decision Have you ever been in the position of leaving your entire family behind? Well‚ I have an opportunity to make that choice this coming summer. I have a choice between staying here in the United States and playing baseball for an American Legion Team‚ The Outlaws‚ or leaving the US and playing for an Ambassador Baseball Team in the Dominican Republic. This decision is tough considering no one in my family can come along. Also in the sixteen years of my life‚ I have never been away from my
Premium United States Family English-language films
The American Legion was founded in 1919 by the American Expeditionary Service. Since its inception‚ the Legion has evolved into an international organization with nearly 2.5 million members and a stalwart purpose: to serve the veterans of the American Armed Forces and promote education among the country’s youth. To assist America’s veterans‚ the Legion provides them and their families through Operation Comfort Warriors. It also sponsors education through various activities and competitions offered
Premium United States Department of Veterans Affairs Veteran Gerald Ford
Ancient Greece and Rome Government Comparison Essay. Ancient civilizations played a major role in today’s civilization. They influenced us in many ways such as trading‚ religion and politics. Ancient Greece followed a specific government form for quite a while while Rome followed a Republic government. Democracy is a form of government in which the people have the right to vote. Even today our government is in the form of democracy and republic. Although both times have been run by democracy
Premium Ancient Rome Ancient Greece Roman Empire
Last summer‚ I endeavored a life changing experience. American Legion Buckeye Boys State is a leadership program. It is the best Boys State program in the nation. On top of this‚ it is among the top programs for leadership‚ growth‚ and is a meeting of the greatest minds of Ohio‚ and by proxy‚ of the nation. But it’s so much more than that. From Day One‚ the minute you step off the bus‚ it instantly becomes an incredible experience. Everyone‚ people who have never even met before‚ are shaking everyone
Premium United States Leadership Management
Roman and Greek cultures have had a major effect on the economics and politics of the world ever since their early days. The innovations of Roman and Greek cultures are still used even today! Roads‚ newspapers‚ concrete‚ and even the modern calendar are all thanks to the Ancient Romans. Their effect reached Israel and Palestine as well‚ the culture seeped into the ways the Israelites and neighboring countries lived their lives. All of Mediterranea was somehow affected by Roman and Greek influence
Premium Ancient Rome Ancient Greece Greece
the Romans accomplished for us?" Walk 15 denote the day in 44BC when around 60 Roman Senators who were frightful of recently named Dictator for Life Julius Caesar selected to kill him on the Senate floor.
Premium Roman Empire Ancient Rome Roman Republic
Good paper‚ Got a C+ on it. 3-4 when double spaced. Said there was some grammer mistakes Greek Architecture Greek architecture has been noted as some of the world’s finest buildings known to man kind. Such as the Parthenon‚ and the temples they built to their Gods‚ have been studied over for many years. The way these structures were built is fascinating. The Three Greek Orders of Architecture Greek architecture is broken down into three orders. These orders were determined by the way that the
Premium Doric order Corinthian order Ionic order
This essay will discuss the contributions of the ancient Romans and the ancient Greeks to Western society‚ the focus will be on the political systems‚ laws and architecture. In Greece there were many city states‚ because the terrain favoured such governance‚ the city states emphasised the knowledge of man in government and deemphasised the role of religious beliefs. Athens was a city state most famous for its implementation of direct democracy. This type of democracy saw the citizens of Athens
Premium Ancient Rome Ancient Greece Roman Empire
capital punishments well help a reader get a better understanding of the issues surrounding those types of punishment. Instead of killing a person or torturing them I believe banishment to be a more humane way to punish someone. Ancient Greeks and Ancient Romans to various civilizations in the world use corporal punishment and capital punishment to kill or inflict great pain against a person who defies the King or Religious authority. Corporal punishment was used to cause pain and discomfort; unfortunately
Premium Capital punishment Crime Prison
North American Phalanx building in New Jersey‚ inspired by Charles Fourier’s concept of phalanstère. Claude Henri de Rouvroy‚ comte de Saint-Simon (1760-1825) was a French aristocrat who came to believe that in the France of his day an unproductive conflict existed between the "workers" and the "idlers." The workers included both wage workers and manufacturers‚ merchants‚ and bankers while the idlers were the nobility and priests. Saint-Simon imagined that the society of his day could be replaced
Premium French Revolution France Sociology