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fact a villainous act. Alexander the Great is an example of this, there are multiple forms of evidence explaining how he conquered lands, and showed no mercy. Not only did he take over ⅓ of the known world, but he gave his enemies no chance for discussion and he forced them to either change or die. he had no intention of stopping, even his main generals had to refuse his orders for him to realize what he’s doing is unnecessary, and he still planned to only postpone it. Alexander could be considered

There were many leaders throughout the ancient times but Alexander the great was said to be one of the greatest leaders of all time. He was born July 356 B.C.E in Pella Greece, he showed great strength at a young age. “Alexander was born into a family that traced its royal roots back to the great hero Hercules” (Freeman 5) Alexander was born into royalty his father was a leader. When Alexander was 13 he started learning from Aristotle, he taught him Greeks, philosophy and about plants and animals

Essay After the Constitution was put into place, there were many conflicting ideas on how to run the country. Two people, Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson, led seperate groups that helped shape America today. Hamilton and Jefferson became the prominent leaders of the Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans parties. The Federalist party was led mainly by Alexander Hamilton. The party had many different hopes for the future and feared many ideals put forth by the Democratic-Republicans

women marrying wealthy men solely for the purpose of gaining wealth is very prevalent in today’s society. This trend hasn’t only recently begun though, it has been around and this is shown in a couple of stories that we have read over the term. Alexander Pushkin’s “The Station Master” and Anton Chekhov’s “Anna on the Neck” are two stories that involve a young women going off with a man of wealth and changing their lives. Both of these stories have many similar elements and themes throughout their

Alexander Hamilton Hamilton was man who had everything going against him since the beginning. Unlike many of the other Founding Fathers, he did not have a privileged background. Hamilton was the only founder born outside the American colonies. He was an immigrant who had many disadvantages early on. Instead of settling for an unremarkable life, he did not let them stopped his ambition. His disadvantages only fueled his ambition. He was a smart man who was always in the pursuit of honor. Always outspoken

Alexander Hamilton was one of America’s foremost founding fathers. Hamilton’s work in the army, in the writing of and ratification of the constitution, his creation of the bank, and his successful political career all made an important impact on early american society, most of which can still be seen today. Although Hamilton accomplished so much in his short life, his last few years were filled with horrible sufferings that would greatly affect his mental health. This degradation of Hamilton’s mental

There are many unknowns regarding who Homer was. His date of birth and death are still a mystery to modern day historians, ranging anywhere between the twelfth to eighth century BCE. As to where he was born, no one knows the exact location. Although there are many mysteries revolving around Homer’s life, there is one known fact: his epics changed history forever. Homer’s epics are one of the only few artifacts historians have to learn about Homer, which can reveal a lot if read carefully. After

If we remember back to the last election, we can remember that the current president did not win the majority of the popular vote. Some have screamed that this is a miscarriage of justice, that it violated the concept of one person, one vote (Darling-Hammond). I argue that the system worked exactly as it was designed to. We have a very cumbersome election system in this country: a system that was designed for the very purpose of being cumbersome. The Founding Fathers could have created a system that

1775 and soon had distinguished himself during the Patriot attack on Quebec. He is credited with trying to evacuate the body of General Richard Montgomery who was killed in action. Later after the war, he defeated Alexander Hamilton’s father-in-law in a race for Senate, which made Alexander angry and caused him to turn on him. He also served as a state attorney in 1790, lost against Jefferson in a race for vice presidency due to Alexander’s actions in 1796, and eventually returned to the New York Assembly

Alexander the Great was an ancient Macedonian ruler and one of history’s greatest minds who as the King of Macedonia and Persia, established the largest empire the ancient world has ever seen. Alexander the third of Macedon, known as Alexander the Great was born on July 21, 356 BCE in Pella and was the son of King Philip the second of Macedon and Olympias, Philips 4th wife. (Verify information) It is belief that Alexander inherited a lot of his parent’s traits including the natural disposition of