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    that technology has changed the way that many things are done in our culture today. The legal world is no exception. When lawyers work on cases, there is usually a lot of reading involved. This takes a lot of time and a team of lawyers that is expensive to employ. Electronic Discovery (e-discovery) is technology that has cut down on this time and cost, and has significantly changed the legal world. It is software that can analyze documents and extract key words or phrases. In a case concerning

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    The Unseen World is a novel that explains an unpleasant past story of a brilliant, socially unskilled father with secret information named David, who works as a director in a computer science lab in Boston. David’s disappointment of his past, urges him to create a virtual world where he can express himself and live through artificial intelligence by personifying his desired life through his computer system. The vibrant story of Ada which is told from childhood to adulthood in David’s house portrays

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    In all of history, there have been few situations that could affect a majority of the world at once. Through a series of events, one of these situations may be the discovery of the New World. This so-called discovery of the Americas had enriching effects for Europe, and catastrophic results for Indigenous Americans. While those from the Old World acquired wealth and curiosity, those in the New World were being conquered and forced into submission while dying of disease and losing crops. Those who

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    of America, recent World crops a bit like wheat, barley, rice, and turnips had not traveled west across the Atlantic, and New World crops a bit like maize, white potatoes, sweet potatoes, and manioc had not traveled east to Europe. among land, there aren 't any horses, cattle, sheep, or goats, all animals of recent World origin. apart from the placental, alpaca, dog, a few fowl, and guinea pig, the New World had no equivalents to the domesticated animals about the recent World, nor did it have the

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    would be otherwise unavailable to us, and much can be learned about how they were constructed by past cultures to fit their needs. The Skuldelev ships are a group of five Viking ships that were excavated in the Roskilde Fjord from 1957 to1962. The discovery of the remains gives us a look at what had once been complex sailing ships, serving different working purposes, and representing a variety of social goals. The ships, had been filled with stones and sunk, possibly to block a sea channel from invaders

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    prevented the growth of staphylococci. Fleming had discovered the world 's first antibiotic. Significance: The discovery of penicillin changed the world of medicine enormously. With its development, diseases that were previously severe and often fatal, such as bacterial meningitis, could now be easily treated (Penicillin). Throughout history, soldiers would have experienced injuries that would have caused death without the discovery of penicillin and other antibiotics that soon got discovered after

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    Since the arrival of Columbus to the New World in 1492, it began a new era for the Spanish Empire. During this time Spain successfully conducted the Reconquista back home and were power hungry for more land to conquer to keep the momentum going. The early explorations would lead to bigger conquest and fortunes for the Spaniards. After the reunification of Spain with Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand, they financed the expedition for the Genoese explorer, Christopher Columbus, for trading routes

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    America, the third largest country in the world, is a place that most people desire to live in. It is filled with fifty states and each with plentiful opportunities spread amongst it. America is considered the "land of opportunity" because it gives opportunities to immigrants that their country cannot provide them with such as: economic stability and educational resources. America is also known today as the melting pot because so many cultures have mixed together in one country to enjoy the same

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    The discovery of the New World brought many irreversible changes not only for the European countries, but to the natives of the land that was being discovered. The sense of exploration began expanding more and more among the European powers. Every time the explorers invaded, they would be more avaricious and aggressive against the natives of the land. Along with diseases and inhumane treatments, the European powers also brought education to the “uneducated” crowds of areas such as India, Africa,

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    Every once in a blue moon, startling headlines trumpet "the world 's oldest secret" has been found. Not long ago, the media announced the discovery of "the world 's oldest astronomical observatory". Now, I believe you are asking yourself... "What kind of observatory was that?" Well, long ago, when our ancestors realized that celestial events follow cycles, they wanted to find a way to track them. So, they began building structures designed to map these events. They devised a way to place stones in

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