“What do you mean all of this work is preparing me for life?” cried Melissa‚ one of my young trumpet players. “This is just a band concert!” The Beginning Band class had stalled in its progress toward their first performance and I could see it was time for me to convince her how preparing for a concert was about much more than playing the pitches and rhythms. There were lessons to be learned that would be applicable throughout her life‚ regardless of her eventual interests or careers. In the
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Chapter 1 – New World Beginnings‚ 33‚00B.C – A.D. 1769 New World Beginnings – the human history of the new world began during the ice-age when‚ because of lower sea levels‚ Asiatic tribes were able to cross the Bering Strait and populate the Americas. Eventually‚ these peoples migrated and dispersed to form tribes and some advanced civilizations on almost every corner of these two continents. Bering Strait – a land bridge connecting modern-day Alaska and Russia. During the Ice Age‚ low ocean
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linked with other cities through a great network of roads. It was said to be “The finest road to be seen in the world”. The Incas constructed buildings by carefully putting together and shaping huge rocks to put them together into a stonewall. The Incas also produced fine jewelry‚ weavings‚ and metal work. The Aztec Empire was the 2nd in the new Americas. They started up as the Mayas disappeared. The Aztecs built their capital (Tenochtitlan) city in what today is Mexico City. The city was built upon
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themselves against communism. His comments were made at the start of the Cold War after visiting Europe. He realized the way to defend against communism was to be unified with other countries with this common goal. This effectively was what the Cold War was all about. 5. Explain the importance of Canada’s geographic position in the Cold War? Proximity to Europe by waters‚ to US by terrain and to USSR by air. 6. Suggest a reason why the NATO alliance expanded and gained new members while the Warsaw
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Samantha Mosqueda Chapter Outline 1&2 SUMMARY OUTLINE CHAPTER 1 1. Definition of sociology: The study of human Society and the social structure. a. Greater Understanding of the social world. Questioning whats natural or taken for granted. How or why things are the way they are . i. The way societies and cultures develop and change over time. ii. Sociologist are interested in the connection between individuals and the world they live in b. Social Structures:
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Section 8.1 - Beginning a New Job 1. How can you prepare to have a good first day on the job? Figure out how long it will take you to get ready for work. Then get up even earlier. Don’t make yourself more nervous by running late and then hurrying to get to your job on time. 2. What is a trick to try to help you remember people’s names? Repeat each person’s name out loud as you’re introduced. Then use the name again while talking to
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10 Writing Hooks Writing Class Notes: Beginning Hooks - Strategies to use to catch your reader’s attention 1. Begin with a smile or a metaphor. My life has been a carnival. My family is like an open book. 2. Begin with a question. Who is the greatest athlete of all times? 3. Begin with a definition. Friendly is the best way to describe my personality: I am friendly and caring. Perfect is the best adjective to describe me: I am flawless in every aspect of my life. 4. Begin with
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Representation and Summary of data [10/09/12] Histograms * To be able to draw and interpret histograms. * Continuous Data:- * Measured [Rounded off to a particular degree of accuracy] * Time * Length * Speed – Velocity * Mass – Acceleration * Volume * Density * Area * Most suitable for a histogram. The area of a histogram is proportional to its frequency. Area ∞ Frequency
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Stories Essay In the short story “Happy Endings” there were quite a few unexpected elements. At the beginning of the story‚ John & Mary meet. There are five different stories with five very different endings. In “Happy Ending A”‚ John and Mary actually have a happy ending. After the two meet‚ they fall in love‚ get married‚ have a wonderful life together and then die. I was not expecting the not so happy endings for the remainder of the story. In “Happy Ending B”‚ Mary falls in love with John but
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Assignment #1 Essay A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift The Humanities Volume II: Culture‚ Continuity‚ and Change April 28‚ 2013 Justino L. Berrios In Jonathan Swift’s essay A Modest Proposal‚ the author uses satire in the essay and the title itself‚ to make a point about the English government allowing the citizens of Ireland to starve to death. The proposal that he makes is by no means “modest‚” hence the sarcastic edge surrounding the title. The essay was written in 1729 and during that
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