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    The main focus of this project has been on expectations of women in the 19th century and codes they were meant to uphold‚ This expectation continued for certuries and the world has developed and changed over time‚ expectations were multiple things such as women meant for being superior to man‚ women working from homes and dedicating themselves to their families. Georgianna as a woman in the 19th century did what she was supposed to‚ they were loyal to their husbands and did as asked even though

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    put under stock contract at Metro and had a steady income for the first time‚ we lived in a four unit apartment building. I suggested to Mother that we buy it as an investment and rent the other three apartments. She hit me in the mouth and invested the money in a nickel mine in Needles‚ California that has never been found. We never got a nickel back.” Judy Garland. Judy Garland‚ a memorable legend for the 20th century‚ but whom was she? An actress and singer who had many highs with tragic lows

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    The Butterfly Theory in our Lives It has been said that something as small as the flutter of a butterfly’s wing can ultimately cause a typhoon halfway around the world. The butterfly effect is a tenant to the Chaos theory. Chaos can be described as disorientated or random behavior based on initial circumstances. In scientific jargon the term “chaos” does not carry a negative connotation‚ instead the unpredictable behavior that it relates with is desirable. The Chaos Theory is a mathematical

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    The beauty of nature is in its diversity. Nature has its own style of functioning. The different seasons are part of natural phenomena. There are four seasons: spring‚ summer‚ autumn and winter. They occur because of earth’s revolution around the sun. They are characterized by differences in average temperature ang in the varying amount of sunshine. The changes in temperature and the length of the daylight that accompany different seasons greatly differ at different places. In the northern hemispheres

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    The leading causes of death have changed considerably over the 20th century. Heart disease‚ cancer‚ cerebrovascular disease‚ chronic obstructive lung disease‚ and unintentional injuries have been the 5 out of 10 leading causes of death since 2000. By the year 2000‚ tuberculosis‚ gastroenteritis‚ and diphtheria have fallen off the list of the top 10 diseases in 1900 and deaths from influenza and pneumonia dropped from first to seventh position on the list. The increase in crude rates for heart disease

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    Letters 16 September 2014 How Did the Greeks Influence Our World Today? The events of the past always have an effect on the present. The impact of the Ancient Greeks on our world today is certainly no exception. Through their architecture‚ sports‚ and arts‚ the Greeks maintain an influence on society‚ even up to modern times. Grecian architecture what is one of the most obvious and lasting features of Greek society that we can still see today. The Greek column is iconically

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    DO WE EAT TO LIVE OR LIVE TO EAT??? Do we eat to live or live to eat? In my opinion all people eat to live. I have no doubt about the accuracy of that fact. Yet‚ I want to entertain the idea that it is possible to live to eat. What do I mean when I say‚ “eat to live”? All humans need to eat in order to survive. Once you stop eating‚ you will die. To avoid this fate‚ you and I eat food and drink water. On the other hand‚ “living to eat”‚ is a concept that implies my eating is beyond and above my

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    How will science and technology change your lives in the future? Though humans may try to predict the future‚ nobody seems to ever get it completely right. But when it comes to the job market‚ one thing is certain: with the world experiencing one scientific breakthrough after another‚ exciting new career possibilities are bound to emerge. It may sound like science fiction‚ but what seems far-fetched today is often the technology of tomorrow. “Technologies like the Internet‚ cell phones‚ and personal

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    By the turn of the 20th century mass transit had coalesced around electric power for street railways‚ subways‚ elevated railways and for interurban railways of around one-hundred miles or less. Animal and cable traction systems had already undergone mass conversions to electricity or been abandoned altogether where the financial investment was proving unworthy. Steam powered locomotives drove long distance railroads; by 1890 there was in excess of 130‚000 miles of mainline track in service. In the

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    The world today has shrunk and it is rightly referred to as a global village‚ with information‚ data and news flying across to different corners at the blink of an eye. All it requires is the click of a button and all the information you need is in front of you on your screen. The availability of information has also extended to our personal lives with the entrance of social networking platforms. Today‚ the availability of the social networking platforms like Facebook‚ Google+‚ Orkut

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