Alexander the Great‚ also known as Alexander III or Alexander of Macedonia‚ was the king of Macedonia who conquered the Persian empire‚ carried Macedonian arms to India and put down the roots for the Hellenistic world of territorial kingdoms. He was the son of Philip II and Olympias; however‚ his mother later claims that his real father was Zeus. From the beginning‚ Alexander was destined for greatness‚ as on the day of his birth “the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus burned down … Hegesias of Magnesia
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The Life of Alexander the Great At the age of twenty years old‚ Alexander’s reign of the Macedonian throne began in 336 B.C. following the death of his father‚ Philip II. Olympias‚ Alexander’s mom‚ was thought to have assassinated her own husband so that the throne would be prepared for her son. When Alexander became King‚ he wanted to do great things so that everyone would know that he is King. From the beginning of his reign‚ he always had a passion for fighting and winning wars. He also noticed
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The Legacy of Alexander Hamilton “Those who stand for nothing fall for anything.” This is quoted by Alexander Hamilton. Throughout our legacy unit we have been looking at different celebrities‚ political figures‚ and many others to see how they have impacted our world. One of those legacies is Alexander Hamilton. Alexander Hamilton was the first secretary of the treasury and has left a huge legacy in the U.S. On January 11th 1757 Alexander Hamilton was born in the British West Indies on the Island
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What was the impact of Catholic emancipation on Anglo-Irish relations? The Roman Catholic Relief Act‚ passed by Parliament in 1829‚ was the culmination of the process of Catholic Emancipation throughout Britain. In Ireland it repealed the Test Act and the remaining Penal Laws which had been in force since the passing of the Disenfranchising Act of the Irish Parliament of 1728. During the campaign for Catholic emancipation in Ireland‚ Daniel O’Connell‚ organizer of the Catholic Association‚ was the
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Life and Times of Alexander the Great Introduction Alexander the great made an impact on world history that few individuals can profess to have done. He ruled all of the known world‚ and one of the largest empires ever. His men were the first westerners to encounter tales of the Yeti. They even discovered and classified new types of flora and fauna‚ such as the red mold that grew on their bread while they were in Asia‚ and made it appear as if it were bleeding. He expanded
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Nicholas II was the last tsar of Russia. He was deposed during the Russian Revolution and executed by the Bolsheviks. Nikolai Aleksandrovich Romanov was born near St Petersburg on 18 May 1868‚ the eldest son of Tsar Alexander III. When he succeeded his father in 1894‚ he had very little experience of government. In the same year‚ Nicholas married Princess Alexandra of Hesse-Darmstadt (a duchy in Germany). They had four daughters and a son‚ Alexis‚ who suffered from the disease haemophilia. Alexandra
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Nicholas II research: Source 1: “The daily work of a monarch he found intolerably boring. He could not stand listening long or seriously to ministers’ reports‚ or reading them.” Written by Kerensky in 1934. Kerensky was the leader of the government which took over when the Tsar abdicated in 1917. Source 3: “Nicholas II was not fit to run a village post office.” Said by an unknown cabinet minister Source 4: “He never had an opinion of his own … always agreeing with the judgement of the last person
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Alexander the Great Alexander the Great was a king and conqueror. He is commonly referred to as “the most powerful leader of all time.” What is it that makes him such a powerful leader? What has he accomplished that has made him so significant? Were his accomplishments positive or negative? These are all questions that when combined as one create a debate that has been going on for decades. There are those who admire Alexander’s military achievements and ability to carve out the largest empire
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PHYSICS II ELECTRICITY‚ MAGNETISM‚ SOUND‚ AND LIGHT SERIES CIRCUIT In this unit you’ll begin learning how to analyze circuits. Circuit analysis means looking at a schematic diagram for a circuit and computing the voltage‚ current‚ or power for any component in that circuit. Closely related to the task of circuit analysis is the task of troubleshooting‚ which means figuring out what is wrong in a circuit that is not working correctly. Analyzing and troubleshooting go hand in hand; when a circuit
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A R T H A AR T H I S SU E I I C O NT E N T S Page 2 Visit us at finomina.iimu.ac.in Editorial Team: Abhinandan Ghosh and Kunal Kochar Design Team: Ajith Pancily ‚ Prateek Shukla and Vivek Pandey Printing & Publishing: Aditya Arora Coordinators: Ajith Pancily‚ Mamta Bansal‚ Shiv Marwah and Vivek Pandey Contents The Sahara Way of doing Things Page 4. The Bull and the Bear debate over the Dragon Page 7. Credit Ratings of Nations: Are they Reliable? Page 10. Air India:
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