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    Was Alexander the Great really ‘Great’? Alexander of Macedon was perceived as ‘great’ by his contemporaries. His achievements in early life indicated that he had every chance of becoming ‘great’. To consider how ‘great’ he really was one must define greatness. Firstly‚ let us consider military innovation. The aim of military innovation is to improve military effectiveness. This uses lots of ideas to try and produce the best army using the best tactics. Alexander’s main tactic was the phalanx

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    Human Settlement

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    The term ’urban’‚ as opposed to rural‚ is related to towns or cities. Urban settlement is a large nucleated settlement in which the majority of the employed inhabitants are engaged in non-agricul­tural activities. Urban areas may be defined by national governments according to different criteria; for example‚ size‚ population density‚ occupation of the people‚ and type of local government. This division between urban and rural is arbitrary and that is why today most of scholars use the term ’rural-

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    the West

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    were trying to push people to settle in the west brought a lot of trouble. Since‚ Settlers and Native Americans thought very differently there were many conflicts between them. They both thought in different ways about the land usage‚ settlement‚ and ownership. Native Americans thought different about land usage than the Settlers did. The Native Americans thought that land should not be purchased or sold to anyone. They looked at land as a gift of the Great Spirit to humans. In their Thoughts and opinion

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    Mtchedlidze April 26‚ 2013 6-Murray How Great Was Alexander The Great? What is a truly great leader? It is someone with courage‚ discipline‚ creativity‚ remarkable achievement‚ and integrity. Unfortunately‚ Alexander the Great does not have any of these valuable traits to be called a “great” leader. Even though Alexander left a mark in history’s book‚ it was a mark of a brutal tormenter. Alexander the Great was born in 356 B.C.E. in a kingdom on the edge of northern Greece

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    The Underground Railroad

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    the topic “The Underground Railroad” most people will assume that it is‚ in fact a rail road. But‚ it was neither underground or a railroad. It got its name since its exercises must be completed in mystery‚ utilizing haziness or mask‚ and on the grounds that railroad terms were utilized by those included with framework to portray how it functioned. Various routes were lines‚ ceasing spots were called stations and the people who followed along were called conductors. It was a system of meeting places

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    Railroad Safety

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    think of railroads and trains‚ I am in awe. I love them so much. But with the love I have for them‚ it holds me to higher responsibilities. I know how dangerous they are and should not fool around them . That also includes no horsing around railroad crossings. Trains are going too fast and are too big to just stop suddenly. One of the videos talked about a train conductor and asked him about railroad crossing safety. He mentioned that he had actually taken a life because the person was not aware

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    This essay centres on a significant decision‚ which is Elizabeth’s choice to institute a protestant religious settlement. Different factors that lead to the decision will be discussed‚ and the positive and negative outcomes of this settlement of 1559 to 1564. Firstly‚ the context of Elizabeth’s religious environment has to be noted. After all‚ she did succeed a highly unpopular‚ rigidly catholic queen‚ Mary Tudor. Nevertheless‚ even before Elizabeth’s succession in 1559‚ she had been constantly

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    How Great Was Alexander the Great? Alexander the Great was great in that he conquered and established authority throughout Eurasia at a young age. His military tactics were quite impressive. However‚ while Alexander the Great founded many cities‚ he failed at building a lasting empire. After his death‚ his empire began fall apart. Alexander the Great is known for his achievements. According to document E‚ by the time he died at the age of 33‚ Alexander the Great formed

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    controversial parts of the book The Great Gatsby is whether Gatsby was really great after all. He really isn’t great at all but he works hard to try to me others believe he really truly is great. He live is a world of fairy tales‚ over romanticized details‚ and surrounds him self with people who puss up his over sized ego. Being a great‚ good honest person was not at all Gatsby. I think Gatsby was great to the people that got to know him‚ but to most Gatsby was just a GREAT mystery. Gatsby become obsessed

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    The Americans moved west to mine for gold‚ silver‚ and copper‚ and wanted to farm. Many people have mixed opinions on whether or not this was a land of opportunity or not based on the many different outcomes from it. Although this time was not a good opportunity for the natives because many were killed or removed from their land and were put in reservations made up of land nobody wanted. The west was a land of opportunities in the late 1800’s for settlers because it was a great time for urbanization

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