Why did Negroponte do what he did? Why was this necessary? The idea of One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) was born in 1999‚ as Professor Nicholas Negroponte was visiting a Cambodian rural village school previously established by him and his wife. By letting children play with some Panasonic “Toughbook” laptops‚ Negroponte experienced the power of change that could be brought about by laptops. He was impressed by how “it changed their lives in several ways‚ improving self-esteem and empowerment and fulfilling
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What was the 1850 Compromise and Why did it Fail? In 1850‚ Henry Clay one of the most influential political leaders in American history introduced a set of resolutions‚ which aimed to please both North and South America. The five proposals were rolled into a single ‘omnibus’ bill‚ which offered a solution to the growing sectional conflict over slavery and westward expansion‚ which arose from the 1846 Mexican War. The 1850 Compromise‚ which Senator Douglas stripped down and effectively helped
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Americans citied grew exponentially in the late 1800’s due to immigration. “Approximately two to three million immigrants entered the United States during each decade from 1850 to 1880.” Immigrants flocked to the cities to fulfill their American Dream. Letters from family members already in America were sent to help persuade the move to America. Poor economic conditions along with persecutions of religious beliefs in places like Europe helped the decision to move to cities easier. Foreign cities were overpopulated
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UNIT 232 Move and position individuals in accordance with their plan of care 1. Understand anatomy and physiology in relation to moving and positioning individuals 1.1 Outline the anatomy and physiology of the human body in relation to the importance of correct moving and positioning of individuals. The spinal column is made up of individual bones called vertebrae. In between the bones there are joints that connect these together. A ligament connects bone to support joints. Muscles work by the
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eBay: Creating Customers on the Move The advent of mobile commerce (m-commerce) has begun to create significant changes in the way consumers make purchasing decisions. The introduction of online shopping first began to draw customers away from brick-and-mortar retailers‚ changing the location of where they made their purchases. The use of mobile devices has expanded the location of purchase decisions even further‚ so now consumers can make purchases from almost anywhere‚ so long as they have
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the Ottoman Empire). In this essay I shall examine the factors that resulted in Germany’s losses in WW1. In 1917 the German navy authorized their submarines to attack merchant ships around Great Britain without first ordering them to surrender. They did this to try to shorten the war by forcing Britain to surrender by cutting off all their supplies which they needed. This would result in neutral countries being brought into the war as they were breaking the international law of nations as they sank
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Imagine you an Native American working around your house just peacefully doing what you have to do. Then you see some settlers walking on your land with a gun ordering you out of your land. If you were that Native American what would you do? Native Americans once had all their land and were living peacefully then they signed a piece of paper and lost it all and got moved away. Then settlers and miners kept on taking and taking and taking their land away from them breaking the paper the Natives signed.
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Around the ending of the fifteenth century‚ Europeans who first settled in America brought longhorn cattle along with them. The population of cattle multiplied. By the early nineteenth century‚ more cattle ranches were common in places such as Mexico. Mexico was included to become Texas. Longhorn cattle were kept on open range and looked after by cowboys also referred to as vaqueros. In 1836‚ Texas became independent because Mexicans left with their cattle behind. Around that time beef was not popular
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In Ireland in the 1800’s huge events that would affect the history of Ireland took place. In 1801 the “Act of Union” was formed‚ which lead to the Young Ireland Movement. Near the end of the Young Ireland Movement the Great Potato Famine took place. This lead to the formation of the Gaelic League‚ which protected the culture of Ireland‚ and the most popular part of the culture today is Irish Dancing. The “Act of Union” was an act formed in 1801 between the two countries of Ireland and
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Why did the Spanish Armada Fail? The Spanish Armada is the name given to the giant flotilla of Spanish warships send by Spain’s Catholic King Philip II in 1588 to destroy Protestantism England under Elizabeth- though hindsight would say otherwise‚ the aim of the Spanish Armada was not intended for an all-out confrontation with the opposing English fleet- but rather to escort the vulnerable barges in which the Duke of Parma (a well respected and experienced general who had been fighting against Dutch
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