Alexander Mikhaylovich Ovechkin (Russian: Александр Михайлович Овечкин; IPA: [ɐlʲɪˈksandr ɐˈvʲet͡ɕkʲɪn]; born September 17‚ 1985) is a Russian professional ice hockey winger and captain of the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL). Prior to playing in the NHL‚ Ovechkin played for HC Dynamo Moscow of the Russian Superleague for four seasons from 2001 until 2005‚ and he played for Dynamo again (this time in the Kontinental Hockey League) during the 2012–13 NHL lockout. Ovechkin was
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Alexander Calder was born on July 22‚ 1898 in Lawton Pennsylvania. Calder was raised by his mother‚ Nanette‚ and his father‚ Alexander. Both of his parents were artist‚ as well as his grandfather. Growing up‚ Calder was not interested in pursuing the “family business” of sculpture and various forms of art. As a young boy‚ he enjoyed tinkering with toys and creating which inspired him to pursue engineering. As he grew older‚ his family has relocated several times so his father could earn money and
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Ana Lilia Aguirre Mr. Ochoa English IV January 13‚ 2015 Alexander Pushkin: Russia ’s Greatest Poet “It ’s a lucky man‚ a very lucky man‚ who is committed to what he believes‚ who has stifled intellectual detachment and can relax in the luxury of his emotions - like a tipsy traveler resting for the night at wayside inn.” (Pushkin XLIX). Alexander Pushkin is consider one of the best Russian authors of the Romantic era. Pushkin was committed to social reform becoming a spokesman of literary radicals
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Alexander the great‚ hero or villain? After learning about the history of Alexander’s conquest of the world and his engineering achievements from both the perspective of the conqueror and the conquered‚ I believe he should be remembered as a hero‚ because of these three reasons. The first reason is he showed respect for his enemies‚ next he was a brilliant commander and last but not least he invented very evolved things for his time. One reason he should be remembered as a hero is because
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Alexander The Great Alexander’s empire was 2‚000‚000 miles big. Alexander was born in 356 B.C.E in Macedonia. His father was king Philip of Macedonia‚ and his mother was Olympia. They hired a philosopher Aristotle to teach him After his father was assassinated He became king‚ and took his father’s plan to conquer Persia.(BGE). Was Alexander really great? Alexander was great for at least three reasons intelligence‚ creativity‚ caring for others. The first reason that Alexander was great
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Alexander Pushkin was both a romanticist in his works and not‚ all at the same time. Beginning at age fifteen‚ he published poems and prose‚ and eventually his novel‚ Eugene Onegin. He is the William Shakespeare of Russia‚ influencing even the language by supplementing with his own vocabulary. He wrote everything from lyric poetry‚ to short stories‚ even personal essays and journalism pieces. Many of his works represent a highly romanticized view of the world. For example‚ “A Little Bird” refers
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Alexander the Great was the most strategically efficient leader in the history of the entire continent of Asia because he captured an empire from the Balkens to Modern-day Pakistan. He was born in Pella in the kingdom of Macedonia. Alexander the Great was born in July 20‚ 356 B.C. He died in 323 B.C. Alexander is famous because at young age he captured an enormous amount of Asia and went undefeated. At young age he tamed the wild horse Bucephalus. When Bucephalus died he named a city in India after
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Oliver Stone’s Alexander and it’s Accuracy in portraying Alexander the Great The 2004 film Alexander‚ directed by Oliver Stone‚ depicts the life of Alexander the Great. This essay will discuss the accuracy of Oliver Stone’s artistic vision in this depiction of Alexander’s life and achievements. The discussion will focus on: Alexander’s 7 year campaign‚ particularly its battles; his relationship with others‚ including his sexuality within the film; and the legacy Alexander and his armies left
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Alexander in Central Asia The Persian king was no longer in control of his destiny‚ having been taken prisoner by Bessus‚ his Bactrian satrap and kinsman. As Alexander approached‚ Bessus had his men fatally stab the Great King and then declared himself Darius’ successor as Artaxerxes V‚ before retreating into Central Asia to launch a guerrilla campaign against Alexander. Darius’ remains were buried by Alexander next to his Achaemenid predecessors in a full regal funeral
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Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915) Scriabin was neither interested in folk music nor nationalism‚ rather he developed an individual idiom that drew both on Russian traditions and on the European heritage of the virtuoso pianist-composer. (He absorbed the chromaticism of Liszt and Wagner‚ and juxtapositions of texture‚ scale‚ and figuration from Debussy) The whole of his work is evolutionary in character. In short‚ his early works exhibit lyrical and strong tonal romanticism. In his early
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