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    w socir * Change is definitely something that no object or being can escape. It is inevitable‚ and cannot possibly be controlled willfully by human intellect. From a trivial change in fashion to the incomprehensible climatic changes such as the Ice Age‚ mutability is the fundamental characteristic of existence. As humans‚ we are used to changes in temperature‚ opinion‚ and even bodily functions. We wear appropriate clothing if the weather suddenly changes. We even act accordingly if our own body

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    Enlightenment Philosophers changed society in many different ways. From discovering      new ways to improve society to sharing their point of views in these situations. Enlightenment Philosophers always believed that there is a natural law also the truth that people always have trouble understanding. Enlightenment Philosophers made a huge difference in the late 17th and 18th century. In this time there were many discoveries which caused disagreements. People were always questioning the ways of living

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    place during the 1930’s which was during the Great Depression. This helps us bring the migrant farm life during the Great Depression to life‚ letting us move along with George and Lennie’s life and how they were able to survive the burdensome time. But‚ how did the Great Depression change society and how were the people affected by it? The Great Depression was triggered by a sudden collapse in the stock market wiping out many investors. This lasted from 1929 to 1939 causing drastic declines in output

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    The development of agriculture transformed human societies between 8‚000 B.C.E and 600 B.C.E. In the Paleolithic age ‚ the human population spread across the world in very small groups. These people were called hunters and gathers‚ they were nomadic because they constantly moved causing them produce fewer children. Once a new revolution was created it increased the human population‚ this new revolution was called the Neolithic Revolution. During this revolution agriculture and farming were discovered

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    transformed their society and dynamics. In the mid-1600s‚ Europeans were the first settlers of Africa and established their community by farming and herding cattle. The Europeans lived in proximity with their domesticated animals that carried diseases. Over time‚ the Europeans developed a resistance to the virus but the Cape and Koi- San tribe did not have immunity to the virus and developed smallpox. Around the 1830s‚ the European expanded north and encountered a complex society known as the Zulus

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    fact that everyone seemed to be going with the flow‚ Michael decided to take a step back and really look at what the world around him was at the time. He came to the conclusion that there needed to be change‚ and he would help invoke that change. Michael Moore would change the structure of his society by doing it through one of his many talents: comedy. Michael first began his criticism by writing in his own weekly newspaper‚ the Flint Voice. He would later be hired to write for the magazine‚ Mother

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    industrialization in the U.S. The people that supported this thought that the problem could be resolved by providing the population with a better education‚ ensuring a safer work environment‚ and a more productive workplace. The Progressive Era changed society by causing more people to move from rural areas to inner-city locations in search for better jobs and education. Also‚ factories started producing more goods than the population could consume. While the Progressive Era was a time for social growth

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    unthinkable at this point in time. Gasoline powered made it capable of getting a total of 25 mpg‚ the car was not only functional but very productive. Because gasoline was fed to the engine only by gravity‚ and also because the reverse gear offered more power than the forward gears‚ the Model T frequently had to be driven up a steep hill backward. Model T’s started with crank handle inserted just below the radiator. The driving aspect of the T was very good because they were built strong and could last

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    Document - Based Question 1 The American Revolution changed society in a lot of different ways. People questioned the political ideas of themselves and others. The strive for Democracy was great. The rights of women and slaves were controversial subjects‚ but debated as well as religious persecution and taxation without representation; struggle was still there. Our economy was weakened‚ and farmers nearly created chaos because of the obscene taxation and little to no representation. Everything changed

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    The industrial revolution was truly bright spot in earth’s otherwise dirty shirt. Society was changed forever by the great innovations and breakthroughs from the 1800s‚ as they have a truly lasting effect on the human way of life. With the invention of the Telegraph‚ the Sewing machine‚ the Wrench and the Telephone we can clearly see the effects these inventions made in the fields of communication‚ mass production and metal work. By the 19th century advances in communication were being made and

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