A Persian ruler was installed over every city-state that they conquered. It was this action that eventually provoked the Ionian revolt which marked the beginning of the long confrontation between the Greek and Persian empires. About BC 550‚ Cyrus I‚ emperor of Persia‚ conquered the territory of Ionia (the west coast of Modern Turkey). For all of their advances in science and mathematics‚ these well-established city-states seemed the most prominent in Greece. The people of Ionia‚ were discontent
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Athletics have been a big part of my life. I have been on local teams for softball‚ volleyball‚ basketball‚ and track. I have been part of both state volleyball and basketball teams‚ and finished fourth in javelin at state level. As an athlete‚ I have encountered my share of injuries. Other than the usual pulls and sprains‚ I have had a stress fracture in my foot. This injury limited my playing time during basketball season. Local doctors‚ chiropractors‚ and sports specialists rehabilitated me
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Where do I see myself professionally? I see myself professionally in a field to become a physical therapy. I say this because I have a big heart and I enjoy trying to make people’s lives easier and try to make people achieve their goals Also I enjoy taking care of people for example I take care of my mother a lot because she is a paraplegic and I am usually the one that gets her medicine for her and takes her to her doctor’s appointment also I also take care of her alot when she is sick and I try to
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Every year scoliosis patients make more than 600‚000 visits to private physician offices‚ an estimated 30‚000 children are fitted with a brace‚ and 38‚000 patients undergo spinal fusion surgery.(“The American Association of Neurological Surgeons.” 1 July 2007. 30 Sept. 2015. http://www.aans.org/Patient%20Information/Conditions%20and%20Treatments/ Scoliosis.aspx>.) These are just a few of the reasons that becoming an orthotist is such a huge accomplishment. Also this job is important because it gives
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Why I Have Chosen This Career My grandfather served for twenty-seven and a half years in the United States Army as an engineer. That’s where it all started with the idea of me joining the ranks. He began educating me on his field of work and branch of service and telling me the benefits and goals I can achieve while doing a job I love. It sparked my interest. I then began talking around throughout the years to veterans‚ young airmen‚ and even my parents. Everyone supported the idea of joining. Once
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Dropped in a foreign land at the tender age of two‚ I was too young to remember life in my homeland yet too old not to forget the painful‚ permanent mark of an immigrant. As a first- generation immigrant‚ I had to learn English and take the helms of steering my own education without the privilege of my parents at home. Growing up‚ I remember my mother working two jobs and my father working graveyard shifts in to sustain our family. I watched as they struggled to ensure a better life for me. However
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A community that I belong to is my swim team‚ and on my team‚ I am one of the captains. I joined the school team as a freshman and due to my dedication‚ persistence‚ and ability to lead I was given the honor of being a captain. As a captain I aim to be a leader that inspires and leads by example. I make sure that I work as hard as the rest of the team‚ and that they see me as someone they can look up to. Some of my duties as captain are making sure everyone gets into the pool when practice begins
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learned that it is not only what they look like but how people represent themselves as a person. Like therapists‚ hairdressers are in a position of trust. They are transforming not just how a person looks but how they feel. People go into salons and want to share their feeling and stories. Call a girl pretty‚ and she’ll forget in an hour. Call a girl ugly‚ and she’ll think of it every time she looks in the mirror. When someone tells about their problems‚ it doesn’t always mean they are complaining
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As stated in global statics nearly 1/2 of the world’s population‚ which is more than 3 billion people‚ live on less than $2.50 a day and more than 1.3 billion live on less than $1.25 a day. Judy Gomez is a 17 year old teen who has already been swept into a life full of hard-work‚ inadequate opportunities‚ and the scuffle to survive within the country’s modern economic status. In a diminutive apartment building in New York‚ Gomez along with eight other family members‚ live together in close corridors
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The Future of American Transportation As society continually advances‚ consumers are becoming increasingly dependent on safe and reliable vehicles. In 2010‚ there was an estimation that the number of automobiles had risen to over 1 billion vehicles‚ up from the 500 million of 1986 (Lehner). At the beginning of 2013‚ the Toyota Prius hybrid was the third best selling family car in the world (PopSci). When the latest generation of plug-in electric cars hit the mass market three years ago‚ they evoked
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