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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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    religiously and socially. The three regions were also had different climates and a different terrain forcing them to live differently. New England was the most northern colony. The landscape had very rocky soil. Their whole economy was mainly shipbuilding and shipping. Though they did also participate in fur trading and the fishing industry. The whole reason the colonists settled was because of religious freedom. They believed in the covenant theory that John Winthrop came up with. He believed that their

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    Impacts of Globalization on an Economy: Globalization is a phenomenon‚ which demonstrates a significant growth in the overall international trade of goods‚ services and other financial assets as observed in an economy. Globalization also commonly refers to a situation where in one country highly interacts with other countries or economies via trade‚ competition or investments. In such situations any change taking place in one economy and lead to significant impacts and changes in the economies

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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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    OPCS‚ In 1954‚ about 1‚100 males aged 25 to 44 commited suicide. A man named Alan Turing was 41 when he commited suicide in 1954 after helping end a major war. He made an impact through the development of his universal machine as well as his suicide that left a tremendous mark on the development of america. Alan Turing impacted america by helping end World War Two with his enigma machine and giving the LGBTQ+ community a better idea of how far their community has come through his childhood‚ universal

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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 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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    Aaron Brown English Composition 101 What is the impact of religion on American government and society? There are many factors that have an impact on the American government and society. One main factor is religion. Religion‚ defined by Webster’s Dictionary‚ is a set of beliefs concerning the cause‚ nature‚ and purpose of the universe‚ especially when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies‚ usually involving devotional and ritual observances‚ and often

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    the beginning of America’s colonial period‚ slavery has been practiced within America’s different lands. Many slaves from Africa would be imported into America to serve as laborers for the financial gain of white people. White supremacy is known as the belief that was held in the minds of many white Americans‚ as they believed that their race was the superior race to others. The upholding of the ideological belief of white supremacy had led to the building of a society that dehumanized and discriminated

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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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