The 1979 Revolution and resulting government policies have an overall negative effect because economically the government handled the economic oil infrastructure very badly and wasted its money on unnecessary projects. As the price of oil (Iran’s major export) rose‚ the Shah attempted to modernize Iran. This "pushed aside" the merchant class and forced poorer peasants to become migrant workers in towns. The coming of the revolution The Shah spent $100‚000 million on a celebration for the Iranian
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awareness in sustainability has led to immense developments and considerable improvements of our world today. I developed the idea of sustainable enterprising while studying chemical engineering for under graduation. The internships I did at various manufacturing industries and the beauty of transforming a few chemicals into something different and so useful started attracting me. As a young engineer I hoped to start my own manufacturing industry one day. The growing concerns over climate change
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The French and Indian War that began in 1754‚ eventually spread to Europe in what was know as the the Seven Years’ War. Back in America‚ several notable events happened. Britain attempted to institute several policies which‚ in the colonists view‚ had adverse effects. In an effort to replenish a diminishing army‚ Britain began forcefully enlisted colonists. This practice was known as impressment. Britain also instituted several other practices such as seizing supplies and equipment and demanding
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LA9 FINAL EXAM REVIEW Literary Terms Antagonist: A character‚ group of characters‚ or institution that represents the opposition against which the protagonist or protagonists desires or must contend. The antagonist is usually a person or group of people who oppose the main character(s). Internal Conflict: Conflict that takes place not with another character or object‚ but inside the mind of one of the characters in the story. Unreliable Narrator: A narrator in literature‚ film‚ or theatre
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Throughout history‚ expansion was a common action for a country. The United States was growing at a considerable rate‚ making it was understandable to want to obtain more land. The issue how they went about obtaining it. Thomas Jefferson had two men‚ Lewis and Clark‚ travel west of the states to find a trade route and explore the land to see if the nation could expand. He‚ along with Andrew Jackson‚ showed that westward expansion is needed because the land helps support people by providing resources
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goals short term future and long term. My short term goals are completing my 12th grad year ‚ which I’m am currently working hard towards going above and beyond in my classes and always improving. This goal will benefit my community in a ways such as molding me into someone who is always hard working and also someone who is always working towards improving myself and others by helping and trying my best. I feel that my goals will greatly impact and enrich my community. Another short term goal I
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drops the world’s first atom bomb‚ over the city of Hiroshima. Upon the explosion of the bomb‚ Approximately 80‚000 people are killed as a direct result of the blast‚ and another 35‚000 are injured. At least another 60‚000 would be killed by the effects radiation poisoning and starvation from the fallout. Despite of the great effort of the Air-force through the use of the atomic bomb‚ Japan refuses to surrender. But the United States was determined to end the war swiftly without the loss of many
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History Test II There were many long-term causes and short term causes that aided and pushed forward the impending Civil War. The short term causes‚ however‚ were the most effective because they happened quickly and completely divided the nation in half. The causes were not only rapid and influential‚ but they were also all the consequences of the prior‚ creating an exponential rampage of divergence which led the country straight to Civil War. These short term causes were (in order of first to
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Impact on Community The epidemic has many negative consequences regarding impact on community. “Heroin is a highly addictive opioid drug‚ and its use has repercussions that extend far beyond the individual user” (National Institute on Drug Abuse). “The medical and social consequences of drug use- such as hepatitis‚ HIV/AIDS‚ fetal effects‚ crime‚ violence‚ and disruptions in family‚ workplace‚ and educational environments- have devastating impact on society and cost billions of dollars each year”
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Marijuana’s effects on the body and the mind are only recently being known‚ and still much research must be done to know for sure what facts are true‚ as well as what is blown out of proportion from cultural and political bias. From what we know now there are obvious short term affects as well as the possibility of substance abuse however long term affects are very rare and require further studies until we know for certain. Upon smoking marijuana the body is almost immediately affected and the symptoms
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