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    Rockefeller was a giant amongst men‚ he was a businessman‚ a philanthropist‚ and an educated individual. He was high above the totem pole that was established for society. His contributions to society stood the test of time‚ as his work progressively changed the lives of millions. However‚ his success story did not start at its peak‚ but it started in a small town of Rickford‚ New York. John D. Rockefeller was born on July 8‚ 1839 in the small town of Rickford‚ New York. He grew up in a very poor

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    (caused from cow pox). Edward Jenner also known as "Jenner" or "Edward" has a amazing backround!! ’’Edward Jenner was a scientist beforehand so it helped him develop the skills to create this vaccination" according to Encyclopidea.com. Although‚ Edward did have failures as well as any other inventor. Jenner because famous‚ hero and rich from his invetion‚ man what a life!! Edward jenner wasnt only detrmined he was very smart too!! His invention changed the world by saving peoples life because small pox

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    but to them that was the way it was. If you had layers of clothing it showed how wealthy‚ you were. Color described what class you were. Purple for example was very expensive so only people like the queen would wear it. Now we just put some jeans and a shirt on and call it good‚ though there is a way to classify someone from a lower class to a higher class. Now we have brands like Michal Kors‚ Versace‚ or Channel to show how

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    black child had ever before stepped foot on the white ground. Ruby did

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    Even though the Industrial Revolution had both good and bad effects on society and the economy‚ the goods drastically overpowered the bads. Starting in the 16th and 17th centuries‚ switches in agricultural manufacturing started to switch the methods people knew about farming. A number of new technological modifications followed in an enormous amount in the number of crops farmers could compose. To the shock of wool‚ silk‚ and linen manufacturers‚ cotton became beyond exceedingly popular in England

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    Darwin was a British Naturalist who helped develop the theory of evolution regarding plants and animals. In trying to explain away the creationist theory he offered his theory of evolution‚ which was directly in contrast to common beliefs of society at the time. Darwin shared his theory that he believed “that life on Earth had taken shape over countless millions of years before humans existed and that human life was a result of slow development‚ called evolution.” In Darwin’s book “On the Origin

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    Fela Kuti was famous a Nigerian musician and politician activist. Fela used the power of music to convey the corruption and atrocity of the Nigerian regime. He became an influential and inspirational role model to the people Nigeria. Fela is known for his courage and outspokenness against the Nigerian dictatorship‚ attracted the admiration of most young Nigerians citizens at that time that were living in fear of the Nigerian regime. Fela used his music to convey the struggles and hardship he had

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    Before Shakespeare was born‚ England experienced many big changes in the way religion was practiced. When Shakespeare wrote plays under the reign of Elizabeth they were about war and succession. King Henry VIII split with the Catholic Church after the Pope refused to annul his marriage. He seized the church’s land and wealth‚ and destroyed England’s monasteries. Catholics were often an object of mockery in English Renaissance drama. Years later‚ when Shakespeare was alive‚ Queen Elizabeth was considered

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    For centuries Kings were living in luxury‚ content with the absolute power and control they had. Losing this power had never even crossed their mind as although there was always the chance of assassination‚ they could rest easy knowing that no one could politically touch him. However‚ this all changed when Charles I took over the throne as due to his misdeeds and increasing pressure from the public and parliament‚ he was put on trial which was mind blowing at the time and then finally executed. Such

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    he realized he was going nowhere and would be forgotten because he never tried to change anything and took everything he had for granted. The day that changed is life was the 12th of December 2012. When he saw on the news that not everyone in South America a part of the world relatively close to him was not having as much resources as the other rich countries like the United States. That is when he decided to change the present situation. This situation was for him against all his principles. In a

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