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    Moby Dick Name of the Writer Name of the Institute Date of Submission The Quarter-Deck and The chase-Third Day Introduction: Moby-Dick is full of symbolism and describes the character of Captain Ahab in two chapters The Quarter Deck and The Chase-Third Day. Moby Dick is a Great novel written by Herman Melville in 1851. It is a story of a quest among a White Whale named as Moby Dick who destroyed the Captain Ahab’s ship in a voyage and also split his leg from the Knee. MobyDick is…

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    Alexander the Great was tutored by Aristotle as a child. Aristotle gifted Alexander with a copy of The Iliad at age 14, and the story greatly influenced Alexander later in his life. He may have taken the book so seriously because of his relationship with Aristotle, whom he valued as a father figure. The book’s influence on Alexander can be seen not only through his battle strategies, but also through how he acts in battle. In autumn of 332 BCE, Alexander takes the city of Gaza during a siege.…

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    I think Velazquez was trying to portray a beautiful young girl and her hardworking maids. In the picture Velazquez was trying to portray royalty at it’s finest. A king who would only settle for the best for his daughter. She is waited on hand and foot by her hardworking maids and caretakers. This painting also shows how Velazquez wanted to emphasize how fragile this young girl was. This painting seemed to scream vulnerability. This girl looks no older than eight years old and looks like she…

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    Alexander murdered tens of thousands of people and conquered ample amounts of land. Alexander was the son of Philip II, The king of Macedonia. After Philip II was assassinated in 336 BC Alexander took over when he was only 20 years old. Before being the ruler of Macedonia he was a war leader at the age of 16. The Great Alexander was a villain because of the fact that he annihilated cities, killed thousands of people, and started many wars. Alexander destroyed and conquered umpteen cities…

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    Alexander the Great believed to be one of the great kings of ancient Macedonia. In his short 13 year reign as king, he conquered more land than any other king in his time. At the age of twenty-two, he was crowned king of Greece. The impact Alexander the great had in his time is that he was the king of cultural diffusion. Alexander's conquests brought Europe, North Africa and the Middle East, and Asian under one ruler. This spiked trade immensely in these areas and all the cultures from the world…

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    In the year of 336- 323 BCE, Alexander the great began his mighty reign over Rome. He is known as “the great”' both for his military skills and his diplomatic talents in handling the various regions he conquered. Although Alexander left with a strong foundation for future years to come any complications arose destroying what was built. Was this transgression at fault of the people, or “The Great” King? Some may say during the reign of Alexander the great was some of the most glorious moments…

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    John Philip Sousa was considered the first American superstar by many. He was willing to try new things so he decided to resign from Marine Corp when he was 35 years old. He decided to start his own band called the Sousa Band. He formed a combination of the band by decided from the band that were more popular at the time. For 39 years the him and his band toured the country and the world by trains. John had been the leader of the United States Marine Band 12 years. John was starting to…

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    Alexander's childhood Alexander the Great was born 356 B.C. in Pella. His dad's name was Phillip and his mom's name was Olympia. She claimed that Phillip didn't father Alexander but Zeus himself did. At a young age Alex showed great protentional and Phillip hired a personal tutor for Alex. In his tutoring sessions, Alex learned everything from literature to science to philosophy. Alex's learning was cut short because his father wanted Alex to fight on the battlefield. Alex had a way with…

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    Alexander Graham Bell A great and influential man named Alexander Graham Bell was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on March 3, 1847 to Eliza Grace Symonds and Alexander Melville Bell. Bell’s father had a huge influence on is his future career. He was a professor of speech elocution at the University of Edinburgh. Alexander M. Bell’s reliable books about elocution and speech were very successful. He started Visible Speech for the blind. Bell’s mother was deaf which also influenced his work.…

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    The battle between Alexander the Great and Darius of Persia is a battle of great victory for Alexander. Darius’s army was approximately two hundred thousand to two hundred and fifty thousand soldiers. Alexander’s army consisted of approximately forty thousand soldiers. The great difference between sizes could have been very discouraging for Alexander. Instead of being discouraged, he knew the capabilities of his army to work together as one unit. Alexander’s army working as one unit gave…

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