Greatness is an umbrella term that can hold several different meanings and interpretations. In the case of Alexander the Great‚ it has a very specific meaning that reflects upon the achievements and success of his life time‚ despite the many character flaws and failings he undoubtedly possessed. Alexander the Great definitely deserves this appellation for three main reasons. Firstly‚ he conquered an incredibly vast area for his young age and lack of experience; secondly he left his mark on society
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The short extract from the novel Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard covers the development of the story of a community and family in disbelief of the actions of one of their own. The extract expounds on a community thriving on gossip coupled with queer actions of one of their own. Sampath is introduced later as the protagonist of the story as he is the man who climbed a guava tree and caused his family to follow him there to get him to climb down the tree. The narrator uses appropriate techniques and
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Who do you think the Holocaust is truly to blame for? As many people would say‚ the true guilty one is Adolf Hitler‚ the man who commanded the death of millions. However‚ bystanders were just as guilty as the perpetrators for not helping the victims in times of need. This is because the moment you become a bystander‚ you are immediately taking responsibility for what the perpetrators do. As Elie Wiesel himself said‚ “To forget the dead would be akin to killing them a second time.” As you may
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When people come to America and decide to live here one of the first things that they think of is that this is “the land of the free.” In reality‚ it is not so simple. A person’s freedom in America is limited by many different factors. Citizenship‚ gender‚ race‚ religion‚ class all play a part in how free one can be. We are not all equal. In recent years‚ this question of how free we should be has come up again and new limits to our freedoms have been created. After the World Trade Center was attacked
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intelligence agencies after the WWII‚ it becomes more important America do build its own intelligence agency. Thus in 1947‚ the Central Intelligence Agency was created. Ever since‚ there had been a debate among the people if it’s necessary for the CIA to exists. America needs the CIA to protect the nation from terrorism‚ avoid any conflict with other nations‚ and compete with other countries’ intelligence agency. After Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor and realizing that he wasn’t informed beforehand about
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Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia For the Australian organisation‚ see RSPCA Australia. See also: Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals RSPCA official charity logo Founded 1824 Founder(s) Richard Martin‚ William Wilberforce‚ Reverend Arthur Broome Headquarters Southwater‚ West Sussex‚ England Key people Gavin Grant (Chief Executive) Area served England & Wales
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Odysseus can be portrayed as an antihero in The Odyssey. A hero is clever‚ respectful‚ brave‚ and shows mercy. Odysseus is the complete opposite of a hero. He is immature‚ barbaric‚ unfaithful‚ and a coward. Being faithful‚ or loyal‚ is one of the main aspects of being a hero. Book V shows us that Odysseus might not have been so faithful to Penelope: “Now as he spoke the sun set‚ dusk drew on/ and they retired‚ this pair‚ to the inner cave/ to revel and rest softly‚ side by side” (5. 234-236)
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Dymond McCoy 2/25/13 English 102 Lesson Never Learned It is often said “prisons work” but does it actually teach the inmates a lesson? Or does it just give criminals a holding place until their sentence is up? These questions come up often because of the security issues inside the prisons‚ the percentage rates of the inmates that end up back in prison‚ and taxes that affect the citizens of the community surrounded. In prison movies‚ the actors in the movies usually are thugs in prison for
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Xu 1 Xu English 213 Professor Potts 23 October 2011 Does “Love” Really Needs “Sacrifice” Will everything be pallid in front of love? Everyone has the scale to judge‚ and only yourself will know what is the most important for you. Related to love‚ there is always no right answer. Someone’s loving behavior or idea may seems very strange (283); however‚ no one can claim that he or she really understand anything involved in love. Love‚ the torch of Hymen‚ is always the eternal topic of diversity
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most highly acclaimed themes in British literature and history. Although the Arthurian legends‚ full of magic and heroism‚ seem to be far-fetched and a complete fantasy‚ evidence to prove the existence of the so-called “King Arthur” actually does exist‚ just not in great numbers. The historical foundation surrounding King Arthur is not enough to validate that he actually existed‚ yet it still leaves historians dubious that it is all a fantasy. The renowned tale of King Arthur and his knights
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