THE CONCORD REVIEW 57 THE DEATH OF PHILIP OF MACEDON Amalia Skilton ho caused the assassination of Philip II‚ King of Macedon from c. 355 to 336 BC? Was it his wife Olympias‚ his son Alexander‚ or some other person or group? The answer is critical‚ for it shapes the modern world’s understanding of Alexander the Great more than does any other issue. Did Alexander exploit conflicts between Macedonians‚ arranging his father’s death in order to become King‚ or was he innocent of the crime‚ creating
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Celebrated Cases of Judge Dee Part One Description/Synopsis Judge Dee was a statesman to a town called Chang-Ping. He lived in the Tang Dynasty. He was known to be a famous detective and by his crime solving. The book‚ Celebrated Cases of Judge Dee‚ is broken down into three parts. This is because he is faced with three murders. The first murder‚ The Double Murder at Dawn‚ was the murder of the two silk merchants. The second murder‚ The Strange Corpse‚ was the sudden death of a young husband
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This is an example of don’t judge a book by its cover. Throughout the story this is the theme that Harper Lee is trying to get across. In this book‚ Harper Lee clearly demonstrates the importance of not judging a book by its cover by adding Boo Radley into the story. Boo was a boy who was never seen outside his house ever since he was caught by the authorities involving himself in mischief. Many rumors were spread about him. No one knew what he was like‚ so the people in the town just thought that
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stronger and stronger. Everyone probably has a telephone or computer so people have various communicating software to connect with their family‚ friends‚ or other colleagues. Some software‚ such as Facebook‚ Twitter‚ and WeChat‚ became very popular today. However‚ in the article “The Pleasure of the Texting" Charles McGrath thinks that texting message can hurt a relationship. In my opinion‚ WeChat can strengthen a friendship because people can communicate with their friends every time and everywhere. In
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Famous people and their privacy Like most children‚ you and I probably once fantasized about being famous when we were older. Whether it’s mesmerizing thousands with music‚ or having a star role in an action movie‚ being a famous celebrity is something most people in North America covet in at least one point of their life. But famous people are always persuaded by photographers and reporters‚ which destroys their privacy‚ and enables the public to know the daily life of every celebrity. Celebrities
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The Great Gatsby: Appearance VS Reality F. Scott Fitzgerald presents multiple themes and characters that have an overlaying façade that they portray throughout the novel. Fitzgerald’s main representation of illusion is with James Gatz or Jay Gatsby as he is known in the time covered in the novel. Gatsby can also be considered to be the embodiment of illusion within the novel. It is revealed that James Gatz created the persona of Jay Gatsby. As the novel continues it becomes apparent that James
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Discuss the view that Judges need more power Judges are members of the judiciary‚ and so their role is to question‚ apply and interpret the law made by Parliament. For this reason‚ some have suggested they need more power in order to perform their task properly‚ others have suggested they cannot. Let us explore these arguments in more detail. One could suggest that Judges do not need more power as they are unelected bodies with little legitimacy in the posts they apply. Given that judges have the opportunity
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who had the great specialty to look far beyond the horizon‚ a genius who could peep into the future. Dr.B.R.Ambedkar was a maestro who did not follow the direction of the wind but made a new direction in which the wind could move and millions of people followed the wind that was led by Dr.B.R.Ambedkar. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar was born in the British-founded town of Mhow an important military center near Indore‚ Madhya Pradesh .He was the fourteenth and last child of Ramji Sankpal and Bhimabai Murbadkar
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Judge Arrington’s truth vs. the media’s spin After twenty years of living abroad the young man returned to his home of Atlanta‚ GA. Although‚ he was aware of how the city had flourished in business development‚ job opportunities and how bad the congestion of the roads and highways would between commutes he wanted a little more in-depth detailed from some of his friends; which prompted him to ask a question‚ how would they describe living in Atlanta? No matter how many people responded to his question
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I am filing this complaint against Judge Mark Gross .He presides at the Los Angeles Superior Court ..‚in Los Angeles County in Dept 2 D. I have spoken to one of your workers by the name of Enjolie and the problem I’m having with this judge is that there’s a conflict of interest .He handled a case involving a friend of mine and I had to take out a restraining order against her husband. Their names are Debra Webb and William Webb. her husband and the judge our good friends they golf together and
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