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    The Education of Cyrus Many people look at good leaders and wonder what made them great. Xenophon was one such person. He looked at the legendary leader, Cyrus of Persia, and presented him as the best leader the world had ever seen. Cyrus could rule over humans as easily as other men ruled sheep and livestock. He was seen as just and honorable as he lavished things on his compatriots generously. But although he acted just and honorable his motives were far from good. He used manipulation to gain

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    was told dating back to the times of Cyrus the Great, around five hundred and eighty BC. This was because of her grandmother’s stories that was told to her as a child. (Satrapi 28). This era was the point in time of the Persian empire. Cyrus the Great was one of the many people who impacted the world. He was a towering figure in the history of mankind. As the "father of the Iranian nation", he was the first world leader to be referred to as "The Great". Cyrus founded the first world empire - and

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    the Persian empire’s great success was built on six major elements; Administration, communication, integration, religion, local culture and lastly, their military. The element of administration comes from Darius I, he took control eventually after Cyrus II who built the Persian empire, he was a brilliant conquer and he understood how to run the empire. Darius, I he took over and made the Persian empire into a functioning organization. He was well known for his love of bureaucracy. He created a set

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    Pennies are one of America's oldest treasures, but what is ironic about this specific treasure, is that it has no wealth. America’s classic coin the penny, is beginning to prove to be a second-rate coin when it comes to its use. And though many already cherish the coin for its history, the penny proves to be completely counterproductive in today’s society. After debating of whether or not the penny should be extinguished, there is no doubt that the penny is worthless, easily replaceable, and a waste

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    The Era of Wonderful Nonsense

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    The 1920’s is sometimes referred to as the “Roaring Twenties,” or “The Era of Wonderful Nonsense.” The nonsense this phrase is referring to is the style and boldness of the new kind of rebel: the flapper. In the 1920’s the flappers shocked everyone and set the path for other people who yearned to stand out and be different. The flappers certainly contrasted the generation before them, but that did not happen overnight. There are many reasons credited as to why flappers started rebelling, but one

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    When it comes to culture, politics, and society, the five classical civilizations of Greece, Rome, Persia, India, and China were similar in ways, but also different which made each its own. Let’s talk about Culture first. Religion and its importance is one that most classical civilizations had in common, but they each also had their own uniqueness. The Greece culture valued education, and placed emphasis on the importance of human effort. Celebration of human individual achievement and the ideal

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    Taylor swift The pop singer finally gets back with the Spotify as her music was reappeared on the streaming services and users can now enjoy the singer. The singer was popular among the fans but she left the streaming services three years ago as complaining publicly that streaming services did not pay enough to artists and returned back to the streaming services on same day when her rival Katy Perry released new album. The pop singer was considered to world best pop-stars as her music was available

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    Mily Cyrus Mily Cyrus was born in ( November 23, 1992 ) in America . She is an official singer, song writer, an actrees . She was born and raised in Franklin, Tenessee, she was an child star held minor role in television series Doc and film Big Fish . Mily Cyrus become teen idol for sharring character Milly Stewert in television series Hana Montana in 2006. Her father in an director and producer of many television series. Albums: Her first Album ( Meet Milly ) was out in 2007. She take

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    written in the Bible by historian, which came after Nehemiah and before the book of Job. The book of Esther describes events that took place during the years 486-465 B.C.E under the ruler king Ahasuerus. The Persians grew powerful during the time of Cyrus the Great around 560 B.C.E, and kept their power for some time. It wasn’t until Alexander the Great lead the Greeks in 333 B.C.E. to conquer the Persians. Meanwhile the Jewish people had been scattered all throughout

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    Miley Cyrus Future Prediction If one were to take a look at an image of Miley Cyrus ten years ago, one in the present, and one in the future they would not believe she is the same person. On March 26th, 2006, the live-action comedy show, Hannah Montana was launched on Disney Channel with Miley Cyrus playing her first major role as the show’s protagonist, conveniently named Hannah Montana. The television show showcased a 13 year old teenager’s everyday misadventures as living a double life as Miley

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