Andy and his father have a long discussion acclimatizing into the "white world" and attending at going to college to be something great and be very successful at it. This is just the beginning of the end for Andy. That same night, Andy tries to call his psychologist and he doesn't pick up. Andy chooses he will attempt and call his basketball coach who has been truly strong of Andy all through the school year.
Long ago, back into the time of ancient Greek, was a young 20 year old British Macedonian king called Alexander. He was a very brave, dauntless, and generous man to his followers. He had conquered a vast of land and made it his empire. He had found 70 cities and named most of them Alexandria. He spread Greek ideas and culture to the world.
Throughout history, there has been great military leaders come and go. Although, one of the most well-known conquerors is Alexander the Great. Many people thought he was a good leader and a good king. However, the people he conquered think otherwise. The people who supported him say he was compassionate towards others.
In the beginning, the narrator ponders on Andy’s resentment for the ‘rapidly mechanizing world’ that he didn’t presume as a child and hates as man by actively ‘resisting it the best he could for the rest of his life (146).’ This explains Andy’s discomfort when his family and neighbors help him with his errands. Andy struggles inside with being unsure of what he should do, and even questions their wish to help. He ‘forced himself to do what he required of himself,’ pushing himself to do the same, now difficult tasks, that he knows he could used assistance for (148). The narrator explains the transfer of Andy’s internal conflicts becoming external conflicts with his family members by claiming that he knew was acting crazy in their eyes, and purposely isolating himself to a point of being verbally abusive to his blameless wife (151).
Madelyn Youtsey Mr... Caros/Mr. Bishop Western Civ. I/Composition 31 March 2023 The Legacy and Military Prowess of Alexander the Great Many conquerors have earned kleos, have built magnanimous empires, and had their name carved into stone like Julius Caesar, Genghis Khan, and Napoleon but one of the most famous and influential conquerors was Alexander the Great.
In chapter three, Alexander argues that the structure of the drug war is designed in such a way, that it guarantees that its victims will consist of people from the society's undercaste. To begin with, Alexander states that there are two primary ways, in which an essentially “colorblind”criminal justice system can operate in such a discriminatory manner. The first way is by giving the police immense amounts of discretion to which they can choose whom to stop, question, frisk, search, and arrest. According to Alexander, African Americans, who became the victim of the media’s “criminalblackman” portrayal were once again victimized by law enforcement personnel that targeted them on due to their bias’ in believing that all African Americans were
When he decided to live a life set apart from the majority, he followed through with absolute dedication. He was also a man who would converse with prostitute, hobos, and other people society considered scum, and try to improve their lives with what little he had. Alex writes to a friend who gave him a small amount of money and says, "Sometimes I wish I hadn't met you though. Tramping is too easy with all this money. My days were more exciting when I was penniless and had to forage around for my next meal."
Alexander the Great, Kon-Tiki and The Four Voyages present a common theme of perseverance throughout the books. Alexander’s main goal was to conquer the Persians at first, but then he to carried away and expanded to Asia. All of these books portray a desire to accomplish their goal: Alexander’s goal was to conquer Asia using different techniques, Christopher Columbus’ goal was to arrive in Asia and collect spices to take back to the Spanish crown, but he ended up being distracted with gold in the land he thought was the West Indies and Kon-Tiki’s goal was to prove his theory that people crossed the Pacific in a raft to get to the Polynesian Islands was correct. In the text Alexander the Great by Arrian, Alexander is portrayed as a hero
The Justification of Terror is a section from A. B. Bosworth’s book, Alexander and the East. In this section, Bosworth explained one of the most savage repression against the Malli community by Alexander the Great. The Malli community were independent people from the south of Punjab. When Alexander decided to form a campaign to conquer the area, he commited the most dreadful violent against the Malli killing the majority of the people. Alexander was responsible of killing around 12,000 men, women, and children.
Alexander of Macedon was a great leader, and expanded his influence across multiple lands, including Greece and Persian ruled Egypt. A lot of the time, he used military force to gain control of a new place. He is called Alexander the Great, but to those he conquered, he most likely doesn’t seem that “great”. Despite the fact that Alexander of Macedon used a lot of military force to gain control of new places, he was still a great leader. Alexander gave gave his enemies a chance to surrender to him before attaching them.
The transformation of the Iatros began with Alexander the Great whose conquest through Egypt, in 322-321 BC, led to the foundation of Alexandria. As he took control of Egypt Alexander the Great continued his conquest East and left one of his Generals in charge, Ptolemy I. Eventually, Alexander the Great died which lead to a power vacuum amongst his generals, who went to war with one another. In light of these events, Ptolemy I declared himself the ruler of Egypt and sought to make Alexandria the economic and cultural capital of the Greek world. Ptolemy I, had a tremendous advantage with the wealth and papyrus of Egypt and was able to basically build Alexandria from the ground up.
Alexander the Great was the most famous and beloved ruler of Macedonia. Alexander was able to go down as the best ruler in history. Alexander accomplished many different things while he was in power. The three biggest accomplishments were being the greatest ruler of Macedonia, conquering different empires, and spreading Hellenistic culture. Alexander came to power after his dad was assassinated.
Alexander The Great’s title of “The Great” was not an exaggeration. To earn the title of “The Great”, you must've done some extremely good things as your reign as a king, queen, or emperor. Alexander The Great did many great and powerful things during his lifetime. He established an extremely powerful military, and he knew how to strategically conquer land, and he was interested in turning this conquered land into powerful areas.
As I enter the major of Social Work with intent to become a school counselor, I plan to educate myself in a numerous amount of ways to be able to help the future generations. Children are the future. Each person is born into a different background, this upbringing has a grand impact in their childhood and what kind of person they become. I intend to understand and create a safe environment where students know they have someone to rely on. Social work gives you the comprehension to understand both the persona and the environment of an individual.
The Wars of Alexander the Great were bloody, gory and brutal. People say that these wars were worth the chaos, but no one knew about Alexander’s darker side. He possessed a ferocious temper and from time to time would arbitrarily murder close advisers and even friends; however, Alexander the Great was able to get Macedonian citizens many things that helped the economy. The Wars of Alexander the Great were worth the destruction and and chaos it caused because it gave Macedonia bigger trading routes, more land, and more power.
