Alexander III of Macedon‚ also known as Alexander the Great‚ was born on July 20‚ 356 BC in Pella. He was the son of King Philip II of Macedon and Queen Olympia. At the age of 14‚ King Philip hired the Greek Philosopher Aristotle to tutor Alexander. For 3 years‚ Aristotle taught him eloquence and literature. Aristotle also sparked his interest in medicine‚ science and philosophy. At the age of 18‚ Alexander was in charge of the Companion Cavalry. Alexander’s father was assassinated in 336 BC. At
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AS History Homework Determined to preserve the Autocracy‚ in what ways did Alexander III in fact lay the foundations for its destruction? Alexander III struggled to keep his large multi-ethnic empire together‚ as a major change within Russia was expected of him after his late father Alexander II begun some reforms. He needed to maintain the complete power over Russia in order to preserve autocracy‚ while facing pressure from some of his advisers to reform the empire to make it more democratic
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First day of school roll call‚ “Alexander?” “Here‚ I go by Alex.” The longest and hardest day because I am repeating myself for every class. When I asked my parents why they named me Alexander‚ it took them sometime to come up with the answer of‚ “We just liked the name.” I went on to research the difference between the names of Alexander and Alex‚ even though they are much the same‚ the names have different meanings. Alexander‚ to me‚ does not fit me as well as Alex for multiple reasons.
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Alexander the Great was a military genius who acquired the largest empire in the ancient world in just fifteen short year. His empire stretched from greece to afghanistan. He was was the only greek ruler to defeat Persia and take control. During his fifteen year reign of terror he never lost a battle.Alexander the Great was one of the most ambitious and successful greek rulers of all time. Alexander the Great had the biggest empire the ancient world had ever seen. He gained this vast empire by force
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Desmond Alexander argues that‚ “for the Israelites‚ the Passover was the most significant redemptive event in their history (Alexander 201).” He goes on to discuss speeches given by God and Moses regarding how to observe the Passover (202). A ritual was performed where the Israelites slayed a kid or a lamb‚ put its blood on their doors and ate its meat (204). They did this to protect their firstborn sons from the plague sent by God on the Egyptians. By participating in this ritual‚ the Israelite
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Recurring patterns of behavior are happening in the migrant workforce. As seen in Victor Huapilla’s story in The Harvest‚ all his family is becoming migrant workers. Some have started school‚ but from a young age most have to start in the laborious work of farming. These workers are working as much as they can to save money not only to stay afloat financially‚ but to also bring over other family members from Mexico. Even though they value an education and want to pursue certain dreams‚ because
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have a phone. When Alexander was a young boy both of his brothers died from a devastating disease if he had not survive from this disease our lives would be very different today. Alexander G Bell stands as a hero because he invented the telephone‚ he was a teacher of the deaf‚ and he helped found National Geographic magazine. Alexander Bell was a great person he had many achievements in his life. One of the many things that he did was he invented the telephone. Alexander was trying to create
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What made Tom become different after the pilgrimage? Victor Turner’s theory of pilgrimage can explain this with ideas of “the liminal state”‚ “communitas”‚ and “antistructure”. However‚ his theory of communitas confronts some challenges in explaining the case of Tom. In this film‚ almost every character experienced the liminal state. According to Turner‚ the liminal state is a marginal phase when people have left one group yet haven’t joined to a new one. Tom is a typical example of it. He lost
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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 Conquests of Alexander the Great The general assumption of Alexander the Great is that he was a conqueror and was in charge of the destruction of the Persian Empire. This leader and achiever succeeded in plenty other aspects to create the conqueror he became over time. Thus‚ Alexander the Great was an average youthful child who was born in Pella‚ Macedonia where he later became emperor. The support from other scholars has helped prove the importance of him and his conquests. Macedonia is
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