Alexander Fleming

During Andrew Shankman and Carson Holloway sermons, both scholars shared their viewpoints on Jefferson and Hamilton. As well as, I’ve learned about both “Founding Fathers,” based on their political views and rival between Jefferson and Hamilton. After learning more about Hamilton’s life and policies, in fact, he was an ambitious individual with many enemies on his back. However, I find Hamilton views were better than Jefferson in many ways: he wanted government and people to pay back their debt,…

Eratosthenes was a Hellenistic mathematician who lived during 276 - 195 B.C. He was born in Cyrene, Greece, which is now known as present-day Libya. He embarked on a journey to Athens, where he continued his studies. Around 240 BC, shortly following the death of the previous librarian, Eratosthenes became a librarian at the esteemed Library of Alexandria. He was such a well-rounded scholar that his colleagues gave the nickname “Pentathlos”. The nickname had a connotation of being balanced and…

Astronomy was particularly important to the Greek because it helped them understand the forces of life both practical and theoretical, and Ptolemy helped the Greeks with some progress of the universe around them. Since this was a long period of time ago they didn't have the intelligence advancement as we do now, so with the help of mathematics, science, and astronomy, Ptolemy helped try to explain what the Greeks couldn't. Astronomy became important to the Greeks because Ptolemy taught the…

Ancient Greece can be traced back to the Stone Age hunters (6000-2900 B.C.); however, Greek culture was much more notable from 1100-146 B.C., and likely had a more profound impact on Western civilization than any other culture. From 1100-750 B.C., a period known as the Dark Ages, Ancient Greece was immersed with wars and invasions and, over time, was divided into small, city states. During the Archaic Period (750-500 B.C.), art, the beginnings of democracy, and the knowledge and understanding of…

There are many theories of how Alexander the Great died. It is still a mystery on how the magnificent ruler passed away, but scientists feel they have an idea of what could have caused his death. Alexander the Great was the king of Macedonia in 336 BC. He conquered most of the known world in his lifetime; astoundingly forming one of the ancient world’s largest empires, which spread from Greece to present day Turkey. Some may conclude to call him “one of history’s most successful commanders.” But…

Alexander the great was indeed great in my opinion. Greatness in the era he lived in, to me, means he built his kingdom and expanded it, and he gained respect for his power and influenced others around him. He made people fear him and took over quite a few places within his life which expanded his empire. People such as the Egyptians prove my point. Egyptians treated Alexander the Great as if he were a pharoah and adopted his culture. Egypt became the center for Greek culture and because of that…

and Alexander had some of the most distinguished personalities, which made people admire them. Diogenes, founder of Cynicism, was a philosopher that lived his life as he described natural and free of convention, as he thought all men should. Alexander the Great, king of Macedonia, was one of the most brilliant thinkers and successful conqueror of his time. In Highet’s essay” Diogenes and Alexander”, he describes their personalities and the meeting these two great men had. While both Alexander…

Introduction Alexander the Great: a Macedonian king. Augustus Caesar: a Roman emperor. Both men were great leaders of the past. They had many accomplishments, experienced an impactful early life, and faced difficult obstacles. They also had similarities as well as differences. However, Alexander the Great was more important than Augustus Caesar because of his more impactful achievements, his creativity, his fame and success, and his wonderful traits. Accomplishments Alexander the Great has…

Contributions of the Ancient Greeks Ancient greece was one of the most technologically advanced societies during their time. Many of their ideas are still being used to this day. Some of these include, democracy, theatre, and the Olympic Games. Greece was one of many helpful ancient societies. One of the many ways that ancient Greece contributed to society now. One way is with democracy. Democracy was first invented in ancient Athens by Solon, Cleisthenes, and Ephialtes. Unlike the…

The birth of America was complicated and consisted of many problems because as a child, the country did not have a mother to guide it through infancy. The United States had to learn lessons and solve problems on its own in order to stand on its own as a leading and powerful country. In Founding Brothers, Joseph Ellis goes in detail about the troubles America faced in the start up, the indifferences between Jefferson and Washington, and the rifts of Jefferson and Adams. America went through…