Rise and Shine Everyone! Time for us to defeat yet another city! How about one of the most powerful empires! These are some of the words that the determined Alexander the Great said. Alexander was born in 356 BCE in a city called Macedonia, where his parents King Philip, a leader of the Macedonian army […]
One of the topics that we discussed in class was about Alexander The Great. It was a topic that left a long lasting impression on me because of his acts as his life goes on. Some of these impressions were most felt by me was when the class was watching the video on Alexander’s life. […]
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Get startedWhile no contemporary textual evidence has survived over the years, Alexander the Great’s legacy has lived on. The unstoppable force that was Alexander the Great was the most accomplished conqueror that lived in the third century. His significance to history can be examined by studying the expanding or his territory, conquered by his father Philip […]
It is me Alexander the Great, the king of Macedonia and one of the most respected military commanders of all time. I have currently got a disease so my time is nearly up. Over my time I have conquered a series of lands and empires including persia, egypt india and many more. I am writing […]
In 332 BC, two years from Alexander the Great defeated Darius’s Persian force in the decisive battle of the Granicus River, Alexander entered Egypt and began the rule of the Macedonians in Egypt, which included Ptolemaic dynasty, continued until 30 BC. However, it is interesting to note that unlike other foreign rulers in Egypt, especially […]
Alexander is a film of historical drama genre, in reference to the life of the Macedonian general and king Alexander the Great. The initial screenplay of the film is based on the book Alexander the Great, which was published by an Oxford historian Robin Lane Fox. Alexander was directed by Oliver Stone, who is an […]
Angola, although abundant in wealthy resources, still faces a lack of development. It may seem that the dependency theory could be a factor in this, however, civil war has been the leading cause of the prevention of successful development. After their secession from Portugal, the fight for power over the country turned into a civil […]
In this essay, I will discuss the importance and meaning of the flags of the world’s superpowers. I will also connect the relevance of their flags in respect to how well the countries have globalized. After this, I will discuss the flags of important organizations and movements and how they relate to globalization. Lastly, I […]
Ancient Rome began as a small town in Italy and eventually grew into an empire that contained most of Europe, Britain, Western Asia, Northern Africa, and the Mediterranean islands. Rome became an empire soon after Julius Caesar came into power and conquered France. Augustus, who was Julius Caesar’s adopted son, took the throne after his […]
In our world we have had so many people who have influenced several communities, races, political groups, and even the entire world. These influencers can be influencing for the good or bad. There are three people though who really stick out to me as some of the most influential people in history, Martin Luther King […]
Revolutions are phenomena of the same order — this belief has become so commonplace so long ago that it seems that it no longer needs proof. In fact, if these two phenomena have something in common, then this is only the word ‘Revolution.’A.R. was a movement based on ideas, persistently rethought by the most serious […]
The American Revolution was a colonial revolt which occurred between 1765 and 1783. The American Patriots in the thirteen colonies defeated the British in the American Revolutionary war with the assistance of France, winning independence from Great Britain and establishing the United States of America. The American Revolution did not have sudden changes in structure […]
Today people are defined by their skin color, looks, sexuality, gender, and beliefs. In the late 1700s people were also defined and given a title, except they were given different titles than those today. Today someone would be defined as black, white, asian, hispanic, homosexual, bisexual, gay, lesbian, queer, lower class, middle class, upper class, […]
American Revolution is considered to be the colonial revolt that took place between 1765 and 1763. It occurred as a result of the thirteen colonies in America won independence from Great Britain, thus, calling the nation, United States of America. For the thirteen colonies to defeat the British in the American Revolutionary War, it got […]
The French and Indian War was a contention in North America in which Incredible England battled France and their Local American partners. It kept going from 1756 until 1763, so it was otherwise called the Seven Years War. At the harmony meeting in 1763, the English got Canada from France and Florida from Spain, yet […]
When christopher columbus first went sailing , he aimed to reach India but he actually did not reach India , he discovered a new continent . Columbus landed in central America in october 1492 , he stole gold , jewelry including some previously undiscovered items such as tobacco , pineapple and the turkey . Just […]
Gordon S Wood is an American Historian and a recipient of the Pulitzer Prize 1993. He is a professor at Brown University, and his book Creation of American Republic won Bancorp Prize in 1970. Wood, in His book The Radicalism of American Revolution he is contented that despite the actual rebellion against the Great Berlin […]
Abigail Adams, Margaret Corbin, Sybil Ludington, and Deborah Sampson. These may just sound like names to you, but they are the names of women in the American Revolution who changed history. Although we might not hear about them as much as we do the founding fathers, they contributed just as much. Deborah Sampson A man […]
In our well developed, better than ever society, we are still fighting for women’s rights and equality between genders. Waiting for a police officer or a neurologist to come, we are usually surprised when we see a woman approaching. While reading an article about the death toll in the Syrian Civil War, we easily assume […]
The American Revolution was an important event marking may different changes in the lives of Americans. Specifically, it was a changing time for women. Although it was an influential period in history for women, different authors who have conducted research on the lives and experiences of women at this time, argue differently about what these […]
After reading “George Robert Twelves Hewes” my understanding of the American Revolution has changed. Before reading this text I was under the assumption that during the American Revolution all men had to join the military. Also, that women stayed home and took on the task that the men left behind. But after reading I now […]
Both books recognize that the American Revolution was a far more complicated affair than the more traditional narrative provides. In The Hanging of Thomas Jeremiah A Free Black Man’s Encounter with Liberty, J. William Harris is able to show the hypocrisy of a nation that fights for independence while simultaneously denying the same right to […]
During the American Revolution both the British and the Americans used spy tactics to help boost their side. America had overall more people working on their side than the British and the success of the American spied was a major reason that the colonies won the revolution.. The British also had many tactics and ways […]
War has plagued humanity since the beginning of history. Nobody enjoys war, but people have fought others for centuries to defend and hold onto their beliefs. What this shows is that human nature is naturally conducive to war and conflict. As humans are prone to the wills of their environment, they have consistently been forced […]
Honing in on a period of time known for being scandalous and charged with strict religious beliefs, Salem in 1692 is dense with recognizable American history. The events of the momentous year caused hangings, trial hearings, a disrupted community, and death by being crushed. Schiff’s exasperating account of the Salem Witch Trials in 1692 synthesizes […]
When the stock market crashed on October 29, 1929 many people were convinced there would be a decade long depression (U.S. History 2008) and they felt that there was no hope left. Herbert Hoover was seen as doing nothing to help the nation during this awful time. Franklin D. Roosevelt was nominated as a candidate […]
In 1987, the novel “Beloved” came about. This post-civil war novel by Toni Morrison is a heartbreaking novel of battling with memories, your horrible actions, and the past. In everyone’s life, there is a moment that is so horrific and so heartbreaking that all you want to do is push it so far back in […]
The great California gold rush was the largest internal migration in American history, it brought about 300,000 people to California to dig one of the most prized possessions back then, gold. The California gold rush gave California there nick name as the “Golden State”. Many of the once inhabited gold rush towns soon turned into […]
During the Industrial Revolution of the 19th century, there were two kinds of businessmen into a good or bad category, the Captains of the Industry, who created and grew new industries and made the nation wealthy and powerful; and the Robber Barons, who exploited their workers and illegally destroyed their competition. It was a time […]
Pride is a high opinion of one’s own importance and is often considered to be the motivation to strive for success. However, pride can also be considered dangerous, since it can lead to arrogance and evoke the need to preserve self-worth, which results in regrettable decisions. One of the most common hazards of pride is […]
