Alexander the great remains one of the greatest leaders of the ancient world‚ surpassing the accomplishments of many Kings past and gone. Through a close study of Alexanders remarkable achievements‚ the qualities he possessed and his impact on humanity‚ the assessment can be made that the title for which he is remembered is fully justified. These components of Alexander’s life are documented throughout various written‚ epigraphic and numismatic primary and secondary sources. His unbridled ambition
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The Great Gatsby‚ Ch‚ V. Find para beginning ‘His bedroom was the simplest room of all’ and read from there until ‘…such beautiful shirts before’. How does this passage relate to the novel as a whole? In this paragraph Gatsby has recently been reunited with Daisy and is leading her through his mansion. This ultimately results in Daisy breaking down and crying. The concept of materialism is encapsulated in this passage specifically‚ a theme which is recurrent throughout the novel. The extent
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Alexander was a great leader even though some people commonly think that he was a sword wielding tyrant. Alexander was a great leader because he respected the beliefs of other people‚ had a great respect for knowledge‚ and he was a superior strategist in battle. He was so great that he was almost able to conquer the whole known world. Alexanders respect of other people’s beliefs was one of the biggest reasons he is considered great. While other conquerors in this time period‚ like the persians‚ would
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The question is‚ how great was Alexander the great? If I were asked that question I’d say that Alexander was pretty great. Take the spread of cultural diffusion‚ if it weren’t for Greece’s culture of plays and acting there wouldn’t be any type of movies‚ shows‚ and plays. Don’t forget about Alexander’s great inspirational leadership‚ inspired many people to continue his legacy years later after his death. Finally‚ Alexander was a great military leader. He did all things possible in order to build
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Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain v Boots Cash Chemists (Southern) Ltd [1953] 2 WLR427 is a well-known English contract law judgment on the nature of an offer. The Court held that the exhibition of a product in a store with a price attached is not adequate to be considered an offer‚ although relatively is an invitation to treat. Boots Cash Chemists had presently employed a new technique for its customers to purchase certain medicines. They would let shoppers single out drugs off the shelves
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after the death of Ivan the Terrible in 1584‚ there was an prevailing demand for a powerful leader ready to rule and reestablish Russia to become more stable‚ more westernized‚ and most importantly‚ to become a reckonable force. Russia answered by providing a czar and a czarina to rebuild Russia and lead it away from the troubles it faced following its Mongolian rule--Peter the Great and Catherine the Great. These two rulers did precisely what was required for them to do for Russia to accelerate and
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National Sports of Great Britain Many kinds of sport originated from England. The English have a proverb‚ "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy". They do not think that play is more important than work; they think that Jack will do his work better if he plays as well. so he is encouraged to do both. Association football‚ or soccer is one of the most popular games in the British Isles played from late August until the beginning of May. In summer the English national sport is cricket. When the
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upon the word "Mercantilism". But what does mercantilism really mean? An example of mercantilism would be like this: A colony produces tobacco. The tobacco is then shipped back to the mother country and made into cigarettes. The mother country then SELLS the cigarettes back to the colony. Many countries in Europe‚ especially England and Spain‚ used this method to obtain gold and silver. But does mercantilism benefit the colony as much as it benefits the mother country? Mercantilism is unfair because
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One approach to this question would be to say that the creature in ’Frankentein’ was himself the only monster. However‚ as we soon realise‚ the creature is benevolent at heart and only becomes monstrous due to the unjust way in which society treats him. The bleak‚ miserable world which Shelley portrays‚ full of hypocrisy‚ oppression and prejudice gains exposure through the depiction of the monsters ’fall from grace’. It is through the monsters suffering that he becomes truly monstrous. Shelley is
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In 15 years of fighting‚ Alexander the Great never lost a battle. Although he did some evil things because his personality and arrogance got the best of him‚ he made some good decisions for the sake of his empire. Alexander the Great was truly a great leader. He ruled his empire under some pretty good tactics and a great government. So‚ was he truly a great ruler? As the background information states‚ his parents were royalty‚ giving him special privileges. His parents made the decision to have
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