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Essay / Alexander the Great - 579
What is Time magazine? Well, it's not a magazine full of clocks, Time magazine is about weekly events. Every year they offer a cover for the person of the year. Alexander the Great is known for his bravery and the way he conquered many countries. Alexander the Great should be the next person of the year because of the many things he changed in his time: he placed cities on key routes, unified the lands he conquered, and helped unite cultures . Alexander the Great lived a life full of accomplishments. Alexander the Great was born in Macedonia on July 20, 356 BC. He was a handsome boy with curly hair. His parents were the king and queen of Macedonia. King Philip II was still engaged or preparing to engage in military campaigns. So he had an unreliable father. He had a lot of teachers because he was rebellious. He had Leonidas and he also had a teacher named Lysimachus who role-played, miming events, to teach the young boy. After these teachers, he had the famous teacher Aristotle. When he became a teenager, he began to enlist in the army. After the assassination of his father, Alexander made ...