Cyrus McCormick

When these two kings are compared in western narratives, they are presented as polar opposites with Cyrus being infinitely compassionate and a near-perfect ruler, and Xerxes being cruel and unjust. Weisehofer begins by explaining why this presentation made sense when thinking of the Achaemenid family, because beginning with Cyrus the empire would continued to grow in power, until the reign of Xerxes which marked the point where it would steadily decline until being…

Cyrus the Great is one of the most successful empire builders of all time. Most conquerors of that time were known to defeat civilizations and strip people of money and goods by violence and then enslave most of them. Cyrus on the other hand “would rule through persuasion and compromise rather than force and humiliation”. He treated leaders with honor and respect. Cyrus even permitted deported people to return to their homelands. Unlike most conquerors that forced their people to practice the…

of Cyrus, Xenophon describes Cyrus as the embodiment of these traits, but Book 8 shows the Persian empire immediately disintegrating after his demise. It would seem that altruism and success as a leader are inadequate, and that Cyrus’ hopes of leaving a legacy disbanded along with his empire. Despite his empire’s lack of longevity, Cyrus was able to leave a legacy through his ability to create such a huge empire, though the qualities and virtues he possesses, and through the impression Cyrus…

Grace Kelly: An Iconic Actress Acting her way through her success, Grace Kelly, an American actress, caught her audience’s attention with her direct symbol of excitement in the film The Country Girl (Gevinson 659). She was known for all the shows she was in. Kelly changed the acting communities by her various performances and created the iconic characters that she was known for. After retiring her profession, she continued to help America through her fame. Grace Kelly, a talented American…

From Cyrus, the “great king of persia”, to Xerxes, the feared ruler of Persia you can see lots of similarities and differences between these ruler’s tactics. One example of how the Persian ruler’s tactics were similar were between the first ruler, Cyrus, and one of the later rulers, Darius. When it comes to Cyrus, he made sure that people loved him, but make them know to stay on his good side. Cyrus showed many acts of love when he conquered new lands. When adding new land to Persia, Cyrus…

For this reading strategy, I am supposed to choose an actor/actress for the characters of the book, as long as choose a theme song as if it was going to be made into a movie. I read “This Is What Happy Looks Like” by Jennifer E. Smith. I chose five important characters from the book, to select actors for. The main character of the book was named Ellie O’Neill. Ellie is a practical seventeen year old who lives with her mom, and works at a local ice cream shop. She, along with most of the other…

souther California. I can also relate Australia to Love at first sight through an actor named Liam Hemsworth. Liam was a star in the movie 'The Last Song', and he is from Australia, in the movie Liam had fallen in love at first sight with Miley Cyrus' character and in real life they were dating, then eventually got engaged to each other. A lot of people are against love at first sight but even Shakespeare believed in love at first sight,"As with all matters of the heart, you'll you when you…

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Ariana Grande is a twenty three year old television actress better known as a pop music singing sensation. Ms. Grande began singing and acting at a young age, which landed her a role in a Broadway play before she hit sixteen. In 2010, she landed her big break. Starring in the Nickelodeon series, Victorious, as Cat Valentine, she played as a “goofy aspiring singer.” (biography.com) Ariana Grande dropped her single “The Way” which went triple platinum in 2013. After her single, she went on to…

a man of the people. Cyrus the great started off as a man of the people but, ended up as a man of himself. What made Cyrus successful was his sense of tolerance, respect and humbleness not only towards his own people, but to those he conquered as well. Willie on the other hand, uses the power of the truth he obtains from Jack in order to manipulate the system to create his good deeds. Both men left a resonating legacy and they did so through their own means of success. Cyrus and Willie share the…