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    Rome and Greece had many influential impacts on the Meditation Sea‚ such as‚ impacts on society‚ and many other things such as trade. In Roman Society the people were divided into groups known plebeians and Patricians. .Rome used the Mediterranean Sea to trade goods to other countries. Another reason was the fact that the Mediterranean Sea was one of the main trade links used between all the different continents and regions surrounding the Roman Empire. People of the Roman Empire used it because

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    Mary Jackson’s impact on America Mary Jackson once said ¨ Coming here from the south will be a culture shock. It is important to reach out and help them to adjust.” Mary Jackson did everything she said in this quote about it being a culture shock because she was the first black women to achieve many things while working with the NACA which is now called NASA. Mary Jackson did not just achieve what she set out to do she went beyond. Mary Jackson was an important figure in American History because

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    The Status of Women in Colonial Society For many of the settlers coming to America they‚ obviously‚ had formed their own views and beliefs on the world‚ including the thought on the way of life and what it was intended to be. For most colonists in America they already shared a common opinion about women being inferior. However‚ the value of women has a slight increase due to scarceness. The status of women in the colonies‚ the roles women had taken with the religion aspect‚ and the required

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    Throughout the duration of the 18th century and into the 19th century slavery was a major part of the economy and had a major impact on economics and the well being of Americans. Slavery allowed people to produce more product‚ thus generating more revenue. People in the south needed slaves‚ meanwhile people in the North were attempting to put slavery to rest because it is immoral. During the early 19th century people were trying to develop utopias throughout the United States. A utopia is an imagined

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    The Frederick Douglass’ impact of slavery and racism Even though Frederick Douglass wasn’t behind the end of slavery‚ he impacted the world by his never ending enthusiasm to be a free man. Despite the fact that he was a slave‚ he never stopped until he knew how to read and write‚ even though that is illegal. Douglass abolished slavery and promoted freedom. He went through many things to get where he was‚ and now his books have impacted many Americans and beyond. Frederick Douglass impacted the

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    Henry created the famous Model T within the company because he wanted everyone to have a car. So he made them cheap and reliable so that not only upper class people purchase them. It led to a mass production on an assembly line which led to more workers. Since Henry wanted the Model T to be built well‚ he paid his workers double the minimum salary‚ which was $5‚ and decreased the 9 hour work day to 8. Not only did he raise the salary‚ but he decreased the price of the Model T. Since he decreased

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    Ben spent most of his time in France until 1785‚ when he returned to America‚ where he drafted the U.S. Constitution‚ and helped elect George Washington as U.S. President. Ben had made a huge‚ successful‚ and positive impact on America that changed it permanently. One of his greatest acts was promoting the Abolition of Slavery‚ petitioning for it in 1790. During his time in America Franklin invented swim fins‚ the lightning rod and musical instruments‚ earning him honorary

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    change history. However‚ Adolf Hitler‚ the son of an Austrian factory worker rose to power and became responsible for the deaths of 35 million people‚ drastically changing the face of human society forever. Hitler’s actions have set a new benchmark of evil for the human race‚ and left a profound impact on society today as we know it. In order to understand how Adolf Hitler impacted the world‚ one must first understand his beliefs. Included in those beliefs were that there was an Aryan race‚ Germans

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    The colonial period in American history is often described as a stricter period of times‚ especially on things they were not accustomed to. It was a time where men were widely in charge and reason or religion dominated most people’s views. In this unit we talked about a lot of people who have shaped the writing of the past and also we have discussed many of the views of the past as well. Views such as the Puritans‚ who valued religion over all‚ and were willing to give up everything and sacrifice

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    The article‚ “The Impact of the Indian Immigrants on Colonial Trinidad Society” by Marianne D. Ramesar seeks to address the contributions‚ and effect on the primitive Trinidadian civilization by Indian settlers/immigrants. The research appraises the influence of this particular ethnic group in various aspects. It is clear from the abstract of the article that this is an ambiguous task (evidenced by the numerous sources used to gain relevant data). The article in fact is clear which is aided by the

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