...About 330 BC ago, the Roman Empire began and died out around 1453 AD. It lasted about seven years before the death of Alexandre the Great. “The popularity of the legend of Alexander as the narrative of the height of achievement for a masculine warrior-hero served as one of his most enduring and powerful legacies to later ages” (Martin, Ancient Greece, 252). Alexandre had so many success which the Romans took noticed of and used it to conspiracy their expansion. Although many of the sources of Rome’s expansion was first presented as a sage of premediated wars of conquest (Ancient Rome, 67), when it comes to military, the Romans glean many of their military scheme from Alexander the Great. Although they had some influential ideas from Alexandre...
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...hard to imagine that the sustained economic prosperity of the Roaring Twenties was soon followed by a severe worldwide economic depression. In 1929, the Great Depression began in the United States. By the time the economy hit rock bottom in 1933, real GDP plunged nearly 30%. Real per capita disposable income sank nearly 40%. More than 12 million people were thrown out of work; the unemployment rate soared from 3% in 1929 to 25% in 1933. Some 85,000 businesses failed. Hundreds of thousands of families lost their homes (Wheelock 2008). The money supply had fallen 35%, prices plummeted by about 33%, and more than one-third of banks in the United States were either closed or taken over by other banks (Parker 2010) . Milton Friedman and Anna Schwartz, in their 1963 book A Monetary History of the United States, 1867–1960, call this massive drop in the supply of money “The Great Contraction.” Monetarists, including Friedman, argue that the Great Depression was mainly caused by this monetary contraction, poor policy-making by the American Federal System, and continued crisis in the banking system. While there are many credited theories that provide an explanation for the Depression, this essay will focus on Monetarism and John Maynard Keynes’s argument for government stimulus in order to combat the economic downturn. Causes For The Great Depression In their book A Monetary History of the United States, 1867–1960, Friedman and Anna Schwartz stated that the Depression began with America’s...
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...The Great Gatsby Essay 28 September 2015 The Great Gatsby Demeanor Essay Jay Gatsby is an extremely unique character in The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. He has different dimensions that are shown in the novel. In the passage where Gatsby’s smile is conveyed, Fitzgerald reveals that Gatsby has the ability to make a person feel the way they wish to feel just by his smile and demeanor. The way that Fitzgerald describes Gatsby’s smile is an intuitive, reassuring demeanor that can rope a companion in and gather trust simply. The different language that Fitzgerald uses in the passage influences how Gatsby’s demeanor is perceived greatly. Fitzgerald says, “It was one of those rare smiles with a quality of eternal reassurance in it. . .” (Fitzgerald 48). The author describes Gatsby’s smile in this manner because it provides the person whom he addresses with a sense of confidence that Gatsby understands what he is listening to, this is important because it helps create the image of Gatsby that Fitzgerald perceives as an extremely understanding character. Further, Fitzgerald uses unique language while describing Jay Gatsby’s smile, he says that “It understood you just as far as you wanted to be understood, believed in you as you would like to believe in yourself, and assured you that it had precisely the impression of you that, at your best, you hoped to convey” (Fitzgerald 48). Fitzgerald uses language to elaborate Gatsby’s character by personifying his smile to show how...
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...Alexander The Great Alexander the Great has had his name up for debate for a long period of time. People wonder “Is Alexander the Great really that great?” Alexander isn’t great, or is he? Alexander shows traits of respect towards others, he conquered the Persian Empire by himself, and he left behind an unforgettable legacy. Alexander the Great isn’t just great, he is amazing. Alexander conquered the Persian Empire. The Persian Empire was the largest, greatest, most advanced empire of its time. For Alexander to win against it is an amazing feat on its own. But not only did he win once, he beat Persia a total of three times, and took it as part of his empire. His second battle against Persia was very interesting. Persia’s army was lead...
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...Richard Hamilton AC1307862 HS150-World Civilization Assignment 02- Alexander the Great 2/16/2014 Alexander the Great was arguably one of the greatest leaders of all time. During his time, Alexander conquered nearly the entire known world. He proceeded to take all he conquered under his rule. He built perhaps one of the largest, strongest, and greatest empires this planet has ever seen. He commanded the Greek military from 336-323 BC. He was known throughout the world for his ruthless victories on the battlefield. He made himself popular and famous through his clever use of propaganda. He promoted and preached Hellenistic culture in all of the regions that fell under his rule. Alexander’s father was Phillip II, the king of Macedonia from...
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...Independent Reading Project “The Great Gatsby” The Great Gatsby is a story about a man named Jay Gatsby who transformed his life from poor to rich. He believed in the American Dream; the dream that hard work equals success. This is especially apparent during his conquest for Daisy, a woman who Gatsby met while stationed at Camp Taylor during which he was an army officer. She soon married a man named Tom Buchanan; however, this doesn’t change the love that Gatsby still had for her. The story takes place in 1922 in the city, West Egg after the narrator, Nick Carraway, moves there to “learn the bond business”(Fitzgerald, 2008, p. 2). He also meets with his cousin, Daisy Buchanan, and her husband, Tom Buchanan, to have dinner with them(Fitzgerald,...
