Alexander The Great: Conqueror and Legacy of Ancient Greece Devin Dimattia HIS 301 Greece Research Paper All throughout Ancient Greece‚ there were many great influential legacies. Some were philosophers‚ such as Aristotle and Plato‚ and some were mathematicians‚ like Archimedes. However‚ there was Alexander the Great‚ who became king of Macedonia and was one of the most successful military commanders in history since he sustained abundant accomplishments. He was undefeated in
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The United States was founded without political parties‚ but differences in the ideologies between the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists formed a basis for two new parties‚ formed around two very important men. Alexander Hamilton‚ the leader of the Federalist Party‚ and Thomas Jefferson‚ the leader of the new Democratic Republicans‚ shared many different visions for the future of America‚ stemming back from their days on George Washington’s cabinet. As the country flourished‚ and these two became
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Alexander Hamilton‚ The Federalist Amber Henricksen U.S History Mr. Michael Miguel December 10‚ 2012 In the year 1789‚ George Washington had established his Cabinet. The Cabinet consists of men who were the best at what they do such as handling money or being familiar with machinery. There were three men who were a part of this Cabinet following with an attorney general. These men were Thomas Jefferson‚ Secretary of State‚ Alexander Hamilton‚ Secretary of Treasury‚ Henry Knox‚ Secretary
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enemies‚ Alexander ran these new additions to his empire and effected them through cultural influence. While Alexander was exceedingly bright‚ some may have doubted how he chose to run them. Even after the overthrowing of Darius III‚ Alexander still wanted to add more to his empire. He even went as far as India to overthrow‚ which only failed due to homesick soldiers. Thus‚ this had to be Alexander’s greatest flaw‚ he didn’t know when enough was enough. Now‚ back to subject at
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How successful was Alexander II in overcoming opposition to his regime? In 1861 Russia was a backward state‚ other countries in Europe had undergone the industrial revolution but Russia was still an agricultural country with a large lower class of serfs. Alexander II made the decision to emancipate the serfs in 1861 mainly due to a fear of revolt but also as a cause of liberal pressure and in the interest of economic growth. Throughout this decision and decisions to make other reforms different
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In the end he died alone. Tired of living in a Florida VA Nursing home for less than a year‚ he had some crazy idea that he could once again live by himself‚ and so with government assistance bought a motorized chair and moved into an apartment on the VA grounds against family advice. Independence and freedom barreled him along sidewalks to the store and back. Several months later upon returning from the grocer’s he suffered a second stroke and died on his kitchen floor. Such is the story of
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In the book “The Culture of Nature: North American Landscape from Disneyland to Exxon Valdez” by Alexander Wilson (1991). The author talks about Earth being a meeting place for human and natural economies. Earth is full of resources‚ a place to enjoy‚ construct‚ play and create something. A place called Nature‚ this book is cultural history in North America‚ a place describe as nature. Let’s not concentrate on the damage‚ as there are many things to say. Let’s understand how nature is‚ how it is
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Alexander the Great was a powerful and wise military leader. His knowledge of the battle field led him to many victories; yet many of his battles ended very bloody for both sides. However‚ he did this for the good of his people and empire. Alexander the Great is the “great” king and military leader that many people perceive him as because he is wise‚ merciful‚ and willing to learn about different cultures. Alexander had plans to unite Greece and conquer Persia. He knew it was best to do this‚ so
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Federalist Era‚ politics‚ parties‚ programs‚ policies‚ and people made an enormous difference in how the new nation should be structured and run. During this era‚ two men in particular championed politics and their respective parties. These two men were Alexander Hamilton‚ a Federalist‚ and Thomas Jefferson‚ a Democratic-Republican. Both Hamilton and Jefferson were successful college educated intellectuals and politicians who made significant contributions to the development of the United States policies
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Alexander the great was a hero because he treated everyone equally‚ had good decision making‚ and was always side by side with his men. One important reason why Alexander the great was a hero because he treated everyone equally. Alexander treated everyone equally to others in his life and did not say that this person was more important to him than somebody else in his life. “Alexander treated Darius’ family with respect‚ likening Darius’ mother to his own mother and gave orders to his army that
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