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    has been mass produced, including humans, using Henry Ford’s principle of assembly line production. The society has taken this principle to the extreme, in that they encourage people to embrace this because it is a key to achieve efficiency and success. People were brainwashed to believe that efficiency, production and consumerism, are values of paramount importance. Furthermore, the principle became the root of their existence, thus, making Henry Ford a godlike deity. In addition to that,…

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    dollars. (“The statistic Portal”) .Henry Ford is a Native Michigan who created the Ford Motor Company. Henry Ford is the designer of the Model T car back in 1908 and went to develop the assembly line mode of production (“Biography”) . Henry ford is one of the most influential figures in American history because he single handedly revolutionized the assembly line and engineering changed business, transportation in the United States. When Henry Ford made cars he wanted to…

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    Mary Queen Of Scots

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    She was the only child of James V of Scotland and Mary of Guise, and through her grandmother Margaret Tudor, Mary had the strongest claim to the throne of England after the children of Henry VIII. This claim (and her Roman Catholicism) made Mary a threat to Elizabeth I of England (who was a protestant), as many English Catholics wanted Mary on the throne in the place of Elizabeth. Elizabeth had her executed after holding her captive for 19 years. However, Mary's son, James VI of Scotland,…

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    Although Henry did deal with this imposter it did not make his claim to the throne any stronger and he soon had to deal with a second imposter. Perkin Warbeck from France came to England as a merchant on a silk ship but soon found a lot of support from the Irish, rallying behind anyone who would give them a chance to unseat Henry and see a Yorkist King on the throne again. It is believed that Perkin was carefully placed in that position by the King of France and the Duchess of Burgundy who had…

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    The urban environment as we have come to know it today, has been through multiple changes and major restructuring during the human history. What is now known as an advances 21st century industrialized city, has had several reforms. Some of these reforms were rapid, some unexpected and many are still taking place today. All these advancements are shaped by people, new ideas, new goals and new inventions. These advancements are fuelled by transportation brought to us with the automobile, new…

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    In DiLorenzo’s book, THE REAL LINCOLN A New Look at Abraham Lincoln, His Agenda, and an Unnecessary War, this book gives a critical overview of President Lincoln; his view on slavery, the National Bank and the Reconstruction. DiLorenzo’s book examines the actions taken by President Lincoln, and gives “evidence that Abraham Lincoln is not the Great Emancipator, but the Great Centralizer.” (xiii) In a review published by David Gordon, “The primary thesis is that Lincoln was a "white…

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    As the group begins to listen to each other they begin to respect one another’s opinions. By never declaring why he decided to vote not guilty, Henry Fonda, was perceived as to be looking for a solution to the problem of analyzing the facts. By maintaining a positive attitude, Henry Fonda, sets the tone for cooperation and peace between group members, despite personal opinions like these, “We don’t owe him nothing, he got a fair trial didn’t he?” (Twelve Angry…

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    Pope Gregory VII Often considered one of the most influential and controversial popes of the Middle Ages, Gregory VII became pope after a long career in the papal court. Historians have claimed that the papacy of Gregory VII is so important and must be emphasized, they have coined the term “Gregorian Reform”. Gregory VII played an important role in Europe during his time, and was a major contributor both before and after his election to the reform. When discussing the biography of Pope Gregory…

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    The argument employed in Reading and Thought by Dwight MacDonald is an attack on the new culture of writing embedded into Time magazine. MacDonald goes on to describe the writing to be largely “massed” with many topics, however, these topics simply serve as an outlet to fulfill your curiosity with no other true function. He also goes on to state that the majority of the writing is useless because it does not cause action to be stirred up in a reader to cause them to “make more money, take some…

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    Prior to reading John Steinbeck’s, The Grapes of Wrath, the Dust Bowl era of the 1930s was nothing of importance to me, archived as another historical event that had occurred decades before my existence. I trudged through the first couple chapters of the book constantly having the urge to put it down, tired of the overwhelming details of Oklahoma’s corn that “fought the wind with its weakened leaves” (Steinbeck 2) and Tom Joad’s journey back home after four years in prison. The point where I met…

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