In ancient Greece, the people praised the Greek gods like the all powerful Zeus, Hera, and Apollo. There are many stories that focus on Greek gods, some people believe them to be true and some see them as stories. The Greek god Apollo focused on fate, plagues, and healing. He was considered the most Greek god of all gods. In Oedipus Rex, Sophocles uses the Greek god Apollo to show his influences on human life in how he controls fate, how plagues can change people actions, and healing in their lives
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Throughout antiquity, there have been countless influential contributions made to Greek art and culture. Whether made by artists, writers, philosophers or sculptors, each one had an impact on Greek history. The famous Athenian sculptor, Pheidias (ca. 480-430 B.C.), was one of the most significant artists of his time. Best known for his work on the Parthenon and the chryselephantine cult statues of Athena and Zeus, Pheidias was a renowned public figure. It was difficult to become a successful sculptor
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When my friend and colleague Alexander Hamilton proposed his plan for a National Bank of the United States to Congress this past December of 1790, my immediate response was wholehearted support. At the Constitutional Convention, I argued fiercely for a strong federal government, and the institution of a National Bank would both centralize power and secure the future of this fledgling nation. The National Bank would boost the strength of our federal government and ensure that the national government
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Through his early years Alexander was educated by Aristotle in literature, art, and philosophy. At the forefront of Alexander’s studies was the book Iliad . This literature, among others, contributed to the formation of Alexander’s morals and more importantly, which figures he modeled himself after. In Aristotle’s Hymn to Excellence he speaks of Alexander’s ancestors: Heracles, Achilles, and Aias –who became Alexander’s heroic models . This was good for Alexander because it allowed him to relate
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The ancient city of Alexandria owes its founding to the King of Macedonia, Alexander the third, or Alexander the Great as he’s more commonly known. According to legend, Gordius, founder of Phrygia, tied an intricate knot (Gordian knot) in the thong connecting the pole of his chariot with the yoke. An oracle claims that the man who is able to undo the knot is destined to rule Asia. Fittingly, Alexander, failing to untie the knot with his hands, chops the knot in half claiming to have completed the
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to write about their life and how they helped develop the nation. I chose to write about Alexander Hamilton. The point of the assignment was to know how important their role was in the United States. I earned 40 points in the Founding Fathers Project and my letter grade is an A. To approach the assignment I decided to look up on the internet founding fathers of the United States, that is how I found Alexander Hamilton. As you can tell, I had to write specifics in the assignment like his childhood
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The Founding Brothers tells the tales of the ordinary lives and challenges that the Founders or Framers faced. One of them was to ensure that the nation that they helped build would stand for the test of time. However, the author, Joseph Ellis, tries to give the reader a better understanding of the founders, that they are more than just men. They are more than white people that believed in white superiority. Instead, they are men that understood the problems that the country was facing after independence
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Alexander Hamilton’s The Federalist No. 1 boldly claims that in order for the citizens of New York State to experience true freedom, they must fight for the ratification of a new and powerful central government. Hamilton fights for his cause through the usage of compelling diction and changes in tone. Hamilton utilizes compelling diction in order to persuade the people of New York State. He starts his passage with “...unequivocal experience of the inefficacy of the subsisting federal government”
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In Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation, Joseph J. Ellis, in depth, explains some of the defining challenges that the Founding Fathers faced after they began to build the new government of the United Sates after the Revolutionary War. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation is a work of historical non-fiction written in narrative form. Ellis chooses to write his narrative based on the most predominant figures of the time period, which he names “Founding Brothers,” a relative twist
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Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Government written by Joseph J. Ellis; Ellis talks about the time after the war and the people who were the most responsible for holding the United States together after the fact. Those people include Aaron Burr, Alexander Hamilton, George Washington, James Madison, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson.The book is split up into six different parts where each Founder has a part and story while within these parts you can see the change of foundations of the Government overtime
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