Music 360 Research Paper: Ancient Greek Instruments and Performance Practice The ancient Greeks have always been knows from their innovations. They revolutionized agriculture, architecture, education, and music (to name just a few of the advances they made). The philosophers and educators made music one of the main focuses in education, and with this focus came progress. The musical instruments that were made were both unique and new to the world. From new stringed instruments to winds to instruments
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While the relationship Alexander had with Calum was not always consistent due to their different childhoods, Grandfather was a constant figure in Alexander’s life. Grandfather was always trying to make the world “right” and in doing so acted as a teacher to Alexander about the history of the MacDonald family. Grandfather never stopped informing Alexander of their ancestors’ life stories and even on Alexander’s graduation had to use to library to find out the truth about “Wolfe and the Highlanders
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Hamilton thought he was the “prime minister” in George Washington’s cabinet and sometimes dealt with affairs of other places in the government including Thomas Jefferson’s job who was secretary of state. Hamilton planned to correct the economic problems that ruined the Articles of Confederation but he wanted to favor the wealthy people. His plan was that the rich people would help the government financially with political and government support. Hamilton believed manufacturing would bring more money
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Federalist No.15 was written by Alexander Hamilton. The paper is written to address the issue on how we needed a stronger federal government and how it would be a good idea for the Union. Hamilton gives examples such as how “We have neither troops, nor treasury, nor government” in which is important for a strong nation and government to have and how without these it can affect the Unites States badly. The United States should have a stronger federal government if it is to prosper. Hamilton puts
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confrontations between some of the founding brothers. It was also the only chapter that was out of chronological order. Ellis did this to really captivate the reader’s attention. This event showed the controversy that the brothers faced with each other. Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr fought for fifteen years over political and personal issues; however, Hamilton
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From 1792 BC to 1750 BC, Hammurabi, son of Sin-Muballit, reigned as the sixth king of the Babylonian kingdom. Hammurabi’s rule has been praised due to his military victories, as well as his supervision over issues in relation to the welfare of his subjects. Having successfully been the only king in his dynasty to rule Babylonia into an achieved state of peace, and a symbol of modern innovation of his time through his code of legislation, Hammurabi’s reign over the Babylonian dynasty had a definite
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Augustus, born Gaius Octavius, the adopted son of Julius Caesar was a highly successful Ruler of the Roman Empire following the death of his adopted father. He used a disguised military monarchy to maintain and keep power during his reign. Augustus used this military to create great personal wealth for himself and Rome. Augustus waged war all over the Mediterranean area throughout his reign. In the beginning of his rule he had about five hundred thousand Roman citizens sworn to him. He
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Kamehameha became the first person to unify all the Hawaiian Islands under one ruler. He had to fight battles against many other chiefs to be able to unify the islands. Kamehameha was able to win because of his foreign advisors and their foreign weapons. When Kamehameha finally became ruler, he showed that he was an effective leader. Kamehameha was an effective leader because he created positive relationships, was responsible, and was a hard worker. Kamehameha was an effective leader because
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In the beginning of the book called Founding Brothers, the author, Joseph J. Ellis, tells his purpose to research how the relationships of the main people in the Revolutionary generation changed the development of American history. The author asks the reader to see the stories from both foresight and hindsight, implying that the stories should be understood both in terms of how they occurred, and in terms of what was later revealed over the years. He has chosen to focus the structure of the book
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Greatness is a complex philosophy that has a wide variety of meanings to different people. It is measured in a multitude of different ways, and usually is associated with being distinguished or eminent at something. To most people in present day, greatness means to be wealthy or famous or have a great amount of power. What greatness is really measured in is one’s accomplishments. These accomplishments embody everything previously mentioned and more. This could be achievements at war, rewarded by
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