white people and the colored people. For example‚ “All passengers on buses shall be in separate waiting rooms and have separate ticket windows for the whites and colored people”( page 178‚ #2‚ Alabama). This law is a clear example of how the Jim Crow laws affected the society. As you already may know‚ the Jim Crow laws were
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the industrialisation forever changed the old class structure with the removal of the clergy‚nobility and commoners to create the middle class They had to adapt to the mass unemployment wave that spread across Britain because of the revolution of technology such as more advanced farming techniques and the spinning Jenny which sped up the long process of weaving wool. This revolution caused unemployment because the
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at home. By the 1960s most families has TV sets in their living rooms‚ depending on if they liked being entertained at home. Television in the United States has grown year after year and has made a big impact on American culture in many ways. TV has taken a big part in violence in society‚ the news‚ how people are stereotyped‚ childhood obesity‚ family values‚ social interaction‚ and so much more. In my opinion one of the biggest impacts that television has had on American culture is childhood
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a positive or negative growth in a society. In the United States‚ the Civil Rights movement advocated for equality across all races. During this time there those who protested for this social change while others resisted and tried to stop it. During times of social change opposing sides always learn something new and old ways are forever changed. For example in the “David McMurray Lecture” there was a social change in gender relations. McMurray talked about how there women were scarce on the streets
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of artificial intelligence -- that is‚ teaching computers how to mimic and even improve upon the human thinking process -- machines can be a positive influence on our lives‚ too. They’ve come up with the term cognitive technology to describe how electronic devices and other tools can assist and influence humans’ mental activities‚ such as learning‚ retaining and retrieving information from memory‚ and problem solving. Cognitive technology encompasses not just electronic gadgets‚ but a range of other
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The Recent Recession and How It Has Affected Our Economy We all realize that we are currently in a recession and times are tough. Almost everyone I know has been affected by this recession in some way‚ including my family. Due to this assignment‚ I have found myself asking this question: how has the recession affected my family and the community? Everyone that I spoke with had strong and emotional answers to this question. This past year has been very hard for my family. Both my husband and I
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Drugs have been a problem in our society for years. They have been used and abused by many groups‚ including amateur and professional athletes. Drugs are also used for recreational use not just for performance enhancement. Society is directly influenced by the usage of drugs in sport. A study in 2002 showed that "An estimated 3 million people aged 15 or older reported that they used marijuana or hashish at least once in the year before the survey" This shows that 12.2% of all Canadians either have
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How has the union affected my life? Well not only has it changed my life and my family’s lives to for the better‚ but it has helped us in many ways. It has helped me in having a better life by providing my dad with a stable and reliable job. Another way it has affected my life is by providing my family and I with health insurance Union provided my dad with a job‚ which is the reason my family has been able to have a better life. It has helped out have money. It has helped us have food in our table
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How has performing arts affected your lives‚ and why is it important to you? Performing arts comprises a wide range of activities that involves the use of one’s potential skills‚ body and creativity to be able to produce a piece of art work that defines them individually. Personally‚ performing arts has affected me greatly since I first began playing the piano as my very first instrument. Firstly‚ one of the main affects that has impacted me and made me who I am today are life values. For example:
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Is driverless technology the best thing that ever happened to cars? Technology is advancing very fast; some even say that technology is advancing so fast that society cannot keep up. One technology that is advancing at a very fast pace is driverless car technology. A driverless car is a robotic vehicle that is designed to travel between destinations without a human operator. Driverless technology has many advantages as well as disadvantages. It will affect not only the society but also the government
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