Alexander the Great was one of the most successful military commanders in history; by the time of his death‚ he had conquered most of the world known to the ancient Greeks. Alexander was one of the greatest generals of all time‚ noted for his brilliance as a tactician and troop leader and for the rapidity with which he could traverse great expanses of territory. His fame has endured the passing of centuries‚ and he will forever be lauded as the "greatest military genius of all times". His achievements
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Autumn Earle November 16‚ 2010 Second Period Shakespeare’s writing for his speeches captures an audiences’ attention. In the play‚ King Henry IV Part II‚ Shakespeare writes a soliloquy about a monarch who is angry and frustrated with the inability to sleep. Shakespeare uses diction‚ imagery‚ and syntax to evoke the feelings of the King to display his mind set. As an individual reads King Henry’s words‚ one experiences a flow of emotion. In a multitude of instances‚ diction can be found in William
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Improvements in green To what extent did Alexander III reverse the reforms of his predecessor Alexander II? In many respects‚ there is no doubt that Alexander III was the most effective Tsar in such the short reign that he had. He was referred to as a reactionary‚ unlike his father Alexander II who was known as a reformer. He managed to please the people with his Russian figure and attitude‚ he changed their attitude and he made tsarism look all the better‚ all in a short period of time. Despite
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The letter written by Pope Saint Clement to the Corinthians exemplifies the authority of the bishop of Rome over the entire Church. Saint Clement refers to a number of important issues in his appeal to the Corinthians but perhaps most notably is his insistence upon unity within the Church. He opens the letter by a plea against the “unholy breach of unity among you‚ which is quite incompatible with God’s chosen people‚” and he then proceeds to explain the dangerous effects of such disunity‚ and finally
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Sir Alexander Fleming (6 August 1881 – 11 March 1955) was a Scottish biologist and pharmacologist. He wrote many articles on bacteriology‚ immunology‚ and chemotherapy. His best-known discoveries are the discovery of the enzyme lysozyme in 1923 and the antibiotic substance penicillin from the mold Penicillium notatum in 1928‚ for which he shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1945 with Howard Florey and Ernst Boris Chain. In 1999‚ Time magazine named Fleming one of the 100 Most
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inspiring can help you with choices on life and many other things. Well‚ the Crossover goes deeper than just basketball almost like high school life lived through a middle schooler. Just like in the book “The Crossover” is a young adult novel by Kwame Alexander that follows the life experiences of 12-year-old basketball player Josh Bell who goes through so many experiences in middle school. Josh bell went through family and relationships trying to hold on while keeping the life
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Pope Leo X was born December 11‚ 1475.Leo X is better known as Giovanni di Lorenzo de’ Medici. Leo X was elected Pope in 1531. His turn as papacy lasted until 1521. Leo X is best remembered granting selfish and pleasure-loving behaviors. The new pope was the personification of Renaissance ideals. Sadly ‚ Pope died in 1521. Pope Leo X died in Rome‚Italy. His cause of death was pneumonia. Popes remains were buried at Santa Maria Sopra Minerva Church in Rome‚ Italy. He acquires the mannerisms and
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Shakespeare uses the main characters and contrasting worlds of the tavern and the court to explore the concept of honour. Falstaff views honour as a ‘mere scutcheon’ meaning that to him honour has no material value and is like a badge or coat of arms. Hotspur’s obsession with the pursuit of honour results in his death explain highlighting how neither understands the concept and that both these perceptions are too extreme. Shakespeare provides Prince Hal as the medium who reveals after his reformation
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Pope John XXIII: A Partner in Solidarity for a Changing World Pope John was born Angelo Roncalli on November 25‚ 1881 in Bergamo Italy. He was the fourth child‚ born to a family of fourteen. His family worked as poor sharecroppers‚ and was often financially strained. Roncolli decided to become a preiest as a young man‚ and was ordained in 1904 at the age of twenty-three. Ten years later‚ during World War I‚ he was drafted into the army‚ and served in the medical corps‚ and as a chaplian.
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A just society is built upon the sacrifice that mercy requires. Mercy is many things‚ but in its simplest definition it is kindness. Pope Francis‚ for example‚ displays mercy in his everyday life through his kindness to others. I experienced the type of mercy Pope Francis specializes in when I had an enlightening Freshman Service Day experience. Without mercy and its sacrifice‚ society in today’s age may never become just. Mercy is an act of kindness. Mercy is commonly misconceived as pitying
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