their new form of democratic government. While democracy provides equality and justice for everyone‚ it also allows the ignorance of the masses to control the state. The first advantage pointed out by the Greeks is that democracy protected the many from being ruled by the few. Everyone had a say in state affairs and not just some group of aristocrats. Consequently‚ the poor and middle class Greeks upheld this form of government. Since they formed the majority of the population‚ democracy survived
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Bonus Bridge Paper Transportation is key in today’s society. It’s all about getting from one place to another in the quickest way possible. The inconvenience of going around something or going directly through can be tiring and can take up a lot of time. That’s where bridges come in. A bridge is a structure carrying a road‚ path or railroad across bodies of water‚ other roads or any object that may be an obstacle. Although there are many different types of bridges‚ they all deal with compressible
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PAPER BRIDGE COMPETITION (GROUP PROJECT) OBJECTIVES: To construct a free span paper bridge that is capable of supporting a number of weights. The best score is achieved by total weight supported. SPESIFICATIONS: The bridge must be constructed from only paper and tape. Standard 4 pieces A4 paper size up to 80 GSM only can be used. The bridge span must be the A4 paper width. Glue can be used to join the members; for example‚ along the seam of a tubular member or at a point where two or
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The trestle bridge is built with lateral and angled bracing‚ and horizontal and vertical reinforcements; to ensure the bridge can bear maximum weight. The base of the bridge is simply constructed with lateral bracing which is connected by horizontal panels that are connected to a horizontal‚ upright‚ panel on either side. Although‚ engineers rarely place lateral bracing on the base‚ it provides for extra stability. Moreover‚ the base also has upright and angled Popsicle sticks connected to the lateral
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Zhaozhou Bridge The well-known Zhaozhou Bridge‚ also known as Anji Bridge and the Great Stone Bridge‚ was designed and built by a craftsman named Li Chun in the years 595-605 during the Sui Dynasty(A.D 581-618). The bridge is located in the southern part of Hebei Province in China and spans above the Xiao River. It is the world’s oldest and the most well-preserved open-spandrel stone segmental arch bridge. The Zhaozhou Bridge is not only a practical means of transportation but also illustrates
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------------------------------------------------- Brooklyn Bridge This essay introduces the Brooklyn Bridge. The Bridge is located in America over the East river; the nearest city to the bridge is New York and Manhattan‚ Brooklyn. After 60 years of political‚ financial and technical discussions to start the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge it was approved. The Bill to start construction was signed in 1869 by the New York Bridge company president‚ Ulysses S Grant. The cost of the original
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The very first bridges were made by nature itself‚ as simple as a log fallen across a stream or stones in the river. The first bridges made by humans were probably spans of cut wooden logs or planks and eventually stones‚ using a simple support and crossbeam arrangement. Some early Americans used trees or bamboo poles to cross small caverns or wells to get from one place to another. A common form of lashing sticks‚ logs‚ and branches together involved the use of long reeds or other harvested fibers
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April Suspension Bridges A suspension bridge is a bridge with overhead cables supporting its roadway. The first suspension bridges were made by the primitive people using vines as cables and they would mount the roadway directly on the cable. Then in the 4th century a much stronger type was introduced in India. They used plaited bamboo cables and then iron chain to suspend the road. In the 18th century engineers encountered many problems with the stability of the bridge. The bridge would always rock
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The Anzac Bridge was first opened in 1995 was designed by Ken Wheeler from the RTA and took 6 years to build by the company Baulderstone Hornibrook. It is cable stayed bridge with a semi fan arrangement of the cables. It was built to replace the Glebe Island Bridge due to the bridge being unable to cope with large amounts of traffic. The Anzac Bridge was designed as a motorway to ease congestion and allow my traffic to flow through the bridge as well as including pedestrian paths and a bicycle path
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Renaming of the bridge In an effort to honor indigenous Bahamian heroes‚ the government of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas made a decision to rename the bridge after Sir Sidney Poitier at its cabinet meeting held on October 9th‚ 2012. An official statement was made by Charles Carter and Nicolette Bethel both co-chairs of the independence committee‚ on October 10th‚ 2012‚ coming out of the official statement the public began to express their opinion for or against on the renaming of the bridge. Confusion
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