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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Hamilton’s Military Career and How it Helped to Shape His Political Career Many people know of Alexander Hamilton’s successful political career as the first Secretary of Treasury of the United States of America under George Washington‚ but how he got there in the first place is a somewhat unknown topic. After the hit Broadway show‚ Hamilton‚ written by Lin Manuel-Miranda‚ became and widely popular rendition of Hamilton’s life‚ the interest in the founding father and face of the $10 bill sparked
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The learner believes the strategic efficiency which Alexander the Great fought the Battle of Gaugamela was the primary reason he was able to be victorious. He came up with a strategic plan using the resources available to him to fulfill the objective of winning the battle. The story of the Battle of Gaugamela was between Darius of Persia and Alexander the Great of Macedon which took place 331 B.C.E. (Nassar‚ 2007). Darius was well informed about his enemy‚ chose and prepared the battle ground
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$10 Dollar Bill Assignment Alexander Hamilton does deserve to be the face of the ten dollar bill. Although he never became the president of the United States like the other faces featured on our currency today‚ he took a major role in the developing of our country that shouldn’t go unnoticed‚ and most certainly should not be forgotten. For example‚ as the first Secretary of Treasury‚ Hamilton was essentially the founder of the U.S. financial system‚ which he is most known for. He had exceptional
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Alexander Graham Bell a Scottish inventor‚ innovator and scientist. Born on March 3rd‚ 1847 and past away on August 2nd‚ 1922. Born and raised in Edinburgh‚ Scotland. He was the middle of three children‚ which were all boys‚ but sadly both of his brothers died of tuberculosis. His parents were Alexander Melville Bell (father) and Eliza Symonds Bell (mother). Alexander adopted his middle name Graham’ at the age of 11‚ out of admiration for a family friend called Alexander Graham. Bell was given
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Mt ALEXANDER BUSHWALKING CAMP PROJECT 1. Provide a profile of Mt Alexander including: • The name of the park and which shire it is located in Mount Alexander Regional Park‚ Mount Alexander Shire • When was it made a state park? 1982 • The distance from Bendigo and Melbourne 120km to Melbourne and30 minutes away from Bendigo • What facilities does the park provide? Camping areas‚ walking tracks‚ picnicking areas‚ sightseeing spots‚ camp fire spots
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Alexander McQueen‚ Paul Smith and Vivienne Westwood are three famous British fashion designers in international‚ they delivered influence to fashion trends. In 1992 he earned his master’s degree in fashion design from St. Martin’s Royal College of Art. The entire degree show was bought as a high price by an influential stylist Isabella Blow. In 1996‚ Alexander McQueen nicknamed "the hooligan of English fashion"‚ was named head designer at the Paris couture house of Givenchy.(3-1) McQueen designed
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Lee Alexander McQueen born on March 17‚ 1969 and passed away on February 11‚ 2010 in London‚ United Kingdom. He was known as simply Alexander McQueen to the fashion world. McQueen’s dad was a cab driver and his mother was a schoolteacher who taught Social Science. He was youngest of six children. He knew at a young age of three of his homosexuality and children used to make fun of him for it. He states that‚ “Actually‚ yeah. I would wear my sister’s clothes and people wouldn’t recognise it because
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Compare & Contrast Essay After George Washington resigned from presidency‚ Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson took matters into their own hands and created political parties. Alexander Hamilton became the leader of the Federalists while Thomas Jefferson and James Madison were the leaders of the Democratic-Republicans. Hamilton was born in St. Croix in the Caribbeans and moved to New York after people had read his story over the hurricane in the Caribbeans. When he married‚ his wife’s family
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Object of my Obsession Two artists‚ Henry Moore and Alexander Calder‚ both very different in the way they grew up‚ and their life ambitions. However one thing they had in common was that they both ended up becoming fantastic artists later on in life. Their styles of artwork were very different to each others. Moore’s concentrated on sketching and sculptures made of stone‚ bronze and wood. His artworks are intriguing as they showed the bond between mother and child. An aspect of interest in his
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