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    strength of defense‚ and political stability. During the time 1000-1400‚ China was going through a renaissance age. The empire was unified‚ trade thrived‚ the empire’s defense was very strong and China as a whole was very rich. On the other hand‚ Europe did not have a unified government. Its defense was poor and in1348-1350‚ the Black Death reached Europe which further weakened individual nations by taking away the lives of thousands of people therefore reducing the region’s manpower. Powered by wealth

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    not exactly one part‚ it was a mixture that have been consolidated to verify that nobody spoke crazy against the Nazis. The Nazis used and created The SS‚ the Gestapo‚ and concentration camps One of the first thing they created to establish their power was the SS. The SS was formed within 1925 and were true according to Hitler performing as his non-public bodyguard. Their leader was Heinrich Himmler and the SS principle capacity was to wreck

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    for the change in the economy.During the transition of the USSR there was a huge increase in inflation Hurting people because they couldn’t afford food or normal household supplies.They went from solid‚ stable childhoods‚ to struggling for food.The disillusionment they felt leaving as children and coming back as adults to a totally different reality than what they were taught to expect. Their struggle seems to be emotionally. Individuals believed they had specific ideas in their heads of how life

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    Have you ever felt like a social outcast? As times change different things are seen as acceptable and other things are seen as bad. But most of the time society does not change for good. A lot of people around us struggle in fitting it with other people. A big part of the change is also in society. Each year it is harder to fit in with society. Throughout the story Frankenstein starts feeling more lonely and wants to go out but he can’t cause he is different. He feels like he won’t be accepted

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    sometimes might change in ways that alter their lives. Characters in the book The Crucible saw themselves change while undergoing a sever test. These people did not understand how much they were really changing and how it would effect them for the rest of their lives. Rev. Parris thought of himself mostly but would learn to change. Rev. Hale is in expert in witchcraft and is convinced that there are witches in Salem when he first arrives‚ but John Proctor’s strong influence changes his mind. Elizabeth

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    Change and Progress in a Time of Peace Change has always been an inevitable part of life. Sometimes‚ change is for the better‚ and sometimes‚ change is for the worse. However‚ the “long nineteenth century” introduced changes that were undeniably for the better and would affect the lives of everyone living in that era and those that came after it. Specifically‚ health‚ methods of communication‚ and feminist ideas experienced great change during the years between the end of the French Revolution and

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    provided to develop an induction motor that used alternating current as power. His eidetic memory and genius mind helped him formulate a working alternating current system whose power could run the engine. At the time‚ various companies in Europe and the United States had commenced utilizing alternating current systems. Significantly‚ the alternating current power systems were reliable in the transmission of high voltage power over long distances. In such a way‚ the effectiveness of the system made

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    The Storming of the Bastille[change | change source] A sans-coulotte‚ a radical revolutionary‚ carrying a tricolor flag. In July 1789‚ after the National Assembly was formed‚ the nobility and the king were angry with Jacques Necker‚ the Director-General of Finances‚ and they fired him. Many Parisians thought the King was going to try to shut down the National Assembly. Soon‚ Paris was filled with riots and looting. On 14 July 1789‚ the people decided to attack the Bastille prison. The Bastille

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    Aldous Huxley was a pioneer in science fiction and anti-utopianism as well as a revolutionary spirit within early 20th century society. Born into a distinguished family in Surrey‚ England‚ on July 26‚ 1894‚ Aldous Huxley was educated to fulfill his lineage. His literature became an anthology of commentaries on his contemporary civilization. The lasting impact of Aldous Huxley’s mystic literature has been seen throughout the ages‚ from George Orwell all the way to the 21st century. Aldous Huxley

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    Change is like the domino effect. When something major changes‚ it will cause something else to change and that will cause something else to change and so on. Revolutions call for change in the world. They happen because the people want change from their government. The French Revolution was one of the biggest revolutions in history. Although the French Revolution happened so that the government would change‚ other things changed as well. During the enlightenment‚ new ideas were constructed

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