Marathon County

Is the New Jersey requirement for local municipalities to create a User-Friendly Budget really going to increase citizen engagement in local government? Are more citizens going to be interested in local government or politics due to this new requirement by the division of local government services? The answer to this may not yet been known in the State of New Jersey, however, this literature review is going to review several different criteria’s that might answer these questions. First off, this…

was already planning on putting in motion; for the County Commission, I just didn't have the same vernacular as the reading to express it. While government isn't exactly the same as the corporate system, the county commission in West Virginia is pretty close. That is because the county commission is the administrators for the rest of the county government. They are in charge of the budget, regulations,…

body, Crestwood School District, up to city Government, County Government, State Government, and finally, the Federal Government. Of these systems, it would be the most logical and much easier, to get rid of Wayne County and let every city, it governs, to take care of itself. Wayne County has the least political effect on the economy, and for this…

The form of county which is most closely approximates utilized in Whitley County is the Council-Elected Executive. This is describe an elected official in the U.S Commonwealth of Kentucky who is the head of the executive branch of a government in the county. He or she is usually knows as the Judge Executive or County Executive. He or she was before a member of the Fiscal Court, the county's legislature. County governmental organization is characterized by diversity not only from state to state…

the land was desirable to own during the war causing Carthage to send Hanno to aid the starving citizens in Agrigentum. Similarly, Athens sent for help to Sparta after Eretria was attacked and waited near the shrine of Hercules on a mountain in Marathon for the relief force to arrive. Both of these battles exemplify how the strategy of waiting defensively and forcing the enemy to attack or to attack them off-guard was used effectively in order to wait until advantages arrive or until the enemy…

Greek strategy overcame the sheer size of the Persian Army; utilizing the terrain around them and their men, the Greeks experienced great success in places like Marathon, the Straits of Salamis, and Mycale. However, the Persian’s over reliance on the size of their forces and some crucial battlefield mistakes, like the order to assault at Plataea, greatly aided the Greeks in their…

“Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world,” stated famous Greek inventor, Archimedes . One of the city-states of Greece, Athens, used their adept shipbuilding skills to create the most powerful navy the world had ever seen. Using this great navy as a ‘fulcrum’ the Athenians protected their territory and fended off dangerous enemies like the Persian Empire. The main component of this great navy was a type of ship known as a trireme. The ancient…

The Battle of marathon was fought in 490 BCE. In which the Greek army was able to overcome the larger army of Persians. The Greeks were able to defeat the Persians due to their weapons and amour, battle tactics and Persian lack of something. This paper will examine the battle decisions of the Greeks at marathon. How there armour and weapons were more beneficial during the battle. Marathon was the first battle where the Greeks were able to defeat the Persians. It was a huge turning point in…

second army later for the next invasion of Greece. In 490 BC, the battle of the Marathon was a major battle that caused the second invasion of the Persian Wars. The Persians once again charged forth to punish Athens. The commanders leading this second invasion were Datis and Artaphernes who led about twenty-five thousand men with one eighty ships. The Persians sailed down the coast of Greece and landed at the bay of Marathon, about couple miles away from Athens. While arriving, one of Athens…

Downtown Kansas City. It is part of Johnson County which is a fairly large county. The county itself is drastically different from the KC Metro area because it is known to be a very affluent area, especially the south half of Johnson county. Overland Park itself is one of the highest priced living areas. I chose this location one, because I live here in Overland Park, and two, because I was interested to see what resources are available to this county considering the average income and home…