Do you know who Abraham Lincoln is‚ and what he did to change the world for the people? If you don’t‚ then let me start all from the beginning. A boy named Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12‚ 1809‚ in Hodgenville‚ Kentucky. At the age of seven‚ his family moved to Indiana‚ and he grew up on the edge of a frontier. He had very little education‚ but he read a great deal and self-taught himself when he wasn’t working on his father’s farm. Let me introduce his family‚ Nancy and Thomas were Abraham
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Based on the autobiography of Malcolm X‚ who once said “One day‚ may we all meet together in the light of understanding.” He had a desire to impose change to the world hoping for that day to come‚ when all races will appreciate and live in harmony amongst each other. To bring change to the world‚ he became an influential leader in the civil rights movement and fought against racial segregation‚ discrimination and unfair laws. He called for black separatism and rejected both integration and nonviolence
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How did the Industrial Revolution change the world? The Industrial Revolution was arguably the biggest global change in the way humans relate to each other and the world around them since the Agricultural Revolution 13‚000 years earlier. In the 18th century‚ China‚ India and Europe were broadly comparable in terms of levels of economic development‚ standard of living‚ and people’s life expectancy and each claimed around 23% of global GDP. However‚ by 1800s‚ India and China had begun to fall‚ while
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Eleanor Roosevelt Eleanor Roosevelt is the wife of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. She is one of the most powerful women in the world. Eleanor dramatically changed the role of the first lady. She did not just content to stay in the background and handle domestic matters‚ she showed the world that the first lady was an important part of American politics. She was a leader in her own right and involved in numerous humanitarian causes throughout her life. Anna Eleanor Roosevelt was born in a political
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STEVE JOBS: THE INSPIRATION OF MANY HOW STEVE JOBS HAS CHANGED THE WORLD WITH APPLE Steve Jobs was one of the giants of the information age‚ and his influence will be felt for decades to come. Jobs introduced us to multiple products that have changed the lives of many. Job’s was born in 1955 in San Francisco‚ California. He was a US electrical engineer and computer inventor. In 1976 along with Steve Wozniak they formed Apple Computers (Hefner 2005) Getting to know Steve Jobs personally is not
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The humanities are academic disciplines that study human culture‚ using methods that are primarily analytical‚[citation needed] critical‚ or speculative‚ and having a significant historical element‚[1] as distinguished from the mainly empirical approaches of the natural sciences.[1]The humanities include ancient and modern languages‚ literature‚ philosophy‚ religion‚ andvisual and performing arts such as music and theatre. The humanities that are also sometimes regarded as social sciences include history
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Nelson Mandela Nelson Mandela has had a large impact and has changed the world in several different ways. Nelson Mandela had a large role in ending the Apartheid; he also was the first black President of South Africa in 1994-1999. Mandela was also a part of the African National Congress‚ Mandela was also a leader for peaceful protests against the white regime and segregation. To start off‚ Nelson Mandela was a part of the African National Congress. The ANC was formed in 1912‚ to unite the black Africans
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Earhart set an example for woman all around the world. Amelia Earhart helped change the way the world looked at women. Amelia Earhart is a leader when it comes to equal rights for women because she attempted to fly around the world when everyone said she couldn’t.Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean‚ and Earhart was the first person to try to fly around the world. ‘‘Earhart set herself a new goal‚ to fly around the world at (or near) the equator‚ some thing never before
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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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was much more than that. Mr. Franklin was many things‚ including an inventor‚ a diplomat‚ a printer‚ and a writer. Mr. Franklin’s many different accomplishments changed the world for the better. Benjamin Franklin’s early life was the foundation for the rest of his life; all of his later accomplishments were built on what he did over this time period. Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston on January 17‚ 1706. After 2 years of schooling‚ the young Mr. Franklin was expected to work at his father Josiah’s
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