O’Dell Holliday Humanities Vol. 1 Ancient Chinese Contributions Ancient China provided a great many inventions and contributions to the world. I will attempt to narrow it down to eight or ten examples. Cast iron was invented between the late 4th century BC and the early 5th century BC (Zhou dynasty). The process was created by melting pig iron. The blast furnace was used for smelting iron ore and coke (a high carbon fuel)‚ charcoal or anthracite (a type of coal). Limestone
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Barack Obama was an influential person because of his contributions to not only America‚ but the world; despite the harsh racism and criticism. One of the first accomplishments of Barack Obama was becoming a Presidential candidate for the Democratic Party and eventually becoming America’s first black president. This proves that Barack Obama succeeded with becoming the first black U.S. president‚ even though he struggled against bigotry and the doubt of other people. This is still affecting the world
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Carry Nation Carry Nation contributed a lot in history. She did many things to help and get the country to where it is today. Many things helped motivate her and prepare her for the big position she was in which caused her to have many contributions and accomplishments for not only her and her family‚ but the country as well. Motivation Many things inspired and motivated Nation to keep going and achieve her goals. For example‚ she was motivated to create the Temperance Movement because of her distressed
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schools; and the lonely transfer student in a large clique based university campus. Initially‚ I felt out of my element in every situation. I noticed differences in language‚ manners‚ physical features‚ and apparel‚ but instead decided to focus on my contributions to a group. Learning about my heritage and the hardships my family endured in a foreign country taught me about discipline‚ honesty‚ perseverance‚ responsibility‚ and tolerance. I trained myself to look past my distinctions‚ because I valued my
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Ophelia ’s Contribution in Hamlet One thing critics of Hamlet can agree on is that Ophelia‚ though brief in appearance‚ enamored readers and audiences because of her cryptic death and her symbol of innocence in the play. Linda Wagner claims she "is pictured as the epitome of unsophistication and of purity" (Wagner 94). While the play mostly focuses on Hamlet and forces the reader to sympathize and view him as a misunderstood character‚ it practically brushes over Ophelia ’s struggle as unimportant
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Ancient Greek Contributions Ancient Greece forged many of the contributions seen in western civilizations. One of the most influential contributions is literature. Those contributions where very important then and still are today. The importance of Greek literature is found when looking at the texts of western civilization. Greek writers created the form and foundation for later writings. By opening Greece to the idea of writing‚ literature introduced new forms of entertainment‚ record keeping
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Alejandra Fraguada Ancient & Medieval Western Civilization Contributions of Egyptian Civilization Ancient Egyptians were the first to use and invent linen‚ glass‚ ink and paper. They were the one who invented the alphabet‚ Geometry‚ clock and the calendar. They were the first to contribute to the refinement of dress and ornament. They introduced to us to the furniture‚ dwellings and to build magnificent buildings. Egypt contributed to that of human knowledge‚ invention‚ and scientific discoveries
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Statement of Contribution to Diversity The word “Diversity” has broad definition of its own. My past and present life until today‚ “diversity” is what given me knowledge‚ philosophy‚ opportunities‚ and different perspectives of viewing the world. Definitions of diversity in my own life can be divided into culture‚ gender‚ social class‚ social life‚ cognitive process‚ and skills. All of these elements resulted in my existential goal I made for my life. Goals that I made play big parts of my life
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Darwin’s Contribution to Science Eric Nash Bio-Literature Dr. Slovak 04/15/2013 When one ponders the current understanding of evolution and natural selection and where it came from‚ many names may come to mind. However‚ the man who gave us the idea of natural selection in the first place was none other than Charles Darwin. While Darwin was not the only one conducting research of this kind‚ his name stands out as a driving force behind our current understanding of evolution. Charles Darwin
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rights Crusader” (CBC‚ 2014); but what does it mean to be a native rights crusader? Georges Erasmus made a lifelong contribution to the welfare of the Aboriginal peoples of Canada. As the president of the Dene nation‚ Erasmus pushed for self-government of the First Nations Peoples in Canada. During this time‚ Georges Erasmus rose through the political structure of the Assembly of First Nations. In his service to the AFN‚ Erasmus has made important contributions to the assembly; in particular‚ he
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