Why did the Titanic’s maiden voyage ended in such disaster? One of the largest passenger liner of the early 20th century made in the history‚ having the first and final voyage 100 years ago‚ owned by the magnificent White Star Line‚ was travelling without interference through the calm waters until one of the sailors on board reported that the Titanic is heading for a vast and humongous iceberg in April 12 1912 at that lethal midnight. The disaster had caused 1517 deaths on board‚ though there were
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are justified by Marxist ideology because they successfully reduced the class antagonism in the Russian society. Marx believes that there is a class struggle between the most distinctive and broad classes in the society (bourgeoisie and workers) which creates the base of a constant conflict that has escalated many times throughout the past centuries: “The history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles. Freeman and slave‚ ...‚ in a word‚ oppressor and oppressed‚ stood in
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constant state of revolution. The nation’s form of government‚ its leadership‚ seemed to be continuously changing. The Chinese people lacked the prosperity that they desire. On an international stage China was being walked over and taken advantage of by other nations. To the north of China the Soviet Union was formed and had begun to prosper and bring the nation power. The people of the Soviet Union were large supporters of its government. This was in large part due to the prosperity that it was able to
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Drug War Marie Javdani’s “Plata o Plomo:Silver or Lead tells a story of how the United States attempts to fight the war on drugs. Her point of view shows us how the drug trade effects families and individual people on both sides. Our government tries to fight too much from the wrong side as Javdani tells us “In an attempt to find the quickest way around a complicated problem‚ each year the United States sends billions in aid dollars every year to the governments of Latin American ‘drug source’
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Why some people choke and others panic. Most people would think they are one in the same. Malcolm Gladwell explains the difference and distinction between the two in The Art of Failure. “To choke or panic is considered to be as bad as to quit.” said Gladwell. Choking is about thinking too much and panic is thinking too little. Explicit learning and implicit learning are used in helping to describe what it means to choke or panic in certain situations. Gladwell uses different scenarios of how failure
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Other industries also needed more workers due to the growing demand of supplies needed for railroads‚ which produced even more jobs (DOC 8). In 1837‚ Samuel Morse invented an invention for communication in 1837. Through an electrical system of networks‚
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made an impact on history. From Plato to modern-day world leaders‚ each individual has made their own unique impact on society and even other famous people. One specific example is Mahatma Gandhi. Mahatma Gandhi was one of the many figures who did not use violence in order to reach their goal. He was one of most inspiring individuals in the 19th century‚ and he even influenced other great figures such as Martin Luther King Jr. Mahatma Gandhi was the leader of the non-violent protests against British
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Women and Industrial Workers during Industrialization As new ideas form‚ the need for more efficient routines increases and the intensity for economical ways of conducting business swells; industrialization becomes inevitable in any country‚ society or even household. This craving for development changed agriculture‚ factories and mining excessively from 1877 to 1920. Considering the different areas that were affected it is only logical that various groups were also changed. Since women were
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Looking through the eyes of the aztecs The Spanish were more advanced in terms of weapons which contributed to the success of the Spanish conquest on the Aztec Empire in the late 1500s. The trust the Aztecs gave to the Spanish conquistadors‚ the diseases brought to the Aztecs and understanding of Aztec culture also led to the Spanish conquistadors to a successful conquest. When Bernal Castillo and Cortes‚ along with their soldiers‚ first arrived to Mexico‚ they were greeted by Moctezuma . Moctezuma told
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II‚ none was more devastating then the mass murder and forced labour of Jewish people and other targeted groups by Nazi Germany‚ in a genocide most often called the Holocaust. In it‚ more than 11 million lives were claimed‚ ultimately leading to one of the most devastating war crimes and genocides in the entirety of history. The horrors of the Holocaust and World War 2 in general still greatly impact society today‚ from Neo-Nazi groups around the world to international relations and to modern culture
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