The Benefits of the Cotton Gin The cotton gin was invented in 1793 by Eli Whitney to clean cotton fibers from the seeds (cotton gin). It was an invention created to reduce work and make cotton production quicker (Cotton Gin). It caused great reduction in the time it took to clean cotton. The cotton gin could drastically reduce the time it took to clean the cotton fibers. “…the cotton gin was a machine that could clean the seeds from 50 pounds of cotton in one day‚ whereas previously a laborer
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Michael Labib Professor Cran English 101 12/08/2011 Egyptian Revolution: Age of the Renaissance As a response to the long reigning dictatorship of the former President of Egypt‚ Hosni Mubarak‚ the Egyptian revolution began on the 25th of January 2011 in a form of peaceful civil resistance involving non-violent marches‚ protests‚ labor strikes‚ and acts of civil disobedience demanding Mubarak’s immediate resignation. Later on the revolution transformed into several scenes of violent clashes
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The overall reason as to why India was imperialised was because of the British raj‚ and then later by the British government. Their goal was to “remake India on a British model through administrative and social reform‚ economic development‚ and the introduction of new technology” (India Under British Rule). By utilizing the subcontinents’ materials‚ territory‚ and people‚ the British regime were able to exploit local traditions and rulers and instituted a colonial government that conferred benefits
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Egyptian Citizenship Becoming an Egyptian citizen If you have lived in Egypt for an extended period of time‚ or you are married to an Egyptian national‚ consider applying for Egyptian citizenship. You will no longer have to renew any visas or permits‚ nor will you have to renounce your first citizenship. Children born in Egypt or to at least one Egyptian parent automatically earn citizenship. Spouses of Egyptian nationals do not earn citizenship through marriage‚ though marriage to an Egyptian
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The greatness of Alexander (the Great) is often a much debated question. The importance of such debates is arguably minimal- Alexander was quite clearly a great ruler‚ possibly the greatest to ever live. A much more disputable question regarding Alexander is that of his cruelty throughout his reign as Macedonian King. In order to ascertain the extent of Alexander ’s cruelty one must analyze a number of key events which occurred during his kingship. These include the actions he took following Phillips
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west.” This couldn’t be more true. Egyptian art can be said to be one of the most significant periods in art history. Their modern advances in such a far time ago were made unknowingly and helped shape art to what it is today. By just looking at it‚ Egyptian art may not come off as amazing as it actually is. One must dig deeper. The artwork they were creating wasn’t always made to be art. Instead‚ it was mainly made for religious purposes. Anything they created was being made to be symbolic in a religious
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The cotton gin Hello‚ I’m Phineas but I’m now Eli Whitney’s assistant. WOW! I know right I was thinking that I could tell you some things about me. I was born in 1772 I became friends/partners with Eli around 1793. I didn’t come from a wealthy family. But enough about me let’s get to the good parts of my life when I was just becoming his assistant. Well it didn’t happen like that I had to try out and gosh was there a lot of people there. Let’s get to it ’’hello‚ Mr. Whitney‚’’ I said confidently
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Truth Finally Be Revealed Jennifer Thompson was a straight-A student at Elon University in Burlington‚ North Carolina. She had her life all planned out: maintain straight A’s‚ graduate with a 4.0 GPA‚ and marry her boyfriend‚ Paul. Jennifer said frightened “Who is that? Whose there?” I said‚ “Allowing myself to think it must be Paul‚ or someone playing a stupid joke” (12). Then suddenly she looked and saw a stranger in her room. Before she knew it‚ she was getting raped. During her attack‚ she made
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2014 Module 2 Egyptian Civilizations January 31‚ 2014 Egyptian Civilizations In the reading‚ "Justice for Everybody in Imperial Egypt"‚ the legal system of Imperial Egypt viewed people differently. It is believed that Egyptian law was based on a common sense view of right and wrong‚ following the codes based on the concept of Ma’at. Ma’at represented truth‚ order‚ balance and justice in the universe. This was the highest conception of physical and moral law and order that was known to the Egyptians
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until they surrender. It’s a rather piteous sight watching a village being knocked to pieces and I wish there was some other way‚ but unfortunately there isn’t”’ (886) remarked a British officer. The British were on the verge of controlling Northern Nigeria‚ wanting the resources and land it had to offer. They destroyed any villages that didn’t cooperate‚ suggesting that Europe’s imperialism was fueled by the population growth of the Industrial Revolution‚ which lead to a desire for more land‚ justified
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