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    Thesis Statement: The world's population growth has caused a destruction of the environment. I. Agriculture may look common and environmental friendly but as the amount of farm increased with the population, we had actually damaged the environment. A. Farming had caused soil erosion and degradation. 1. As we build more farm for planting usage, many forest had been damaged.It may further lead to soil erosion. 2. Pesticide and fertilizer used destroy the soil’s natural properties, not to mention…

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    The industrial revolution was a period of important changes. Josephine Cochrane, Charles Townshend, James Watt and Josiah Wedgewood were fundamental to process and machinery innovations. Josephine Cochrane was born in1839, Ohio. Cochrane’s husband, a prosperous politician, required his household to host many dinner parties. Over-worked staff often chipped expensive dishes during events. Cochrane observed that inefficient dish-washing was harsh on fine china. Cochrane, widowed at 45, was left…

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    immediate introduction to the colour which frames the female protagonist would have reverberated with Victorian readers as their knowledge of popular culture associated with the ‘Yellow Book’ would have been relevant and stimulating. This periodical was ‘distinctive in design and typography as well as in contents’ which was a technique used by many radical literary figures, including the authors being studied within this essay, as they all used the form of a short story. The short story was a…

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    modernisation theories were beginning to develop. When newly independent states in the third world were labelled as ‘underdeveloped’ and countries embarked on varying development missions. At the time of decolonisation the western powers viewed industrialisation as the key to building up and to succeed in economic growth. Third world underdevelopment was seen as the result of a lack of capital and appropriate preconditions needed to appropriate the ‘take off’ of an economy, and it relied upon…

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    The twentieth century experienced a wave of worldwide decolonisation as a result of many factors including the world wars. Decolonisation can be defined as the reclamation of lands and languages as well as the establishment of numerous self-governing bodies to represent indigenous groups, in order to declare independence from colonial powers. Also partially a result of an economic decision made by colonial powers, depending on the calculations of whether maintenance of the empire exceeded their…

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    continued to shape the world around us. He focuses on the political change that took place in France in 1789 when the French people overthrew there monarch that secured independence and freedom and an economic change that took place with the massive industrialisation of Britain. These revolutions changed the society, life, and culture and had massive and immediate effect on the western world. Blanning also focuses on a revolution that took place that hasn’t received as much attention as the…

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    the production of commercial design was a key stage in the evolution of design. Morris felt that the ‘diligent study of Nature’ was important. He saw this as the spiritual antidote to the decline in social, moral and artistic standards during industrialisation. Morris also encouraged artists to look to the past for their inspiration because he believed the art of his own age was inferior. His solution was to return to the values of the Gothic art of the Middle Ages, where artists and craftsmen…

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    professional mold solutions. 2) In addition to overseas business, the company has a branch located in Mexico and Philippines. 3) BOI explained the investment promotion policies and the advantages of Thailand Industrial Park and the relevant industrialisation policies. 4) The company is considering investment in automotive mold products in Thailand. Because Thai automotive industry has matured into a world-class production base, so there are still a lot of opportunities in the market of molds…

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    year. This is due to the change in climate and the scarcity of land. In this essay, I will delve deeper into the reasons for the soaring price of food. Mankind today has exacerbated the issue of global warming. Due to globalisation and industrialisation, many companies and businesses who are involved in oil production have built more power plants and industries to compete with their competitors. However, with the rising number of industries, it has led to the emission of greenhouse gases…

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    seen as a failure and are cast out, which results in more eating and hence the cycle continues (Harjunen, 2004). The incidence of obesity increasing due to societal factors is evident through the sociological imagination. These factors include industrialisation, poverty and the incidences of child abuse. It becomes obvious to us, through the sociological imagination, that obesity is a global societal…

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