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Professor Alan Taylor’s topic in the first page of the essay is how the founding fathers, like many Americans at the time, clashed on many issues. He uses combative diction to not only suggest, but to force readers to understand that the parties clashed. He denounced the “mythic” misconception of the unity of the founding fathers to “violent” “enemies” in order to show his readers how cutthroat politics were back then. The way he would quote people would only include their party affiliation,…

The Ottoman Empire was a major political and military powerhouse on the world stage. Its Empire was vast and had many territories under its rule. The Ottoman Empire was a military institution. Everyone within the Empire, no matter what occupation or function they had, had a military rank. The Empire focused on the expansion of their territorial borders and dominance. They built up a massive military force by assimilating the population of the conquered territories into the Imperial military.…

Another person in life and literature who fits my definition of courage is Parvana from the book, The Breadwinner. She was very courageous during many horrible situations, but she didn't let anyone stop her. One example of Parvana being courageous was "'Get out of my house!" She yelled. She threw herself at the soldiers. (pg 32)" Parvana knew the risk of throwing herself at the Taliban but she disregarded the risk to try to save her father. This was a risk since the Taliban could've shot or hurt…

Cuneiform and hieroglyphics: this was the first form of writing. It was a representation of speech. It allowed people to keep record like never before. Having this ability gave the opportunity to have a complex society. Cuneiform was from Mesopotamia and hieroglyphics were from Egypt. YHWH: this was the national god of Israelites. This was also the first monotheistic God which means to only believe in one God. Cyrus II: Cyrus II built the Persian empire. He was known for conquering everything…

Greece is home to the first advanced civilizations in Europe and has one of the most ex-tense histories of any country, it is considered the framework of Western society. Greece was first consolidated under Philip of Macedon in the fourth century BCE. His son Alexander the Great conquered great amounts of the ancient world, spreading Greek culture and science from the eastern Mediterranean to the Indus River. Today Greece is a democratic and developed country with a developed high-income economy…

Marjane Satrapi writes her autobiography, Persepolis with an omnipotent style. Every once and a while she lets it be known that she is both the author and the main character with quips and commentary on a situation. She especially takes advantage of this in foreshadowing how her relationship with Reza. One of the times she does this really stands out to me, “Apparently, her best friend wanted to go out with Reza… Unfortunately, we don’t always get what we want” (Satrapi 278). In this short…

The safavid religion was mostly straightforward. The old Safavid leader Shah Ismail declared early on that the Safavid religion would be a form of Islam called Shi’ism. However, this did not go over quite so easily. This old leader created a program of people to help convert a mostly Sunni population either by persuasion, or by force. During this time there was a council of religious leaders, the Sunni ulama. The members either submitted and left or were forcefully removed. To help move this…

The Abbasid and Carolingian empires have many similarities and differences when it comes to religion, politics, and military forces. Both were the largest empires of their time, but the Abbasid empire was ultimately sacked by Mongols, and the Carolingian empire was split up after the death of Charlemagne. The Abbasid empire was created when Abbasid’s formed a coalition and defeated the Umayyad’s, however they maintained a lot Umayyad polices. They were religiously tolerant as a monotheistic…

The Islamic Empire was an empire that was essentially build upon religion. SInce its beginnings in Arabia, the empire eventually spread into the entire Middle East and parts of Asia, North Africa, and parts of Europe. The empire spread so far that at its peak it had more than three times the amount of land it had originally. Surprisingly, in less than 200 years, Isam went from nonexistent to one of the largest empires in the world. This expansion was mainly caused by Muhammed, the last Muslim…

Ellie Mcglamery Social Language Studies Core 1 & 4 18 November 2016 Alexander the Great? More like Alexander the Brute. Alexander the Great is a villain because he was power hungry and selfish. Alexander the Great was a power hungry ruler, this made him a villain. All he wanted to do was conquer. According to Alexander the Great Part One, "When he returned at age sixteen he discovered that his father remarried. Worse a new son was born, threatening his rule” (7:14). Alexander wanted to have…