Life after death known as afterlife is believed that when a person dies that the essential part of their identity continues on. The possibility of life after death has been talked about since the ancient times. Different religions‚ cultures and civilizations make up our existence and we must understand that everyone had different belief on immortality and were never the same. Homeric and Platonic conceptions of immortality were the two different ideas that the civilizations of ancient Greece believed
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Does Alexander the Great Deserve His Reputation? Alexander the Great was born in 356 BC. His father was Philip II of Macedon who died when Alexander was nineteen years old. Alexander then became the king of Macedonia. Philip had plans to conquer Persia and Alexander wanted to finish what his father had started. This eventually evolved into Alexander taking over most of the known world. Alexander the Great deserves his reputation for a numerous amount of reasons. These reasons include his belief
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Who was Alexander the Great! What does it mean to be GREAT? The Webster’s dictionary defines the word great as notably large in size‚ predominant‚ or remarkable. The Oxford’s dictionary defines the word great as‚ of ability‚ quality‚ or eminence‚ considerably above average. Alexander the 3rd’s greatness has been questioned in the past and even scholars have long debated the question was Alexander the Great really Great? But one must ask how his legend has survived for thousands of years and
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cut. If they did not take the time to clean their cut properly and rid it of any bad bacteria‚ they were in danger. Soldiers wounded on a battlefield‚ for instance‚ risked death without the means to properly clean their wounds (which‚ in a trench‚ was practically impossible). Before the mid-1900s‚ hospitals were not a place of healing and hope. They were places of death. People dreaded having to go to the hospital because‚
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Alexander III of Macedon‚ known as Alexander the Great (born 356BCE)‚ was the son of King Philip II of Macedon. When his father died in 336 BCE‚ Alexander would take the throne and start his brilliant conquest of the known world. He is remembered to this day both for his military genius/battle tactics and the way he handled the people he conquered. He is also recognized for his tremendous role in spreading Greek culture and ways of life throughout the world creating what historians call the “Hellenistic
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Alexander for dictator Did you know Alexander made a new war tactic called the phalanx‚ which is rows of people in a box shaped formation with long spears and shields. During his lifetime did Alexander show leadership‚ discipline‚ and integrity to be called great or was he just a dictator? Alexander was a ruthless dictator because he took way too many lives‚ he pushed his army too much‚ and he gave cruel punishments. The first reason Alexander was a dictator‚ is because he took way too many lives
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the most successful rulers in history is Alexander the Great of Macedonia. King Alexander’s military genius led to his conquering of most of the known world to ancient Greeks‚ as well as the production of a near universal Hellenistic Culture during his time. Born 356 B.C.E. in Macedonia‚ Alexander was the son of King Philip II‚ a powerful military leader at the time. At a young age‚ Alexander was tutored by the philosopher‚ Aristotle. At age 16‚ as King Philip went to war with Thrace‚ the throne
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Evaluate the claim that there can be no disembodied existence after death. Death is the end of the functions of one’s body‚ but is death the end? Dualists‚ who are those that believe the body and soul are separate entities‚ believe that there is life after death‚ however materialists and monists‚ those who believe human beings are made up of one entity: the body‚ believe that death is the cessation of life. Moreover‚ life after death may be disembodied (separate from the body) as Plato argued‚
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“Was the blood that had just been spilled so pure?” These are the words of Antoine Pierre Joseph Marie Barnave‚ a French politician after the storming of the Bastille. He was referring to those who had died in the event. On July 14th‚ 1789‚ revolutionaries stormed the Bastille in Paris‚ France‚ springing the French Revolution into action‚ and finally ending in 1799 when Napoleon Bonaparte built an empire. The conflict lasted ten years; the compromise was long and difficult‚ with trials and errors
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The basis of Alexander’s success as a leader was his ability to inspire his men to think great things and then accomplish them with passion‚ enthusiasm and commitment. This ability was first shown in the battle of Granicus‚ 334 B.C. Granicus: The battle of Granicus provided a template for Alexander’s leadership style on many later battles. The tactical move was bold‚ reckless and innovative. Characteristics of his leadership style became apparent ‚ even that early in his campaigning. He was
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