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Hades
Number of Words: 1379 / Number of Pages: 6
... of wealth due to the precious metals mined from the earth. He has been said to possess a helmet that was given to him by the Cyclops. This helmet has been said to make him invisible. lent it to gods and mortal men. Perseus used the helmet on his quest for Medusa’s head and Athena, goddess of battle skills, put to use the helmet so the god of war, Ares, could not notice her.
Persephone, ’ wife, is the goddess of spring and the Queen of the underworld. She resides in the underworld for only six months of the year due to kidnapping her. She was told not to eat anything for then she would have to r ...
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The Three Great Compromises
Number of Words: 487 / Number of Pages: 2
... and the second
being the Senate, with the Senate being the stronger of the two houses. The
House of Representatives was based on each state's population, that is the more
people in the state the more representatives that state would get. The Senate
said that regardless of the state's population each state would get two
representatives all with equal say.
The 3/5 Compromise was mainly about slaves. The issue in this compromise
was should slaves be counted for determining representation for each state? The
North did not want them to be counted because they were considered possessions,
not citiz ...
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Violins
Number of Words: 995 / Number of Pages: 4
... where they are attached to tuning pegs that can be turned to change the pitch of the string. The player makes different pitches by placing the left-hand fingers on the string and pressing against the fingerboard. The strings are set in vibration and produce sound when the player draws the bow across them at a right angle near the bridge.
Among the prized characteristics of the violin are its singing tone and its potential to play rapid, brilliant figurations as well as lyrical melodies. Violinists can also create special effects by means of the following techniques: pizzicato, plucking the string ...
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History Of Singing Styles
Number of Words: 561 / Number of Pages: 3
... period was Lieder, which is German. Lieder were full of emotion and drama. It played an important role in the development of opera and involved piano and voice duets. The contrast between Romantic and Classical is that woman usually sang the latter. On the other hand men mostly sang Romantics.
From 1900 onwards came diversity. Opera expanded into different areas with once such area being called atonal. As with many of these styles, the Germans devised this and it was a great strain to the singers. Atonal was made up of non-singing things like shouting, whispering, screaming, muttering and laughi ...
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Imigration And Discrimination In The 20`s
Number of Words: 536 / Number of Pages: 2
... then presented himself as
the country's savior, combatting the evils of Communism. He mainly
centered his attack on Russian immigrants. During the infamous Palmer
raids thousands of aliens were deported and even more were arrested on
little or no evidence. Their civil liberties were violated, they were not
told the reasons for their arrests, denied counsel, and not given fair
trials. What followed was an investigation of Palmer led by Louis Post
which overturned many of Palmer's actions. Palmer's cretability was
shattered after in a last minute attempt to gain the 1920 presidencial
nomination, he made ...
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Hamlet Apperance Vs. Reality
Number of Words: 1680 / Number of Pages: 7
... appears like a man who loves and cares about his son, Laertes. Polonius speaks to his son with advice that sounds sincere but in reality it is rehearsed, hollow and without feeling. Polonius gives his advice only to appear to be the loving caring father. The reality is he only speaks to appear sincere as a politician, to look good rather then actually be good: "And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry. This above all: to thine own self be true, And it must follow, as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man. Farewell; my blessing season this in thee!" Act 1
Polonius give ...
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"Speak And You Shall Be Heard"
Number of Words: 507 / Number of Pages: 2
... or resentment, just love for all mankind no matter what color or
creed they may be. Martin Luther King Jr. came across as a kind human being,
not a person full of anger and violence. In speaking to one another we
should have the same tone in speaking as Martin Luther King Jr. in order to
be heard.
We should watch that we do not offend someone when speaking. We
sometimes do not realize our tones of our spoken word can hurt someone's
feelings. But this does not happen all the time. A person can take the
information as being helpfull and a good word of advice. It is up to the
individual how they wil ...
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The Compromise Of Henry Clay
Number of Words: 402 / Number of Pages: 2
... Northerner is that it doesn’t offer that which I want. As a person of the North, I am interested in the abolition of slavery. I will not be fooled by a so-called compromise that doesn’t include that which I really want. As an abolitionist, the only good part of the bill is that California is admitted as a free state. While this does strengthen the abolitionist movement, it does not ban slavery. By agreeing to this compromise, I would be saying that I was satisfied with the South having slavery as long as California did not have it. This is not a compromise that I would be satisfied with.
The comp ...
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The Actions Of The Puritans Were Hypocritical
Number of Words: 360 / Number of Pages: 2
... the New World they felt they could practice religious.
The Puritans did not like other religions. They were very strict in there religious beliefs. Those who wanted to be a member of the government had to be a member of the Puritan religion. And that included the right to vote. You had to be male, own property, and part of the Puritan religion. The Puritans considered religious desinners and people who disagreed with them a threat. Religious beliefs were strictly enforced. Desinners such as Thomas Hooker and Roger Willams were forced to leave and form colonies of there own. Hooker started Hartfor ...
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Kent State University: May 4th 1970, Monday Bloody Monday
Number of Words: 1676 / Number of Pages: 7
... to end would result in others across the country. Why is murder okay until the common man commits it.
Does the state have to much power?
The students were tense, yet peaceful. Animosity was strong between the two sides, the students felt the soldiers were arrogant abusers of power.
Shots were fired; 67 total in a matter of 13 seconds, on the unarmed students. Some would die as their result.
Lou Cusella, the roommate of Bill Schroeder, recalls the thoughts of the murdered student. He recalls Bill saying "[he] was scared" at the sound of helicopters on the night of the 3rd (Eszterhas, 233-257 ...
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