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    Oppeenhimer Oppenheimer and his work still impact us today. His work impacts us every time we launch bombs‚ or even discuss them. He was the first to invent the atomic bomb and earned himself the nickname of “Father of the atomic bomb”. When the atomic bomb was built‚ Oppenheimer affected the country‚ when he built the first atomic bomb. Oppenheimer is the designer of the first ever atomic bomb. On July 16‚ 1945 it was called the Bomb Trinity. It first was seen in Aramingo‚ New Mexico. It was successful

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    Discuss the impact nanotechnology will have on modern society. Zachary Lloyd Nanotechnology is defined as the branch of science that deals with the development of functional systems at a molecular scale and involves the manipulation of individual atoms and molecules (Responsible Nanotechnology‚ 2002; United States Nanotechnology Inititaive‚ 2014; Dictionary.com‚ 2014). According to James B. Lewis Enterprises (1986)‚ Fanfair‚ Desai and Kelty (2007)‚ the idea of nanotechnology was first brought

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    13‚ 2013 Not many people know what the Dept. of Correction’s requires for parolees released from prison into the community. Approximately three months before an inmate is released back into the community the Dept. of Corrections does a RISK Assessment to determine how much Community Supervision will be required and what risk that inmate is to the community in which they are released. Most inmates that are required to service time on community custody have a one year to five year commitment to

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    During the reform‚ Protestants preached the gospel of God’s view of freedom. They claimed that God’s view of freedom implies that a person is free when they have control of themselves‚ self-control. Meaning that a person who has self-control can morally live the life that God wants them to live. If a person did not have self – control and did not live morally for God‚ then that person was accused of living in sin. One of the biggest sins that Protestants felt was unmoral‚ was the consumption of alcohol

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    Effects of Slavery on American History Andrew Avila US History 1301 Dr. Raley April 18‚ 2013 The U.S. Constitution is primarily based on compromise between larger and smaller states‚ and more importantly‚ between northern and southern states. One major issue of the northern and southern states throughout American history is the topic of slavery. Although agreements such as the Three-Fifths Compromise in 1787‚ and the Thirteenth Amendment in 1865 were adapted to reduce and outlaw

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    genuine connection to my country. We were winning. It was no longer inconceivable to dream of a free Dixie. I was probably over-optimistic at this point‚ but I really thought that we could have just about declared victory right there and then. Had a few of us just rode down to Washington‚ D.C.‚ and they’d have no choice but to accept defeat and allow us to go free. Looking back now‚ I was far too optimistic about our chances. We were doing well‚ sure‚ but not well enough. From there‚ we decided

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    Slavery is dehumanizing the society and its people. It is affecting the individuals who live in the society. It is also creating a huge problem for certain group of people who wants live life freely. Some nations around the world still hold slavery. An Article on the Washington Post published on March 2012 describes how North Korea is dehumanizing their own people by not giving them their rights as a human beings and also putting them in dangerous situations. It is a myth that it

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    In colonial America‚ the citizens did not know exactly what they wanted for their government. The colonists knew they didn’t want their lives to be like they had been in England. They were open to ideas; they did not know what would work and what wouldn’t. The colonists knew that trial and error was the best idea at the time. The democratic and undemocratic features of colonial America were very apparent in that democracy as it was a work in progress. Although they were working out the issues

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    Slaveries effects on North America Slavery was present in the United States from the moment the declaration of independence was signed. It ’s presence during this critical time period of development in the United States‚ from the day the United States was founded and beforehand allowed for it to interweave itself in almost all aspects of America; primarily economically‚ politically‚ and socially. Slavery impacted America in numerous ways‚ from the political balancing act of free and slave states

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    Beginning of US Slavery Slavery when in 1619‚ slavery began in the U.S “when the first African slaves were brought to the North American colony of Jamestown‚ Virginia.”So they can aid in the production such lucrative crops as tobacco. And in the same year as John Rofle made a letter as the first of a evidence.And in later of time in 1662‚Virginia passes a law for kids that as an en-slave mother is automatically a slave.A lot of people gets effected in many ways but in this case‚anything can

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