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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In the 1960 film Spartacus‚ directed by Stanley Kubrick‚ the character called Spartacus is depicted as a revolutionary who leads an army of slaves against the oppressive forces of Rome during the first century B.C. Though the overall story is true‚ and most of the main characters are real‚ the presentation of their character is entirely fictional. Spartacus and the other characters have been split into groups epitomizing good and evil‚ and the story itself has been vastly romanticized. This essay
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“Amy Cuddy: Your body shapes who you are.” Body language forms who you are. From being hunched forward with arms crossing having the feeling of insecurity‚ to having a powerful posture with hands free of any way of making someone feel diffident. Body language can show a lot to a person and can shape whom you are. Our body language shows what people see in us and how we see ourselves. Amy Cuddy‚ a Social Psychologist‚ presents how “power posing” can be one of the smallest tweaks in your life to
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Milton Babbitt in his article “Who Cares If You Listen” famously argued that “serious”‚ “advanced” contemporary music has little commodity value because the general public is not able to decipher and appreciate it. He suggests that it is potentially advantageous for a contemporary composer and his music to withdraw into the isolated walls of academia so that‚ under institutional support‚ the musicians will be able to focus on their own creative art‚ pushing forward the evolution of music. While I
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the People In modern warfare‚ it is important to consider‚ effectively winning the hearts and minds of the people. This is especially important if the war being fought is a civil war‚ as ultimately the most a government has to fear is its own people. Successfully doing so is to show your force as more of a power for good than that of your enemy‚ or barring that being the lesser of two evils. The CCP succeeded due to the peasantry‚ a long neglected vast majority of rural Chinese laborers who were
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Why Do You Think People Attend College Or University? Not Everything That Is Learned Is Contained In Books Do you agree or disagree with the following statement. Parents are the best teachers. If You Could Change One Important Thing About Your Hometown Why Do You Think People Attend College Or University? Most of us has its own reason why do we go in a prestigious University or College. Have you ever questioned yourself why do you go in a certain university. What makes a
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Why do you think people attend college and university? There are many different reasons for people who attend college and university throughout worldwide. I prefer to write about most common and minor reasons of it. Firstly‚ I want to mention about dreaming. Everyone has dream ; big‚ enormously or dreams they can dream. More commonly‚ people want to live in a suitable and comfortable house‚ drive an expensive car or work as a director etc. In order to get all those things‚ they need to get a high
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Summary Christine Pinsent-Johnson has written a story titled “The Visitor”. At the beginning of this story the town of Copelin‚ Newfoundland was slowly dying and lots of people were leaving to find a better life. William wanted to leave to but his dad‚ Graham-Percy‚ didn’t want to have to find a new job because he knew he would never find one as good as his current job. Will hadn’t been very happy with his dad lately; he wanted him to just stand up and state his mind‚ not to agree to everyone
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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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Davis English 2 22 February 2013 Independent Reading Project The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom follows a man’s journey through heaven after dying at the age of 83 in a horrific theme park accident. The novel proposes that when one dies‚ one meets with the five people that most influenced‚ affected‚ or defined one‚ before moving on. The story is told partly through Eddie’s interactions with his five people and also through vivid snapshots of his life‚ both of which allow the reader
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