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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…

Address the question of how Greek democracy ended. Based on this week story reading understanding that I have learned and understand about the Legacy of Athenian Democracy. A Greek democracy season that starts following their downfall of Athens, I think Spartans play a big roll to provide a chance to the Athenians to substitute the government of the Thirty Tyrants with a new democratic system. The tyrannies had been a destructive and bloody disappointment, and have a Spartans support…

than expected of him. Son of King Philip II and Queen Olympia he was born in Macedonia. The movie Alexander: Ultimate Cut shows how when Alexander’s father, King Philip II, dies him taking the throne and making it a mission to be the most powerful ruler. The 2004 film Alexander: The Ultimate was directed by Oliver Stone. The movie portrayed many good actors such as Collin Farrel as Alexander, Alexander, Angelina Jolie as Queen Olympia, Val Kilmer as King Philip, Christopher Plummer as Aristotle…

Jared Weber Nathan Hyde World History 1 December 2015 Alexander the Insane Throughout history, there have been quite a few leaders who have lead their people to victory. Many of these people are common names that most everyone has heard, such as Genghis Khan, or Napoleon. One of the more famous leaders is Alexander The Great. This popular Macedonian king lead his army on a conquest to get revenge on Persia after the end of the Persian wars. Alexander is most famous for technically never losing…

household name. Was Alexander of Macedonia really “great” like everyone says he is? I say, yes, he was Alexander the Great. During his time as King, Alexander led many conquests. His father, Philip II of Macedonia had dreams of conquering the Persian Empire which was the largest empire at the time. When Philip was murdered in 336 BCE, the League of Corinth elected Alexander as Philip’s successor. The Thebans openly opposed this and started rebellions in 335 BCE to try and declare independence…

in the formation that would have allowed the enemy to attack, but Alexander saw it and quickly went to fill it with the calvary. This quick action helps the Macedonian army win the battle and defeat Greek allied city -states which gave his father Philip II control over most of Athens ( documentary). This would become one of his many military victories. His victories included the battle of Tyre. After the victory at Issus against the Persian king, Alexander processed to Phoenicia and Syria. All…