...About 330 BC ago, the Roman Empire began and died out around 1453 AD. It lasted about seven years before the death of Alexandre the Great. “The popularity of the legend of Alexander as the narrative of the height of achievement for a masculine warrior-hero served as one of his most enduring and powerful legacies to later ages” (Martin, Ancient Greece, 252). Alexandre had so many success which the Romans took noticed of and used it to conspiracy their expansion. Although many of the sources of Rome’s expansion was first presented as a sage of premediated wars of conquest (Ancient Rome, 67), when it comes to military, the Romans glean many of their military scheme from Alexander the Great. Although they had some influential ideas from Alexandre...
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...hard to imagine that the sustained economic prosperity of the Roaring Twenties was soon followed by a severe worldwide economic depression. In 1929, the Great Depression began in the United States. By the time the economy hit rock bottom in 1933, real GDP plunged nearly 30%. Real per capita disposable income sank nearly 40%. More than 12 million people were thrown out of work; the unemployment rate soared from 3% in 1929 to 25% in 1933. Some 85,000 businesses failed. Hundreds of thousands of families lost their homes (Wheelock 2008). The money supply had fallen 35%, prices plummeted by about 33%, and more than one-third of banks in the United States were either closed or taken over by other banks (Parker 2010) . Milton Friedman and Anna Schwartz, in their 1963 book A Monetary History of the United States, 1867–1960, call this massive drop in the supply of money “The Great Contraction.” Monetarists, including Friedman, argue that the Great Depression was mainly caused by this monetary contraction, poor policy-making by the American Federal System, and continued crisis in the banking system. While there are many credited theories that provide an explanation for the Depression, this essay will focus on Monetarism and John Maynard Keynes’s argument for government stimulus in order to combat the economic downturn. Causes For The Great Depression In their book A Monetary History of the United States, 1867–1960, Friedman and Anna Schwartz stated that the Depression began with America’s...
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...The Great Gatsby Essay 28 September 2015 The Great Gatsby Demeanor Essay Jay Gatsby is an extremely unique character in The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. He has different dimensions that are shown in the novel. In the passage where Gatsby’s smile is conveyed, Fitzgerald reveals that Gatsby has the ability to make a person feel the way they wish to feel just by his smile and demeanor. The way that Fitzgerald describes Gatsby’s smile is an intuitive, reassuring demeanor that can rope a companion in and gather trust simply. The different language that Fitzgerald uses in the passage influences how Gatsby’s demeanor is perceived greatly. Fitzgerald says, “It was one of those rare smiles with a quality of eternal reassurance in it. . .” (Fitzgerald 48). The author describes Gatsby’s smile in this manner because it provides the person whom he addresses with a sense of confidence that Gatsby understands what he is listening to, this is important because it helps create the image of Gatsby that Fitzgerald perceives as an extremely understanding character. Further, Fitzgerald uses unique language while describing Jay Gatsby’s smile, he says that “It understood you just as far as you wanted to be understood, believed in you as you would like to believe in yourself, and assured you that it had precisely the impression of you that, at your best, you hoped to convey” (Fitzgerald 48). Fitzgerald uses language to elaborate Gatsby’s character by personifying his smile to show how...
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...Alexander The Great Alexander the Great has had his name up for debate for a long period of time. People wonder “Is Alexander the Great really that great?” Alexander isn’t great, or is he? Alexander shows traits of respect towards others, he conquered the Persian Empire by himself, and he left behind an unforgettable legacy. Alexander the Great isn’t just great, he is amazing. Alexander conquered the Persian Empire. The Persian Empire was the largest, greatest, most advanced empire of its time. For Alexander to win against it is an amazing feat on its own. But not only did he win once, he beat Persia a total of three times, and took it as part of his empire. His second battle against Persia was very interesting. Persia’s army was lead...
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...Richard Hamilton AC1307862 HS150-World Civilization Assignment 02- Alexander the Great 2/16/2014 Alexander the Great was arguably one of the greatest leaders of all time. During his time, Alexander conquered nearly the entire known world. He proceeded to take all he conquered under his rule. He built perhaps one of the largest, strongest, and greatest empires this planet has ever seen. He commanded the Greek military from 336-323 BC. He was known throughout the world for his ruthless victories on the battlefield. He made himself popular and famous through his clever use of propaganda. He promoted and preached Hellenistic culture in all of the regions that fell under his rule. Alexander’s father was Phillip II, the king of Macedonia from...
