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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Compare and contrast Alexander II and Alexander III Although they were father and son‚ the reigns of Alexander II and Alexander III took off in completely different directions. Alexander II was committed to his empire by vowing to reform Russia‚ making it more in line with nineteenth-century western society. His son‚ on the other hand‚ was the unprepared tsar‚ whose actions were literally reactions to his father’s unexpected assassination. Consequently‚ Alexander II went down in history as much
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Compare and Contrast the domestic policies of Alexander II‚ and Alexander III Tsar Alexander II and his son Alexander III were two different minded leaders who both sought for the best of Russia by changing the ancient ways of Russian beliefs and modernising them to allow Russia to become a world power once again. The father and sons ways of thinking where completely different as the father went for a more liberal approach for Russia‚ while his son had a conservative view when changing Russia. But
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King Henry II and Thomas Bennett were very close friends . Henry was the king of England and he had a great opportunity . The Theobald archbishop of Canterbury was the head of church of england and he saw potential in Thomas. He put him under his church tree and through that Thomas gained experiences and had great success and was the archbishop’s servant and trustworthy.King Henry II appointed Thomas as a position of chancellor of england. Now the chancellor is an important job because it was second
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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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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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February 11‚ 2015 Alexander Patacsil Principal IV Urdaneta City National High School Sir: Greetings I would like to apply for a Teaching 1 position in your school. I graduated with a degree in Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education major in English and passed the Licensure Examination for Teachers. I am presently working as a College English Instructor of Panpacific University North Philippines and at the same time I am handling the Foreign Language Class of the Basic Education in the
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