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    1. Gesture and Figure !Symbolic: Some think that Washington is pointing to the future, and others think he is saying farewell. Another interpretation is that the painting commemorates the signing of Jay’s Treaty. In the painting, Washington’s stance made him look quite regal. This is similar to European paintings of royals and nobles from that time. Biographic: Washington was about to retire from politics and said that nothing could bring him back into it. He had also recently fought the opponents

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    Alexander the Great Prior to approximately 350 B.C., Greece was a fragmented country with individual tribes separated from each other due to the mountainous terrain and geographical obstacles. Not only were they isolated physically, each individual polis remained focused on its own needs and interests.(Hemingway) Philip II, a Macedonian king, wished that all of Greece could act as one and be united under the same rule. In the Battle of Chaeronea, the son of Philip II, Alexander, claimed victory

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    Haden Stuart Professor Eric McLendon History 101 12 November 2014 Alexander the Great When people hear the word “conqueror” they may think of Genghis Khan, Napoleon, or maybe even Hitler, but when I hear the word, I always think of Alexander the Great. Alexander the great is arguably the most successful conqueror this world has ever seen. Now don’t get me wrong, there are many others that have been equally or maybe even more successful but there is just something about Alexander’s conquests that

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    Persia (550 BCE-330 BCE) and Greece (480 BCE-323 BCE) were two strong and prosperous empires. For over two centuries, persia and Greece have been waging war on one another. Although Persia and Greece gave men more power than women, both empires developed different social structures and unalike religious beliefs. Persia and Greece both have dissimilar social structures that consist of certain individuals. In early western Iran, the society was categorized into three social classes. The classes consisted

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    across America, ranging from coast to coast, with the obelisk of the Washington Monument on the east coast to Mount Rushmore on the north border of the United States to our everyday money; the founding fathers are quite prevalent in our society. Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, and John Adams have influenced American society immediately at the start and still continue to do so today. The book in which I have chosen to research goes into great

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    Ancient Greece was a nation settled on the Balkan Peninsula. The first group of Greeks most likely moved in from the north about four thousand years ago. As more arrived the population and city spread in a great amount and after a few hundred years they were the most powerful group in the region. Greece has influenced in many ways to help the western world. The Ancient Greeks were different from their neighbors in two major ways: they spoke in a different language, and they had a religion based

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    The Carleton Prize for Biotechnology Nomination Alexander Fleming, a name often connected to the evolution of medicine. Perhaps one of the most impactful and influential scientific researchers of the 20th century thus making him the most deserving to receive The Carleton Prize for Biotechnology. Providing enormous advances in the understanding of human biology through his findings of Lysozyme and Benzyl penicillin (The Nobel Foundation, 1945). Lysozyme has acted as a stepping stool for scientists

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    Capitalism and a New Social Order- The Republican Vision of the1790’s Joyce Appleby Nathalia Francio Cocenza As soon as the Federalists and the Republicans figured out that the America’s future was at risk, they knew it was time for a change. Hope; this is what moved the Republicans towards the creation of a new social order. The election of 1800 was very significant for a couple of reasons; it gave Thomas Jefferson the presidency of the United States, but most importantly, “the election constitutes

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    Amy Chua, from the very beginning dives into her thesis, which she argues from the introduction continued all through part one of “ Day of Empire” and without a doubt, throughout the entire book. Chua’s clear, distinctive thesis can be condensed into two main points. To begin with, she explains how for every society that has been allowed to be called a hyperpower have been – at the time, considered to be “tolerant”. In every instance to achieve supremacy, every hyperpower had to enclose a certain

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    Alexander: The Not So Great

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    Alexander the Great is hailed, by most historians, as “The Great Conqueror” of the world in the days of ancient Mesopotamia. “Alexander III of Macedon, better known as Alexander the Great, single-handedly changed the nature of the ancient world in little more than a decade. Alexander was born in Pella, the ancient capital of Macedonia in July 356 BCE. His parents were Philip II of Macedon and his wife Olympias. Philip was assassinated in 336 BCE and Alexander inherited a powerful yet volatile kingdom

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