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...(Kindle) Joe blogs November 2014 Judgement, Opinions, Changes When The Great Gatsby is first introduced, the narrator, Nick, describes how his dad once told him, "Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone, just remember that all people in this world haven't had the advantages you've had” (Fitzgerald). He then goes on to say as a consequence, he's "inclined to reserve all judgments” (Fitzgerald). This is rather ironic due to the entire novel consisting of many opinionated views and comments from the viewpoint of Nick, toward others, especially toward Jay Gatsby. Throughout the novel Nick has positive and negative thoughts toward Gatsby and seems unsure of his overall opinion of him. His is continuously indecisive and contradictive. Eventually however, his mind is set, that Gatsby is actually a down to earth, fine young man, seeking for his righteousness to be seen. Nick sets the scene by telling the story of how he had moved to New York "in the spring of twenty-two” (Fitzgerald), and had accepted an offer to share a house with a man in the office. He describes how he decided to "go east and learn the bond business” (Fitzgerald), and how his father had agreed to finance him for a year. Nick’s pretentious West Egg house is next door to Gatsby’s eyesore mansion. Nick is clearly unlike his West Egg neighbors, Gatsby included, where they lack many social connections; Nick is from Yale and has many. When Nick first describes the 'hero of the story,’ Gatsby, he makes his opinion...
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...Neglect from banks and others also led to the Great Recession. The subprime mortgage crisis could have been avoided if accountants were more aware because large banks were violating regulations and concealing the investments that were unstable. Moreover, accountants did not recognize these violations, allowing banks to continue lending subprime mortgages. (Rosenberg 2). Greater awareness from the part of accountants would have prevented many bank failures. On the other hand, the negligence of the Federal Reserve in maintaining low-interest rates could have had been prevented by corporations themselves. Due to the bankruptcy of Enron in December 2001 due to bad management and greed, the Federal Reserve needed to add money to the economy by lowering interest...
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...F. Scott Fitzgerald “Show me a hero and I will write you a tragedy.” This is how F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote, he would always change a positive thing into a negative thing and how he was one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century. He was an American novelist and a short story writer, who was most famous for his second cousin writing the Star-Spangled Banner, and his most famous novel, The Great Gatsby, but most of his work explains the Jazz Age and at the time, the Jazz Age was considered an “Age of Miracles”. What we can conclude from this is that F. Scott Fitzgerald was one of the greatest American writers and one of the most known writers of the 20th century. F. Scott Fitzgerald was born on September 24, 1896 in St. Paul, Minnesota....
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...publication, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby continues to be critically acclaimed as the Great American Novel, with millions of copies being sold annually. Fitzgerald’s slim novel perfectly encapsulates the highly sought-after American Dream in a way that hadn’t been written before in the era of its publication. The story of greed, envy, jealousy, and wealth implores readers to re-read and decipher its deeper-meanings, and serves as a worthy contender for the title of the Great American Novel. Fitzgerald began his novel in his late twenties, pouring his heart and soul into the soon-to-be masterpiece. Finally, after numerous revisions and edits, Fitzgerald’s third novel was...
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...The Great Mosque in Kairouan and the Great Stupa at Sanchi are both very important religious buildings, and are regarded as sacred spaces. They both differentiate in design, size, rituals, and purpose. The Great Mosque in Kairouan was built under the orders of the founder of Kairouan, Sidi Okba, which is why it also referred to as the Sidi Okba Mosque. The mosque features a courtyard, a cemetery, monk quarters, and various other rooms, span to the size of 443ft long and 262ft wide. The Great Mosque in Kairouan is known as the oldest Muslim place of prayer in North Africa, and is regarded as the fourth holiest site in Islam (after Mecca, Medina, and Jerusalem.) The decorations of the Great Mosque were attractive and practical. 9 doors were carved in detailed inlaid marquetry, and the 414 columns had ancient capitals and beautiful shafts. Not one of the 414 columns in the mosque is similar to any other elsewhere in the mosque. It also featured a system are gathering rainwater. The Great Stupa at Sanchi was started under the rule of Emperor Ashoka in the third century BCE, and additions were being made to it until the fifth century CE. It was paid for my mercantile funds, and inscriptions within the stupa give credit to those who gave money. The stupa, however, features just the one large hemisphere dome, and has a circumference of 120ft, rising to 53ft. The Stupa at Sanchi was built after Emperor Ashoka converted to Buddhism. It was continued because of the religious fervor surrounding...
