of Indian society and culture. Two factors primarily promoted the British to introduce a series of reforms for modernization of India on Western model. First‚ the Industrial Revolution had transformed England into an industrial country. Their industrial interests needed a profitable market for machine-products. They found India the most attractive one. For accomplishment of their aims‚ India would Bengal transformed to a consumer of British goods. Modernization of Indian society would develop
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women have often played a significant role‚ although women haven’t usually been in a position of power‚ they have‚ none-the-less‚ often contributed in significant ways. Two women who impacted their societies are Empress Theodora and Queen Elizabeth. One way that Empress Theodora impacted her society was by giving a short speech and also one of the greatest short speech. The empress persuaded them to stay and fight instead of to flee to the shame of safety. After the speech Justinian gathered his
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is today. There has been ample social injustices occur throughout history‚ such as segregration and woman voting‚ that have called for civil disobediance to obtain their goal‚ such as equality. One small act of disobediance can have a large impact on society. When people commit these acts‚ such as refusing to give up their seat‚ it is unlikely they realized the full effect of their action‚ and what they would set into motion. Civil Disobediance has led to ample changes in the world. In the United
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American society hit a major transformation after the Civil War ended. Challenged‚ industries wanted to make products more quick and efficient. It would be an amazing change and it would greatly influence everybody. In order to do so‚ new tools and methods were used to improve the way products were made. There were a lot of inventions and ideas that contributed to the technology and industrial growth‚ such as the creation of electricity‚ expanding transportation‚ and industrialization. Electricity
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This ties in to Marx’s contributions to sociology‚ mainly the idea of the conflict theory. Marx believed that conflict in society occurred between social classes. There is a saying that‚ “the rich do not need God.” Karl Marx’s views can be seen clearly through this statement. Since the rich classes have the money‚ the ultimate decision belongs to them. However‚ if the poor
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by her people. Queen Victoria was born on May 24th 1819‚ in Kensington Palace‚ London. She was daughter of Edward‚ which was the main offspring of George III. “Her father died when she was only eight months old and her mom turned into a tyrannical impact in her life” (“Queen Victoria”). As a kid‚ she was said to be pleasant and exuberant. Thought at the Royal Palace by a tutor‚ she had a present for drawing and painting. Upon her dad’s demise‚ Victoria turned into the beneficiary clear‚ since her
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in numerous ways‚ and the inhabitants would not be the same without‚ but it was also created by ingenious architects in ways so remarkable it has never been forgotten‚ even being designated as a World Heritage site in 1999. Skara Brae had a huge impact
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(1)The Christian evangelist William Franklin Graham Jr.‚ Billy Graham‚ was born in Charlotte‚ NC. (3)Surprisingly‚ he would one day preach the Christian gospel to over 215 million people in over 185 countries. He was credited for preaching the gospel to more individuals than basically anyone in history. He attended Bob Jones University‚ but he while he was there he considered their rules to be intolerable. (5)While going to the Florida Bible Institute he became a Southern Baptist. (2) Along with
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African-American woman like Maya Angelou to change the views of so many people like she did. She began as a civil rights activist‚ but later became a much greater symbol‚ representing the voices of all women who wished to live in a more equal and accepting society. Throughout her life‚ Maya Angelou has published seven autobiographies‚ three books of essays‚ several books of poetry‚ and many plays‚ movies‚ and television shows. Through her novels and poems‚ she expresses her struggles involving segregation and
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The influenza virus has had detrimental effects on society throughout history. In 1918‚ the influenza strain H1N1 caused a global pandemic (Billings‚ 1997). One of the major problems with the spread of H1N1 was that soldiers were living in terrible conditions throughout Europe and were susceptible to the virus (Billings‚ 1997). Soldiers travelled worldwide‚ spreading the incredibly fatal virus that had no known vaccine to their families and friends (Latson‚ 2015). The symptoms of the Spanish flu
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