Hamilton’s Military Career and How it Helped to Shape His Political Career Many people know of Alexander Hamilton’s successful political career as the first Secretary of Treasury of the United States of America under George Washington‚ but how he got there in the first place is a somewhat unknown topic. After the hit Broadway show‚ Hamilton‚ written by Lin Manuel-Miranda‚ became and widely popular rendition of Hamilton’s life‚ the interest in the founding father and face of the $10 bill sparked
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Moshe Metz English 9 Ms. Van Gundy 8 May 2018 Alexander the Great’s Life Journey and Lessons Alexander pushed and helped the wave of the Hellenistic belief throughout the western civilization with the help of his father. Alexander and his father were the cause of the destruction of the classical Greek civilization. In Alexander’s lifetime‚ he nearly conquered the whole civilized world by dominating the West all the way east into India. Alexander the Great impacted society during his time of power
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Hi‚ today I am going to talk to you about Alexander the Great. Wait‚what did you say? You don’t know who Alexander the Great is? Where do you live‚ under a rock? Anyways‚ I am going to tell you some things about him and why he was a great leader. Alexander the Great WAS as great as he seemed because he had the key characteristics of an amazing leader which are courage‚ concern for others‚ strength and intelligence and he also left his mark on the world with his amazing achievements‚ like conquering
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and accomplishments of Alexander Hamilton. His achievements started from the early age of fifteen and would be life long into him becoming a founding father. Alexander Hamilton would play a big part in the Revolutionary War including becoming an important political fiqure in the US government. From a young age Alexander Hamilton showed that he was a successful individual.Alexander was born in Nevis‚ a modern day Caribbean island‚ on January 11‚ 1755. At age 12 Alexander served as an apprentice
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Alexander the Great was a Macedonian king. He was a great conqueror‚ but some believe that he was ruthless in doing so. He had many successful conquests which led him to become one of the most powerful leaders of all of the ancient world. However‚ there is much controversy of whether Alexander the Great deserved the title ‘Great.’ But‚ based on my knowledge‚ Alexander the Great was truly ‘great’ because he was an astounding military leader‚ he was merciful‚ and respectful to the peoples he conquered
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Many may ponder “Is Alexander really great?”. Alexander has done many things in history‚ but does that make him great or just selfish because of what he did accomplish was for himself? Alexander himself discovered seventy cities which might seem great‚ but he named them either after himself or his horse. That can make one ponder about him. Is he really great‚ or is he just a selfish person that thinks he’s great? Alexander has done many things to become great to me. One example is when he
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Chapter 4 Alexander the Great‚ king of Macedonia‚ was undeniably one of the most influential leaders in history. Arguably‚ he is considered to be the first true super hero of Western Civilizations. He ruled with fear and conquered through strength. He controlled his military effortlessly and established a strong economy that aided to his ability to conquer the majority of the known civilization. However does this really qualify him to be considered a great leader? Is “Alexander the Great” truly
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Was Alexander the Great really ‘Great’? Alexander of Macedon was perceived as ‘great’ by his contemporaries. His achievements in early life indicated that he had every chance of becoming ‘great’. To consider how ‘great’ he really was one must define greatness. Firstly‚ let us consider military innovation. The aim of military innovation is to improve military effectiveness. This uses lots of ideas to try and produce the best army using the best tactics. Alexander’s main tactic was the phalanx
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The learner believes the strategic efficiency which Alexander the Great fought the Battle of Gaugamela was the primary reason he was able to be victorious. He came up with a strategic plan using the resources available to him to fulfill the objective of winning the battle. The story of the Battle of Gaugamela was between Darius of Persia and Alexander the Great of Macedon which took place 331 B.C.E. (Nassar‚ 2007). Darius was well informed about his enemy‚ chose and prepared the battle ground
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far did Russia experience a period of “reaction” following the assassination of Alexander II? On 13 March 1881‚ Tsar Alexander II was assassinated by the populist terrorist group the “People’s Will”‚ due to the reforms he had created‚ although he was on the way to give Russia its first national assembly before his death. Therefore his son Alexander III became Tsar in place of his deceased father. Immediately‚ Alexander III turned his back on all the reforms created by his father‚ and he swiftly discredited
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