Historical Question: Who was Pericles and why is he important to Greece? Author: Mrs. Lori Miller Class/Grade Level: Social Studies/6th grade CT Standards: SS6S2C2PO7— Describe the development of the following types of government and citizenship in ancient Greece and Rome • democracy • republics/ empires SS6S3C4PO3— Describe the importance of citizens being actively involved in the democratic process. (e.g.‚ voting‚ student government‚ involvement in political decision making‚ analyzing
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conventions and techniques allowing them to be drawn into completely different worlds. The novel We all fall down written by Robert Cormier and the song lyrics Cats in the cradle by Harry Chapin both present themes of redemption and fatherhood. Both composers use techniques such as effective punctuation‚ effective language and narrative perspectives to engage the reader. Throughout the novel We all fall down the theme of redemption is displayed through the narration of Buddy’s character. His continuous search
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A Bird Came Down the Walk by Emily Dickinson Theme: The poem deals‚ among other things‚ with the relationship between nature and humanity. At the start the poet is just observing the bird (“He did not know I saw”). She does not interfere‚ but she is not passive‚ as her observations are quite detailed e.g. noticing the Beetle. She is a presence in the poem from line 2‚ but we don’t find out much about her as the focus is on the bird. The human interference‚ finally‚ in line 14 (“I offered him
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distorted from its original book to appeal more audiences since a movie appeals more to popular‚ general audiences. It is no exception for Powwow Highway‚ written by David Seals and was later made in movie. One of perspective review article‚ Easin’s on Down the Powwow Highway(s)‚ by Rodney Simard focuses on difference between the film and original novel. It reveals several important points: intensification of Indian stereotype‚ westernized women roles and the main plot. Although Simard praises the actors’
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Breaking Down the Doors of Society Society as we know it today has changed day by day as the world around us advances in many different ways. Advancements in science‚ technology‚ education‚ politics‚ human rights and many other areas have led to the shifts of culture in society to mold what we recognize society as today. Over the next 37 years‚ by year 2050‚ I foresee many changes that will occur that will impact society significantly. I believe a few changes that will cause the culture changes
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What causes Down syndrome? Charlie Zammit To this day‚ there aren’t any known environmental or behavioral factors that cause Down syndrome. The human contains 23 pairs of chromosomes‚ so 46 individual ones. From each pair‚ one comes from your father‚ the other‚ from your mother. Down syndrome involves an abnormal cell division in chromosome 21. There are three types of abnormal cell division that can occur to cause Down syndrome; all of the three cell division abnormalities create a problem being
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Bill Bryson presents a unique perspective of Australia in his text ‘Down Under’. He uses the landscape‚ history and people he meets‚ as well as the daily activities he experiences to develop his own understanding and perspective of Australia. History plays an important role in the formation of Bryson’s perspective of Australia. “You really cannot move in Australia without bumping into some reminder of his [Lachlan Macquarie’s] tenure. Run your eye over the map and you will find a Macquarie Harbour
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In the movie Falling Down‚ William Foster was a poor and recently laid off defense worker who faced many problems that caused him to disintegrate. During the beginning of the movie‚ he goes into a convenient store for change to make a phone call. In order to do that he had to buy a can of soda. When the Korean worker told him how much it was going to cost‚ he was furious and started to rant about how outrageous the prices were. Before leaving the store‚ he destroyed most of the merchandise and paid
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I do not agree that the government should shut down the fast food industry. If the people of America want their eating habits to be unhealthy and don’t care about the consequences then let them go for it. Also if the government does shut down the fast food industry then he is shutting down so much jobs and job opportunities like a fry cook‚ a cashier‚ a drive-thru talker‚ a doctor and so many more (not really) job opportunities. And if the people of America don’t know that the food they eat kills
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leading up to the Berlin Wall crashing down that on November 9th 1989 yet no one ever expected to wake up on that day only to find out that the wall was open and a divided Berlin‚ a divided Germany‚ was no more. Some say that the wall fell down gradually then all at once‚ and some Americans say that the wall fell down thanks to President Ronald Reagan’s speech by the Brandenburg Gate‚ West Berlin in 1987 where Reagan demands “Mr Gorbachev‚ tear down this wall”. This speech from Reagan was
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