The Boston Marathon: A Short Story

I'm not cursing yet. I can't even remove this stupid mask. It's like a curse." (Helen) They both groan at her for reminding them both.

I took them and gave them t you for your profit and enjoyment. ”(Cole and Symes, 127). This demonstrates Alexander’s actions and the result accomplished when a person is entirely focused on a certain task. It was through dramatic gestures and great rhetorical skills, that Alexander was able to win the commitment of many of his

The most deceptive selection offered was the article entitled, “Boston Massacre as Reported in the Boston Gazette”. This was the most deceptive primarily due to its title. A massacre generally refers to a mass indiscriminate killing of a large number of people. The article however describes the killing of only a few individuals. The article also fails to inform the reader of the events that led up to the onset of the killing.

When the ship had meet the shore he had gone up to Princeton college and had tried to ask if he could graduate in 2 years because he wanted to do what Aaron Burr did and join the war and help. Well that didn’t go as plan when he had ended up punching the bursar of Princeton. After that mishap he went off to find Aaron Burr in the streets of New York and ended up finding him and telling him what had happened at Princeton. Finding out that Burr could not help him get into Princeton he found confusion in advice Burr had. Burr had said just wait and see and be patient but if had known Alexander would have known he would only follow that once in his life and both had got their own form of torture from that advice.

There is a constant battle between surveillance and privacy along with the power the government has to hack into technology throughout the United States. It is an all consuming loop between society and the government. On April 15, 2013, there were two bombs that exploded near the finish line of the 117th Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts. April 15, 2013, Patriots Day a Massachusetts tradition is to talk to anyone from Boston about Patriots Day; the weekend to be in Boston. The centerpiece of the day is the city’s world famous marathon where everyone participating for the marathon are preparing themselves.

You told the whole world how you brought this girl into our bed, in clearing your name, you have ruined our lives (Miranda).” This showed that even Alexander could be his own enemy, second guessing if anyone knew about the affair. Meaning, he just had to publish it

Instead of letting the women be enslaved and left to the whims of his men, Alexander is shown to have treated them with honor, respect and generosity. He does not treat them like prisoners, but like guests of honor in his camp. Plutarch uses this situation to show Alexander’s compassion and his rationality and sense of justice when it comes to protecting those under his domain. Another example is Alexander’s policy of letting his conquered territories to govern themselves independently and not robbing them of their freedom. Through these merciful and honorable acts of Alexander, Plutarch manages to highlight Alexander’s greatest traits as leader as an individual, and simultaneously support his argument that Alexander is inherently good and exceptional among

One of Alexander’s first military feats was the battle against the Macedonians and the Thebans. The Thebans were bitter about the treatment they had received from Alexander’s father, Phillip. Phillip had held Thebans prisoners and even executed some of them. So when Alexander became the new Macedonian king after his late

“Ivan staggered a few yard, then stopped at the stone wall that surrounded his house, and bent over. A swell of nausea rose from his gut. His diaphragm jerked tight, and he vomited. Good Run. Damn Good Run.”

He disagreed with the treatment given to the innocent people of the cities he conquered. He regretted being so harsh and became merciful in his campaign. One such example is when he let a woman go free even after she admitted to having killed a soldier and admitting that she herself was the daughter of a man that had once opposed King Philip, fearless of any repercussions that could have come from her confession. Alexander was also kind to the family of Darius with whom he was fighting. He provided them with decent living space during their fight and even let them know that Darius was not truly dead when they grew distraught at the idea

Even with his fever Alexander the Great was told he had to attend a party and continued to drink. Antipater son found a way to get the poison into Alexander the Great drink as Alexander the Great wine pourer looked away. Then Alexander the Great drank the wine and that’s when, “Alexander cried out from a stabbing pain in his back after drinking a goblet of wine.” Alexander the Great had gotten poisoned, and died shortly after in

A website states that Alexander murdered his dad (Cite in Bibliography). Alexander wanted to be king but he didn’t have to kill your dad for the spot. Alexander got king when he was 20 and people say he was great for that but really he just killed his dad that was king to get the spot for king and that 's just selfish.

After his early death at the age of 33, Alexander left behind a vast empire stretching from Greece to northwestern India. In addition to his empire, however, Alexander also left a lasting impression on the world as a military leader and king. Even today Alexander remains a respected historical character, considering that his military strategies are still used in modern warfare. This paper thus attempts to answer the question what lasting impacts Alexander the Great had on future generations. In doing so this paper will examine three aspects of Alexander the Great: his personality, his military skills and, lastly, the resulting cultural impact of his conquests.

Alexander the great truly lived up to his name from the time he took over his father’s empire, to the time he died. In 13 years he assemble the largest empire in the entire ancient world. Alexander conquered Egypt and founded a city at the beginning of the Nile River. From an early age he was an achiever, he conquered territories and he died young at the height of his power but not without finishing what his father started. Alexander the great didn’t just inherit his father’s legacy; he used his father’s ways to make many achievements and made his own legacy, resulting in him being known as Alexander the great.

On Monday April 16th, 2015 I went to the Boston Marathon and during the event I saw on the ground a wallet that someone must’ve dropped or miss placed it. Inside that wallet there was the following items, 2,572 dollars in cash, seven credit cards with six of them having their pins on a sticky paper attached to them on the back, a picture of a three-year-old little girl named JullietteTasha Winfrey and an expired driver’s license with their address on it. At this moment I would be going through so many thoughts and emotions on what actions I should take and the consequences. I have previously been through this situation in the past also. Picking up this wallet with this amount of cash and wealth to it really got to me.