Alexander Selkirk

“What is meant to be will always find a way,” this quote by the author Trisha Yearwood addresses the matter of destiny and fate, which plays an extremely crucial role in Homer’s respected poem, the Iliad. The gods were a big part of the ancient Greeks’ lives, from influencing commoner’s daily lives to the king's’ most important decisions. The gods in ancient Greece, however, are not so much like the God/ gods we believe in today. No matter which religion you think of, the God(s) are always portrayed

In the years following the Revolutionary War, Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson had a number of conflicting philosophies on how best to run the young nation. Most important of all was determining the role and responsibilities of the federal government. Hamilton, a Federalist, was an advocate of a strong national government controlled by the wealthy with the power to tax and regulate commerce; Jefferson, who grew up on a Virginia plantation, championed states' rights and a laissez-faire policy

Alexander Hamilton as a Political Prophet January 11th, 1757, the supposed day that a founding father, an American statesman, and the creator of the nation’s financial system was born; his name, Alexander Hamilton. But, before all of those things came to be true, Hamilton was just a boy with an unexciting background. Mr. Hamilton was born in the Caribbean Islands of Nevis to James Hamilton and Rachel Fawcett. He had a normal childhood, spending most of his youth on the island of St. Croix where his

write about Phillip III, or most commonly known as Alexander the Great. Maybe because of how successful he was or maybe just because of how he had such a major impact in history. They tend to focus on the advantages he created, and the success Alexander the Great had as a leader not just in the military aspect of his reign, but also as a leader in the political side. The history shows the impacts and changes brought from the military, from which Alexander the Great lead, and the spreading of Greek culture

every presidential administration becomes marked by the supposed corruption that lies within it, for the office is considered the “Room Where It Happens” (Miranda and McCarter 186). In homage to the times of exclusion and inclusion of Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton in this room during the founding father’s era of government, Hamilton: The Revolution, by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jeremy McCarter, states that “[one] feel[s] like [one has] been Burr [..] as many times as [one has] been Hamilton” (264). Nevertheless

When studying about Jesus, the Second Temple Period is important because it gives numerous events of being controlled by government authority and includes five eras of difficulty for the Jewish nation. With that being said, the Christian canon does not document the Second Temple Period as it relates to the description and political aspects of this era but it does give us detail as to the Jews expectations as it relates to messianic prophecies. As we know the Jews of the first century had denied,

We now go into the part of his life where it all started to go downhill. Alex never got over it and he attended the 1780 winter's ball and meet Anglecia and Elizabeth(Eliza) Schuyler and ended up marrying Eliza that very year almost 1 month after they knew each other. When he finished war he and Aaron Burr went back and finished up their studies and practice law and they work next door to each other. Though he didn't plan it. The downfall of their friendship started Washington choose Hamilton over

In the third story called The Silence, the author makes a point of the question of slavery being silenced and almost causing America to be destroyed. On February 11, 1790, two Quakers called for a petition to the House of Representatives to put an end to African slave trade. A Representative from Georgia named James Jackson was appalled by this petition. He argued that these Quakers were infamous innocents incessantly disposed to drip their precious purity like holy water over everyone else's sins

Connections between humans and their culture over time,rarely found, happen to be found in ancient literature. The connections ,archetypes, can be found in the adventurous book The Odyssey. Ancient greek culture is brought up by Homer through archetypes. In the Odyssey, topics such as terrifying monsters , love tests, and an unstoppable hero are all related to ancient greek culture. The Odyssey shows archetypes that also reveal this culture. Three archetypes found are monsters, loyalty, and a hero

Describe the conquest of Alexander the Great and analyze the legacy of his empire. Alexander the III of Macedonia was known as Alexander the Great. He became king when his father died. His father knew that he would succeed him so his father prepared him for a military and political future. Alexander the Great was taught by the well know educator Aristotle. Alexander mind was open up not only to the basic but to medicine, science and philosophy. He was known as Alexander the Great not only for