The Peloponnesian War lasted from roughly from 431 BC to 404 BC. The two major players in the war were Athens and Sparta. Athens was a democratic state with a strong naval-based military. Sparta was on the other hand an oligarchical state with a disciplined land army. After the Persian Wars‚ Athens became more powerful‚ and the fear of Athenian dominance would spark the Peloponnesian Wars. However this thirst for power along with poor leadership would be the downfall of Athens. Sparta was the dominant
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and other countries will rise in power and influence politically and economically in the twenty first century. As the other countries are rising‚ we are falling. The United States alone has over fifteen trillion dollars in debt and still counting. We are only falling more and more as we take out more loans from other countries. Soon enough all of the countries are going to be trying to control us because we have all of the debt that we are going to owe to everyone else around the world. The fiscal
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Even though there were many important discoveries relating to insulin and diabetes‚ there still was no cure or treatment for it. Individuals diagnosed with this disease died shortly after diagnosis. In the early 1900’s‚ Frederick Allen – a leading diet therapist – invented a diet specifically for diabetic patients. He called it ‘the undernutrition approach’ where as his patients called it ‘the starvation diet.’ This diet allowed the diabetic patients an intake of 800-1000 calories per day for six
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there’s no guarantee as to what number of year we might inhabit this earth. Those of us fortunate enough to be born in a rich country such as Australia are expected to outlive those who are born and live in a 3rd world country. Unfortunately those who live in 3rd world countries don’t have access to the medical facilities‚ public services and general hygiene that we are privileged to have in our own country. While our life expectancies may vary depending on what country we live out our lives one thing
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Italy Earthquake Recently‚ Italy had a devastating earthquake‚ many cities were destroyed and jobs were lost. From above‚ cities looked like piles of rocks. The earthquake on August 24‚ at 3:36 AM. It struck in the Apennine Mountains and the northern coast of Italy. There have been roughly around 292 deaths and 365 injured. Cultural buildings have been destroyed and many camps have been set up to account for the homes lost. Search crews have been set out and are working hard to try to find signs
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independent and experimental variable will be the note cards‚ the dependent variable will be the grade you get on the test. Immediately‚ you see the problems. What if one test is a math test (hard) and the other is a health test (nobrainer)? What if you have time to study for one test and don‟t have the time to study for the other test? What if you are feeling great the day you take one test and feel lousy the day you take the next test? All of these differences are variables that can affect the
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The 1920s started a new era in music known as the jazz era. Saxophones were just recently accepted by modern audiences instead of being used in only military bands (Verity). The saxophone was created by Adolphe Sax in 1840 and is a reeded instrument made of brass. Because it is made of brass‚ it fits in very well with other brass instruments‚ like trumpet and trombone that were very popular in bands. It is also a reeded instrument which allows it to have a voice-like quality and great range of tonal
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game-as simple as a ball and a bat. Yet as complex as the American spirit it symbolizes. It’s a sport‚ business-and sometimes even religion.” Ernie Harwell’s quote from his 1955 poem‚ “The Game for All America” displays how baseball is a part of America’s roots. The game of baseball is as complex and changing as America itself. In the 1920s many things were evolving and Babe Ruth progressed baseball and society with his popularity‚ greatness‚ and love for the game that firmly established the game of
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What caused the Great Depression The Stock Market Crash reflected an economic weakness that proved to be fatal : over confidence in the stock market . Americans found the stock market an avenue for productive investment because of the rapid growth in the stock market . In the belief that the value of stocks will continue to rise ‚ and they can earn a profit from it ‚ even the less fortunate gambled on the stock market . Investors paid only a small part of the price and borrowed the rest ‚ gambling
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begun to monopolize the oil industry‚ until in 2007‚ when the government had a full monopoly‚ they nearly doubled the cost of gas‚ “The price of petrol rose from 1‚500 kyat (US$1.17) to 2‚500 kyat (US$1.95) per gallon‚ while diesel rose from 1‚500 kyat to 3‚000 kyat per gallon.”(Burma’s Leaders Double Fuel Prices).
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