There is nothing impossible to him who will try - Alexander the Great If you set your mind to something than anything could happen. Alexander the great was a very accomplished person. He is remembered by many people still to this day. A lot of people today tend to give up on things when they become difficult and challenging. I think this quote written by Alexander shows that he doesn’t want people to be giving up on themselves because times get hard‚ he wanted people to try their very hardest
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this time. Therefore‚ the only reasonable explanation would be that Alexander the Great had been the first to witness a UFO. While there were most likely hundreds of alien witnesses between these times‚ the next recorded UFO sighting was on October 11‚ 1492. It occurred when Christopher Columbus and Pedro Gutierrez were on board the Santa Maria. They saw a flashing light that bobbed up and down throughout the night and moved with great speed. After this‚ the alien sightings slowed down until around the
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Tamika Wright Constantine vs. Ashoka World Civilization: Jackson State University Dr. Susan S Maneck When reviewing the histories of the religions of Christianity and Buddhism‚ you can not help but come across the names of Ashoka and Constantine the Great. Even though Ashoka and Constantine aided in the spread of their empires and respective religions they had different reasons for doing so. Constantine‚ the son of a Roman Army officer was trained as a solider early on in his life. While he
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Augustus Vs. Alexander the Great There are many ways in how a ruler or “emperor” manages an empire. In the past there have been many leaders each with different styles of ruling‚ yet have some similarities. An example of this is Augustus and Alexander the Great. Both achieved many things but obtained them in different ways. Augustus formerly known as Octavian was a military dictator and a very ruthless ruler. He was Julius Caesar’s grandnephew who united with Marc Antony to kill the people responsible
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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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Ashoka and Shihuangdi were both the emperors of their own empire‚ even though both reigned differently yet had so many similitaries. Shi Huangdi (259-210 B.C.) was a cruel emperor who rapidly destroyed or sent away those who came against his reign. He was known for burning all the books that remained from previous regimes. While Shi Huangdi was cruel to almost anyone‚ Ashoka had a cruel side to him also‚ he took most his anger out on criminals. He built the Ashoka’s hell‚ it was built for the terrorists
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The greatness of Alexander III‚ as he was originally‚ has been disputed in the past. His legend has survived for thousands of years‚ and his name is well-known‚ but just how great was he? In answering this question it is necessary to define the terms ’deserve’ and ’great’. For these purposes‚ to deserve will mean to be worthy of. Great has many meanings‚ and will be defined as: important; grand; distinguished; remarkable in ability or character; competent; or above what is normal‚ with implied admiration
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The Life of Alexander III the Great Alexander III the Great is believed to be the greatest military genius to have ever lived He rose to be the King of Macedonia‚ and managed to conquer the great Persian Empire; something his predecessor could not accomplish. The list of the tasks Alexander accomplished goes on and on‚ but they did not all happen at once. The question most ask is… why was Alexander always known to be so great? Based on detailed research‚ it seems in fact that since birth‚
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Introduction Some kids grow up and make name for Themselves. Alexander did‚ he was a kid with Rich parents‚ He went to the best school and taught by the best teacher like Leonidas‚ Lysimachus and Aristotle. Alexander the Great was the conqueror of the Persian Empire and was also known as the King of Macedonia and considered as a Brilliant Military Tactician and Troop Leader. He was born in Pella on July 20 356 BC. It was helpful that Alexander’s father was king and his mother was queen o f Macedonia
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Many people think Alexander the Great should be remembered as a hero while others think Alexander the Great should be remembered as a villain. He should be remembered as a hero because of his heroic actions. For example‚ Alexander the Great conquered Persia‚ Egypt‚ and parts of the Asia Minor. He also created one form of government for his empire. Alexander was one of the bravest emperors in the Ancient World. Alexander the Great should be remembered as a hero because he conquered many lands. While
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