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    in 1915‚ in Denmark‚ by a Danish machinist called Henrik Holstein. Henrik was a visionary. He foresaw the expansion of the ball bearing industry in the twentieth century‚ which was largely due to the growth of the automotive sector. Ball bearing technology contributed to engineering progress throughout the twentieth century‚ especially in the secondary sector of the economy. Today‚ the outlook of the ball bearing industry is still promising: its market size is predicted to further expand

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    said‚ "human character changed." This hyperbole contains a kernel of truth. Around the turn of the century a fundamental cultural transformation occurred within the educated strata of Western capitalist nations. In the United States as elsewhere‚ the bourgeois ethos had enjoined perpetual work‚ compulsive saving‚ civic responsibility‚ and a rigid morality of selfdenial. By the early twentieth century that outlook had begun to give way to a new set of values sanctioning periodic leisure‚ compulsive

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    TMA02 for essay

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    TMA02 Example: Theory of mind Block 2‚ Unit 1 – Psychology I have chosen to write my essay on theory of mind‚ because I found it interesting to see how a mind of a child develops an understanding of other peoples emotions and train of thought. My second topic is role play as this shows how a child builds relationships with family and friends. (Wimmer and Perner‚ 1983) carried out a classic psychological study. The experiment involved the use of two dolls‚ one called Sally and the other called

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    Australia‚ Opera House‚ by Jorn Utzon‚ the work of Le Corbusier and Frank Lloyd Wright’s Guggenheim Museum.  Architect Frank Lloyd Wright • American architect Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) is the most famous architect of the twentieth century and one of the most prolific. Wright defined his Prairie School style of architecture with organic buildings that extend the indoors to the outside. Prairie style houses cling to their site with low-slung projecting roofs that suggest security and

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    China in the 20th Century

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    Overview China in the 20th century has been going through enormous changes. From colonialism and imperialism to republicanism‚ from communism to capitalism‚ and from underdevelopment to a country maintaining over 10% economic growth for over ten years. In this research paper‚ I will focus on the transition of China from a Communist command economy to a type of market economy as well as the economic fluctuations throughout this period. In 1949 Oct 1‚ the People’s Republic

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    with species preservation. In most cases‚ women are the ones who feel the desire to have babies. However‚ there is a fine line between women wanting to have babies and the control they have over their reproductive system. Until the late twentieth century women did not have control over their fertility. Women should be allowed to control their fertility‚ and have dealt with hardships involving their fertility rights with the fight to legalize birth control‚ how some women were not allowed to have birth

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    classrooms‚ which asserts the utmost attention amongst its listeners. A crazy ideal that believes women hold fundamental rights among men‚ and deserve the same treatment‚ the same opportunities. Feminism has grown since its conception in the early 20th century‚ and has catapulted upward in a grand and illustrious fashion‚ clinging to the souls of women who will no longer be oppressed by an abusive patriarchy. However‚ in this decade‚ feminism has become the topic of crude humor‚ has been made the punchline

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    Toni Morrison

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    Toni Morrison In the mid twentieth century‚ the Civil Rights Movement influenced African-American writers to express their opinions. Most African-American writers of the time discussed racism in America and social injustice. Some authors sought to teach how the institution of slavery affected those who lived through it and African-Americans who were living at the time. One of these writers was the Toni Morrison‚ the novelist‚ who intended to teach people about all aspects of African-American life

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    The Information Age

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    received instantly etc. living in the Information Age makes life a lot easier and simple. Postmodern which came into use shortly after World War II‚ it is the era that follows Modernism‚ and designates the cultural condition of the late twentieth century. Postmodern primarily occurred in the West‚ artist offered alternatives to the high seriousness and introversion of Modernist expression. Postmodernism is also self consciously populist even to the point of inviting the active participation of the

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    Body Rituals Nacirema

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    In the article “Body Ritual Among the Nacirema” by Horace Miner‚ he writes about a North American group known as the “Nacirema”‚ who were described by Professor Linton in the early twentieth century. In the article described‚ the “Nacirema” are a cultural group who seem to be obsessed with rituals they perform in regards to the human body on a day-to-day basis. These people believe that the human body is ugly and debilitating and are described to waste great portions of their days performing the

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