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    British with the help of Indians on both sides. The dispute was over the land in the Ohio Valley which was land crucial for fur trading with Indians. Both countries claimed the land‚ thus resulting in the French and Indian War which was a major turning point because it ended salutary neglect‚ therefore resulting in the Sugar Act and soon the Townshend Act which was crucial because this all then lead to the Revolution along with the result of more colonial unity. Due to the French and Indian War there

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    As I wander through the aisles of the lively and busy metropolis‚ I come to see and witness the highlands of avalanches‚ the oozing chocolaty color of the river banks‚ feel the breeze of every smoggy morning‚ listen to the music and beats played by car horns at a heavy traffic‚ and watch over fast asleeping children thriving the corners of the dark streets---things I never saw in the province. I never thought these could be real before I saw them with my naked eyes. As they say “welcome to reality

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    Did Exploration have a Positive or Negative affect on Our World? “Following the light of the sun‚ we left the Old World.” This is a quote that was stated by one of the most famous explorers of the late 1400’s and continuing into the 1500’s‚ his name was Christopher Columbus. Columbus‚ being the first to find the Americas‚ besides the Indians‚ was the start of a time of exploration. Although exploration can be looked at as a bad thing‚ I would like to recognize the perks of exploration. One positive

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    truly from that point? The only way to find out would to be to continue the complicated research of space that has been going on since the space race. However space exploration is surrounded with controversy which may possibly affect the growth of the knowledge of space. The prior benefits and consequences of space exploration now affect the present and future of space exploration. Many people just don’t know how many things they use every day‚ have been affected by space exploration. For example

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    discoveries of new life‚ space exploration has led to much advancement‚ including ones that we use in our daily lives. An example would be those comfortable beds that are made of memory foam. Unlocking the mysteries of what’s beyond or planet is the solution to many problems we have here on earth. The possibility of finding new resources and life in space‚ overpopulation on planet earth and finding a new source of fuel are just a few of many reasons to encourage space exploration. Planet earth is slowly

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    ’for the world of the caribbean the arrival of Columbus constituted a major turning point Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer who was credited with "discovering" the New World (a European term for the continents of North America and South America). Columbus made four voyages to the Caribbean and South America between 1492 and 1504. As a boy‚ Columbus worked as a sailor on merchant and war ships in the Mediterranean Sea. In 1476 he went to Lisbon‚ Portugal‚ where he learned

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    The Milgram experiment‚ as it is now called‚ was considered a turning point in social psychology and the science of obedience. In a new study from Poland‚ a group of researchers wanted to see if the premise held up. That is‚ 50 years later‚ would people still respond to an authority figure in the same way as they did in Milgram’s original experiment? "Upon learning about Milgram’s experiments‚ a vast majority of people claim that ’I would never behave in such a manner‚’" study co-author Tomasz

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    SMALL ARMS From 1861 to 1865‚ the United States experienced 4 years of civil war that divided the country until well after the conflict ended. The antecedents of this war were a series of laws that the North implemented to the South in 1860. Lincoln was in charge of the government and the conflict was related to slavery abolition and protectionist measures that affected the southern economy. In 1861‚ eleven southern states separated and formed the Confederation. When the war began there were

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    Neolithic Revolution did a major change on the way people lived. The shift from hunting and gathering to agricultural led to permanent settlement‚ establishment of social classes and the final raise of civilization. The Neolithic Revolution is a major turning point in human history and still is.

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    until this point‚ the Vikings had developed trade networks. Leif Eriksson‚ a son of a Viking‚ sailed from West Norway to Greenland when heavy winds blew his ship to the coast of North America. It was not until 300 years later‚ in the 1400s‚ when people became interested in the discovery of new land and when Henry the Navigator advanced exploration by building a navigation school. Advancements in technology and a desire for new goods and new trade routes helped bring about the Age of Exploration‚ while

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