The humanities are academic disciplines that study human culture‚ using methods that are primarily analytical‚[citation needed] critical‚ or speculative‚ and having a significant historical element‚[1] as distinguished from the mainly empirical approaches of the natural sciences.[1]The humanities include ancient and modern languages‚ literature‚ philosophy‚ religion‚ andvisual and performing arts such as music and theatre. The humanities that are also sometimes regarded as social sciences include history
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Alexander The Great Alexander’s empire was 2‚000‚000 miles big. Alexander was born in 356 B.C.E in Macedonia. His father was king Philip of Macedonia‚ and his mother was Olympia. They hired a philosopher Aristotle to teach him After his father was assassinated He became king‚ and took his father’s plan to conquer Persia.(BGE). Was Alexander really great? Alexander was great for at least three reasons intelligence‚ creativity‚ caring for others. The first reason that Alexander was great
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Compare and Contrast the domestic policies of Alexander II‚ and Alexander III Tsar Alexander II and his son Alexander III were two different minded leaders who both sought for the best of Russia by changing the ancient ways of Russian beliefs and modernising them to allow Russia to become a world power once again. The father and sons ways of thinking where completely different as the father went for a more liberal approach for Russia‚ while his son had a conservative view when changing Russia. But
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Alexander Pushkin was both a romanticist in his works and not‚ all at the same time. Beginning at age fifteen‚ he published poems and prose‚ and eventually his novel‚ Eugene Onegin. He is the William Shakespeare of Russia‚ influencing even the language by supplementing with his own vocabulary. He wrote everything from lyric poetry‚ to short stories‚ even personal essays and journalism pieces. Many of his works represent a highly romanticized view of the world. For example‚ “A Little Bird” refers
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Compare and contrast Alexander II and Alexander III Although they were father and son‚ the reigns of Alexander II and Alexander III took off in completely different directions. Alexander II was committed to his empire by vowing to reform Russia‚ making it more in line with nineteenth-century western society. His son‚ on the other hand‚ was the unprepared tsar‚ whose actions were literally reactions to his father’s unexpected assassination. Consequently‚ Alexander II went down in history as much
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Postcolonial Theory- Extended Definition Essay During the late twentieth century‚ many literary critics had an important focus on understanding cultural power. They began investigating a more multicultural canon‚ and discovered the lack of perspectives from the formerly colonized people on European colonization. European colonialism was centered on racial inferiority and extreme otherness. In history the colonized people are seen as the losers and the colonizers are the winners. Postcolonial critics
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consists of many rules and regulations or fouls. There are two types of fouls: technical fouls and disqualifying fouls. Today there are two leagues: the NBA (national basketball association) and the WNBA or women’s basketball association. Michael Jeffrey Jordan was born on February 17‚ 1963 in Brooklyn New York. He began to try to start his sports career by playing all available sports in
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Jeffrey R. Immelt is an ethical leader which fits the quote‚”…. leaders are not responsible for making other people ethical. Rather they are responsible for enabling their organizations to be aware of ethical meaning and reflect on it as a core part of the organization.” Immelt is the ninth chairman of General Electric a post he holds till now since September 7‚ 2001 after his predecessor Jack Welch. Immelt is also nominated‚ not once but three time by Barron’s as “World’s Best CEO”. Furthermore
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Oliver Stone’s Alexander and it’s Accuracy in portraying Alexander the Great The 2004 film Alexander‚ directed by Oliver Stone‚ depicts the life of Alexander the Great. This essay will discuss the accuracy of Oliver Stone’s artistic vision in this depiction of Alexander’s life and achievements. The discussion will focus on: Alexander’s 7 year campaign‚ particularly its battles; his relationship with others‚ including his sexuality within the film; and the legacy Alexander and his armies left
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In The Nine‚ Jeffrey Toobin takes us into the halls of the most important and secret legal body in our country‚ the Supreme Court. He reveals about the nine people who decided the law of the land. An institution at a moment of transition‚ the Court now stands at a important point‚ with major changes in store on such issues as abortion‚ civil rights‚ and church-state relations. He did interviews with the justices and discusses about the Court’s history and of its future. Toobin throughout the book
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