surely are. Surely one of‚ if not the most successful rulers in history is Alexander the Great of Macedonia. King Alexander’s military genius led to his conquering of most of the known world to ancient Greeks‚ as well as the production of a near universal Hellenistic Culture during his time. Born 356 B.C.E. in Macedonia‚ Alexander was the son of King Philip II‚ a powerful military leader at the time. At a young age‚ Alexander was tutored by the philosopher‚ Aristotle. At age 16‚ as King Philip went
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Chapter II REVIEW OF RELATED STUDIES AND LITERATURE This chapter presents the review of related foreign and local literature and studies that is relevant in this research‚ wherein the researcher put the author’s ideas‚ opinions and studies that have a relation in this thesis. Related Literature Foreign Literature Rainer and cegielski (2011) from the book entitled‚ introduction to Information System Enabling and Transforming Business #rd Edition. P. 36; Data mining refers to the process of searching
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Brief History of the Caribbean through Emancipation 1492 – When Queen Isabella of Spain sent Christopher Columbus across the Atlantic Ocean. His official mission was to discover a new trade right to Asia and “Christianize” the “heathers” who lived there. ▪ Christopher Columbus and the Spanish “conquistadores” who followed him made little secret of their real interest. ▪ When Columbus landed in the Bahamas and saw the native Arawaks adorned with gold trinkets‚ he was convinced that
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Why was Alexander the Great Important? Who was Alexander the Great? Alexander the Great was born in Pella‚ the ancient capital of Macedonia in 356 BC. His parents were Phillip II of Macedon and his wife Olympia’s. Phillip was assassinated in 336 BC and Alexander inherited a powerful yet volatile kingdom. He came to the throne at just the young age of 20. On the day Alexander was born‚ his father Phillip was preparing a siege on the city of Potidea on the peninsula of Chalcidice. This implies that
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REGION II – Cagayan Valley “Cagayan Valley is a condensed version of the entire country” Location Cagayan Valley is the large mass of land in the northeastern region of Luzon. It is bounded to the west by theCordillera Mountain Range‚ to the east by the Sierra Madre Mountain Range‚ and to the north by the Luzon Strait. Geography Valley – is a low area between hills. History The earliest man in the Philippines is known to live in Cagayan. The first natives of Cagayan are Negrito/Atta – a short dark
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Does Alexander the Great Deserve His Reputation? Alexander the Great was born in 356 BC. His father was Philip II of Macedon who died when Alexander was nineteen years old. Alexander then became the king of Macedonia. Philip had plans to conquer Persia and Alexander wanted to finish what his father had started. This eventually evolved into Alexander taking over most of the known world. Alexander the Great deserves his reputation for a numerous amount of reasons. These reasons include his belief
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Alexander the Great Alexander the Great was the king of Macedonia‚ conqueror of the Persian Empire‚ and one of the greatest military geniuses of all times. Even at an early age‚ Alexander had the promise to become a great leader. Through all his victories and conquests‚ he has become a great hero and has had a large impact on history. That is why I chose he book Alexander the Great‚ by J.R. Hamilton for my review. Hamilton does a very good job with the story of Alexander the Great. The book
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Disston P5 3 October 2014 Alexander the Great Hero or Villain? Alexander the Great‚ a king‚ commander‚ politician‚ explorer‚ and a scholar; a hero or a villain. Tutored by Aristotle himself in philosophy‚ politics‚ history‚ literature and medicine. Inherited his father’s‚ king Philip II of Macedon‚ kingdom and became king of Macedonia. Alexander the great is called the ‘greatest military leader of all time’ by many historians. While conquering different empires‚ Alexander learned about their cultures
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speaker. As i’m looking at the rear-view mirror and the lights of the city fades away. You’re probably wondering as to why i’m listening to a musical based off of dead people. However this isn’t your ordinary dead person‚ this is about our very own Alexander Hamilton. Which quite frankly has left me awestruck. It all started on October 1st‚ four days before my birthday. My sister and i were headed to the airport‚ where we were bound for New York City. Once we arrive‚ we were met with the shoves and
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Alexander the Great was a major historical figure in the ancient world‚ the achievements he gained throughout his life were due to his personal attributes although he owes much of his success’ due to his parents and family background strategically training him throughout his childhood to later gain those major success’ throughout his life. Parents: Alexander was born into a family of monarchs with parents King Phillip II of Macedonia related to Hercules‚ ( source Plutarch) and mother Olympias
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