1) What were the functions of the Delian and Peloponnesian Leagues? The Delian league was set up by the Athenians for an alliance between all the Ionian Greeks so to stamp out the threat of Persia. Athens took charge because Sparta retreated into its own self-interests‚ so to only protect themselves so the Ionians looked for help among the Athenians. It was formed in 477BC at Delos (which was a neutral city). The league seemed successful because in they had some big victories such as in: 478BC Byzantium
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Bacterial growth patterns and the effects of environmental factors on properties of colonies ERIC LI Abstract In this experiment we work with different types of bacteria and experiment with their different properties and how they grow in certain situations. Different samples of bacteria cultures were gathered from different places such as the mouth‚ shaded mulch‚ and from the table top. The samples were collected by using a cotton swab and swiped onto a petri dish filled with nutrient agar. The
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Interviewer: What were the difficulties or the hardships that breaker boys experienced as in the coalmine? Breaker boy: There are lots of terrible conditions we have in the coalmine. We work in a room which is surrounded with clouds of coal dust. We inhale coal dust
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Matt Mclellan February 4‚ 2002 6pm class Monday The Pen Is Mightier Than The King The 17th century saw a king’s head roll and an English Caesar sit the throne‚ in the midst of all of this a new class was rising. England in the 17th century was rife with change‚ there was much work to be done before the industrial revolution could fully grip the nation. For hundreds of years the monarch had dominated the political landscape‚ now that was changing radically. Although their remained a Monarch
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Task 1: Big Foot Part 1 After viewing some background information on the yowie (a short video and newspaper article)‚ we were given the foot length of the yowie (43cm) and asked to find its height from this measurement. We were asked to collect a series of measurements of our body proportions. After some discussion about not getting precise enough approximation for some body proportions‚ specifically the a/b/c finger‚ we decided to only include foot length‚ height and arm span as we thought that
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What Environment Were You Raised In? Geographically my environment spanned from as far south as Texas and as farther north as Ohio. But has always been marked by love between family‚ and values of honor‚ respect‚ and commitment. With little to no exemptions in a stray of these values. I was born in Ohio with the majority of my immediate family nearby. With the predominance of my mom’s family in Ohio‚ and my dad’s family in Missouri or Michigan. I was always taught the importance of family‚ and
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Americans. Indian beliefs were based off of spiritual guidance from mother earth and their elders. They loved and respected the land and their people. Indians appreciated all the land‚ animals and people they came into contact with for they believed in treating all people equal. The Aztec chief was told by a “macebual (common man) that towers or small mountains floating on the waves of the sea” ( Miguel Leon-Portilla‚ 13). These floating things also had people on them that were foreign to the Indians
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IMPORTANCE OF “FREEDOM OF THE PRESS MUST BE EXERCISED TO THE FULLEST EXTENT AS PROVIDED BY THE PHILIPPINE CONSTITUTION” CONSTITUTIONAL GUARANTEE Teodoro‚ et al on the book Freedom Of Expression And The Media In The Philippines Chapter I: History of Freedom of the Press demonstrated how the commitment to free speech and expression‚ the right to information and press freedom‚ with which the leaders of both the 19th century Philippine Reform Movement and the 1896 Revolution were familiar‚ was continued
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What were the causes of the American Civil War? The Civil War happened due to the many differences between the North and the South. For example economic‚ social‚ cultural and political differences. These all helped lead America to a Civil War. But to an extent‚ the most important cause was the fact there were many disagreements with states’ rights versus federal rights. It was clear that there was always going to be a conflict between the federal government and the state governments because
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First and foremost‚ the Southerners were fighting a defensive war on their own soil. They knew the terrain and the most efficient ways to transverse it. At the outset‚ the South seemed to have great advantages. First and foremost‚ Southerners were
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