Tyre

the seagulls hiss and screech under the concrete sky. Grease and salt odours mingle heavily in the thick air. Outside the dairy, the pedestrian light flashes light. Great. I dart across the road, jiggling my bag on my back. Then I hear the growl of tyres and see a car speeding towards me, a monster of steel teeth and war paint. She's not looking. She's going fast, too fast. One hand on the wheel. The passenger in the back has a comic book and is reading with his head disappearing behind the…

Alexander the Great was an ancient Macedonian ruler and one of history’s greatest military minds who, as King of Macedonia and Persia, established the largest empire the ancient world had ever seen. By turns charismatic and ruthless, brilliant and power hungry, diplomatic and bloodthirsty, Alexander inspired such loyalty in his men they’d follow him anywhere and, if necessary, die in the process. Though Alexander the Great died before realizing his dream of uniting a new realm, his influence on…

Alexander the Great is credited with being an exceptional ruler who conquered the majority of the known word. Accomplishing some of the most impressive and elaborate conquerings in the 300s BCE, Alexander the Great had an empire spanning from Egypt to Asia. Alexander was able to achieve such victories through his short life because of his father, his army, and his impeccable leadership abilities. A lot of the accomplishments made by Alexander the Greats can be attributed to his father…

father's footsteps, Alexander too was ruthless. He killed 6,000 Thebans during the battle, and sold more than 20,000 women and children into slavery (Event A). Alexander relied on brute force against the Persians (Event C). Alexander sold over 30,000 tyre to slavery, and in another battle killed 40,000 retreating Persian men (Event C). After defeating Porus, Alexander became even more brutal. Enforcing his tactic he killer a greater of 80,000 going along the Indus River. Continually Alexander…

Alexander the Great was seen as one of the most powerful figures ever in the history of people. However, where there is a lot of power there will most likely be room for corruption. Just because his name was Alexander the Great it does not mean that he was a “great” leader. Some historians believe Alexander the Great was an influential leader who spread the ideas of Hellenistic culture during his rule. There is proof that Alexander the Great should be seen as nothing but a bloodthirsty tyrant…

Background In the Business world it is the norm that to be considered to be one of the biggest companies, the company needs to be on a global scale. Forbes top 10 companies as far as revenue, those top ten companies all operate on a global scale . So for this many companies in today’s world are focused on being able to expand to a global market. This allowing them to show that they are growing as a company and are now able to consider themselves as one of the elite companies. This seems to one…

Introduction Founded in Northern Africa around 813 B.C. by Phoenician merchants, Carthage grew exponentially into a vast empire that dominated trade in the Mediterranean and at its height rivaled the power of Rome (Mark, 2011). Subsequently, this rivalry resulted in Carthage and Rome waging war for control of the Mediterranean (Mark, 2011). For my written assignment for this unit, I will trace how Carthage came to rival Rome, the strengths of both and how their conflict led to Rome becoming a…

judgement based on whether the value of trade is more important than the value of aquatic life and marine life, also to what extent the environment is being sacrificed. Bibliography Body, Appellete. "Brazil- Measures affecting imports of retreaded tyres." 2007. Copeland, Claudia. "Microbeads." An Emerging Water Quality Issue 1 (2015). "European Communities ." Measures affecting Asbestos and Asbestos-containing products. "European Communities- Measures affecting Asbestos and Asbestos…

One thing we have all faced at one time in our life or another is bullying. Bullying can happen to anyone whether you are short, fat, black, white, or green. Bullying can be person to person, cyber bullying, or a older person bullying a younger individual. Bullying in its disparate forms is one of the top developing issues that many children are constantly facing on a daily basis either in school or any other place where they are away from their parent's salvation. Bullying happens on a…

Introduction Carthage was the first foreign opponent came in touch with Rome. Carthage fought a series of war against Rome. Carthage and her rising power always remained fear to Rome though each cases Romans had great victory. Especially, Punic War I, II and III were remarkable wars still memorable in modern days. Rise of Carthaginian Power Around 3000 years from now Inhabitants of Phoenicia (Today’s Lebanon) started dominating trade over the Mediterranean (Carthage, n.d.). They discovered and…