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    Our world today wasn’t entirely created from recent achievements. We have collected knowledge from ancient civilizations such as Mesopotamia and Greece by studying their history and improving their accomplishments. These cultures have had a major impact on the daily lives of the people in the modern world. Although Ancient Mesopotamia and Greece were some of the earliest civilized cultures‚ they differ greatly in their achievements and innovations that played important roles for future humans.

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    Single Parenting

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    Single Parenting-Advantages and Disadvantages Samuella A. G. Brewah SUNY College at Old Westbury Abstract Being a single parent is an overwhelming task‚ nevertheless it yields greater benefits; with persistence and dedication. A strong bond is developed between the parent and the child/ children. It is a desire and heartbeat of everyone I to have a traditional family; wherein both the mother and father are fully involved in the lives of their children. In this all different roles and various

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    1920's Inventions

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    new trends that swept the nation. One of the best trends were all of the new inventions being created. Inventions including the Band-Aid‚ the Iron Lung‚ and even Bubblegum! These are three of the many inventions created during the 1920’s‚ and many are still to come. Earle Dickson was employed as a cotton buyer for the Johnson & Johnson when he invented the band-aid in 1921. His wife Josephine was always cutting her fingers in the kitchen while preparing food. At that time

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    The Destructive Force in Beauty Beauty is dangerous‚ especially when you lack it. In the book "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison‚ we witness the effects that beauty brings. Specifically the collapse of Pecola Breedlove‚ due to her belief that she did not hold beauty. The media in the 1940 ’s as well as today imposes standards in which beauty is measured up to; but in reality beauty dwells within us all whether it ’s visible or not there ’s beauty in all; that beauty is unworthy if society brands

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    Nowadays‚ with the invention of the microwave and with the popularity of fast food restaurants‚ food has become easier to prepare than ever. Do you think microwave ovens and fast food restaurants are beneficial to society? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. Most of the people prefer fast foods and foods cooked in microwave oven instead of preparing and cooking foods at home that takes longer. The trend of having food quickly has advantages and disadvantages. I think this

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    A Single Story

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    of a Single Story‚” Adichie explains her experience with only having one side of the story and the negatives that went with having only one side of the story. Adichie expertly explains the danger of having only one side of any story of a people or place. Adichie talks about how as a child she could only read books that came from places like the United States and Britain. Places with the power and money to spread their own literature. Adichie describes how this

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    Being Single

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    Being single doesn’t necessarily mean you’re available. Sometimes you have to put up a sign that says‚ "Do Not Disturb" on your heart. | If you aren’t happy being single you will never be happy in a relationship. Get your own life and love it first‚ then share it. If you’re single‚ focus on being a better you instead of looking for someone better than your ex. A better you will attract a better next. Being single doesn’t necessarily mean one is not wanted. In many cases it means that one

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    Ancient Chinese Achievements When you think about ancient China’s achievements‚ you often get various different ideas‚ like fireworks‚ clocks‚ paper‚ pottery and crossbows. Well‚ I’m here to tell you that I believe that none of those above are the true top five achievements of ancient China in my version. I believe that the top five achievements of ancient china are printing‚ gunpowder‚ the mechanical clock‚ mass production and interchangeable parts. All five of these achievements were very important

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    the short story‚ “Daughter of Invention‚” is very caring and loving. The mother protects the daughter throughout the story from the father’s harsh words. For example‚ the mother states‚ “What is wrong with her speech?... That is no tone of voice‚ Eduardo (Alvarez 7). The mother believed that the daughter had put together an inspirational speech for school the next day. Furthermore‚ the father was furious. Readers can infer just by reading this quote that something bad was going to happen. Shortly after

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    Sui Dynasty Achievements

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    dynasty was the first dynasty‚ which began in 581 AD and lasted until 618 AD. The dynasty only lasted 37 years‚ and had the shortest time frame of the 3. Though they were the shortest‚ they still made many great accomplishments. Some of the accomplishments were inventing the Grand Canal‚ updating the Great Wall of China‚ building granaries‚ and stabilizing the economy. The Grand Canal connected the north and south provinces and it improved trade and communication. The Great Wall of China was built

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