crossed into Asia Minor and began his annex of Persia with the Battle of Granicus. Alexander originally only wanted to avenge Persia’s attacks on Greece‚ but he soon wanted to see himself as king of all Persia. He then began to free Greek city-states under Persian control in Asia Minor. Alexander helped the spread of democracy by allowing the city-states he freed to exercise democracy. Although Alexander was not in favor of democracy he allowed the city-states to exercise it in order to
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ART UNDER NAPOLEON Brenda Tidwell Art Appreciation 101 Jamie Cooper October 31‚ 2011 ART UNDER NAPOLEON In 1794 Jacques-Louis David barely escapes death‚ due to his connections in the revolutionary war. He stood trial and went to prison. After his release he worked hard to reconstitute his career. The highlight of his career is when Napoleon asked Jacques-Louis David to work for him. Of course David accepted. Napoleon knew that David was a very accomplished artist‚ whom style was
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Narratives‚ that display a character’s journey‚ usually‚ demonstrate a character’s progress rather than their regression‚ showing positive character development. However‚ Martin Scorsese’s Taxi Driver (1976) illustrates the main character‚ Travis Bickle (Robert De Niro)‚ experiencing a regression in character development and a descent into madness based on the actions he commits. Throughout the film‚ Travis seems as if he lacks some understanding in human interaction but as the protagonist‚ the audience
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– UNIT 21‚ P1 IDENTIFY THE LEGAL CRITERIA FOR OFFER AND ACCEPTANCE IN A VALID CONTRACT AND P2 EXPLAIN THE LAW IN RELATION TO THE FORMATION OF A CONTRACT IN A GIVEN SITUATION In this report I will be focussing on certain factual evidence‚ relating to the valid requirements of a contract for Dial-A-Phone. For a contract to be legally binding there must be certain legal terms and aspects that must be present – these involve: * Offer * Acceptance * Capacity * Consideration These are the
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Taxi Driver: The Filth of the Streets and of Self The opening shot is Robert DeNiro’s character‚ Travis Bickle’s eyes in the review mirror intensely gazing at the city. It then transitions to the view outside of the taxi to the colorful‚ hectic streets of New York City. This exaggerates the importance of the taxi itself and the main character’s point of view from within it. Bickle is a veteran Marine who can’t sleep and decides to take the job of driving the long hours. He narrates the film as
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Girls under pressure The story starts where Ellie and her two best friends‚ Magda and Nadine‚ are Christmas shopping at the Flowerfields Shopping Centre. While they shop‚ they notice a large buzz of an event going on upstairs. Nadine wonders if it is television. Magda replies‚ "Wow‚ I hope so" and steers the other two upstairs. It turns out to be a modelling competition for Spicy magazine‚ which Ellie discovers after seeing a lot of pretty and thin teenage girls getting their photos taken. Ellie
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Thriving Under Pressure ““I want to see how far I can go‚ I want to see what I can accomplish‚ I want to see what I can do‚ what I can be‚ what I can have. I want to see. I don’t want to see what I think I can do‚ I don’t want to see what I think is possible‚ I want to see what my life would look like if I didn’t count the cards‚ and if I was willing to go further than anyone else is willing to do if I had the mentality‚ so I woke up‚ and here I am.” The way athletes deal with pressure
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The Taliban In everyday life in Afghanistan‚ people live in constant fear due to a group of terrorists. The novel‚ Under the Persimmon Tree‚ by Suzanne Fisher Staples‚ demonstrates the cruel truths of life in Afghanistan. The book follows two girls‚ Najmah and Nusrat as they are faced with tough challenges everyday that will alter their lives forever. The Taliban impact the everyday lives of people worldwide in an awfully negative way‚ and the book accurately proves this to be true by following
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Nowadays‚ while film producers tend to make films about loves relating to materialism‚ pure loves obviously become rarer and more appreciated than ever before. Under the Hawthorn Tree‚ the latest work by director Zhang Yimou based on the same- named novel of Ai Mi‚ brings about a belief of a pure and unmingled love‚ even though it is set in dying days of Chinese Cultural Revolution. The film beautifully tells the story of a high- school student‚ Jingqui who has a troubled family background: her
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Legal Drinking Age‚ 18 or 21? People have always wanted what they cannot have. Starting in 1984‚ this is the attitude most lawmakers in America have taken with respect to underage drinking‚ since it was the time when many states changed their drinking age from eighteen to twenty-one. Lawmakers thought that if you raised the drinking age‚ people could drink more responsibly‚ because as you grow older‚ your brain matures and with maturity comes responsibility. Although this law‚ passed not even twenty
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