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    In his novel, Brave New World, English writer Aldous Leonard Huxley (26 July 1894 – 22 November 1963) tells us about his version of future. Set in London of 632 A.F. (“After Ford” in the book, which becomes equivalent to AD 2540 in the Gregorian Calendar) (Wikipedia.) the story follows the “misfit” Bernard Marx, whose name is originated from the historical figures George Bernard Shaw (or possibly Bernard of Clairvaux or possibly Claude Bernard) and Karl Marx. By using his position in society…

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    how certain countries are managed, how the commonwealth carry themselves in reaction to governmental control, and the aftermath of the maltreatment implemented. In George Orwell’s novel 1984, the superstate of Oceania, consisting of the countries Iceland, Australia, New Zealand, Polynesia, and Southern Africa, was run by a group called the Party. The Party ran the country based upon a totalitarian/ dictatorship government, which put all power in the hands of one person to whom was referred to as…

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    My analyze case studies relating is to about three of the hastages from social media. The most of important that my research is collect information about these hastags that I picked three. Three of hastages is an impact to our social change. It is a really loud media in the world as many reports replied many things in happen for the people community. The sharing is the power spreading in the media as popular culture as our society behavior to how react quickly in their angry or out of blue in…

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    Ever since the beginning of the space race the United States has been one of the premier space agencies in the world. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, or NASA, is a government run program that started in 1958 to better understand what lies beyond Earth’s atmosphere. One of their biggest feats was putting a man on the moon. This virtually won us the space race and put us at the forefront of space technology and research. Many thing have changed since Neil Armstrong first stepped…

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    describes the ability of producing 9,870 bushels of grain in 1871 on only two hundred and ninety acres of land. According to Hamilton, the “average production of wheat is thirty and forty bushels to the acre,” while vegetables and fruit grow “luxuriantly” and to a “wonderful size.” While work was required for the production of these crops, it is presented as almost minuscule to the natural advantage that the provinces soil and climate offers. Unfortunately, Hamilton’s depiction was far from…

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    Steamboy Sociology

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    The first emerging example of scientific responsibility in “Steamboy” appears rather early in the beginning of the film. James Ray Steam’s father, Dr. Eddie Steam and grandfather, Dr. Lloyd Steam discover a certain mineral water within the caves of Iceland that can be used to create steam “at extreme densities and extreme pressures” (Eddie Steam). With this mineral water Eddie and Lloyd Steam create the “Steamball” a metal apparatus which has nearly and infinite amount of steam pressure inside…

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    Though the North Atlantic Treaty Organization originated on April 4, 1949, with the signing of the Washington Treaty, but the story and ideas begin in 1945 with the end of World War II, resulting in the desire and need to create a stable and secure world. Alliances are created to protect their members from an outside threat. For the creation of NATO during the Cold War, this threat was the rising power of the Soviet Union. The Alliances creation was part of a broader effort to serve three…

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    Single-payer healthcare is a system which is funded by taxes that covers the costs of healthcare for everyone in the United States. There would be only one health insurance which would be provided by the government only. Under a single-payer health system, all residents of the United States would be covered for all medically necessary services. Care would be given based on need, and not on the ability to pay. Single-payer health system would make it possible for wide-scale adoption of new…

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    One of the biggest misconceptions about sex trafficking and prostitution is that it is a foreign problem, not a problem that happens in America. Because it is such a touchy subject, most people prefer to turn a blind eye and ignore the facts. Approximately one million children will run away from home or will be kicked out of their home each year. Not all of these children make it back home, with about one third being drawn into the glamorized lifestyle of prostitution (Sher, 13). The greater…

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    spirits, mischief, lessons, and droll, or humorous, stories. The vast amount of differing themes give Scandinavian folklore a unique and interesting Scandinavian folklore originates from Scandinavia, a region made up of Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland, and Denmark. The stories were shared and made by locals, who filled them with culture and popular creatures, such as fairies and trolls. These tales, often made by common folk, were shared in small communities and with passing…

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