Shorter’s statements‚ the Industrial Revolution did in some ways lead to a sexual revolution. Never before in the history of the world was there a need for manual labor than during the Industrial Revolution. During those times‚ the world was one of a male-dominated society‚ which put the men in the thousands of factories and mills slaving away while traditionally the women were at home tending to the many children while also cleaning and cooking. As the Industrial Revolution progressed‚ there became a greater
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The Computer Revolution If I were to make a history book of the years from 1981 to 1996‚ I would put computers on the cover. Computers‚ you may ask?‚ Yes computers‚ because if there were suddenly no computers on the world‚ there would be total chaos. People could not; communicate‚ commute‚ make business transactions‚ purchase things‚ or do most things in their daily routine‚ because power plants use computers to control the production of electricity. Computers have evolved extreme rapidly
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century‚ huge landmass‚ but slightly behind in terms of technology. Following the Congress of Vienna‚ Europe entered into the Industrial Revolution. Beginning around 1980‚ the world has entered into a kind of technological revolution. Just as the Industrial Revolution was sparked by James Watt’s invention of the improved steam engine‚ this new technological revolution was sparked by the invention of the microchip or the computer. Along with the development of digital technology There are many parallels
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low-carbon technology paradigm and the urbanization. Key words: low-carbon city; green development ecological civilization 1 The influence of urbanization Technology is the most important power in the human history. Especially after the industry revolution‚ technology become the invisible hand of the urbanization. The percent of city people in the 1880 is 5.1% but it increase to the 48.7% in the 2005. More an more people choose to live in the city and the number of people who live in country is
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Electronic Revolution "The world is very different now. For man holds in his mortal hands the power to abolish all forms of human poverty‚ and all forms of human life." - John Fitzgerald Kennedy As scientists continue to piece together nature ’s mysteries of science‚ and as technology is becoming the dominating force in numerous areas worldwide‚ there is often a crucial piece of the puzzle that goes missing: responsibility. Though many people praise the abundant benefits of modern
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Jessica Wang 1606922 What new ways of producing and distributing media have arisen to complement or replace older media? What is it that defines these as genuinely ‘new’ media and ‘new’ media industries? Media and the numerous industries it encompasses are constantly being reinvigorated. From the mobile phone‚ to the smartphone‚ to the tablet‚ we have seen extraordinary advances in media technology in recent years. But to say that new media is replacing old media altogether may be too simple
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The 2014 Hong Kong protests‚ also referred to as the Umbrella Revolution‚ began in September 2014 when anti-government advocates in Hong Kong protested outside the government headquarters and occupied several major city intersections after the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress(NPCSC) announced its decision on proposed electoral reform.[5]Instead of allowing civil nominations‚ the NPCSC made it clear that a 1200-member nominating committee‚ which would remain nominated by the business
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French Revolution and Latin American Revolution Comparisons The French Revolution‚ from 1789 to 1815‚ occurred in three distinct stages: a goal for a constitutional monarchy‚ Radical Republicans seeking to entirely transform French society‚ soon leading to the Reign of Terror‚ and lastly‚ Napoleon Bonaparte‚ who restored order. The Latin American Wars of Independence‚ from 1800 to 1824‚ involving the creoles‚ American-born Spaniards and people of African‚ Amerindian‚ or mixed descent focused on the
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The major changes during the struggle for independence and years after gave a “period of revolutionary significance” (Jones‚ 1995‚ p. 58). However‚ the American Revolution was not the same as the French Revolution of 1789 or the Russian Revolution of 1917 as it had no major changes in economic or reorganisation of the government. The Americans fought not to seek to establish a radical new social order but it was the first successful war of national independence in the modern period in which it ended
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1. Compare and contrast two Atlantic revolutions‚ and assess the global consequences. First of all‚ both of the French and American revolution have significantly contributed to the development of our modern world. And both revolutions were famous and acknowledged movements in history. However‚ besides being both immensely profound‚ the American and French Revolutions share some similarities and vast differences in terms of their origins‚ methods and outcomes when contrasted after close analysis
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