29 September 2013 What are the Unique Traits of Athenian Democracy? There are several traits that make Athenian democracy unique not only in the ancient world but also in the modern world as well. For the first time in recorded history‚ citizens had a say in what laws were to govern them . Democracy was an unknown and alien concept in the ancient world‚ and Athenians knew that their political process was different in and they were intensely proud of it. “Our form of government does not enter
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became the thirteenth colony in North America. Following the colonization of Georgia‚ Savannah was constructed the following year. James Oglethorpe‚ a hardy solider‚ became the commander of the colony after being appointed by the King. Georgia was unique to the English colonies because of the area it resided in. Georgia was used as a military buffer that would provide protection to South Carolina from the Spanish. This was deemed necessary after the Spanish had threatened Charleston on multiple occasions
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some of the best authors there is to date. Emily Dickinson was born on December 10‚ 1830‚ in Amherst‚ Massachusetts. Dickinson is considered one of the best poets from her time. Every poet has something that makes them unique and different from one another and what made Emily unique was the way she wrote her poems in incomplete sentences as well as how she explained herself through writing. As Allen Tate states‚ “Dickinson’s poems do not encompass a wide range of experience; instead
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Option #3 You ask me why am I unique? The Trials and tribulations I have experienced and the people that were placed in my life is what molded me to be the man I am today. Growing up in Birmingham‚ AL I witnessed violence‚ drug addiction‚ and even death at an early age. Coming from a under performing household that is without a father figure made living comfortably impossible. Every week me and my brothers would see the "cable man"‚ "water man"‚ or the "electric man" come turn off our appliances
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Living in Kansas is unique because... Charlie Parker was a saxophone player who revolutionized the jazz industry. His specialty was playing the alto and tenor saxophone. One of the things that makes Kansas unique is the fact that he was born here. Early Life Charlie Parker’s roots were planted in Kansas. Kansas City‚ Kansas to be exact. August 29th‚ 1920 was the day a legend was born. Little did his parents know he would one day become one of the most recognized faces in the jazz industry. Charlie
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High Fructose Corn Syrup We owe a great deal to the Native Americans who introduced the Pilgrims to the maize plant. They were the first to realize its great potential as a main stable in our diets. We took that simple little plant and transformed it into the most grown grain in the United States. It has been genetically enhanced to the point that it can now produce two hundred bushels of corn or better per acre (Pollan‚ p.37) making corn the ideal item to be transformed into our sweetener
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Music 407 Chapter 1: What is world music? A Point of Departure: Five Propositions for Exploring World Music 1. The basic property of all music is SOUND * Tone – the duration (length)‚ frequency (pitch)‚ amplitude (loudness)‚ timbre (quality of sound). * All sounds have the potential to be tones 2. The sounds (and silences) that comprise a musical work organized in some way * Music is a form of organized sound * Listening: CD 1:1 (Beethoven’s Symphony #9) & CD 1:2 (Japanese
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Proposition 19 Debates in California Proposition 19‚ also known as The Regulate‚ Control and Tax Cannabis Act of 2010‚ has come to an end on November 2‚ 2010. The decision to legalize marijuana in California was unsuccessful. Votes came in at 54% no to 44% yes (LA Times). If I were a voter in California‚ I would have supported the legalization of marijuana for many reasons. I find marijuana to be a drug that could ultimately help the state of California as well as the United States as a whole
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Lovie M. Aguilar Section 39390 April 05‚ 2012 Mojave Desert‚ what makes it unique? The Mojave Desert occupies a significant portion of Southern California and parts of Utah‚ Nevada‚ and Arizona. Named after the Mohave Native Americans[->0] it occupies roughly 54‚000 square miles in a typical Basin and Range topography. The Mojave Desert is bound in part on the western end by the Tehachapi[->1] together with the San Gabriel[->2] and San Bernardino[->3] mountain ranges. The mountain boundaries
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High fructose corn syrup is a well-known food additive that is listed as a primary ingredient in most food products. It is very common is most of the population’s daily diet and it is ordinary to find it in our foods. People are constantly advised to minimize the consumption of it because of the variety of negative health effects it causes from in-taking too much of this factor. But what really is high fructose corn syrup? What foods is it found in? Is it really as unhealthy as it is claimed to be
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