Surprisingly, ancient inventions had a powerful and indisputable impact on the modern world, as they stimulated progress from the past civilizations. ... Nowadays in the 21st century, an accurate magnetic compass is inadequate for modern people' needs. ... However, in order to explore the universe in details, many scientists have endeavored very hard to invent more new technologies. Therefore, with its technologies, space exploration has a lot of impacts on us today. ... In addition, the breakthrough of inventions has pushed people today to live in a world of high technologies....

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Arms proliferation is nothing new to modern society, it is something that all of us has lived with, especially those that remember the Cold War. In the 20th century, weapons proliferation has presented a greater threat than the previous four centuries combined; new technology offers weapons that are far more destructive than ever before. ... There is a distinct relationship between arms buildup and the likelihood of conflict, and is intensified given modern technology and the destructive nature of technologically advanced weapons. ... States sharing or selling the resources to construct a ...

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American industrialists invested in the development of new technologies that allowed the production in greater quantities and at a quicker pace. These endeavors provided a huge boost to the economy of the United States, advanced industrial technology, and provided more work opportunities for Americans. ... This can be seen as one of the worse methods of discrimination in modern American history. ... Propaganda and utilization of scare tactics by the government played at least a partial role in these changes and this can be seen in modern society as well....

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(Mandelbaum, 2003) Advances in technology is the main heart and reasons as to why globalisation has intensified in the developed countries, technology has been enhanced in the production of various products making work easier. For the developed countries, technology has been utilised to make nuclear weapons. ... The information technology revolution has also facilitated international trade in a superb range of services. ... The rapid absorption of technology in USA has raised the opportunity for increasing productivity. ... It has also been able to enhance their technologies and export them t...

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Advancement in technology and the regulation of troops assisted in conjunction with the endeavors of the respective the "home fronts" to overpower the opposition and eventually claim victory. ... The continual advancement of technology during the war period was an additional factor that helped determine the result of World War Two. ... However the major difference was that rapid advances in technology made better and more efficient use of this weaponry a reality. ... The development of the modern day weaponry was a major component which helped the Allies grasp a stranglehold over their opposi...

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Modern day society turned into the society of 1984 George Orwell was a big contributor to anticommunist literature around the World War II period. ... Today technology, war, and a united hatred towards a certain person or group, set up what could very possibly turn into the same conditions as in 1984. ... As alluded to in 1984, such a place as Oceania would not be possible without the use technology. ... The same technologies that grant people more freedom have the same ability to harm if not respected and used for the good of the society. ... Today technology, war, and a united hatre...

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Locke argues that logic, and individual rights have progressed science and technology. ... This has led to the modern industrialized society that we know today . ... People are learning that technology, despite Locke's opinion, is not always the best way. ... Only recently our technology has shown that they are correct. Technology was beat out by intuition and learned skill . ...

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Political games are continued as the USSR asks for help in locating a lost submarine in the depths of the deepest part of the Atlantic Ocean that are currently unreachable by modern technology to someday help in identifying if in deed the explosion was that of the Red October. With the US diplomatically agreeing to help should technology make it possible, the remaining senior crew and captain, played by Sean Connery, find assylum in the United States while the rescued crew returns to Moscow to tell of the bravery of their captain in scuttling the ship. ... The book meets all the expectations...

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Japan's success is not just a case of good technique and technology in business, but a real recognition and development of the necessary human skills. ... The upsurge in capital spending was associated with the introduction of new technology, often under license from foreign companies. ...

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Perhaps the most influential aspect of change that has modified the definition of the term economy is technology. ... In other words this technology has created the bases of a business infrastructure that has matured from a 19th century local agricultural labour and trade economy, to the current globalization of a world or global economy. ... What was once known as a local community economy based on common cultural ties and agricultural trade has been transformed by technology into a global economy. ... This form of information economy and processing of information utilizes the late 20t...

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The main reasons the agriculture in this region is on a decline is because of the dependence on foreign food, and the minimal help to small farmers to help move their products and because of the use of out date technique and technology to aid their agricultural skills (Ahmed). ... As the rest of the world continues to become more advanced in their technologies in the agricultural department the farmers of the Caribbean will continues to falter, in order to better their productivity (Ahmed), come to date with techniques and their technology to increases efficiency and productivity in their farm...

