Alexander the Great Alexander III of Macedon‚ commonly known as Alexander the Great‚ was a king of Macedon‚ a state in northern ancient Greece. Born in Pella in 356 BC‚ Alexander was tutored by Aristotle until the age of 16. Known for his brutal and legendary military tactics‚ Alexander was probably one of the best if not the best military commanders of all time. He was definitely one of the most successful‚ however‚ conquering much of the world at the time and sometimes making entire cities surrender
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Christopher Guinansaca Mrs. Mannion Period -6 2-19-13 Was Alexander really Great? Throughout the years there were many arguments and doubts of Alexander the Great is actually “great” as they say he was. But in my opinion I have more than enough information to state he was indeed classified as a great warrior and man. First of all he was an outstanding leader‚ nobody can compare to his leadership. Not only
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policies of Alexander II (1855-81) and Alexander III (1881-94) of Russia. Alexander II and Alexander III were both Tsars of Russia and they both believed in the divine will to rule the people. However Alexander II is said to be more liberal than Alexander III though they were both conservative in one way or the other in their social and economic policies because they both wanted to remain with the power over the people. Alexander II was more relaxed in his polices ‘’Great Reformer’’ and Alexander III was
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The Peacock spider are native to Australia. The Male peacock spider is very neat to see. They use their wonderful colors in their back end (hind end) to attract the female peacock spider. They put their but up in the air to show the female his hind end to attract the girl spiders. They are a very pretty spider and know it you would think. Scientists think they have figured out where the pretty colors have come from. Doekele Stavenga‚ from the University of Groningen in Netherland. Who is a expert
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“In terms of both personality and policies‚ Alexander III did not posses the qualities necessary for a successful ruler of late 19th-century Russia” – to what extent to you agree with this judgement? Whilst the judgement could be considered well-founded‚ its validity is a matter of opinion‚ depending on how one defines the qualities of a ‘successful ruler’ of Russia in the late 1800s‚ which policies contribute to this success and what‚ overall‚ makes a Tsar a success or a failure (if the
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Alexander the great was born in July 356 B.C. to his father Phillip II. Alexander’s father prepared him for a life a conquests and legacies by allowing young Alexander to take over the battle of Chaeronea. This was a very important battle for Alexander since it showed his leadership skills considering he was only 16 years old. After the battle of Chaeronea‚ Alexander’s father‚ Phillip II‚ was assassinated. Now a new ruler at the age of twenty would emerge to the Macedonia people‚ he was know as Alexander
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Chapter 2 REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES Related Literature Spider silk (Parasteatoda tepidarium) commonly known as agiw in Filipino‚is a material spun by varieties of spiders.Spider silk has a unique combination of mechanical strength and elasticity that makes it one of the toughest materials we know.(Arizona State University‚2013). Furthermore‚silk consists of very repetitive blocks of mainly glycine and alanine.These are the simplest and smallest amino acids allowing strands to be packed
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Question: What do you think was the single greatest accomplishment of Alexander and why? Does he deserve the appellation of "Great?" Why or why not? Alexander the Great is without a doubt one of the most prominent military strategists of all time. His name is forever forged in history books along with other great leaders as Gengis Khan‚ Atilla the Hut and Tamerlane. The appellation of “Great” bestowed on him is clearly justified simply by his deeds. Between 334 and 323 BCE‚ he was able to
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| Alexander the Great | | | Craig Wilson | 11/12/2012 | | Alexander was the son of Philip II of Macedonia. He was born in Pella‚ Macedonia’s capital city in 356 BC. Alexander was tutored by Aristotle‚ one of the greatest philosophers and smartest men of the time‚ from when he was 13 until he was 16. He was also leader of the Companions‚ which was a group Philip II made to protect him from would be assailants (Alexander the Great Biography) (historyofmacedonia.org). In 340 BC
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Spider-Man just saved Gwen from dying by the Green goblin‚ so now he is on national TV explaining how he enjoys helping people. Spider-Man aka “Peter Parker” kissed Gwen on national tv‚ so Mary his bride to be told him they breaking up with each other. He feels so foolish for for kissing Gwen‚ but that’s wasn’t his biggest mistake. Detective George notified Peter that Dennis was not the killer of Uncle Ben. Peter couldn’t believe that for that meant he had beaten up the wrong guy‚ so now he wants
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