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...(Kindle) Joe blogs November 2014 Judgement, Opinions, Changes When The Great Gatsby is first introduced, the narrator, Nick, describes how his dad once told him, "Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone, just remember that all people in this world haven't had the advantages you've had” (Fitzgerald). He then goes on to say as a consequence, he's "inclined to reserve all judgments” (Fitzgerald). This is rather ironic due to the entire novel consisting of many opinionated views and comments from the viewpoint of Nick, toward others, especially toward Jay Gatsby. Throughout the novel Nick has positive and negative thoughts toward Gatsby and seems unsure of his overall opinion of him. His is continuously indecisive and contradictive. Eventually however, his mind is set, that Gatsby is actually a down to earth, fine young man, seeking for his righteousness to be seen. Nick sets the scene by telling the story of how he had moved to New York "in the spring of twenty-two” (Fitzgerald), and had accepted an offer to share a house with a man in the office. He describes how he decided to "go east and learn the bond business” (Fitzgerald), and how his father had agreed to finance him for a year. Nick’s pretentious West Egg house is next door to Gatsby’s eyesore mansion. Nick is clearly unlike his West Egg neighbors, Gatsby included, where they lack many social connections; Nick is from Yale and has many. When Nick first describes the 'hero of the story,’ Gatsby, he makes his opinion...
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...Neglect from banks and others also led to the Great Recession. The subprime mortgage crisis could have been avoided if accountants were more aware because large banks were violating regulations and concealing the investments that were unstable. Moreover, accountants did not recognize these violations, allowing banks to continue lending subprime mortgages. (Rosenberg 2). Greater awareness from the part of accountants would have prevented many bank failures. On the other hand, the negligence of the Federal Reserve in maintaining low-interest rates could have had been prevented by corporations themselves. Due to the bankruptcy of Enron in December 2001 due to bad management and greed, the Federal Reserve needed to add money to the economy by lowering interest...
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...F. Scott Fitzgerald “Show me a hero and I will write you a tragedy.” This is how F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote, he would always change a positive thing into a negative thing and how he was one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century. He was an American novelist and a short story writer, who was most famous for his second cousin writing the Star-Spangled Banner, and his most famous novel, The Great Gatsby, but most of his work explains the Jazz Age and at the time, the Jazz Age was considered an “Age of Miracles”. What we can conclude from this is that F. Scott Fitzgerald was one of the greatest American writers and one of the most known writers of the 20th century. F. Scott Fitzgerald was born on September 24, 1896 in St. Paul, Minnesota....
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...Alexander III of Macedonia got the title “Alexander the Great” because he is known to be one of the greatest military leaders ever. Alexander the Great was born on July 20, 356 B.C.E., and died at the age of 32 on June 10, 323 B.C.E. He was born in Pella, the capital of Macedonia, to his parents Philip II and Olympias. Philip II was born in 382 B.C.E. to his parents King Amyntas III and Eurydice I. When Philip II became king, he united the Greek city-states. He also made Macedonia the most powerful city-state in all of Greece. Philip II was a very great military commander. Alexander was born during a time of great military success for his father. Philip had one other child with Olympias named Cleopatra. He also had some other children with...
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...In 2008 was the Great Depression, this was the last time the United States had a recession. This was the worst recession since the Depression in 1929. This recession was the longest lasting recession, a total of 18 months. "It was caused by the Y2K scare, which created a boom and subsequent bust in Internet businesses" (How the 9/11). This recession lead into the country’s financial crisis. Financially, businesses collapsed. This was a huge meltdown for the United States, we called this recession the “Great Recession”, it affected each and everyone so quickly. As a country recessions are hurtful to the economy. Recessions are identified as a decline in activities dealing with the economy. Citizens across the country were affected tremendously....
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...Over 200 years before Jesus Alexander the Great came into the world. When Alexander was a young child Alexander's father, King Philip the second, began to build his empire. Later in 336 B.C.E Philip was killed and Alexander became king of Macedonia at the age of 20. After the king died, Alexander immediately started building his empire and army. In 323 B.C.E after 11 years of battle, Alexander was ill and died, but Alexander did not name an heir to rule the empire he created. How Great was Alexander the Great? Alexander doesn't deserve the title of being great because he risked people's lives, and his empire fell apart soon after he built it. Alexander was willing to kill his men in order to make his empire grow. To begin, Alexander killed...
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...publication, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby continues to be critically acclaimed as the Great American Novel, with millions of copies being sold annually. Fitzgerald’s slim novel perfectly encapsulates the highly sought-after American Dream in a way that hadn’t been written before in the era of its publication. The story of greed, envy, jealousy, and wealth implores readers to re-read and decipher its deeper-meanings, and serves as a worthy contender for the title of the Great American Novel. Fitzgerald began his novel in his late twenties, pouring his heart and soul into the soon-to-be masterpiece. Finally, after numerous revisions and edits, Fitzgerald’s third novel was...
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...The Great Lakes are a use to many, in Canada and the U.S. To them it is the main source of fresh water, the Great Lakes themselves are the largest freshwater body in the world. “People in both countries depend on the lakes for drinking water. They also rely on lake water for use in factories, irrigation on farms, and generation of electric power.” (text book page 66) Without these lakes, there wouldn’t be a good source of water to the entire population of the U.S, and though it may seem like the lakes are doomed to a life in trash, we have made a lot of progress on the renovation of our precious lakes. In 1952 people started to realize that the lakes were heavily polluted. One sign of this was the burning of the Cuyahoga River In Cleveland...
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...Alexander the Great is not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep. He is Afraid of an army of sheep led by lions, but who is the army of sheep led by lions that can defeat him? First, I am going to talk about his Childhood. Then, I am going to talk about his Education. Next, I am going to say what his Legacy and what Risks he had to take. Finally, I am going to talk about some Facts that you might not know yet. I believe he is one of the best generals of all times. Do you think he is the best general? I am going to tell you about Alexander's childhood, like when he was born, what age he became king and many other things. Alexander was born in July 356 BC in Pella Greece. His Father is the king of Macedon and was Philip the second. His...
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