Alexander Spotswood

The kingdom of Berbania is ruled by the king, Don Fernando and his wife , Doña Valeriana. They have three sons, Prince Pedro, Prince Diego and Prince Juan. The King’s favorite child is his youngest son, Prince Juan. He cared for him so much that when he had a dream about his favourite being betrayed and beaten, he grew very ill, and sadly no doctors in the entire kingdom had a cure. So King Fernando's illness worsened. But as luck would have it, an old traveling doctor arrives at Berbania and…

Greece Greece, one of the most influential countries of the world, has come up with many inventions that are still used today. Tragically, many of these concepts were lost when the Romans burned the Library of Alexandria, but there were copies of some of the information. Still, much of this valuable information was lost pushing back innovation. Not only have the Greeks brought forth many great ideas, they have also influenced other cultures. An example of this is the classical Greek…

A Game Of Thrones is probably one of the most intriguing and exciting books I have ever read. This book goes into great depth concerning politics and each character’s own story. This book is currently telling the tale of House Stark, an honorable family led by their father and house lord, Ned Stark. Ned has been called to King’s Landing, a southern city dominated by the house of Lannister and Baratheon to serve in a political position for his King and former ally in the Great Targaryen War,…

Over the past few years the Greeks have affected the society by contributing primarily their advanced technology. Many of their advanced technology consisted of simple machines such as the lever, screw, cranes, and gears. These simple machines allowed the performance of work be held effortlessly. In my Rube Goldberg Machine we demonstrated the key aspects, of the ancient Greeks society by focusing on the five different components and representing their advanced technological accomplishments.…

Many theories have been borne about the origin of the Greek Geometric art. One theory unravels it as an expansion of the Mycenaean art, another theory agrees that it had a popular background origin. While others argue that Geometric art was settled due to Doric effects, it still has not given a suitable solution to the setback. Geometric style of ancient Greek art was primarily of vase painting. It began around 900 BC and denotes the last purely Mycenaean-Greek art form that initiated before…

The reign of Alexander the great would change the face of Europe and Asia forever. As crown Prince, he received the finest education in the Macedonian court under his celebrated tutor Aristotle. At the age of twenty, already a charismatic and decisive leader, Alexander quickly harnessed the Macedonian forces that his father’s reforms had made into the premier military power in the region. Alexanders family background and upbringing played a very significant role in his rise to prominence.…

leading to a rift between the people that would eventually result in the political parties we have today. Washington’s first order of business was taking care of the large amount of debt that had amassed once the Revolutionary war was finally over. Alexander Hamilton the secretary of the treasury, proposed a financial plan that insisted on raising taxes and establishing a national bank that would “collect all tax revenue...…

Alexander the Extraordinary Caris Daneker Pd. 8 In 336 B.C., there was a man named Alexander, from Macedonia. Alexander is now more modernly called “Alexander the Great”, for he did great things for the world and made history. Alexander did something so amazingthat the common man of his time would only dream about what he accomplished in only a decade! So, I believe a more suitable name is “ Alexander the Extraordinary”. Extraordinary means remarkable, or worthy of attention and in this…

October 2015 Alexander the Great; Questioning the credibility of his title “On the night of the birth of Alexander III of Macedonia, his mother [Queen Olympia] dreamed of mighty thunderbolts and his father [King Philip II of Macedonia] dreamed his son would be as strong as a lion” (Demi, Alexander the Great). Alexander didn’t disappoint his parents; he grew up to be just that and much more. Alexander the Great, was born in Pella, Greece in 356 BC. In his childhood years, Alexander was educated…

Who were the ancient Hittites? Excavations have revealed a civilization dating back to 3000 B.C.E, although this may not have been the origin of the Hittites. The Hittite’s coming was marked with the transition of art, which was marked by the Babylonian first dynasty falling. The Hittites were the supreme military, cultural, cultural force and political power in the 1400 to 1200 B.C.E whose capital was at Bogazköy, also known as Hattusas. They were a powerful civilization that had control over…