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    Introduction The Industrial Revolution has been seen as one of the greatest events to occur in the history of modern society.  The innovation of many new items that helped people perform certain duties more quickly‚ aimed the world to be able to create many more goods in a much shorter time period. Industrial Revolution impact on the world was that it launched the world economy into an uncontrollable situation‚ in which individuals had access to a much wider variety of goods and services given to

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    Social Welfare programs have been subject to many changes‚ due to the changing philosophies of Us Citizens. During Colonial times Social Welfare needs were met primarily through mutual aid. The majority of people lived in farming communities. People in these communities lived in extended families. People generally worked together to support each other. If a person had a problem their families and communities reached out to help. Only rarely were there people who did not get their needs met

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    that took place in United States history. It is a very important and monumental catastrophe. Though Katrina had a lasting impact on society it was a life changing experience for the people who lived through it. Many lives were lost‚ billions of dollars were spent for repair and construction‚ it was one of the most powerful storms in U.S history‚ and it had an effect on the economy. Katrina was a powerful natural disaster that devastated the coasts of Louisiana‚ Cuba‚ New Orleans‚ Florida‚ and the

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    The majority of African Americans in the 18th and 19th in colonial America were slaves. However‚ a small portion lived as free men and women. Although the promise of freedom seemed great‚ for African Americans‚ it was very limited. They faced persecution in nearly all aspects of society. However‚ for the slaves who had escaped the whip of slavery‚ there was nothing better than being free. Throughout the United States’ involvement in the slave trade‚ nearly 400‚000 slaves in the United States were

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    their literature play a major role in today’s society‚ including the poets and authors coming from places all over the world. America is filled with great poets and authors‚ from inspiring speeches to collections of novels. Authors from later years were very more clear and distinct with their literary works. As the famous poet and author Claude McKay says “If a man is not faithful to his own individuality‚ he cannot be loyal to anything.” This is what makes Claude McKay such an impactful author during

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    American Colonial Society The colonization movement‚ the relocating of African Americans from the mainstream of white American society‚ had its beginnings in the eighteenth century. As early as 1713‚ Quaker abolitionists begun to advocate that freed blacks be returned to African; and later by blacks‚ themselves‚ around 1787 by the likes of Anthony Benezet and Benjamin Rush. Some plans that later emerged‚ included the establishment of a separate colony for blacks west of the Mississippi River‚ others

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    In the last presidential elections in America‚ Trump’s campaign took over the country by storm when Trump then just a presidential hopeful made bold promises to implement reforms that would make America great again. Trump rose from political obscurity to clinch the coveted seat at the white house to prove critics of his political inexperience wrong. Trump vowed to make waves in Washington and since he was sworn in‚ he has done exactly that. President Trump has dominated the headlines of many media

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    How much impact did youth culture have on society in the years 1955-75? This particular period of time was very significant in terms of general changes in society given the post war baby boom‚ abolition of the death penalty‚ improved reproduction rights for women‚ peaks in the number of university attendees‚ sexual revolution which saw strident action towards female liberation and equality‚ an influx of immigrants from the Caribbean and South Asia‚ periods of economic booms and busts and new found

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    The Holocaust Many events have happened throughout history‚ good and bad‚ that have influenced the world. The Holocaust was by far one of the most devastating times in history. The Holocaust was a period of time during World War II in which many innocent people were killed; the conditions of the concentration camps that were used during the Holocaust were extremely harsh; the aftermath once the Holocaust and the war were over also left an impact on the entire world and many people’s lives forever

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    March 2024 Slavery Essay Slavery played a large role in the cotton industry‚ especially during the late 1700’s and early 1800’s. Enslaved people were brought from Africa to the Americas in the Atlantic slave trade. The enslaved people were traded to the Americas from Africa in the triangular trade which involved Europe‚ Africa‚ and the Americas. The Europeans and Americans used the reasoning that God didn’t care for non-Christians and therefore Africans were made to be slaves. American slavery was so

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