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    In this twenty-first centuryhuman make the world. As everyone can see‚ this is a modern‚ advance century. Throughout history‚ people have made inventions that changed the world. Some got lucky and stumble on something‚ some actually set out to make something‚ and still others improved upon existing technology to create something revolutionary‚ same as now. Scientist and experts have discovery and created awesome inventions which shaped the newest century such as artificial heart and liver‚ retinal

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    Major Inventions of the Late 19th Century and Early 20th Century They have been many major inventions within the late 19th and early 20th century. Throughout history‚ these inventions have made great impacts on society. Three of these inventions that made the greatest impact are the telephone‚ the telegraph‚ and the light bulb. Each of these inventions has made a different impact in some way but they are still some of the greatest inventions. The telephone has left a huge impact on the world

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    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 through her life that ended in an accidental death.

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    Music is the most powerful form of human expression. It has been a way for man to express himself since the dawn of ages through the embodiment of love‚ disapproval‚ happiness and experience through melodies and words. During the twentieth century music has been a major factor in the American society that helped change the course of history by stimulating the masses to “get up and stand up for their rights” as the reggae legend Bob Marley once said. Thus music has helped the American culture to achieve

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    Almost everyone knows The Beatles as a legendary band in the 20th century . The Beatles line-up included John Lennon‚ Paul McCartney‚ George Harrison‚ and Ringo Starr. John met Paul back in 1957 and noticed his mastery at acoustic guitar‚ Paul was then invited to join The Quarrymen with John. In 1958‚ George Harrison the joined The Quarrymen as lead guitar and vocalist. They had many other band names before they became the Beatles like‚ “Johnny and the Moondogs"‚ "Long John and The Beetles"‚ "The

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    study combining different literary genres. Like the concept of childhood‚ children’s literature is a social and cultural concept that evolves over time. Since the fourteenth century‚ children’s literature has gone through different literary periods each defined by its own divisions and genres. Many children’s novels‚ such as J.M. Barrie’s Peter and Wendy‚ and C.S. Lewis’s The Lion‚ the Witch‚ and the Wardrobe were published in the twentieth century and became classics. These books were marked with

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    Early in the 20th Century‚ Russia began a continued process of expansionism that relied on its military‚ economic‚ and political superiority to conquer Korea and Manchuria. Hoping to establish a warm water seaport and further increase the land needed for the Trans-Siberian railroad‚ Russia moved its army and navy further east.[1] This growth did not go unnoticed. Russian expansionism was met with resistance by the smaller world power of Japan. The Japanese saw Russia territorial conquests as encroaching

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    Post-Colonialism Colonialism versus imperialism Difference between imperialism and colonialism Though both the words underline suppression of the other‚ Colonialism is where one nation assumes control over the other and Imperialism refers to political or economic control‚ either formally or informally. In simple words‚ colonialism can be thought to be a practice and imperialism as the idea driving the practice. Colonialism is a term where a country conquers and rules over other regions. It

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    During the late 19th century and the early 20th century‚ European countries began their scramble for Africa which caused African to suffer from violence like wars‚ slavery and unfairness‚ but there was also a positive‚ peaceful and diplomatic consequences and events in Africa like fair trade system‚ new technology and the security given to Africans under European rule. An additional document written by an African commoner would help to further assess the African actions and reactions by telling what

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    Do you agree with Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier’s quote‚ "As the‚ 19th century was that of the United States‚ so I think the 20th century shall be filled by Canada." Yes‚ the 20th century was filled by Canada. Canada did a lot of development during the 20th century and everyone tried their best to do great things for Canada. The 20th century was filled by Canada’s participation in one of the their successful battles named Vimy Ridge in World War One‚ Canada’s role in women’s right‚ and the 14th

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