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...Around 2500 B.C. a momentous statue was formed out of limestone. This statue is known as The Great Sphinx which sits in front of Khafra’s pyramid guarding which is located in Giza. The statue has a body of a lion, and a head of a king. “The Sphinx was not assembled piece by piece, but was carved from a single mass of limestone exposed when workers dug a horseshoe-shaped quarry in the Giza plateau (Hadingham, 2010).” For the time period that this statue was erected it is quite impressive standing at roughly 66 feet tall and 240 feet long. Over the course of history the Sphinx has been buried several times in the sand, however now it is uncovered and on display to see. With the Sphinx’s age it has succumb to the elements and has been severely weathered and damaged. The original Sphinx had a nose but was smashed during the 15th century CE by Muslim troops “because their religion forbids images of a god (Putnam, 2011).” The Sphinx also had a braided beard that is thought to be added during restoration work sometime in the Eighteenth Dynasty. It is unlikely the braided beard was part of the original design because the beard was plaited. Those types of beards were depicted with gods and the deceased not kings and the...
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...The Great London Fire For this research paper, I wanted to choose a topic that I knew little about so I could further my knowledge about it. As I researched many topics to choose, I decided on “The Great London Fire.” The great fire began in the late sixteen hundred or seventeenth century. My goal in this paper is to obtain knowledge and spread information about the Great London Fire. An article on history.com stated,” The Great Fire of London was a disaster waiting to happen” (History.com). And a disaster it was. Ben Johnson stated “However that summer had been very hot and there had been no rain for weeks, so consequently the wooden houses and buildings were tinder dry” (Johnson). The fire began on September 2, 1666. It has been said that it started around the time of one in the morning. The fire actually started as a small fire in Thomas Farrinor’s Bakery. With many residents owning barns, animals, hay, and their houses being made from wood, the fire spread rapidly and easily. History.com Staff specified, “The firefighting methods of the day consisted of...
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...Structure, Function, and Change Paper (Great Lakes) Shantera Bell October 26, 2015 SCI/256 UOP The Great Lakes region is rich with life and full of native species well adapted to survival. However, since the early 1800s, many non-native plants, animals and microscopic organisms have been introduced into the Great Lakes, either accidentally or intentionally. Great Lakes native species are diverse and interesting and contribute to a healthy ecosystem. There are many unique and interesting birds, fish and plants found in Michigan and throughout the region that are integral to the health of the Great Lakes ecosystem. More than 140 species of birds depend on Michigan’s coastal habitat during their life cycle. Coastal wetlands, beaches, sand dunes and remote islands provide food and shelter for both resident and migratory species. Waterfowl such as Canvasback and Scaup are among the many species that use coastal wetlands as stopover sites to rest and refuel. Shorebirds including the endangered piping plover fly thousands of miles to nest on undisturbed beaches and remote Great Lakes islands. Because of their use of the coastal lands, there are thousands of great locations to see both resident and migratory bird species throughout Michigan and the Great Lakes region. State parks, national parks, wildlife refuges and sanctuaries throughout the state all provide good bird-watching opportunities. Some sites along Michigan’s Great Lakes shoreline are even considered...
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...The Great Pyramid of Giza is the most long lasting structure in the world. And the most mysterious. How much do you really know about the Great Pyramid of Giza? Did you know that it watermarks have proved it was once halfway submerged in saltwater? Or that it’s weight is estimated at 5,955,000 tons? The Great Pyramid is one of the wonders of the world. It's gotten this label because even today, we have no idea how it was built. It is located in the Giza Necropolis, or modern day Cairo, Egypt. We thought it was built for the burial of the fourth dynasty pharaoh Khufu, ( who is also known as Cheops) and was completed around 2560 B.C. The Great Pyramid is the only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World that is still standing. Nobody knows...
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...Many people know about disasters in Chicago, but one of the most well-known ones was the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. The Great Chicago Fire started in a small barn in Chicago, Illinois that burnt for over 24 hours straight. The Great Chicago Fire changed the city a lot, based on what the city was like before. The fire did lots of damage and was very stressful for people who dealt with it and was around when the fire happened. Lastly, the Great Fire resulted in lots of drama and hard work. Overall, the Great Chicago Fire was a disastrous and catastrophic event that went down in history. First of all, Chicago was very different before the Great Fire, from what it looked like after. Before the Great Chicago fire of 1871, Chicago was just your average city that you’d see on a day-to-day basis. The city had lots of wooden buildings and also...
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