heavens. They believed if a pharaoh was buried in this pyramid‚ his soul would be taken to the afterlife‚ and it would be resurrected” (Mark 1). These pyramids are some of the most well-known structures that have ever been built. Their fame is due to their revolutionary and complex design‚ which was way ahead of its time. Today‚ most of these pyramids
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he purpose of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault is what can be referred to as a safe house for humanity. The Svalbard Global Seed Vault‚ located 700 miles from the North Pole on Svalbard Island‚ contains 1.5 billion backup copies of seeds from around the world from almost every country. Built on Svalbard Island‚ known as the "Cold Coast‚" the vault has been built to last 10‚000 years and is referred to as a "Frozen Fort Knox." In the event of a world disaster‚ the vault has been created to remain frozen
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Today I will be talking about Vivaldi’s Four Seasons‚ particularly focusing on the first movement of “La Primavera” (Spring). For the purpose of this presentation‚ I will be focusing on each area of the piece‚ in particular focusing on how Spring is depicted throughout them. The Four Seasons is a four part concerto composed in 1723 and published in 1725 and the whole concerto‚ especially Spring‚ is considered to be one of the greatest works of the Baroque period. This work is also considered to
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The greatness of Alexander (the Great) is often a much debated question. The importance of such debates is arguably minimal- Alexander was quite clearly a great ruler‚ possibly the greatest to ever live. A much more disputable question regarding Alexander is that of his cruelty throughout his reign as Macedonian King. In order to ascertain the extent of Alexander ’s cruelty one must analyze a number of key events which occurred during his kingship. These include the actions he took following Phillips
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The Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution is known as one of Reconstruction Amendments‚ along with the Thirteenth and Fifteenth Amendments. The purpose of these amendments was to provide equal protection to former slaves. Previous to this amendment‚ the state governments didn’t have to respect the Bill of Rights and give all citizens the rights stated in it. Consequently‚ the newly freed slaves were not given the privileges and immunities of citizenship. Therefore‚ one of the most important parts
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Racism and divorce rates. 1961 was a difficult time due to high divorce rates and segregation of whites and blacks. Stan Lee‚ the author who created the Fantastic Four had seen the issues and put this group of heroes together to battle the rival Justice League in the battle of Popularity. (Linder‚ Vital statistics of the United states‚ 1961)‚ (St. James Encyclopedia of popular culture). The company that created the Fantastic Four was Marvel and the main creator was Stan Lee. The Fantastic four were
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My name is Francis John. I was born in a poor family where my parents were only peasants in a small village in Musoma rural district‚ Mara Region in Tanzania. In 1985‚ I started standard one whereby I completed my primary education in 1992 after seven years. I joined secondary school in 1993 to start form one (O-Level) at Issenye Secondary school near serengeti national park in Tanzania. After four years in O-level education I joined A-level education at Sengerema high school in 1999 where I passed
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What Year was Troy destroyed and how was it destroyed? The city of troy was officially abandon at 500 AD‚ the city was destroyed due to the Romans and the sophisticated and well know plan know as the Trojan Horse. The Trojan Horse was a invention/plan the one of the Greek Generals came up with to destroy the city because every other plan failed due to Troy’s advanced and strong defense around the city. The basics of the plan was the Romans leave a large wooden horse outside the walls of Troy and
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Edwin Rivera Mrs. Kehrmeyer English 11 5 April‚ 2017 First Amendment-Freedom Of The Press Freedom of the press is part of the five main freedoms represented in the United States Constitution. The First Amendment was ratified in 1791 along with the Bill Of Rights with also brought 9 other amendments including the First. The freedom given from the First Amendment have helped solve many court cases‚ and is still used in our daily lives everyday. The First Amendment is the leading role of new amendments
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historical document which declared the colonies of America to be free and independent states from Britain. It was a revolutionary and significant document in 1776 and the statement‚ “All men are created equal‚” remains significant today. On April 6‚ 1776‚ the Second Continental Congress
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