The most important political event that has occurred in my life‚ and I think most of my classmates would agree‚ was the tragedy that occurred on September 11‚ 2001. I think that most people can remember where they were and what they were doing when they first heard about the attacks. I was just starting my freshman year in high school. When I got up in the morning and saw a plane crash into one of the twin towers in New York City‚ my first thought was that it was a terrible accident. When the second
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There were some very interesting causes of the Vietnam War in 1954-1975. The Vietnam War a very deadly war during this time that took place in South Vietnam‚ North Vietnam‚ Cambodia‚ Laos. The causes of the Vietnam War revolve around the simple belief held by America that communism was threatening to expand all over south-east Asia. Neither the Soviet Union nor the United States could risk an all-out war against each other‚ such was the nuclear military might of both. The people/ countries that
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3 Most Important Events in World History Many events have shaped the world to what it is today. Events such as the writing of the Communist Manifesto‚ the Black Death‚ and World War II were very important in history and their effects can still be seen today. If not for these monumental events the world would be a very different place. The first one of these to occur was the Black Death. The Black Death is believed to have been spread from Asia‚ originating in Europe in Italy. It was a horrible
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Alex Upton “1954” by Sharon Olds is a poem displaying the horrors of an instance of rape and murder of a young girl by a man named Burton Abbott in 1954. Olds uses a frantic and horrified tone highlighted by a careful choice of diction to express her messages that any ordinary-looking person can disguise evil and the current justice system has a hypocritical eye-for-an-eye mindset that only ends up destroying human life. The structure of “1954” is built on enjambment and broken sentences. This
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years ago even couldn’t imagine our modern way of life. They couldn’t realize things‚ which is widespread and habitual for us. Today’s events can soon enter history books as well. As for me‚ it is difficult to pick out three the most important inventions from inventions which are not less important than them. So I think that the most significant inventions and events of the last 50 years are: invention of computer‚ internet and the latest discovery is cloning‚ which has been made not long ago‚ in
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“The most significant challenges in the management of world food supply” There are many factors and challenges that arise when overlooking the management of world food supply. It is easy for one to visit the supermarket once a week and go about our everyday food shop‚ without even thinking or taking note about where our food comes from‚ or the efforts and constraints that arise along the way. Not to mention ever having the worry of food security. Food security refers to a household where there
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The period between 1750-1900 is called the Industrial Revolution. This phase contained social‚ economic and technological changes that improved their way of life. They had several more cures‚ which lead to a higher life expectancy. Additionally‚ they had better transport‚ however‚ the population increased by 30 million‚ which meant that it was overcrowded with people. Overall‚ the health‚ holidays and travel improved: but homes didn’t. The three most significant developments in the Industrial Revolution
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The reason Jamestown is significant in World History is because it is known as the first permanent English settlement. In the year 1606‚ King James I had given the first charter allowing English entrepreneurs to set sail with the Virginia Company on the quest to find not only gold‚ but also a form of settlement in North America. Their captain was Bartholomew Gosnold‚ a gentleman but also a pirate. Bartholomew played a significant role in the finding of Jamestown‚ therefore‚ without him there would
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Sayid The legal definition on murder is “The unlawful premeditated killing of one human being by another” In order for Sawyer to be convicted of Sayid’s murder it needs to be establish that the actus reus (guilty act) was present while the mens rea (guilty mind) and Sayid’s death was a result Sawyer unlawful act. The actus reus of murder is unlawful act which results in death of another human being within the queen’s peace. The mens rea of murder is intention also known as malice aforethought there
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Conservative dominance between the years 1951-1964 was Labour disunity” assess the validity of this view. Labour disunity was undoubtedly significant and contributed hugely to the Conservative party’s ability to dominate politically throughout this period. However‚ it would be wrong to argue that divisions within the Labour party are alone responsible for this. Other reasons include poor Labour leadership‚ the strength of the Conservatives and affluence between the years 1951-1964. Divisions within the
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