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    and video games‚ etc. Other experts say that the world would be so different without all the technology that we have so far. The internet and T.V are probably the two biggest technologies that are affecting people now. Also many of the video games today are very violent and it would be bad for the kids who play. But youth can’t imagine their life without video games. When the T.V came out people didn’t know what they would do with it and now people can’t even live without it. Holly Cefrey said that

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    Maria Dentici Enc 1101 MWF 11AM Alexander The Great                Alexander the Great‚ son of Phillip II was born on July 20‚ 356 BC‚ and became one of the most legendary kings in Macedonian history (Smith). Princess of Olympia‚ mother of Alexander‚ was a very powerful woman and‚ because of this‚ Alexander did not want to disappoint her. It did not take him long to prove his value to his mother and everyone else around him. Alexander became king at the young age of 20 and six years later

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    In this world‚ we tend to make perceptual mistakes about other people it’s something we all tend to do. When we see someone‚ who looks strange to us we tend to make a quick judgment on that person. Like if we are walking down the sidewalk and you ignore everything around because you see it every day and suddenly a guy with a superhero costume comes running passed you‚ you’re going to make a generalization based on his physical traits. In which you conclude he isn’t all right in the mind and doesn’t

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    Dictionary defines “great” as‚ “remarkable in magnitude‚ degree‚ or effectiveness; chief or preeminent over others.” Alexander the Great was born to Phillip II‚ King of Macedonia‚ in July of 356 BC. Alexander was quickly exposed to a militaristic lifestyle. When his father‚ Phillip II died‚ Alexander started his reign at just 20 years old‚ already with military experience. Alexander would then go on to create the largest empire at the time‚ earning himself the title‚ “the Great.” Giving any individual

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    known as facts‚ such as events that have happened throughout the course of time. An example of history would be that Alexander the Great ruled as king over the Macedonian Empire. A historiography of that would be everything that we know in regards to Alexander’s kingship over the Macedonian Empire. We know that Alexander was king‚ but everything that we know about his kingship is told to us by historians. The problem with historiographies is that every historian is going to have a different interpretation

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    The reading “Alexander the Great” by J. Kelley Sowards it talks about how Alexander had a sense that he was meant for something greater than his life in Macedonia‚ as the son of a king her had the idea of manifest destiny which was said to explained his “instinct for the unusual‚ the cryptic‚ the dramatic in political and religious‚ as well as in strategic and military decisions.” (pg. 71 MWT) Though many studies and reading it is said that even though Alexander conquered much of his world‚ he did

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    wild. My mind stays innocent‚ and I just can’t seem to wrap my mind around things. I still think the world is perfect and everyone is friends. I am a child in an evil dirty world of innocence and perfection. In the world today and in the past it has happened again and again. Today I feel like it’s always going to happen‚ because we refuse it is happening. No one wants to tell themselves that there is genocide somewhere in the world. In some way we are all that nine year old boy who doesn’t understand

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    The Hero: Alexander the Great In the month of October the great King of Macedonia‚ Alexander the Great‚ was born. He was the son of Philip II‚ who is considered as an excellent general of Macedonia‚ and princess Olympias of Epirus. He inherited the best qualities and character of both of his parents. His father possessed strong and determined abilities of a real general and his mother was unreliable and out of control. Throughout his childhood‚ most of his friends were women. Lanice‚ who is a nurse

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    On July 20th‚ 356 B.C. Alexander the Great was born in the region of Pella in Macedonia. Alexander’s parents were the king and queen of Macedonia‚ King Philip || and Queen Olympia. King Philip || was mostly involved in the military‚ so Alexander rarely got to see his father. Alexander received an education from Leonidas‚ Lysimachus‚ and Aristotle. King Philip || died when Alexander was 19 years old‚ and Alexander wanted to take the throne. Even though Alexander was the feudal king of Macedonia‚ Olympia

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    How does one achieve the title “the Great”? Does it mean great in a specific area of life‚ such as an athlete or a conqueror‚ or a great a person‚ or one that leaves behind a great legacy? Can one truly deserve to be called great from every frame of reference‚ because for every conqueror there is the conquered? In the case of Alexander “the Great”‚  from a multitude of people’s points of view‚ he was a great conqueror‚ but he was also egotistic and an alcoholic that did not deserve an overall legacy

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