Throughout history Alexander the Great has been given the status of great but many people question whether this historical figure truly deserves title. The Macedonian king does deserve this status because he was merciful‚ tolerant‚ tactical‚ and wise in his ruling. First‚ he was merciful in his campaigns and conquering to people who deserved the respect. When Alexander and his men razed the town of Thebes leaving it and its people in ruins for their rebellion‚ he is said to have spared many civilians
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Boredom is a much commented word from students. Complaints from students and parents do not bring about change. This is most regrettable. Students‚ because they do not enjoy coming to classes‚ often don’t show the teachers the respects they deserve. This is a vicious circle that is difficult to break unless someone takes the first step at change management. Discipline among the students therefore declines and it inevitably becomes a no win situation for everyone concerned. At my school‚ many
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firmly that these children should not be sentenced to life in prison despite the serious crime that they have committed and should have another shot at life when their brain is fully developed. In the article by Gail Garinger‚ “Juveniles Don’t Deserve Life Sentences‚” the author talks about how children are too young to be put in prison for life. The only place in the world that sentences juveniles to life is the United States‚ with 79 adolescents that were sentenced to die in prison. Some argue
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do everything just to please others. However‚ having plenty of self-respect is no good if it totally outweighs the level of respect that we have for others. Respect is a two-way street‚ and if you don’t treat other people with the respect they deserve‚ you may
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Happiness in Brave New World When we look to define happiness‚ many different ideas come to mind. Webster’s New Collegiate Dictionary uses three definitions for happiness: good fortune‚ a state of well being and contentment‚ and a pleasurable satisfaction. In Brave New World‚ Aldus Huxley argues that a society can redefine happiness through the government’s manipulation of the environment and the human mind itself. The government accomplishes this by mind conditioning throughout
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extremely brave‚ and can think quick on his feet. In the fiction story The Adventures of Tom Sawyer‚ by Mark Twain‚ the character Tom Sawyer is a perfect example of this boy. Tom lives in the small town of St. Petersburg‚ Missouri. Tom goes through many adventures‚ such as getting lost in caves‚ fakes his own death‚ and going to a graveyard at night! can has many prominent traits which are displayed through the book. Overall‚ Tom Sawyer is a deceiving boy‚ which displays him as a mischievous‚ brave‚ and
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Why I Deserve This Scholarship Hello friends. I deserve this scholarship because I own the paramount educational values that will guide me throughout my educational journey. I have a clear idea in mind of what I aspire to do with my life‚ and that makes everything much easier for me. Confidence is the best word to describe myself during this time of life. I go to a great school that I love‚ have amazing friends‚ and have been raised with parents who I want to make very proud. My academic goals
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To what extent do you think Cicero deserved to be exiled in 58 BC? In the build up to Cicero’s exile‚ he undoubtedly had many chances to escape the fate he eventually found himself in‚ this‚ it has to be said‚ was ultimately down to Cloudius whom Cicero found an enemy in when he gave evidence against him in the ‘bona dea’ scandal. However Cicero was not all to blame as he found himself abandoned by close friends such as Pompey‚ and the subject in which he was exiled over (putting the Cataline
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I. What was the Lilith Fair? According to the official Lilith fair website‚ the festival is named after the legendary Lilith‚ who refused to obey Adam and instead bolted from the Garden of Eden to search the Earth for adventure. In 1996‚ concert promoters and radio stations refused to let two female musicians Sarah McLachlan-a Canadian musician and Paula Cole- an American singer-songwriter touring together because the corporate music community don’t think multiple female musicians have enough talents
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Allusions to the "Brave New World" 1. Ford Henry Ford (1863-1947) revolutionized the automobile industry with the assembly line method of production‚ which proved very successful for 15 million Model Ts were sold. Humans were similarly produced in the Brave New World where the embryos passed along a conveyor belt while a worker or machine would have a specific task dealing with the specimen. Again‚ this assembly line method proved very successful. 2. Lenina Vladmir Lenin (1870-1924) founded
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