A bastard, orphan, son of a whore and Scotsman moves into his college dorm. After living in the Caribbean for his whole life, Alexander has moved to New York to attend Columbia University. With his father leaving them when he was young, his mother worked hard to receive their blessings. Alexander had learned to do the same in her memory.
When Alexander was only thirteen, she had died. That winter she had been working from the time Alexander woke for school to the time he came home and then she worked a second job from evening to the very early morning. That winter she had been to poor and busy to get a flu shot. With a frail immune system from long working hours of labor, little food, and too little hours of sleep she got caught a horrible flu
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He belonged with bigger people who had just as equal purpose as him. As his last year of high school start to come to a close with millions of exams and dozens of college applications to write, the neighborhood started collecting money so he could afford to comfortably move to an American city of his choice.
His graduate day had been as heavenly as his dreams of his mother Alexander occasionally still had. He had graduated top of his class and gave a length speech that brought people to tears and eventually to sleep. After everyone had received their diploma, the head-town-council member had given Alexander a box with the couple thousand dollars the town had gathered for him. Not expecting anything, Alexander broke down in tears and hugged to council member.
When he returned to the orphanage he was still living in, he found he received an acceptance letter from Columbia University in New York.
Excited by this news, he started packing all the important things he had that he wouldn't for the next couple months until students were allowed to move into their
Toward the end of June the summer after he graduated, he sent his parents his transcripts. They didn't hear from him again, so in August they decided to go visit him is his apartment in Atlanta:
Alexander the Great is without doubt one of the greatest military leaders of history. Not only did Alexander of Macedon conquer enormous areas of the known world but also he demonstrated dynamic leadership and masterful strategy on a large scale and tactics on the battlefield. During his life, he ruled the largest empire the world had ever seen, which stretched from ancient Greece to India. The son of King Phillip II of Macedon, Alexander was educated by the philosopher Aristotle and first led Macedonian troops at age 18. Many times Alexander was worshipped as a god in some of the countries he ruled. He had a huge impact on world history spreading the seeds of western culture and philosophy across the world and has legends and stories
Alex Johnson was moving to Hollywood, California. He moved there because his dad had recently died in a police shooting,his mom had lost her job as a manager for a bank, and he was having trouble in school. Alex just wanted to restart his life.When they moved Alex thought he would never fit in.
Alexander the Great was well known for his amazing achievements. Alexander’s father died when he was only 20 years old, so he became the king. He was born in Macedonia in 356 B.C.E., in a kingdom near the northern edge of Greece (BGE). When he died he had conquered 70 cities within 10 years (Doc E). Alexander thought so highly of himself that he thought he could conquer Persia, Asia Minor, Egypt, and many other places (BGE). Was Alexander the Great as intelligent and encouraging as people said he was? He was great for these 3 reasons he founded many cities, he was brave, and he spread Greek culture throughout many different places!
Alexander the Great was the king of Macedonia, conqueror of the Persian Empire, and one of the greatest military geniuses of all times. Even at an early age, Alexander had the promise to become a great leader. Through all his victories and conquests, he has become a great hero and has had a large impact on history. That is why I chose he book Alexander the Great, by J.R. Hamilton for my review. Hamilton does a very good job with the story of Alexander the Great.
Alexander the Great is a one of the most successful leaders and conquers of his period. Alexander dominated with the most powerful military with knowledge of all new advanced technology. The commander conquered Syria, Egypt and Mesopotamia. He used different types of strategies that influenced others later. He was a strong leader, but every leader has their downfall and makes mistakes.
Alexander the Great who was born in Macedonia in july,20 356 BC, his father the emperor Fillip II. whose conquests were notorious throughout the Middle East is conquering much of all Mediterranean to Afghanistan and eastern Iran in a period of 10 years. even Syria, this mighty king was raised to replace his father in the kingdom. study at the feet of Aristotle, in his intellectual formation.
Alexander the Great in my opinion was very great. He led his army through many battles. They won these battles due to Alexander's battle strategies. He led his army and people to greatness and help develop many places that he conquered.
Alexander the Great crossed the Hellespont with his combined Macedonian and Greek forces and stepped upon the shores of Anatolia. This is the first attack against the Persians on their land. The battle began on May of 334 B.C. ("Battle of the Granicus"). The twenty day march consisted of 32,000 infantry and 5,100 cavalry. This battle was very significant because it is one of the earliest battles on record that was won by cavalry strength and through coronation of infantry support. Although Alexander was close to losing and dying, he managed to win through his battle tactics and massive army. High command governors (satraps) made an army of 10,000 cavalry and 5,000 infantry. They were sent to the town of Zelea in the western part of Asia Minor.
Alexander the Great was a hero politically, socially, and economically. First, “When Darius was found murdered by his own men, Alexander executed the assassins and gave Darius a royal funeral.” (Alexander The Great PowerPoint) Politically, Alexander avenged King Darius by executing the assassins that killed him; this takes harms and threats away from citizens, making him a better ruler, also, he is honoring his dead friend which shows true qualities of a leader such as being respectful. Secondly, Alexander the Great was a hero socially. Notably, “Alexander found a few ways to show respect for the people and his empire and still spread Greek culture.” (Alexander The Great Packet) Socially, the citizens may like the cultural changes making the
“There is nothing impossible to him who will try.”-Alexander the Great. Throughout history Alexander’s name has been synonymous with “great”. Although historians and people alike disagree with whether or not Alexander rightfully earned his title, it would be a laborious task to prove he did not. In twelve short years, Alexander not only conquered and ruled the largest and most successful empire of his time, he became a picture of healthy diplomatic relations, and spread Greek culture throughout the world.
Alexander III of Macedon, more commonly known as Alexander the Great, is one of the most legendary figures in our history and in the history of the world. His conquests and endeavors echoed far and wide, bringing about new eras and ideas to the world. Alexander earned his place in the world’s history and is worthy of the title ‘The Great’ because of his military prowess, his idealism and his legacy.
Alexander the Great is remembered as a conquering man who built one of the largest empires. Some describe him as a man with a vision of world harmony. Others see him as a blood thirsty man with a mental illness. One thing that cannot be argued is that he and his empire are fascinating studies. From his rise to power to his mysterious death is interesting, but even after he died the story is fascinating. Due to his death, his empire was divided and a long power-struggle began starting with his generals. Each account has its own story of war and betrayal. These days must have been hard for those in power; they never knew who they could trust. Only the ones who were skilled in the strategy of war and ruthless enough to maintain their power
The death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC marks the beginning of the Hellenistic Period and covers 300 years to the invasion of Egypt by the Romans. The word Hellenic refers only to the Greeks, but the term Hellenistic refers to `the Greek-influenced societies that arose in the wake of Alexander's conquest' (Sacks, 105). The Hellenistic world extended from Greece all the way to Afghanistan and resulted in the beginning of the mass spreading of Greek culture. Its central characteristics were the mass empires created by Alexander and his successors, the mingling of Greek and other cultures and the diffusion of religions
Good post this week, too! I agree with your approaches and outcomes. Especially, I would like to agree with you about the statement you said Although the newly acquired regions were now subject to the Macedonian empire Alexander allowed many of the regions to continue their longstanding civic and religious institutions the same way that that they had been prior to Macedonian conquest. With your saying, can we say that Alexander was respecting the other regions about their beliefs, cultures, social interactions, and more? This tolerance of him might be due to his campaigns’ action that the brought both armies and the Greeks to the East, and so he might not want any local conflicts between his soldiers and the nations in the new soils,