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    Alexander Graham Bell Alexander Graham Bell (March 3‚ 1847 - August 2‚ 1922) was a teacher‚ scientist‚ and inventor. He was the founder of the Bell Telephone Company. Alexander Graham Bell was born in Edinburgh‚ Scotland. His family was known for teaching people how to speak English clearly. Both his grandfather‚ Alexander Bell‚ and his father‚ Alexander Melville Bell‚ taught elocution. His father wrote often about this and is most known for his invention and writings of Visible Speech. In

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    Alexander Gardner The American Civil War‚ fought between 1861 and 1865‚ brought untold levels of death and suffering to the american people. But‚ this era brought about incredible technological advancements‚ such as the telegraph and the ironclad warship. One of these inventions was the camera‚ created in the 1830s. The first war to be photographed was the 1853-1856 Crimean War‚ but it would only be a short 5 years before tensions between the Northern and Southern states led to the outbreak of war

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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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    Alexander Solzhenitsyn lived in the USSR regime‚ and fought in World War II. In 1945‚ however‚ he was arrested due to some letters he had written to a friend. As Ivan mentions on the book‚ these are checked‚ and he had criticized Joseph Stalin‚ which resulted to years in prisons and labour camps‚ plus three years of exile. In the novel‚ it is clear that he is more than simply telling Shukhov’s tale‚ he is recounting his own experiences and exposing the truth to the world. In 1956‚ when Solzhenitsyn

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    lectures and literary societies. The keen competition‚ too‚ of town life sharpens his wits and makes him mantally alert. Life in a town has also important moral benefits. In a large community a man tends to become liberal and broad-minded‚ he learns the calue of co-operation and discipline‚ and is stimulate to social interest and endeavour by the common life around him. But life in a city has its own peculiar drawbacks. The rapid life‚ the late nights‚ the foul and smoky atmosphere‚ and the smells

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    speaker. As i’m looking at the rear-view mirror and the lights of the city fades away. You’re probably wondering as to why i’m listening to a musical based off of dead people. However this isn’t your ordinary dead person‚ this is about our very own Alexander Hamilton. Which quite frankly has left me awestruck. It all started on October 1st‚ four days before my birthday. My sister and i were headed to the airport‚ where we were bound for New York City. Once we arrive‚ we were met with the shoves and

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    A;exander the Great’s ability as a leader There has been much controversy over time about Alexander the Great’s ability as a leader. There are five surviving sourced for knowledge of Alexander‚ the most reliable two written by Arrian (though his admiration for Alexander sometimes caused bias in his writing) and Plutarch. As stated by CB Welles‚ "there have been many Alexanders. No account of him is all together wrong". Bibliography 1) Bradley‚ P (1988)‚ Ancient Greece Using Evidence‚ Cambridge

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    Characters : - Alexander (Alex‚ alec) Alicia (Alex’s Mum) Frederick (Alex’s Dad) Jerry Setting: - Early 20th Century Ireland‚ WW1 in France (Two settings) Summary – Part 1 * The story starts with the narrator Alexander Moore who is awaiting his death by a firing squad. * We get an indication early on in the text that the relationship with his parents is not good. * ‘My heart doesn’t bleed for her’ referring to his mother. This shows us that he did not have much love for his mother

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    HST 225- 01-TRACEY MARTIN -042267773 “ALEXANDER THE GREAT AND THE HELLENISTIC AGE.” Why did Alexander invade the Persian territory? The question on why Alexander invaded the Persian territory has only been guessed at by historians in the past. The true reason why‚ may never be known. What is known however is the fact that Alexander had continued what many before him had done‚ invade the Persian territory

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    that “Some men are born great‚ some achieve greatness‚ and others have greatness thrust upon them. In many ways‚ Alexander III of Macedon falls into all three of those categories”. Alexander was one of the best generals known to man‚ winning his first battle at 16 years old. Alexander Hellenized the Eastern world forever changing society. His legacy has lasted several thousand years. What is the most amazing thing is that he lived a short life-dying at 33! Alexander the Great was a brilliant military

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