States. The reason why World War 1 was so devastating was because of secret alliances‚ the weapons that were used‚ and how it was fought. Secret alliances were the main reasons why World War 1 became a world war. Alliances are agreements between nations that say that if a nation goes to war with another nation‚ then the allied nations would have to help each other. This meant that if a nation declared war on another nation‚ it might as well be declaring war on many nations. One
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crave and admire. So it always comes as a surprise when we discover a celebrity has a drug or alcohol addiction and especially when they commit suicide. Society assumes that the fame and the glory and the money that comes with being a celebrity equals happiness because‚ when you are rich or famous nothing is denied to you. However‚ there is so much more to life
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Why is technology so important to students and how will it help them succeed in today’s society? Many people may ask this question because education in many ways is different today than it was fifty plus years ago. The answer to the question isn’t always so obvious either. However‚ the plain and simple truth is that today’s world has changed. No longer is memorization of facts and figures the goal. To keep up with our ever changing global community with all its complexities‚ students must learn to
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Why are Pinball machines so expensive? The fun and excitement that comes with playing the pinball game is legendary; it is generally not controversial. What baffles some people is why they will have to cough up a tangible amount of money just to enjoy a game. They wonder why exactly Pinball machines are so expensive. There are myths around these things but this article will help you have a clearer picture of things. What makes Pinball machines expensive? The following things that have to be put
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Gayle Rubin created the sex/gender system concept in the year 1975. She created this term to offer a new way of thinking about the difference between sex and gender. She defined the sex/gender system as “the set of arrangements by which a society transforms biological sexuality into products of human activity‚ and which these transformed sexual needs are satisfied” (WRWC‚ 2015). The sex/gender system has many explanations that attempt to address how our sex plays a role in how we learn gender. A
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Ford in the 1980s‚ has been introducing revolutionary products‚ using the the total quality management to drive down cost‚ and gain market share‚ with a household slogan”quality is job1”‚ but lately the no.2 automaker had gaffes‚ that have cost it customer satisfaction‚ market share‚ and making it ranks last among the big-seven automakers. To counter these quality gaffes‚ like the explorer tire debucle‚ ford began overhauling its quality process‚ and redefined the way they approached business‚ as
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Many American values that existed back in the 1970s still exist today‚ even if they may have taken on slightly different forms. An American value stated by Williams‚ that has persisted into the 21st century is that Americans s\till highly value achievement and success. To this day Americans honor those that they believe have achieved tremendous achievements through their own hard work and dedication. The value of achievement and success does still change from time to time in America‚ with Americans
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1) Legally define “hate crime‚” and explain why hate crime legislation has been so controversial in the United States. A hate crime is an assault or any other crime directed at a person of another race or religion. Hate crimes are usually very brutal and harmful‚ and victims are not only hurt physically but also are emotionally traumatized and terrified (Fritsch et al‚ 2015). For others in the community who have similar victim’s characteristic‚ they may also feel victimized and vulnerable‚ posing
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McCormick’s novel Sold is extremely relevant because of the enormous human trafficking industry in not only South Asia‚ but many other parts of the world. Worldwide‚ the US State Department estimates that nearly half a million children are trafficked into sexual slavery a year‚ and about 12‚000 Nepali girls are sold by their families intentionally and unwillingly into sexual slavery in India annually. The issues of poverty‚ the shaming and subordination of women‚ rape‚ unsafe sexual practices and
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This week’s reading pieces contextualize how intrinsically connected colonial regimes and imperial forces are at the hands of Western political entities. Both Manjapra and Lowe dissect certain periods within colonial history that built the power of Western subjectivity towards other countries‚ peoples‚ and the land they encroached on. Given both authors wrote similarly about the principles of colonial power and imperial sentiment‚ their points of emphasis are distinctive in contrast. By tying together
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