Bilal Philips

The question that we are all trying to answer is How Great was Alexander the great. Is that really the question that we are asking I mean His name is alexander the GREAT. Well AS you have probably guessed I am in favor of Alexander the Great. I believe he was great. His Greatness brought Julius caesar to tears. He built a strong empire at a very young age, 20. He was born in the back woods, macedonia, so he did not have a great chance of being great. He fought and won many battles, that shows…

This war was the first between these two countries that has happened throughout history. This war was one that would help shape the history of Europe. This war as the name entails was a war that lasted near a hundred years between England and France. The war was the start of a revolution in where the combat superiority of the knight was beginning to give way to infantry Since this war was one that took over the course of such a long period of time it is impossible to see how the two countries…

He was very involved with his land in France and was very focused on his rivalry with Prince Philip, as he wanted as much land in France as possible, even more than the actual king of France did. Although some may say that Richard was fighting for England and was fighting crusades for the church so he could be seen as pious. However, in his ten-year…

brilliance, and persistence. He unleashed changes that would ripple across the Mediterranean world and Middle East for centuries. His most lasting achievement was the spread of Greek culture. Alexander the Great’s empire was a great success. After Philip II was assassinated, Alexander took the throne. He was only 20, but he was an experienced soldier and was ambitious like his father. Alexander started conquering in Persia, and from there moved from victory to victory, never losing a battle,…

Peter the Great was an emperor of all Russia. He was born in Moscow, Russia on June 9, 1672. He was born into a very rich family in Russia. He was the 14th child. He first became emperor at the age of 10 because of deaths in the family. Once he grew up he became very tall at 6’8 and a strong man. His personality was if he wants to do it he is going to do it. And that’s exactly what he did. He was a smart warrior and spectacular fighter. He also did a lot for his country. Peter made schools in…

Effective Leader Essay Kamehameha was a mighty warrior and leader. He was the first person to ever unify the Hawaiian Islands. However, Kamehameha had to work hard to unify the Hawaiian Islands. He had to win many battles, and defeat many people. Even though Kamehameha could walk the walk of an effective leader, the question was, could he talk the talk? Kamehameha was an effective leader because he was peaceful, he cared about his people, and he was respectful. Kamehameha was an…

positions of failure and had managed to pull success from these unlikely scenarios. Alexander was born on 353 BCE to the parents King Philip II and Queen Olympias in the city of Pella, the wealthy capital of the kingdom of Macedon. According to the writings of the ancient Greek biographer Plutarch, Olympias, on the eve of the consummation of her marriage to Philip, dreamed that…

King Philip received an elaborate burial because first and foremost he was a king. He was also a king that used military genius to unite the Greek city-states. He did so by changing the traditional military strategy. He used pikes that were 13 feet long and his formation was changed to be more forceful. He also used a catapult of sorts to be able to get past the walls that some Greek city-states were protected by. He used gold and silver from his conquests to move farther. He united the greek…

“The Minority Report” (1956), by Philip K. Dick is a collection of short stories divided into four volumes, Minority Report (Steven Spielberg, 2002) is, the produced film to help illustrate the science-fiction novel and is clearly, one of few films that transition most highlights the ideas of surveillance of citizens and preventive justice. Although it is undeniable that both ideas are taken from the original story by Dick, in the film they are highlighted and modified, to some extent thanks…

In the science fiction novel Ubik by Philip K Dick there is a product named ubik that is advertised in many different ways and as many different things but each way shows a new side of how advertising affects consumerism and how produces manipulate the advertisement industry to make their product more desirable. Philip K. Dick incorporates advertisements throughout the book that all around the same item, Ubik. This item is portrayed as many different things but all these different versions of…