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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Simone did mostly a lot for kids who didn’t have anything and travel a different country to help. Alexandria Rogers honorable mention for her essay. At first she didn’t really care about people. Alexandria lost people and stop speaking to them. She had horrible habits. Alexandria change her ways now and help people out. Her old attitude is what mad her today and the reason why she changed. Alexandria made mistakes in the pass but change her ways to help and not hurt people
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This fan represents the sorrowful story of Lucius and Tarquinius‚ two friends from vastly different backgrounds and upbringings. The setting is 78 AD in the great Roman Empire. Lucius is a slave and works for the family of Tarquinius‚ a young and adventurous Roman citizen of noble birth. Despite the fact that Lucius is a slave‚ Tarquinius always saw him as an equal. They developed a great relationship with each other as Tarquinius grew from a child to a young adult. Their relationship was mutualistic
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Roman Empire‚ followers at different locations practiced a variety of rituals. As long as all worshipers shared the same beliefs‚ the diversity did not prove to be a problem. In the early fourth century though‚ controversy erupted in the city of Alexandria when a Christian priest named Arius openly criticized the beliefs of Bishop Alexander on the divinity of Jesus. A priest criticizing his superior looked bad enough‚ but the nature of his criticism is what incited one of the most significant controversies
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seven of his treatises are known to have existed only through references made to them by other authors. Pappus of Alexandria mentions On Sphere-Making and another work on polyhedra‚ while Theon of Alexandria quotes a remark about refraction from the now-lost Catoptrica.[b] During his lifetime‚ Archimedes made his work known through correspondence with the mathematicians in Alexandria. The writings of Archimedes were collected by the Byzantine architect Isidore of Miletus (c. 530 AD)‚ while commentaries
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There are many different attitudes and situations which may hinder a person’s ability or willingness to empathize. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ there are numerous examples. Jem Finch‚ Bob Ewell and Aunt Alexandra struggle in a similar way though their situations are very different. Arrogance prevents the people of Maycomb from showing empathy. Jem is assuming that Boo wants to talk to him. He has never considered that maybe Boo wants to be left alone. Even though Atticus repeatedly told Jem
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utmost remembered women in history. She made such an impact in history because of her strength‚ passion and charm in which she lived and died‚ as a strong woman who was determined to remain in power. BACKSTORY Cleopatra was born in the city of Alexandria in 69B.C. When she was born her father‚ King Ptolemy XII (12th) had been in power for 10 years. Originating from Rome‚ Cleopatra’s father only kept in power accordingly only because of the Roman army. The weak man was accordingly self-indulgent
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his time‚he did not travel to other countries‚ except one‚ and that the city of Alexandria in Egypt‚ where at the famous institution‚Musaeum of Alexandria‚he consorted with famous scientists like Conon the Samian‚Dositheos‚Eratosthenes of Cyrene and others with whom he kept regular contact with‚by sending his work to them and asking for their opinion before it was published. The exact time of his stay in Alexandria can only be approximately identified‚and that between 250-240 bc. During his stay
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viewed Bessus as a usurper to the Achaemenid throne‚ and set out to defeat him. This campaign‚ initially against Bessus‚ turned into a grand tour of central Asia‚ with Alexander founding a series of new cities‚ all called Alexandria‚ including modern Kandahar in Afghanistan‚ and Alexandria Eschate ("The Furthest") in modern Tajikistan. The campaign took Alexander through Media‚ Parthia‚ Aria (West Afghanistan)‚ Drangiana‚ Arachosia (South and Central Afghanistan)‚ Bactria (North and Central Afghanistan)
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Irenaeus (c. 130 - 202) [Asia Minor‚ Rome‚ Lyons]. Irenaeus was very much influenced and inspired by Polycarp’s preaching. He became Bishop of Lyons‚ and one of the leading Fathers of the Greco - French church in southern France. He was himself an influential preacher‚ and his writings give valuable information concerning doctrine. He expounded the beliefs of several sects‚ especially those of the Valeatinean Gnostics‚ (who interpreted the universe in terms of wisdom embodied in a system of aeons)
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