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     Question 1           

                    I fought under a man named Alexander the Great for a long time. One time he pushed us for more than 11 years, it was mentally and
      physically exhausting, and we finally gave up, but

The phalanx

      it was for the better of our empire. He was raised 
     by his father, King Phillip II, and was trained by three of  the greatest philosophers (Socrates, Aristotle, and Plato). He great because of his confidence level,his dad always telling him he was godlike, I think he is more impressive since he got Macedonia and a whole empire and age 20, and continued to expand it to achieve his father’s goals. He was  The only issue us soldiers had with him was that he pushed us to our limit. For 11 years we waked, fought, and spread the different cultures by foot. After we would win a battle, we would expand the Hellenistic culture along. The reason that worked was because of our phalanx. During fights, we walked in a 16x16 arrangement and with long and heavy pipes. We were like a wall. It was a good idea King Phillip II had, and it was smart that Alexander kept it that way. Alexander was in fact great, in the eyes of his father from a young age, and to everyone in the new Alexandria, despite the lives he cause. 

     

The Alexandrian empire we fought hard for  

 Question 2

                      Although it was a hard task to do, I am not sure I like what Alexander did with the cultures. He formed the Hellenistic culture by blending the cultures of where we fought. I do not think it is right how he mixed the Greek, Persian, Egyptian, and Indian cultures and beliefs. For now, I agree, it has aided Alexandria but it will not last for long. Already do I see people wanting to believe what they want, and not have all these other ideas mixed in. Besides not wanting to believe it, it is also hard to understand. It has not cause any disputes yet, but I know it will, and I do not want to fight anything since I don’t agree with the concept in the first place. 

    

Question 3 

           Martin Luther King Jr. was another great person who made a difference. Just like Alexander carried out the goals of his father, MLK Jr. carried out the goals and dreams of African Americans. To have the courage MLK Jr. did is a greater characteristic that the confidence of Alexander. They both also knew what they were doing was a risky thing to get into. Alexander kept going into battles and Martin Luther King Jr. new that what he was saying was controversial. Today, and I would agree, many would say that what Martin Luther King Jr. did was a greater task than that of Alexander. I believe time has changed that, because in the last couple of decades, the common fights are not over land, but about government and recently race. I believe it mainly is because of the cause that people would prefer Martin Luther King Jr. over Alexander III. What Alexander did was not completely necessary, taking lives of others for revenge and to accomplish his father’s goals. MLK Jr. did what he had to do for the rights of African Americas and how they were being treated. Martin Luther King Jr. is the real “great.”

Martin Luther King Jr

        

        Alexander III of Macedonia

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