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With the United States becoming less of a massive place and much more connected with the widespread use of televisions, radios, and other technology, the beauty of the different corners of the United States was becoming much more widely appreciated. ... In addition, modern advancements in technology allowed for fast traveling information and easy access to nearly all corners of the world from the comfort of one's living room. ...

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The concept of nationalism affected the world on numerous levels during the 20th century. In the early 1900's, with the threat of another world war in the conscienceness of most Europeans, people became more united in individual nations. World powers, such as France and Germany, still recovering fr...

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With occurrence of the nuclear weapon, modern ballistic rockets, which are capable to reach any point of the world in a few minutes, and having the large destructive force, the concept of power superiority has lost its sense. Besides with the development of science, technology and improvement of weapons became more expensive. ...

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Most notably, the first trace of an impressive modern system of justice can be found in this period, with the development of German civil code or otherwise known as Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch. ... Modern Germany is a federal, as well as parliamentary democratic entity today found throughout many countries in Europe as well. ... Whether it be automobiles or household appliances Germany has become a leader in cutting edge technology and innovation, therefore making them one of the wealthiest nations in the world. ...

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The colonization of the original 13 colonies of modern day USA influenced the creation of the most technologically advanced, economically fueled, and politically savvy superpowers in history. ... World War II saw the induction of modern day tactics, modern day technology, and the idea of global domination was in fact an idea of the past that should stay there. ...

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Tom Nairn stated that ""Nationalism" is the pathology of modern developmental history, as inescapable as "neurosis" in the individual, with much the same essential ambiguity attaching to it, a similar built-in capacity for descent into dementia, rooted in the dilemmas of helplessness thrust upon most of the world and largely incurable." ... Nation, and from that Nationalism, is apparent in all modern states, whether it is a positive or negative infliction is up to the individual. ... Sennet argues it is this change that is responsible for the trend of weakening long term relationship...

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If this were to be so, India would have to stockpile enough nuclear arms to keep up with Pakistan similar to the Cold War syndrome involving US and Russia, "Pakistan might in relation to India inherit the role of the Soviet Union in relation to the United States, courting total ruin before the economic absurdities of modern warfare could commensurately destroy its enemy."" ...

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There is a concern that technology is advancing at such an increased rate that we do not have time to understand the consequences of such actions that we do take. ... (Bodley p. 9) As Bodley states, "The general pattern that is apparent so far in the response of modern nations to crises is for a considerable delay from the time that the factors will lead to a crisis set in motion until anyone perceives the potential problem, further delay until the problem is widely perceived, and still further delay until corrective action is taken." ...

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People also took advantage of new leisure time by going on family outings to modern amusement parks, such as Disneyland, or by taking up a hobby, such as the new paint-by-number craze. ... Tomorrowland lauded American technology and a new innovative future, Frontierland praised a mythic American frontier past, and Fantasyland stood right in the middle. ...

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It was a modern war with aeroplanes, machine guns and other deadly weapons such as the tank. During this period of time, millions of soldiers were killed, various advancements were made in military technology, and a wide range of different warfare techniques and tactics were developed. ... The great amount of newly advanced military technology of the First World War shaped a war more of stalemate than anything else. ...

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It was a modern war with aeroplanes, machine guns and other deadly weapons such as the tank. During this period of time, millions of soldiers were killed, various advancements were made in military technology, and a wide range of different warfare techniques and tactics were developed. ... The great amount of newly advanced military technology of the First World War shaped a war more of stalemate than anything else. ...

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Our wealth, numbers, technology, and military skills make the side we are against doomed to fail if they do not have any powerful allies to assist them as well. ... This could very greatly come back to haunt us, as revenge is not uncommon in neither modern nor historical times. ...

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Fearful of losing world dominance in technology, with the space race specifically in mind, Eisenhower called on congress to focus specifically on the importance of science and engineering. ... Eisenhower kept his people safe throughout his time in office and took the necessary steps to usher the Unites States into the modern age. ...

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., (2001), Essential Modern World History, Thomas Nelson: UK Yet if the US were to try and contain China, it would need the support of at least some South East Asian states. ... USA and the west offered investment and technology in the 1970's and 1980's after the USSR had become incapable. ...

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