Once there was a man named Pluto‚ with jet black hair the color of coal and ice blue eyes it was easy to tell that he was a god. To spite that fact that Pluto was not the most powerful god in Olympia he was well off. He was extremely jealous of his brother Jupiter‚ who was the king of the gods. Pluto spent many hours pondering on how he could become better and more powerful than his older brother. One day Pluto went to visit Minerva in hopes that she could make him richer and more powerful than
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death one can see why Alexander the Great is revered in historical contexts as one of the greatest figures of all time. Alexander was born in Pella‚ the capital of Macedon‚ on July 20‚ 356 B.C. He was the son of King Philip II and his fourth wife Olympias‚ an Epirote princess. Alexander was bred to be a warrior; his father was a great commander and king‚ and his mom’s second cousin‚ Pyrrhus of Epirus‚ was a celebrated general. So there were noteworthy examples of military genius on both sides of
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Its people are the first known Greek speakers.’ – timeforkids.com 1400 B.C.- A volcano erupts on the island of Santorini creating earthquakes and tidal waves that destroyed the Minoans and their city. 776 B.C.- The first Olympic games are played in Olympia. Winners were given‚ not a medal‚ but an olive branch crown as a symbol of honor and peace. The Games were dedicated to King Zeus‚ the king of gods. 750-500 B.C.- Self-reliant cities‚ or city-states‚ grew and developed different government systems
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Islamic Golden Age The Islamic Golden Age or the Islamic Renaissance‚ is traditionally dated from the 8th to 13th centuries A.D.‚ but has been extended by one scholar to at least the 15th century by recent scholarship. During this period‚ artists‚ engineers‚ scholars‚ poets‚ philosophers‚ geographers and traders in the Islamic world contributed to agriculture‚ the arts‚ economics‚ industry‚ law‚ literature‚ navigation‚ philosophy‚ sciences‚ sociology‚ and technology‚ both by preserving earlier traditions
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7 WONDERS OF THE WORLD AIM: Is to apprise the house about 7 Wonders of The World. SEQUENCE: * History * Seven Wonders of the Ancient World * New Seven Wonders of the World * Ongoing Seven wonders of the Nature * Recapitulation * Conclusion HISTORY: The origin of the idea of Seven Wonders of the World dates back to Herodotus (484 BC – 425 BC) and Callimachus (305 BC – 240 BC)‚ who made lists which included 7 famous place of ancient world‚ and from there the Idea of 7 wonders
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Kurt Donald Cobain (February 20‚ 1967 – c. April 5‚ 1994) was an American musician and artist. He was best known as the lead singer‚ guitarist‚ and primary songwriter of the grunge band Nirvana. Cobain formed Nirvana with Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen‚ Washington‚ in 1985 and established it as part of the Seattle music scene‚ having its debut album Bleach released on the independent record label Sub Pop in 1989. After signing with major label DGC Records‚ the band found breakthrough success with
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The Rise of the Greek City-States The 8th century BC witnessed Greece’s emergence from the Dark Age and a simultaneous growth in prestige of the Greek cities. These cities would come to dominate political life and regional administration. The Polis‚ or city-state‚ perhaps developed first on the Greek coast of Asia Minor‚ in places such as Smyrna. The situation of the cities‚ surrounded by non-Greeks‚ would naturally focus on the urban centers. Such places were walled for defense. On the Greek
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Health Nut Food Truck aspires to serve healthy‚ locally grown‚ and affordable meals on wheels. Health Nut Food Truck will attract local customers that are looking for meals that are made from local‚ free-range‚ pasteurized‚ grass-fed‚ wild caught‚ superfood‚ and organic and fresh ingredients. a. Health Nut Food Truck values honesty‚ fun‚ innovation‚ and our community. b. Health Nut Food Truck’s vision is to serve healthy and affordable food for all people in the United States and one day globally
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I got involved in many wakeboarding camps during the summertime when I was a kid. The goal was to improve my skills and succeed‚ so I decided that I would take some lessons. The lessons were given out on a private ski lake in Toldeo‚ WA‚ near Olympia. I loved taking lessons out there because I got to ride behind some of the nicest boats around. The boats they had out at the lake threw up huge wakes that launched me into the air like I never had experienced before. The lessons I took at Active
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prosperous farmers that were granted lease of a hacienda and an accompanying rice farm by theDominicans. Rizal was the seventh child of their eleven children namely: Saturina (Neneng) (1850–1913)‚ Paciano (1851–1930)‚ Narcisa (Sisa) (1852–1939)‚ Olympia (1855–1887)‚ Lucia (1857–1919)‚ María (Biang) (1859–1945)‚ José Protasio (1861–1896)‚ Concepción (Concha) (1862–1865)‚ Josefa (Panggoy) (1865–1945)‚ Trinidad (Trining) (1868–1951) and Soledad (Choleng) (1870–1929). Rizal was a 5th-generation patrilineal
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