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    together into one factory. In 1846‚ Elias Howe created the sewing machine which revolutionized the manufacture of clothing. All of a sudden‚ clothing began to be made in factories as opposed to at home. Rising industries and factories led people to move from farms to cities. This led to other overcrowding and disease. However‚ agriculture got better including machines and cultivators. For example‚ Cyrus McCormick created the reaper which allowed for quick and cheap harvesting of grain. John Deere then

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    One of the many differences between Christianity and Catholicism is that both religions come with multiple meanings on how the Bible guides us. Their beliefs may be different even though the both of them follow the same God. For example‚ Christians believe in angels and saints

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    civilizations‚ many people didn’t have all of the great technology and brain power that we are presented with today. The people had to ban together to make societies so that they could work together to bring about their needs of survival‚ and ours for that matter. From economic to land use‚ to foreign affairs‚ the Chavin and the Phoenician societies are both alike and different in many ways. With their skill at traveling by sea and their financial knowledge‚ the Phoenicians excelled at exchanging

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    Beowulf Essay Some people see similarities in today’s society with the poem Beowulf. I believe that our society has many characteristics that can be viewed as similar with Beowulf. The roles in the story portray the way people are in today’s society. Beowulf has comparison to the real world as he is in the story: He is a arrogant being‚ a loyal being‚ and a ruler for all the land. In the poem Beowulf‚ Beowulf is a very “confident” soul‚ he crosses his boundaries with very cocky and arrogant moves

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    true in some ways‚ but it did not happen immediately. Many events‚ such as the passing of the Fugitive Slave and Kentucky-Nebraska Acts‚ gradually built up the tension between North and South‚ until the union collapsed. Even though the Compromise of 1850 was meant to solve the crisis‚ it only created more tension between the north and south. The main purposes of the compromise were to admit California into the union as a free state‚ and divide the Mexican Cession into two territories - Utah and New

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    the differences and similarities between Marx’s and Weber’s understandings of capitalist society? Introduction Karl Marx (1818-1883) and Max Weber (1864-1920) are two remarkable founding fathers of Sociology. Both of them spent huge effort to study the rise of capitalist society. Marx created conflict theory paradigm called Marxism while Weber inspired the symbolic interactionism‚ both paradigm are still influential nowaday. This paper would try to discuss the differences and similarities of their

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    compromise of 1850? The compromise of1850 was a set of five bills that eventually lead to the civil war. Its purpose was to keep away confrontation between the northern free slave states and the southern slave states and keep the nation united. The first bill consist of California being admitted to the union as a free state. The second bill allowed New Mexico and Utah settlers to vote on an issue. The third bill relied on Texas loosing New Mexico territory‚ but $10 million was received from the government

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    Two religious traditions that are involved with art‚ music and performance are Buddhism and Hinduism. Buddhism started in northern India‚ later spreading to other parts of Asia‚ and encompasses the idea of spiritual development towards the Buddha. The religion follows many scriptures and philosophies‚ including the Four Noble Pillars and the Three Jewels. Hinduism started in India‚ later becoming prevalent in South Asia‚ and revolves around the way of life and becoming one with nature and the Earth

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    The Crucible’s Similarity to Today’s Society America is praised to be a place that is fair and just. However‚ no country is perfect and one of the more unfavorable aspects of America is a problem that has been a problem that goes back to the 1600s. The issue Americans face are within the legal systems and are caused by the biases of judges and jurors across American courts. America is not alone in this problem‚ but for a first world country this issue is more common than it should be. In America’s

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    history of Rome. Maximus was the general of Rome and a really good general at that. He lead Rome to many victories. He was so great and loyal that in the movie‚ Marcus Aurelius actually asked him to succeed him in the throne. When Commodus heard this from his father‚ he killed him and sentenced Maximus to death. When Maximus escaped‚ he was picked up by a group of men and sold as a slave to become a gladiator. As a gladiator‚ he fought many different types of gladiators. Quicker ones had nets with tridents

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