and left Alexander in charge of the kingdom. In Phillip’s absence‚ the Thracian Maedi revolted against Macedonia. In spite of the fact that Alexander was just a young boy he responded quickly and courageously drove them away from their territory. Most of Alexander’s accomplishments were made possible by his father‚ Phillip II. Phillip II invaded and conquered the Greek
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The play MACBETH is filled with suffering. It begins with reports of a bloody battle‚ an execution of a traitor and Macbeth’s bloodthirsty heroism as he "unseamed" one of the invaders "from the nave of the chaps". In comparison MacBeth’s later actions are even worse as he commits violent crimes against his own people. Much of the suffering in the play is directly attributable to Macbeth. However‚ the central focus of the play is the suffering he himself undergoes‚ as he makes his way through his
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Romeo and Juliet who to blem?? In my opinion I think that there is a lot of people to blem for Romeo and Juliet’s death. One of the people that we should blem for Romeo and juliet’s death is themselves. Romeo and juliet didn’t think of themselves or their beautiful future and even their families. When Romeo killed himself just for one minute he should have think of his mother‚ father or his family‚ his friend‚ his life without Juliet. When Juliet killed herself what she should have done in my
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In Shakespeare’s Macbeth‚ Macbeth should kill the King if he has any hopes of ever taking the throne for himself. He goes ahead to murder the groom so that they will be blamed for the King’s murder and will have no chance to defend themselves. But what motivates Macbeth into action? Various characters and factors have influenced Macbeth into action such as his own ambition‚ the three witches and Lady Macbeth (Jekels 75). They all play a huge role in his final action and decision. However‚ I strongly
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Akhenaten: The Man‚ The Myth‚ The Mess How young is too young to rule? Every culture has its own answer to this particular question. In ancient Egypt‚ young men were allowed to inherit the throne at a very young age. In the instance of the pharaoh Akhenaten he was given the throne at age eleven. Even though he did not directly rule for the first years of his reign‚ his name is still attributed to them. Akhenaten was born to a father who was an amazing and beloved pharaoh‚ Amenhotep III. A sickly
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significance to deliver to Romeo‚ and vanished when Juliet was in the most danger in the tomb. If he had not have made these three major mistakes the couple would still be alive. The Friar also sees the marriage as a way of reconciling the two disputing families. This point is proven when Friar Lawrence says “For this alliance may so happy prove to turn your household’s rancour to pure love.” The nurse also leapfrogs off of this‚ giving Juliet the idea to get married in the first place. “Go‚ girl
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The financial community’s near collapse had been most directly ignited by the subprime mortgage crisis; a situation in which the nation’s housing bubble burst and millions of Americans were no longer able to pay their home mortgages. Perhaps the biggest lingering threat was a U.S. budget deficit that was expected to exceed $1.6 trillion for fiscal year 2011‚ the biggest in the nation’s history and the largest as a share of the economy since World War II. American economic dominance are over
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The next day Mrs.White asked Mr.White what he wished for and he said thousands of money.He the looked out the window and saw thousands of buck outside of the house.He then was confused about the bucks and then he realized that he had wish for thousands of buck and Mrs.White and Herbert laughing
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of the play. The question then asked is‚ who is to blame for the downfall of Macbeth; the witches‚ Lady Macbeth‚ or Macbeth himself? Even though both the witches and Lady Macbeth factor in to the person Macbeth becomes‚ Macbeth is the ultimate one to blame. In the play‚ Macbeth‚ by Shakespeare‚ Macbeth is the one to blame for his own downfall because of his ambition‚ mental weakness‚ and his recklessness. The first reason Macbeth himself is the one to blame for his downfall in the play‚ Macbeth‚ is
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Macbeth’s inner turmoil‚ highlighting his uncertainties‚ regarding the act of regicide‚ are prevalent throughout the play. The character who once was seen as a noble man to the king eventually becomes his murderer. Macbeth’s inner turmoil is revealed in scene four for the first time when he soliloquises‚ “...The eye wink at the hand; yet let that be which the eye fears when it is done‚ to see.” Macbeth at this point is already contemplating the act of regicide. Act one scene seven is perhaps
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