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    How have computers changed our world? Today in this modern world‚ computers have made a mark able position in almost everyone’s life. From students to business men‚ everyone owns a computer. Without a computer‚ life seems quite impossible. It is the most versatile machine ever been made. Anyone can use a computer according to his or her own desire. For example‚ a small kid may use a computer to play games or a student may use it as a medium to extract information from the internet‚ etc. The importance

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    The most important political event that has occurred in my life‚ and I think most of my classmates would agree‚ was the tragedy that occurred on September 11‚ 2001. I think that most people can remember where they were and what they were doing when they first heard about the attacks. I was just starting my freshman year in high school. When I got up in the morning and saw a plane crash into one of the twin towers in New York City‚ my first thought was that it was a terrible accident. When the second

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    like no other before her‚ her name was Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu. She changed her name to Mother Teresa. Mother Teresa was dedicated to taking care of the poor and helping the needy and She devoted her life to taking care of the sick and anyone who needed love. Through her compassion and care‚ Mother Theresa had a great and lasting influence on the world around her. After she opened Missionaries of charitys‚15 others opened around the world. All that which is apparent in the book "Mother Teresa‚ A Complete

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    The Earth is home to over seven billion people who most of which are ordinary‚ but sometimes the world is presented with an incredibly unique individual that changes the world for years to come (World Population Clock). Maya Angelou was incredibly diverse with job titles ranging from dancer to civil rights activist‚ a very interesting childhood that shaped the rest of her life‚ and a legacy that will forever change the areas she was involved in. The poetry of Maya Angelou was greatly influenced

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    How has the strategy of pirates changed over time? The North and East coast of Africa are very well traveled waterways for the Global Maritime Shipping business. Learning about and working with one of these businesses was very eye opening to an unknown world. With every major industry there are upsides and downsides. When someone is placed in a new industry they are generally naïve to any downsides until they begin reading periodicals and researching every facet of the industry. When someone

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    Three Important Events in the History of Aviation Development December 17th‚ 1903 at 10:35 am marked the beginning of aviation as we now know it. The Wright brothers launched the Wright Flyer into the air near Kitty Hawk‚ North Carolina with Wilbur Wright at the controls. The aircraft stayed airborne for twelve seconds and covered a distance of one hundred and twenty feet. This was the culmination of many years of hard work and research to achieve these results. The Wright brothers had overcome

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    allegorical and dystopian novel by George Orwell‚ published in England on 17 August 1945. According to Orwell‚ the book reflects events leading up to the Russian Revolution of 1917 and then on into the Stalin era in the Soviet Union. A book which is an alegory of the Russian revolution There are a number important events in Animal Farm‚ some of them include important conflicts between the characters (the animals versus Mr. Jones‚ Snowball versus Napoleon‚ the common animals versus the pigs‚ Animal

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    People and Events of World War II by Kevan Salisbury The Axis Powers World War II was started by the Axis Forces‚ which were comprised of Germany‚ Italy‚ and Japan. They fought against the combined might of almost the entire world‚ and‚ but for a supreme combined effort on the part of America‚ the USSR‚ and Britain‚ almost won. During the war‚ the Axis Powers were totalitarian states‚ controlled by their respective leader or leaders. These are their stories. During World War II‚

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    People say it is important to have a realistic view of life. For 99% of people this is true. For most people‚ to not have a realistic view of life is to risk failure to achieve one¡¦s goals and dreams. Such people usually become lonely and bitter. Every so often‚ however‚ one person refuse to accept what others call a ¡§realistic view¡¨ of life and insist on changing the world around then to fit the vision they have in their head. Such people has the power to change the world for the better or worse

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    Part 2 1. How did General Douglas MacArthur react to the events in Korea? What was his stance on the Korean War? ~ General MacArthur was the Army’s Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers‚ Commander in Chief of the United States Command and the Far East‚ and Commanding General of the U.S Army and the Far East. So basically he was top dog‚ and he was there for a reason. He supervised Japan’s transition into a modern‚ democratic nation in WWII; also‚ he called the orders for the counterattack on

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