At the end of the Peloponnesian War (431-404 BCE)‚ a funeral service was given to honor the Athens who fought and served for their country’s empire. After the honorable service and burial‚ a leading citizen was chosen to deliver a memorial speech‚ and Pericles was elected. Pericles was a prominent and influential Greek orator and general of Athens during the period of the Persian and Peloponnesian wars. Pericles’ funeral oration is a well-known speech written by the historian‚ Thucydides. This speech
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“THE WATCHER” By: Andrea L. Thornton The painting I have chosen for this assignment is the 1921 oil painting‚ “The Watcher” by American artist‚ Frank Weston Benson. I had the privilege of viewing this painting on February 23‚ 2013 of this young woman standing on a white‚ sandy shoreline gazing out over the waters. The painting was donated to the Huntington Museum of Art in Huntington‚ West Virginia. My daughter‚ Noelle assisted me with taking my picture and I dedicate all of my efforts
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Dion Bass CJ-1200 Professor Williams Assignment 2 9/6/13 1. The five functions of law in American society are : 1A-Law Bestows Benefits on People 1B-The law creates new programs 1C-The reflects society’s values 1D-Law prescribes certain activities 1E-Law provides predictabilities 2. Select one of the five functions of law. Give an example of how an interest group would use that function to promote its own special interest. Homeowners who use contractor to complete repair to their
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Top Five Passages Taken from “I Just Wanna Be Average” by Mike Rose 1) “Students will float to the mark you set. I and the others in the vocational classes were bobbing in pretty shallow water... mostly the teachers had no idea of how to engage the imaginations of us kids who were scuttling along at the bottom of the pond” (2). This text stood out to me because it is a simple concept yet abundantly true. A thorough understanding of this passage will lead to the uncovering of a deeper meaning
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invention of the cotton gin and would have ended in a whisper through lack of use caused by the release of slaves out of moral and economic reasons tied to the loss of a cash crop‚ while other historians believe that slavery would have inevitably ended in war due to the southern dependence on agriculture and the need for a new cash crop. Personally‚ I believe that slavery would have ended with little to no conflict had Eli Whitney not created a better working cotton gin. It is through the cotton gin that
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Activity 2.2.1 Observing Mechanisms Introduction A mechanism is a device that transmits movements so that the output movement is different than the input movement. It can be used to change the direction‚ speed‚ force‚ or type of movement. The output of a robot or any machine is motion and force in some form. A drill press‚ for example‚ has two kinds of motion: rotary and linear. The drill spinning provides the rotary motion; moving the drill down through the material is the linear motion. The
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My name is and I am 18 years old. It all started back in the summer of 2005. My thoughts abound with such sweet memories. I grew up in a big home with such a great family. Childhood is the most innocent phase of a person’s life. The passage of time can fade into adolescene and adulthood. Yet the sweet memories of childhood linger on and on. This is my childhood experience and my personal story. As I was the youngest baby in the family‚ everybody spoiled me the most. I wasn’t the type to get in
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An Idiot’s Guide To Business Growth Ways Business Size Can Be Measured 1. The number of employees that the company pays to do their job. 2. Number of outlets that their product/ service is sold at. 3. Increased Sales / Number of Items sold. 4. Increased Market Share. To calculate this‚ you divide (number of items sold) out of (number of that kind of item sold totally‚ including other companies) and you multiply it by 100. 5. The value of capital employed could also
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PSYM 657 Individual Assessment and Appraisal Midterm Exam‚ Fall 2013 Dorelys Gordillo 1- Why do we test: We use a test to measure an outcome and make sense of a judgment. A test in general is defined as a measuring device or procedure. a-What do we test: Tests used today come in a variety of forms and are used to measure a wide range of areas. E.g: Achievement Tests‚ its use to assess an individual’s level of knowledge in a particular domain. (example: Early School assessment). E.g: Aptitude
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Ecosystem Services and Their Importance to Mankind University of Illinois at Chicago Introduction: Although technological advances over recent centuries have surpassed unfathomable expectations‚ those services most essential to the survival of mankind are provided for‚ freely‚ by natural occurring events taking place regularly in our ecosystems. The purification of air and water‚ protection against droughts and floods‚ reduction of greenhouse gases‚ decomposition of organic matter‚ preservation
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