ and shortages in everyday life. With the war overseas‚ American companies stopped producing the goods of American life and created

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    technology that allows us to communicate around the world in less time than ever before. Easy access and widespread use of this technology have made the newest generation to be very dissimilar from their parents’ generation. These changes in society have had a negative effect on our country’s youth interest in National Parks. To adapt to this the National Park Service has employed new strategies to rekindle our country’s youth interest. For example‚ NPS has included more diverse groups on brochures and has

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    Materialism over Motherhood The short story‚ “The Rocking - Horse Winner” by D.H. Lawrence elaborates on the important role that wealth plays not only in an individual’s lifestyle‚ but also their happiness. Paul‚ a young boy seeking the love of his materialistic minded mother feels a deep obligation to fulfill his mother’s happiness‚ a place where his father has failed. Through a Freudian approach‚ one is able to describe Paul’s actions of sexually desiring his mother and ultimately replacing the

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    Labouring The Walmart Way Wal-Mart is not just the world’s largest retailer. It’s the world’s largest company--bigger than ExxonMobil‚ General Motors‚ and General Electric. The scale can be hard to absorb. Wal-Mart sold $244.5 billion worth of goods last year. It sells in three months what number-two retailer Home Depot sells in a year. And in its own category of general merchandise and groceries‚ Wal-Mart no longer has any real rivals.Wal-Mart wields its power for just one purpose: to bring the

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    The industrial revolution had a number of consequences on the entire set up of the American civilization whose effects are still felt to the present moment. The effects triggered both productive as well as harmful effects on the contemporary American society. The industrial revolution led to the development of cities and other metropolises as a result of rural to urban migration that was sparked by the people’s need to move closer to the industries so as to acquire job opportunities (Lehrman).  The

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    What Effect did the Crusades and the Black Deaths have on Medieval European Society/ Did the Effects Differ According to Region? Before the Crusades began Europe was isolated in many regards‚ but especially to trade. However‚ in the beginning‚ the Crusades started as a way for nobles to get out their frustrations and to stop feuding against one another and "Pope Urban may well have believed that the Crusade[s] would reconcile and reunite Western and Eastern Christianity" (text p. 405). The first

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    lives. When the war was over and the men came back for their jobs‚ they pulled the women out of the workforce and pushed them back to being house wives. Women did not want to keep being ignored and pushed around‚ they wanted to make a difference in society and they succeeded in changing the world. Some women were fine with going back to being house wives but others liked

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    innovations have had both positive and negative effects on society or on mankind as a whole. The Neolithic Revolution was one of history’s greatest changing points. The scientific developments made during the time period‚ such as domestication‚ effected humans enormously. Another major advancement in technology came during the Industrial Revolution with the creation of the factory system. Both developments had their positive and negative impacts on society that came along with the changes they brought

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