The First Popular Personal Computer The Altair 8800 created by MITS of Albuquerque‚ New Mexico‚ is known as the first popular personal computer that was available to all Americans. The Altair 8800 was released in January 1975 in the front-page article of Popular Electronics Magazine. The designer‚ Ed Roberts‚ planned to sell only a few hundred to hobbyists‚ but was astonished when he sold thousands in the first month. Although the Altair was not the very first microprocessor-based personal computer
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MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRACY IN NEPAL--Second movement for democracy. Nepal witnessed an extraordinary popular movement in April 2006.The movement aimed at restoring democracy‚ it was aimed at regaining popular control over govt. from the king. HISTORY: Nepal a third wave country‚ had won democracy in 1990. --King was formally the head of the state but the real power was excerised by the elected representatives. --The king Birendra‚ was the one who accepted this transition from absolute
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improve women’s education and rights in marriage. However women were still not allowed to vote in the general elections. Many women considered this as a huge prejudice‚ and that they would have to carry on being second-class citizens until they received the right to vote because a lot of women thought that having a say in general elections would give them more opportunities and rights. Before 1918‚ only men had the vote‚ even though they had to qualify by meeting the property qualification (which was someone
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In Popular Mechanics the author‚ Raymond Carver‚ uses painstaking details‚ numerous symbols‚ and an unusual title to convey the universal theme that not all relationships end happily. Carver uses all these things to his advantage. He brings out the theme of this depressing‚ but truthful story. Many couples these days experience the same thing that this one in particular went through. "Early that day the weather turned and the snow was melting into dirty water." Carver starts off the story in this
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“Takoma Park 16-year-old Citizens Be Allowed to Vote?”‚ “Other changes included same-day registration‚ allowing paroles felons to vote…” Not only will the change of age happen‚ but there are other changes to make things easier for many other voters to
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An Introduction to Theories of Popular Culture Second Edition An Introduction to Theories of Popular Culture is a clear and comprehensive guide to the major theories of popular culture‚ from the Frankfurt School to postmodernism. Dominic Strinati provides a critical assessment of the ways in which theorists have tried to understand and evaluate popular culture in modern society. Among the theories and ideas the book introduces are mass culture‚ the Frankfurt School and the culture industry‚ structuralism
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Reflections of Pop Culture on Society Popular culture‚ commonly referred to as "pop culture"‚ is constantly changing and heavily influencing people worldwide; one can hardly tell the history of the human race without some mention of pop culture. Pop culture molds and defines the beliefs and values‚ as well as‚ influences the actions of society. Social media‚ as well as the natural ache we all carry to fit in‚ pushes people to embrace and succumb to pop culture. Pop culture
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all around us. We all grew up listening to some type of music. No one can really determine when music began or which cultures had music first. There are stories of its origins that go back to ancient times. "Popular music is music produced for and sold to a broad audience."(1) The types of popular music we are going to look at are jazz‚ country-and-western music‚ rhythm-and-blues music (R&B)‚ rock music‚ and rap‚ also know as hip-hop.(1) First‚ we will look at jazz. Jazz is a type of music that was
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thoughts hit the sides of your head. Your vote decides if Pennsylvania ratifies the Declaration of Independence. Should you vote in favor? The British wouldn’t bother you anymore‚ but at least they gave you supplies. I should vote against‚ your brain says. Again‚ it says‚ I should vote against. “Mr. Morton‚ are you for or against?” Against everything your thoughts tell you‚ you say: “For.” That vote by John Morton‚ my 8th great-grandfather‚ provided the swing vote that caused Pennsylvania to ratify
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Why are Laptops Popular? At one point in history‚ almost every household had a desktop computer. As times changed‚ the need for a portable computer increased. Although these new computers were portable‚ they were bulky and heavy. They proved to be more trouble than they were worth. Over the years‚ technological advancements have allowed for new and improved designs. Due to this new and sleek design‚ the popularity of laptops has substantially increased. Today‚ laptops are used in nearly every aspect
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