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    throughout life. Success, is expected to bring out a certain amount of pride within an individual. In some culture’s, this may come across as boastful or arrogant, but in Macedonian culture, it is very much normal. This indicates a highly masculine culture where achievement is far more valuable than the experience alone. (Score: 80) Uncertainty Avoidance In Macedonia, being prepared is a valuable trait. People tend to exhibit a natural desire to work hard and face challenges. As oppose to leaving tasks to chance, most decisions are carried out only after careful analysis. Interestingly, there is a clear correlation between uncertainty avoidance and the masculinity category. In a culture where expectations are quite high, it would only make sense that mistakes are avoided at all costs. (Score: 70) Long Term Orientation People in Macedonia are fairly open to change, as long as some benefit can be clearly seen. However, there is a certain amount of value shown in traditional practices and customs as well. Macedonia falls largely in the middle within this category, while being more tolerant to change than that of more conservative cultures. Evolution within the culture, especially education, is often viewed as necessary in order to adapt in succeed in an ever changing world. (Score: 60) Indulgence Macedonians are largely restrained. Less emphasis and importance is placed on leisure time. Additionally, in some instances, engaging in leisure activity can be frowned upon.…

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    Murdered at his daughter’s wedding in 336 B.C., the success of King Philip II of Macedonia was cut short at an inopportune time: just before his invasion of Persia. In accordance with Philip’s expectations, his son Alexander III inherited the Macedonian throne without much opposition, something uncommon for the time period. After securing the throne from pretenders and the nation from enemies, Alexander carried out his father’s plans to invade Persia, which had “dominated the whole world from…

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    it states, “Alexander the Great committed numerous acts of violence and destruction as a military leader, including destroying the ancient city of Persepolis and knocking down prominent statues and religious figures.” During Alexander’s power trip he has caused a lot of damage. Alexander’s army and advisors had a lot to do with Alexander’s success yet he treated them harshly. Alexander’s army made him successful by giving him a chance to plan out his tactics. In agreement with…

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    For some parents, the name of their baby determines what he/she becomes. My parent’s reasoning for naming me Alex is because of Alexander The Great. The meaning of my names is comparable to my namesake, who was an ancient leader who defended his empire. Although there are some aspects of my name that I can relate to, there are others to which I cannot. According to behindthename.com, Alexander means “defending men”. I like to think that this is true since I play center defender when playing…

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    about 13 years old, he became the student of Aristotle. He was always eager and ready to explore new things. Aristotle encouraged Alexander to take interest in other countries and races of people, and in plants and animals. He learned the ways of the Greeks which he joined into his life. His education was not all from books and teachers. He used to talk with ambassadors from many foreign countries, and with other well-known people at his father's court. When he was only 18 years old, he…

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    There is a plethora of historical figures in history, but some of these figures are more acknowledged and discussed about than others. The Macedonian general, Alexander III, also referred to as Alexander the Great, is one of the more prominent historical figures. There is no question that Alexander is famous for his undefeated streak during his military campaigns. However, many historians are in constant debate over whether or not Alexander was truly a military leader that deserved to be a…

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    Greeks were proud of were the advances that they had in the philosophical and scientific thought. As the civilization of Greek evolved, there developments of city-states, that were known as Polis, that were popping up around the mainland of Greek. Their landscape helped in the development of these cities. Through their developed and independent and common governments, they built cultures, language, history, society and religion they build a civilized environment that was worth emulation. Due…

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    My Trip To Antalectica

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    re-creation of the opening scene in Frozen where everyone was helping out collectively in order to stop water going into their house. After 3 hours of tug war with the water coming and going the battle was won. Everyone gathered together and came into my grandparent’s house and watched the news to see what was going on as up to this point we didn’t know how or why a flood hit us and we hear that the neighbourhoods around us were still affected and needed help. In the Albanian culture there is a…

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    am feeling depressed or upset about something I just turn on the radio and listen to whatever is being played or I might pop in a CD of my favorite artist. Music speaks to my emotions. After, listening to it from being depress or upset it soothes and relaxes me. The music that makes me happy is Gospel. I love being in the choir box on Sunday morning singing for the Lord, as the bands plays along. I also love to hear all the different bands that we have at my church. I especially, love the…

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    Texting isn 't exactly the language of the century, it’s not seen in equal respects to even the least intricate communication techniques. Since its creation, texting has grown in popularity and in ease of access. Slang words, a revamped view on the use of abbreviations and the pound sign have become more than a shortcut, John McWhorter introduces the idea of texting as an advancement in language. Just the same as the transformation of any language, such as Latin texting has entered that stage…

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