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    Medicare since 1965. This is now considered the law of the land according to Douglas Holtz-Eaton. The PPACA portrays a “coverage first” strategy. “Sadly‚ a review a of the state’s experience bodes poorly for the future of national reform.” (Point/Counterpoint 177) There are two major driving factors in which could propose a threat for this reform. The first factor is it costs too much. Many decades ago‚ healthcare spending was at a minimum and not the focal point of American citizens. The statics

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    History of Western Music

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    prayers  Finalis-root/tonic note  Subfinalis-notes on the lines on the scale  Chironomy-contour of pitches‚ first indication of music notation‚ oral tradition  Heterophony-singing a monophonic song‚ then repeating with embellishments (not counterpoint)  Polyphony-the combination of two or more independent lines of music‚ originated in Paris‚ France/ known as Organum  Organum-earliest known polyphony  Parallel Organum-two parts moving in either parallel 4ths or 5ths below the chant‚ occasionally

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    healthier‚ and there is no research that shows that eating regular food is just as healthy‚ no real answer for your question exists. However‚ there are some articles like Alex Berger’s “Organic Foods are a Healthier Alternative” and Nancy Sprague’s “Counterpoint: Organic Food is Unnecessary and the Current Food Supply is Safe” that can help you make a decision. Alex Berger‚ the writer of “Organic Foods are a Healthier Alternative”‚ however‚ believes that eating organic food is not only beneficial to

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    Open and Closed Borders: The Effects on America by Savannah Miller American Studies English 6C Mrs. Teisha Sherrill March 20‚ 2013 Introduction “The Census Bureau estimates that 450‚000 illegal immigrants enter the United States each year” (Point: Immigration). Why are so many immigrants coming here illegally? “Immigrants leave their country of origin for a variety of reasons including employment‚ economic‚ social conditions‚ military conflict‚ and political turmoil”

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    The students can suffer from short attention span because they have been in School for so long without a proper break. “In Counterpoint: Year-Round School Causes More Problems than it Resolves” it says “These schools had found very little difference in academic achievement between modified and conventional school year programs. Scientific reports on human retention also note that

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    Illegal Immigration i Should Illegal Immigrants Be Deported? Philosophy 518 Dr. Davis June 25‚ 2012 Illegal Immigration 1 Introduction It is important for businesses and professionals to be versed in ethical issues because it helps with decision-making when faced with different situations that create a moral dilemma. Business and professional ethics help to develop a certain moral standard and expectation in the business world. The ethics in which a business or a professional operates

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    palestrina music

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    Giovanni Palestrina‚ an Italian composer of the Renaissance‚ was born in February 3rd 1525/26 in Palestrina and died in February 2nd 1594 in Rome. As a child he moved Rome. By the age of 12 he was one of the choirboys at the basilica of Sta. Maria Maggiore‚ where he studied music between 1537 and 1539. In 1544‚ when he was 19 years old‚ he went back to his native town where he was made the organist of the cathedral‚ St. Agapito. Three years(1547) later he got married and had three boys. In 1551

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    relationship doesn’t stay healthy because of fate‚ it stays healthy because of actions and showing your love. Others may say you can sit back and your soulmate will find you eventually. The counterpoint opinion against my view would be that they only met because it was fate. A positive look on the counterpoint view would be that Romeo and Juliet die but they die together. Optimistic people may say they are in heaven together or watching over their families. In this scene Romeo was speaking to himself

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    Bullies and There Victums

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    Laura Heine Prof. Taitano English comp 1.16 18 February 2013 Children and Their Bullies: Defend Themselves or Not W.E Jacobs and Maureen McMahon in their article “Counterpoint: School Children Should Learn to Defend Themselves against Bullies” from the Points of Reference Center expresses why they believe that children should be able to defend themselves from bullies. Jacobs and McMahon argue that bullying is everywhere and has two aspects which is the victim that is supposed to act a certain

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    Musical Terms

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    stage work. | Castrato* | Castrated male singers – to sing castrato. | Monothematic | One theme. | Sonata* | Genre in several movements for one or more instruments/baroque instrumental piece with contrasting movements often with imitative counterpoint. | Monody | An accompanied solo song/texture of solo singer and accompaniment. | Concerto* | Composition for a solo instrument or instruments accompanied by an orchestra mainly. Large scale. | Mass | Musical work setting the texts of the

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