Athens is the capital of Greece. The city is strategically located in the prefecture of Attica and stretches to the peninsula. Athens is surrounded by Pendeli‚ Ymmytos‚ Parnitha‚ eastwards‚ northwards‚ and the Saronic gulf westwards and southwards. Notably‚ Athens was once known for traffic‚ smog‚ and tacky architecture. Its ultimate bloom was in the 5th century when civilization and moral values surpassed limits of the city and to become the most important area of western civilization. As the world’s
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Amendments The Amendments in the Constitution are very helpful. Each one is useful in making sure everyone is treated fairly and everyone gets rights. The 4th‚ 5th‚ 6th‚ and 8th amendments are the ones I will explain today. They each play a specific role in making sure nobody is treated unfairly. The 4th amendment protects people from the government searching through your things without a reason. For example‚ if somebody was walking down the street with a backpack on and the police walked by and
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2. What are the risks associated with the Athens Ring Road project? Do you believe that the concession structure proposed by Mr. Papadopoulos‚ as shown in case Exhibit 8 can ensure mitigation of those risks? Would you recommend any modifications to the concession structure and if so‚ what would those be? Accurately assessing and mitigating any project finance risks is an utmost component which enables to deliver a successful project initiative. The complexity of such investments requires an extra
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The Golden Ratio By : Kaavya.K In mathematics and the arts‚ two quantities are in the golden ratio if the ratio of the sum of the quantities to the larger quantity is equal to the ratio of the larger quantity to the smaller one. The golden ratio is an irrational mathematical constant‚ approximately 1.6180339887. Other names frequently used for the golden ratio are the golden section and golden mean. Other terms encountered include extreme and mean ratio‚ medial section‚ divine
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Life in Elizabethan England during the Renaissance Why is Elizabethan England known as the “Golden Age”? Elizabethan England (in the mid 1500’s to early 1600’s) was dubbed the “Golden Age” because England was thriving‚ culturally‚ socially‚ and economically. England had earned riches from Latin America in gold and tobacco‚ Queen Elizabeth had resolved all international conflicts‚ and England was one of the most advanced countries in world exploration. Additionally‚ the arts were thriving‚ with
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his sins to Silvestre and asked for his advice. He presided over Church council and had the power‚ prestige‚ wealth‚ pomp and the favor of the Emperor. Explanation of both the disintegration of the West and the survival of the East in the fifth century is not the two separate issues‚ but one. In the beginning both halves of the empire faced with an array of similarly significant problems‚ namely the immature or ineffective emperors‚ barbarian invaders‚ uncontrolled soldiers and dangerous settlements
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The 19th century was an era of corruption‚ serious social problems and economic growth.These were all veiled by a thin gold lining. This era was referred to as the “Gilded Age”This name‚ given my Mark Twain means that this era was glimmering from the surface and corrupt from within and though centuries have passed‚ many can agree that we are still facing similar problems in our current time.From politics‚ foreign policy‚ economics and social issues it is as if we are reliving the Gilded Age in a modern
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The 5th Wave is written by rick yancey its dystopian Aliens come to planet earth for the first wave the aliens emp that ruins all electronics on the earth‚ for the second wave all the coast lines are destroyed‚ the third wave is a disease called the red tsunami where people bleed from everything and 7 billion people are killed. In the 4th wave the main characters find out that the aliens have taken human form and no one can be trusted. The main characters are cassie sullivan and ben parish. Cassies
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“The School of Athens” is a representational artwork painted during the Italian renaissance. This is a two dimensional painting. It was painted by a twenty-five-year-old painter‚ Raphael. Just glancing at this painting without really looking into it‚ it looks as if it is just a bunch of guys in togas gathering together. Sort of relaxing but it actually represents a lot. He was sent to the Vatican by Pope Julius II and given the most important commission of his life- decorating the Papal Apartments
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The title of the book is The 5th Wave written by Rick Yancey.Rick Yancey was born on November 4th 1962.He was born in Miami‚Florida and was raised there to.Yancey started writing in middle school and he loved it.In middle school he wrote his first short story‚and then went on to college at Roosevelt University.He is mostly known for his series of The 5th Wave books published by him with 3 books in the series.The 5th Wave won the 2014 Red House children’s book of the year. Cassie Sullivan is a teenage
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