Alexander the Great When asking what makes a person truly great‚ answers will vary widely from person to person. Declaring someone truly great would take the consent of thousands of people across the world and also people of many nations. Alexander the Great captivated the hearts and minds of his kingdom‚ which consisted of much of his known world. Alexander made his greatness undeniable through his compassion for humanity‚ renowned military leadership‚ and his hunger for power. Alexander was
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Although most people only know of the “thirteen original colonies”‚ there were‚ in fact‚ thirty-two English colonies in North America by 1775. However‚ only thirteen of them participated in rebellion. These thirteen settlements shared certain characteristics‚ most prominently of all‚ their rapid population growth. There were 300‚000 people in the New World in 1700‚ but by 1725‚ 2.5 million populated the thirteen colonies; it went from twenty English subjects for every American to only 3 for every
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The Culture of Great Apes Bonobo’s and chimpanzee’s are very intelligent species. From using tools and herbal medicines to caring for and raising their young‚ there are more than a few things that set them apart from other species in the animal kingdom. Culture is a society’s shared and socially transmitted ideas‚ values‚ and perceptions‚ which are used to make sense of experience and generate behavior and are reflected in that behavior . Using this definition it seems that our nearest relatives
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In the book King Philip’s War by Daniel R. Mandell‚ Mandell argues that King Philip’s War is the fundamental turning point in the relations between the Indians and Anglo Americans and the Sovereignty of the Indians. This ultimately led to the war known as King Philip’s War. King Philip’s War talks about the encounters between the Indians‚ and Europeans from the Massachusetts Bay Colony. It goes into detail about how the relations with the Europeans and Indians went from neutral or allies to enemies
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interested in history and all of he great knowledge it has to offer for our current life. I like learning about how our ancestors did things in their days‚ and how their decisions helped shape our country today. I believe that the time of the Vietnam War shaped our country in many ways‚ and most of what happened was not for the better of our country. I chose this topic because it was a very controversial time in America‚ it was a big learning lesson for America. People look back at this time and
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In “The Moral Equivalent of War‚” William James explores the reasons behind the existence of war. A self-identifying pacifist‚ he proposes an alternative solution: “[an enlistment] against Nature‚” (1291)‚ which retains the virtues of a war but prevents its pains and sufferings. James also compares the differing perspectives of utopias: militarism and pacifism while identifying flaws in each of them. Militarism perceives war as a preservation technique for ideals‚ patriotism‚ courage‚ and other merit
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It can be suggested that the ‘Great Masturbation Panic and the Discourses of Moral Regulation in Nineteenth-and Early Twentieth-Century Britain’ was written to offer a different perspective from perhaps two of the most influential texts on the mounting intensity against masturbation: ‘Onania; or‚ The Heinous Sin of Self-Pollution’ and ‘Onanism; or a Treatise upon the Disorder Produced by Masturbation’. Hunt identifies his article as an anxiety theory; as it explores the anxieties created by the campaign
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. Like those dissenters battling Mother Country were her children. “Freedom becomes fragile when we alienate the past. The Third Great War was born out of the world’s ignorance to remember our tribulations. We easily forgot our history in the mass of pleasurable indulgences‚ and we became delicate. But never again. William Montgomery?” I removed my hand and turned to face her in attention. She pulled out brass wings and the five flags of United States‚ Mexico‚ New Australia‚ Japan‚ and Canada.
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6/19/11 Cicero wrote a great extent on his concept of a Just War‚ yet his theory can be summarized into three simple rules. The first condition for a just war as proposed by Cicero is that there must be a valid or just cause. Cicero believed that a just cause includes the defense of honor as well as the restoration or upholding of peace. In other words‚ if ones honor is at stake or being attacked‚ Cicero would deem it just for war to be waged. St Augustine Christians should be
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Was America justified in the Mexican-American war The Mexican-American war stared in 1821 after Mexico won its independence from Spain‚ thus allowing American settlers to move into the newly unoccupied territory. The Victorians of the war‚ were the Americans. After the war came to an end‚ Mexico signed the treaty of Guadalupe hidalgo. In the treaty Mexico agreed to give 500‚000mi to the U.S.‚ while the united states paid Mexico $15 million. There are many different point of views towards the Mexican-American
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