Train industry was one of the most important industries in the modern human culture since it was a very useful way to transport goods and people‚ which was the concern of many scientists in the last 2000 years. Matthew Murray and George Stephenson made great contributions in the train industry. Matthew invented the first steam powered locomotive train while George came up with the idea of coal transporting trains. Old trains were depending on steam for power. In 1829‚ the Rocket was the first steam
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In 1947‚ The Plague was published by renown philosopher‚ war journalist‚ and novelist Albert Camus. Taking place in the Algerian town of Oran during the 1940s‚ The Plague is a gripping novel narrated by one of the town’s doctors‚ Bernard Rieux. The town has an outbreak of the bubonic plague‚ followed by an outbreak of pneumonic plague. The citizens of the town die in droves‚ yet the government denies that there is anything wrong. That is until over a thousand citizens die every‚ single‚ day. The
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Argumentative essay The world that human is living today is fulfilled with technology. The scope of such technological applications is not limited in one specific field. To be more specific‚‚ technology can be used in the teaching area‚ agricultural development‚ aerospace engineering‚ medical science and service industry etc‚ which brings a substantial number of benefits. However‚ technology itself is a double-edged sword. When engaged in medical treatment and personal benefits‚ some people are
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Human Trafficking Human trafficking simply said is modern day slavery. This is an act that is not new‚ especially in overseas areas. It is defined as the movement of people (mostly women and children)‚ through violence‚ deception‚ and coercion for the purpose of forced labor‚ servitude‚ or slavery-like practices. It is one of the worst and most prominent international crimes. It has become popular because traffickers can make easy profits in poor and deprived regions of the world by exploitation
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It’s common knowledge that the Black Plague terrorized and then transformed Western Europe. By the time it was over in 1351‚ the epidemic had killed between 25% and 50% of the population (Napp). People neither understood where this atrocity came from‚ nor how to protect themselves. Many people often only associate negative effects with the Black Death; however‚ although awful effects did spawn from this epidemic‚ it also opened the way for many important positive effects to happen too. The Black
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It’s Yersinia pestis‚ the bacterium that causes the plague. The Black Death and the Plague of Justinian had profound effects on society. Both cultures‚ when faced with the plague‚ reacted differently. The Plague of Justinian was the first recorded plague epidemic. It occurred in the 6th century‚ from around 541 to 542 A.D. It spread to the whole of the Byzantine empire and killed approximately 10-20 million people. It was said that the plague was killing 10‚000 people a day in Constantinople at
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How is it that an industry generates $32 billion annually by violating human’s rights? It’s a form of modern day slavery‚ Human Trafficking effecting 21 million women/men and children globally. These innocent victims are sexually exploited‚ forced into labour work against their own will. The traffickers use threat‚ manipulative tactics to force these vulnerable victims to work for the exploiters selfish desire to earn wealth. It’s a disgrace to humanity. What would it feel like having someone else
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The plague‚ figuratively speaking‚ is something one goes out of their way to avoid. The phrase is a cliche used lightly in modern eras to describe wanting to be as far away as possible from someone or something‚ but historically‚ your life depended on doing just that. However‚ the plague isn’t just part of a hilarious idiom‚ but a crippling epidemic that swept across Eurasia‚ infecting nearly all the nations it touched‚ not to mention killing up to one third of their respective populations. Now it
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Information technology‚ also known as IT‚ has drastically changed the workplaces of the world in the past 50 years. The field of human resources has historically been limited to a clerical or administrative role in the business arena‚ dealing mainly with tasks like payroll or attendance. In the modern market‚ new core HR responsibilities include recruitment and training‚ oversight of legal and regulatory compliance‚ benefits administration and the safeguarding of confidential employee information
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Modern technology has changed our ways of communicate In ancient times‚ horses were used as a public transport in the use of post letters which can help people to keep in touch with friends and family members‚ it’s not so convenience because of the long time cost. As a result‚ many new technologies were invented in the following years. These modern technologies not only have been changing humans lives but also have been bringing many new issues. So that‚ it’s important to know how our ways of communicate
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