American citizens have always resented the exercise of government power and their ineffectiveness * The usage of power has always created problems for governments and citizens Four Intellectual Traditions 1. Hamiltonian Tradition Named after Alexander Hamilton, who is considered the true founder of American administrative state. He believed in an effective top-down government with a very strong executive power, but not powerful enough to threaten the liberty of man. 2. Jeffersonian Tradition
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Alexander the Great By the end of the fifth century Macedonia started emerging as a kingdom of importance amongst the greek world. Its ruler Phillip II had built an efficient army which turned Macedonia into a military force that defeated the Greek's at the battle of Chaeronea in 338 B.C.E. Now Phillip was free to focus his ambition's on conquering Persia. He would never have that opportunity, Phillip was assassinated before he could undertake the invasion of Asia. Alexander the Great was only
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THE STORY OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT IS ONE OF COURAGE, GENIUS, AND GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENT; BUT IT IS ALSO SOMEWHAT BITTERSWEET, ENDING WITH HIS TRAGIC DEATH DURING THE PRIME OF HIS LIFE, AT THIRTY-TWO. ALEXANDER WAS BORN TO PHILIP II OF MACEDONIA AND OLYMPIAS, IN 356 BC. PHILLIP II WAS THE KING OF MACEDONIA UNTIL HE WAS ASSASSINATED IN 330 BC. PHILLIP KNEW THAT ONE DAY ALEXANDER WOULD SUCCEED HIM SO HE DID MUCH TO PREPARE HIM FOR A MILITARY AND POLITICAL FUTURE. ALEXANDER WAS GIVEN AN AMAZING
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What are five of the most important ideas or people to come from Ancient Greece? I believe the most important contribution from Ancient Greece is, from the information uncovered so far, that their education was less compartmentalized than what is found today. This meant that individuals had influence in more than one area, and their search for a set of rules that could use to apply to their areas of interest (page 108). In modern society, Socrates is mostly remembered for and credited with
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Donald Lipski & Tara Donovan Donald Lipski is a sculptor living and working in Philadelphia since 2006. While most known for his poetic ability and arranging of objects, he has recently created many amazing and creative public sculptures. Most of his large installations of sculptures are made from things found trashed in the street. He received a Bachelor of Arts from University of Wisconsin in 1970, and a Master of Fine Arts from Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan in
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Alexander the great Alexander III of Macedon commonly known as Alexander the Great was the king of Macedon. He is the creator of one of the largest empires in ancient history. He became the measure against which generals, even to this day, compare themselves; military academies throughout the world still teach his tactical exploits. Alexander was born on July 356 BC in the capital of the Kingdom of Macedon. He was the son of Philip II, the King of Macedon. His mother was Philip's fourth wife
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Congress, voting along sectional lines, approved the pact, but by less than the required two-thirds majority. Tempers on both sides were heated, and the matter was unresolved when the Constitution was sent to the states for ratification. He joined Alexander Hamilton and James Madison in supplying articles for New York newspapers in support of the Constitution under the pen name "Publius." Of these Federalist papers, Jay wrote Publius 2, 3, 4, 5, and 63. Meanwhile, George Washington had prevailed on
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I personally think the portrayal of the human figure has only changed a lot through time. My reasoning for this is because in Ancient Greece males figure were based off of gods in human form. Usually meaning very muscular and chiseled. The females were typically an hour glass or pear shape with medium shoulders. Compared to now the portrayal of the male figure in my opinion is slim and athletic and doesn’t require as much muscle. The females now typically want to be slim and in some cases of models
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Legacy of Alexander the Great Alexander III of Macedonia was known as Alexander the Great. He became king when his father died and went on to conquer most of the known world of his era. He is known as the Great not only for his military intelligence but also for how he handled the various regions he conquered in a very diplomatic way. Alexander amassed the largest empire in the entire ancient world. His empire covered 3,000 miles. After three years of very gruesome fighting, Alexander destroyed
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American schools do teach a little about ancient greece and there are actually movies out now that provide great information on wars for example the movie 300. Although sometimes you want to expand your knowledge on certain things and I thought that’d be great for Greece. In this essay I will hit key points like the beautiful Greek geography and how it affected trade, some politics and how the government and religion played a part in life, and the periods and mighty wars fought. hopefully i will
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