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    the Ancient Egyptians, it can be seen that the modern world had adopted many of the values and ideas of the Ancient Romans. The achievements, ideas, and values of the Ancient Romans have had a lasting impact on the modern world. The majority of people don’t know that many of the things they take for granted came from Ancient Rome. Architecture One of the things the Romans had multiple achievements in that have left a lasting impact on the world is there innovation of architecture. A major, lasting

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    How the Modern Revolution had a Positive Effect On the Planet and the People Did you know that the Modern Revolution increased the rate of innovation, energy, travel, and global exchanges? This revolution sparked many inventions and increased global trade. The Modern Revolution was a great moment in early modern history because it increased literacy and education, made people immune to diseases and the inventions on weapons and warfare. Did you know only roughly 10 percent people could read

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    differences between modern and traditional Judaism. As this is the case, it is only natural that many well-known people in all walks of life can be considered “modern Jews.” This distinction is very important because as more famous people practice a more modern Jewish culture and lifestyle, more of the younger generations of the world quickly follow suit. Not only is modern Judaism accommodating towards modern scholarship, science, culture and a general modernity of the world, it goes as far as even

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    Intro: The world has seen drastic changes throughout its history, from micro-bacteria, dinosaurs, and eventually humans. No change has been as large or as fast as the modern revolution. In the short time of 200 years we have gone from a dark, electricity stripped world to a world were we can travel in outer space, have instant connection from around the world, and extend the average life expectancy. Although the modern revolution has been a dominantly positive force, it has its flaws and down sides

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    Is the modern world becoming more like the thoughtless society of Fahrenheit 451? In 1953, Fahrenheit 451, a classic novel written by Ray Bradbury, was published. This novel contains two main themes: censorship and technology. Their society is so engrossed in new technology that they neglect connecting to the world and the people around them. As technology continues to advance in the modern world, these aspects become more apparent. While some people believe that the world of Fahrenheit 451 is different

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    Imagine living in a world where thinking was against the law and that only used the most simple form of words.This is the world introduced in the novel 1984 by George Orwell,in a like manner the world today is taking the track to minimal thought and quick and easy words. In the nation named Britannia from 1984 the government, corporate, and technological control over the general populous closely mirror the modern world. In the book 1984, the vocabulary is quickly decreasing in words, mirroring

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    "primitive" cultures and the modern world. The film was called "The Gods Must Be Crazy," was written and directed by South African filmmaker Jamie Uys, and called by the New York Magazine "pure play, an amiable shaggy-dog story in which the awesome wilderness serves as an adaptable prop." (Denby, 47) It told the story of a Ju/hoansi bushman who journeyed to the end of the Earth to discard a Coke bottle; and along the way encountered the modern world for the very first time. Modern society was presented

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    Drugs In Brave New World

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    In Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World, the use of drugs has a major impact as to how society will function in the future. Huxley’s vision for the future is very similar as to how the world is run today. By creating the idea of soma, a drug that is regulated by the government and given to every person in the World State, Huxley is constructing a society that is dependent upon narcotics that aim to achieve peace and happiness among all working classes. Huxley’s attempt to predict the distribution of drugs

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    The modern world was created through many events such as Scientific Revolutions, factors such as religion, money, and even the creation and fall of widely known empires. With these revolutions, factors and institutions it shaped the world from the start to how we see the world now. One revolution couldn’t happen without the start of another down the road, and the fall of one empire would spark the start of another. These are only a few reasons of how the modern world was created. The most important

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    common phenomenon in the modern world. The myths are used by different organization in naming of their businesses, other are used in sports. The modern world considers using the Greek mythology because to some level this will associate the organization, sport or business with the attributes of the myths. This paper will analyze the Greek myths used in the modern world and the ways the myths add value. The four modern references of the ancient Greek myths analyzed in this paper include the Olympic

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