Hannah Ambrose Morris English II 17 August 2013 I have learned a lot of things from participating basketball. It has changed my entire outlook on and attitude toward life. Before my 7th grade year‚ I was shy‚ and didn’t have many friends. Basketball has virtually completely changed all of these qualities. On the first day of practice‚ the team warmed up with a scrimmage game. The players were split up and the game began. However‚ during the game‚ I noticed that I didn’t run as hard as I could
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The American Revolution occurred when the American colonists wanted to be free from Britain. After the war‚ the colonies had won and became their own country‚ but was the American Revolution revolutionary? The Revolution was revolutionary because it was the beginning of ending slavery‚ made people think about women’s rights‚ and America was free from Britain. To start off‚ slavery had begun to die off after the American Revolution. According to Document 5‚ slavery got abolished almost immediately
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The Industrial Revolution was a turning point in America and Europe that affected how the people in these two areas lived for the good and bad of many. Machines during the Industrial Revolution set the standard for what the future would hold for America and Europe‚ but would not only would their futures be changed but the outcomes of their revolution would spread causing a global revolution. The machines brought about not only a huge growth in modernization‚ but a huge change in the lives of the
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Nationalism is the feeling of loyalty shared by a group of people united by race‚ language‚ and culture. It was born and spreading since 1789 during the French Revolution‚ and spread by the Napoleon army. To express their loyalty to their nation‚ people will attempt to fight for independence against foreign rule or unite themselves into one large nation-state. Nationalism therefore was both a uniting force and dividing force; uniting a number of small states into one large nation-state or splitting
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September 3rd‚ 2010 Significant Place: Brooklyn‚ New York Many people have a place that is very significant to them. In my opinion‚ having a significant place is a very good thing because that means that significant place has a meaning. Brooklyn‚ New York‚ is the original hometown of the majority of my family and they have a very significant background history there. Brooklyn‚ New York is a very capacious city. My favorite thing to do there is shop. When I go shopping‚ I often enjoy seeing the
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The Industrial Revolution in Europe changed the world completely by changing the way people work and earn money to the way we live today. The Industrial Revolution was a time when the economy was boosted very quickly and many most were unprepared for the sudden economic change. The lower class workers started to get a higher pay with the rising demand for jobs. Since these jobs were physically enduring jobs‚ women were paid less‚ and men were paid more. Interestingly‚ the wage drastically decreases
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of the Eastern Woodlands. The Indians were forced to choose sides during both the Seven Years’ War and the American Revolution. Different Indian tribes even split up due to this fact. "Some tribes split into factions over issues of peace‚ war‚ and alliance with competing European powers" (Calloway‚ 152). However‚ neither the Seven Years’ War nor the American Revolution brought about any freedom or rights to the Indians. As part of the Seven Years’ War‚ the French and Indian War had the Indians "fighting
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Report Student number: 0915672 Name: Fan Jia analyses the causes of the Industrial Revolution and its social effects |Introduction: | | | |The Industrial Revolution occurred from the 18 th to 19 th. It had a effect on agriculture‚ manufacturing‚ mining
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“Social networking sites have brought more harms than benefits.” Do you agree? Social networking sites such as Friendster‚ Twitter and Facebook all vary slightly‚ yet one of the main feature they have is that they enable users to create a profile within the website to represent themselves and interact with other users using emails‚ instant messaging and other integrated communication channels within the site. The popularity and growth of social networking sites over the years has been colossal.
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According to The Global Warming’s Six Americas‚ the knowledge about climate change varies widely across the American public. The researchers at George Mason University and Yale broke down the U.S. adult population into six different categories (Alarmed‚ Concerned‚ Cautious‚ Disengaged‚ Doubtful‚ and Dismissive) based on people’s beliefs‚ behaviors‚ concerns‚ and policy preferences regarding global warming. Alarmed being the most engaged and motivated with the highest belief in global warming‚ and
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