"A significant historical event that occurred between 1945 and 2008 that has had positive and or negative consequences" Essays and Research Papers

Sort By:
Satisfactory Essays
Good Essays
Better Essays
Powerful Essays
Best Essays
Page 9 of 50 - About 500 Essays
  • Powerful Essays

    POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF DAMS ON THE ENVIRONMENT The human being has been struggling in order to shape the ecosphere in a man- ner he wants since the first day. The period in which this struggle was observed most intensively was the period covering the transition from a migrant and primitive hunter society to a resident life and fa rming. The most deep-seated environmental modification against the nature that had been realized in the history of the human being has started at this time. Even

    Premium Water Water resources Water supply

    • 3999 Words
    • 14 Pages
    Powerful Essays
  • Good Essays

    There are many negative and positive consequences that come from technological advances. The industrial revolution is a great example of this. The steam engine was a big jump into a more advanced world but it also came with some downfalls. There was also advantage in light. Lasers were a better way for light to travel further and still have a steady light source. In 1781‚ there was this guy named James Watt that invented a Piston Steam engine. This was the first rotary engine created. This invention

    Premium Industrial Revolution Technology Steam engine

    • 503 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    equated with Western civilization or European civilization‚ is a term used very broadly to refer to a heritage of social norms‚ ethical values‚ traditional customs‚ religious beliefs‚ political systems‚ and specific artifacts and technologies. The term has come to apply to countries whose history is strongly marked by European immigration or settlement‚ such as the Americas‚ and Australasia‚ and is not restricted to Western Europe. Western culture stems from two sources: the Classical Period of the Greco-Roman

    Free Western culture Culture Bangladesh

    • 1526 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Better Essays

    My Significant Event Angela Marshall Professor Kenneth McClelland Strayer University/Introduction to Psychology July 18‚ 2014 Briefly describe your significant event (one to two [1-2] sentences). In 1993 I begin my journey to join the Marine Corps; two weeks before taking my oath I found out that I was 3 months pregnant with my son Brandon. This pregnancy would not only prevent me from joining the Marine Corps‚ but would also change my life dramatically. Describe your event in terms

    Premium English-language films Psychology United States

    • 1093 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Better Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    Rubric Name: Historical Event Paper Criteria Full Points Partial Points No Points Topic 3 points Analyzed  topic of historical significance  from a business contingency planning perspective. 1.5 points Topic not of historical significance. 0 points Topic not analyzed from a business contingency planning perspective. Business Organization and Process 2 points Organization and its business processes were discussed. 1 point Organization or its business processes were not discussed. 0 points

    Premium Citation Reference Greek loanwords

    • 320 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Better Essays

    Sonali Shah Dr. Valerie Levy Honors English Composition 103 2 October 2012 Negative vs. Positive Connotations More often when we hear a word‚ the definition is not so clear; words in the English language have multiple meanings. For example‚ the word “gay.” This word is very ambiguous meaning either ecstatic or homosexual. Ecstatic obviously has a positive connotation while homosexual can be offensive. In a very similar way‚ Frederick Douglass’ essay “Learning to Read and Write” questions the

    Premium Webster's Dictionary Connotation Martin Luther King, Jr.

    • 1331 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Better Essays
  • Better Essays

    Most Significant Events Final Project K A University of Phoenix: Axia College Jonathan Tietz November 28‚ 2010 Most Significant Events of the 50`s‚ 60`s 70`s 80`s and 90`s World War II lasted from 1939 to 1945. This was a war that involved most of the world’s nations and all of the world’s greatest powers. When the war ended the events that followed over the next five decades had a great effect on the American people. There are some events that had more of an effect than others

    Free United States Cold War President of the United States

    • 1909 Words
    • 8 Pages
    Better Essays
  • Powerful Essays

    because people believe that the life of the child starts as soon as it was conceived (O’ Brian‚ 15). The other side that people can argue is that there are circumstances where abortion should be allowed (15). There are many positive and negative aspects of abortion. Abortion has a huge effect on today’s society. Abortion was first practiced by the Hebrews (O’ Brien 15). The Hebrews did the procedure only when the mother’s health or her life was at risk (15). At first‚ the Christian church was

    Premium Abortion Pregnancy

    • 2659 Words
    • 11 Pages
    Powerful Essays
  • Good Essays

    Significant Health Care EventAmy DiZio University of Phoenix HCS 531 Significant Health Care Event There are many events that have influenced health care and the way it has been delivered throughout the years. These events have helped shape and change health care with the ever changing needs of the population at large. Some of the influences are society‚ culture‚ finance‚ religion‚ politics‚ health trends‚ environment and population (Shi and Singh‚ 2012‚ p.9). For the purpose and focus of this

    Premium Health care Medicine Health

    • 923 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    positive and negative impacts of social networking sites THE POSITIVE PART Social networking Web sites are helping businesses advertise‚ thus social networking Web sites are benefiting businesses - economically.  Social networking Web sites are helping education by allowing teachers and coaches to post club meeting times‚ school projects‚ and even homework on these sites.  Social networking Web sites are enabling advancements in science and medicine.  Job hunting Stay in touch with friends Positive

    Premium Social network aggregation Facebook Twitter

    • 1167 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
Page 1 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 50