Maggie Friedman Professor Sullivan TSEM 102 Section 058 22 September 2014 Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin in the late 1800’s. Its original purpose was to help people separate cotton fibers from their seeds. This process was necessary in order to use the cotton in its proper way. This invention came at a time when slavery was starting to slowly become less crucial to the nation’s economy and freeing slaves was gaining momentum. The cotton gin soiled all plans of reducing slavery by increasing
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Tuberculosis was one of the main leading causes of death in the United States in the early 20th century. People who were carriers or affected by the disease were quarantine‚ isolated from society‚ and placed in sanatoriums‚ which later became known as the "waiting room for death." As described by Sheila Rothman‚ death was a synonym of tuberculosis and was a habitual characteristic of the sanatoriums1. Although people were highly encouraged to go to these establishments‚ they were not as effective
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Sam houston and santa anna‚ but mainly Sam Houston Santa Anna might be looked at like an evil menace in Texas‚ but in Mexico Santa Anna is looked at like a hero. Santa Anna was also the head of the government on 11 different occasions. He also had the nickname “Napoleon of the West”.The choices made by Sam Houston‚ Santa Anna‚ David Crockett‚ James Bowie‚ and William B. Travis‚ determined who would win this war. Sam Houston was born on March 2‚ 1793 near Lexington‚ Virginia. From 1813 to 1814
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As stated in the USA Today suicide is the sixth leading cause of death in the America. Every thirteen minutes‚ another suicide is occurring. Many factors lead up to someone committing suicide. Someone may start out with depression‚ get bullied‚ feel unwanted‚ be psychotic or any number of things could be going on in their lives (USA Today). Does this mean that they should be taking themselves out of this world to be freed from the pain? Some people may argue that suicide is not the answer‚ but have
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April 1st‚ 2015 Whitney Roper - 0876801 DIGM 3350 RR Donnelly 1645 w Sam Houston Pkwy Tour Guide: Ryan Capece I had the chance to visit the renowned RR Donnelly’s Sam Houston Parkway location here in Houston‚ Texas. Celebrating their 150 year anniversary this year‚ Donnelly was founded long ago in 1864. In the beginning‚ the Lettmore family were the original owners‚ who were then bought by Wallace who in turn was bought by Donnelly. With their corporate office located in Chicago‚ Illinois‚ Donnelly
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The Cotton Gin by Eli Whitney In 1793 an American inventor named Eli Whitney born in December 8 1765‚ Massachusetts‚ USA created a modern mechanical machine called the Cotton Gin. This phenomenal machine separated cotton seeds from cotton fibres and was incredibly important as it dramatically reduced the amount of time spent separating the two from each other. Eli changed the agriculture and manufacturing revolutionised not only the cotton industry but the American industrial
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Living in Poverty in Houston Texas The number of Houston-area resident living in very poor neighborhood almost doubled over the past decades which researchers say increase their risks for unemployment‚health problem and crime. Some of the increase came as raising unemployment pushed people already living in those neighborhood below the poverty level. Also the lack of affordable housing more affluent neighborhood likely contributed to the increased concentration of the poor‚as well. Many of those
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hy Sam Houston State University? Ever since I was in the 7th grade I have always dreamed about SHSU for my college. Of course‚ what I wanted to be changed‚ but no matter what the college never changed. My agriculture teacher tells me all about the college‚ and it makes me super excited to attend the college in the fall. This past summer my family and I toured the college‚ doing that made me fall in love with SHSU even more. The reason why I would love to attend Sam Houston State University is because
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Before the invention of interchangeable parts in 1798 by Eli Whitney‚ every product was handmade individually by a blacksmith or a specialist. For example‚ every gun was unquiet from each other (like having a different length in barrel). Each gun had to be constructed by hand which created every gun was one-of-kind. Gun-making was considered at the time a very skilled craft. When a gun broke‚ it could not be easily repaired. This process to create a gun was time consuming and costly. Interchangeable
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Animals suffer just as people do. In 2009 animal experimentation was the cause of over 1.13 million animals suffered in U.S. Laboratories. Animal experimentation is unnecessary and expensive. It is useless to use the cruel methods of animal experimentation for our own benefit alone. The animals used in research range from birds‚ dogs‚ cats‚ pigs‚ etc. So many innocent creatures put up with the immense pain so that science experiments can be made and new products can be put on the shelves. Many of
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