The largest earthquake recorded in the 20th century is the 1960 Valdivia earthquake‚ also known as the Great Chilean earthquake which occurred on May 22‚ 1960 and hit approximately 100 miles off the coast of Chile‚ which is parallel to the city of Valdivia. With a rate of 9.5 on the moment magnitude scale‚ this earthquake occurred in the afternoon and lasted approximately 2 minutes (brit). After just thirty minutes of the major earthquake‚ a foreshock shook the area near the towns of Valdivia and
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AnaMaria Impastato Honors English 11‚ period 2 12/11/12 The Revolutionary Period Essay Take A Stand Thomas Paine once said‚ “Tyranny‚ like hell‚ is not easily conquered.” (134) An aphorism that he used in “The Crisis No.1” to reinforce the established truth that freedom isn’t always free. Patrick Henry’s speech in the “Second Virginia convention‚” Thomas Paine’s “The Crisis No.1‚” and Thomas Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence that include elements and rhetorical devices such as rhetorical
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The Baroque Period The Baroque Period The Baroque term comes from the Portuguese word barroco‚ which means misshapen pearl Jean-Jacques Rousseau defined baroque music as that in which the harmony is confused‚ charged with modulations and dissonances‚ the melody is harsh and little natural‚ the intonation difficult‚ and the movement constrained. The Baroque period was highly decorated and it reflects on the elaborate nature and complexity of the music compositions. Others have likened Baroque
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Is teenage life now‚ a continuation or a change in that of the 1950’s-1960’s? By: Alex Teenagers have behaved in similar patterns for decades. Whether teens have changed their behaviour and habits from the 50’s and 60’s to now‚ or they simply continued their patterns‚ is a questionable subject. In my opinion‚ teenage life right now is just a continuation of teenage life in the 50’s and 60’s. This is a fact because: teens still have similar styles‚ teens still face the same problems‚ and their
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approved the Tydings-Mcduffie Law. Through the Homestead Act‚ the right to own any civil land up to 24 hectares was given to any Filipino. The Protestant religion was accepted by the Filipinos. The social status of Filipino Women during the American period. They were allowed to participate in politics‚ to work in the government‚ and to pursue their studies in college. Matters like health and cleanliness were improved. Transportation and communication in the Philippines were developed. The influence
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Today‚ the term ‘Baroque’ refers to a clearly definable genre of music which occurred between 1600-1750. In this essay‚ I will be talking about the socio-cultural influences on music during the baroque period‚ the philosophy of baroque composers‚ some famous and influential composers of the era‚ musical forms that came to define the baroque period‚ some characteristics of baroque music‚ and finally
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it was also a way for other car companies to want to build their cars‚ and set the trend for other companies. The 4th generation Thunderbird was the best generation of them all because‚ of its unique differences from the other models. ( Cars of the 1960’s ) stated that the 4th generation took occurrence in the years of 1964-1966. According to (www.squarebirds.org) the 4th generation
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UK rock 1960s: The Beatles from Merseybeat onwards. The essay will describe the key musical and stylistic features of the Rock genre during the 1960s with the ‘Merseybeat’ genre as the foundation of 60s rock. The essay will set out why the Beatles and the social phenomenon of the “British invasion” are crucial to development of the emergence and reception of Anglo-American Rock music during the 1960s. By the early 1960s‚ new upcoming artists started combing various British and American pop and
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THE COLONIAL PERIOD IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF US HISTORY HYLES-ANDERSON COLLEGE ONLINE SUBMITTED BY JOSHUA FINLEY APRIL 11‚ 2013 ! ! During the early seventeenth to eighteenth century exploration and colonization were very prominent between the European countries. Columbus had discovered North America but went south and explored and colonized parts of what is now Mexico and South America. After Columbus many groups of Englishmen‚ Frenchmen‚ Germans‚ Scots‚ Irishmen
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1.) Alexander the Great- Alexander the Great played an important role in the intertestamental period. He defeated Darius of Persia and brought Greek rule to the known world. He established seventy cities‚ all modeled after the Greek style. His conquering of the middle east facilitated the Hellenization of Rome‚ and brought the Jews under Grecian dominion‚ to the dismay of many Jews living there at that time. 2.) Antiochus Epiphanes- Replaced High Priest Onias III with Onias’ own brother
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