“I shall desire you all‚ my lords‚ (chiefly you of the nobility‚ everyone in his degree and power) to be assistant to me that I‚ with my ruling‚ and you with your service‚ may make a good account to Almighty God and leave some comfort to our posterity on earth” (Elizabeth at the beginning of her reign) (Elizabeth I.org). Most people‚ in England‚ believe that there has always been only one queen to stand above all the rest. Under her rule Britain began to gain strength because her policies laid the
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Yana Krivoruk GHS 240 OL August 10th‚ 2014 Albanian Immigration in America On the Eastern shore of the Adriatic Sea lies the 28‚748 sq. km country of Albania. The country is slightly larger than the state of Maryland‚ with a population of approximately 3.162 million people. It is surrounded by Montenegro‚ Serbia‚ Macedonia and Greece to the north and the south of it. The country is bordered by the Adriatic and Ionian sea. Currently there are approximately 201‚118 people of Albanian decent living
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Gamelan Gong Kebyar Gamelan is thought to come form a Javenese word gamel‚ which means ‘ to handle’ (Sumarasam 1995 :319-320). It also refers to a type of hammer particularly appropriate for metal percussion instrument that dominate gamelan ensemble because of the way the instruments are made and played. The instruments originated probably from northern Vietnam‚ where visitors brought bronze object and technology in about 300 B.C and possibly rice cultivation technology as well. (Hood 1980: 122)
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Outline I. Introduction II. Thesis a. Marriage is a basic human right for every individual. Same sex marriage should be legalized. III. Body a. History of same sex marriage i. Same sex marriage in early years ii. Ancient civilizations iii.
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Medieval Era (600-1450) I. Music of the Medieval World (“When God saw that many men were lazy‚ and gave themselves only with difficulty to spiritual reading‚ He wished to make it easy for them‚ and added the melody to the Prophet’s words‚ that all being rejoiced by the charm of music‚ should sing hymns to Him with gladness.” -St. John Chrysostom [345-407]. 1:53) * A. Sacred Music (Gregorian Chant) o 1. An assemblage of a body of music into an organized liturgy associated with
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Discuss Iran nuclear ambition? Will it become a nuclear weapon state? “The world will need greatly increased energy supply in the next 20 years‚ especially clean-generated electricity. And nuclear power answers all parameters of future energy needs.” Jasjit Singh INTRODUCTION On December 3‚ 2007‚ the U.S. National Intelligence Council released an unclassified summary of the newest National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) entitled "Iran: Nuclear Intentions and Capabilities." Although
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Chapter 8 IT WAS STRANGE‚ DIANORA THOUGHT‚ STILL MOVING THROUGH the crowded Audience Chamber as spring sunlight filtered down on Brandins court from the stained- glass windows above‚ how the so clear portents of youth were alchemized by time into the many-layered ambiguities of adult life. Sipping from her jeweled cup she considered the alternative. That she had simply allowed things to become nuanced and difficult. That the real truths were exactly the same as they had been on the day she arrived
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History 1945 Epiphone Blackstone archtop guitar‚ made in New York The history of Epiphone started in 1873‚ in Smyrna‚ Ottoman Empire (now İzmir‚ Turkey)‚ where Greek founder Anastasios Stathopoulos made his own fiddles and lutes (oud‚ laouto). Stathopoulos moved to the United States of America in 1903‚ and continued to make his original instruments‚ as well as mandolins‚ from Long Island City in Queens‚ New York. Anastasios died in 1915‚ and his son‚ Epaminondas‚ took over. After two years‚ the
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Caravaggio: Importance and Influence With the style’s beginnings in Rome‚ Italy‚ Baroque art’s influence swept over Europe from the early sixteen hundreds to the mid eighteenth century. It was in Rome where the original masters of the style began the story of Baroque art. Perhaps some of the style’s earliest beginnings can be attributed to the great artist Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio. The artist’s career was impactful but short lived‚ lasting approximately 15 years. Caravaggio’s work was
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Bibliography: Anzaldua‚ Gloria. The Borderlands - La Frontera: The new Mestiza. Aunt Lute Books‚ 1999. Beittel‚ June S. Mexico’s Drug-Related Violence. DIANE Publishing‚ 2010. Edberg‚ Mark Cameron. El Narcotraficante: Narcocorridos and the construction of a cultural persona on the US-Mexico Border. University of Texas Press‚ 2004. McPheters
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