Alexander the Great- Jackson Nowlin

1/2) Fighting alongside a great leader like Alexander the Great was a life changing experience. One of the one things that made Alexander so great is that he treated his soldiers like he treated himself. In his mind he believed that we were all equal and that he shouldn't get more/better food than us or be treated any better than us. Alexander was always in the front of our army leading us to victory. He never stayed back just to give commands and orders, he was always doing the dirty work in the battlefield. Unlike most leaders, Alexander knew his soldiers. He knew everyones name and would come talk to us every night before a major battle. At first I thought it could be a huge mistake choosing to join forces with Alexander because some of his stupid decisions but then as time progressed and we didn't lose a single battle I learned to trust him. Fighting for/with this great man makes me realize that I am lucky to have a guy like him as my leader. Since we have conquered all of this land, we have had new religions and new languages that have completely changed our culture. They have taken Greek, Egyptian, and Persian beliefs and formed them in to a new Hellenistic culture. Also, we have learned a lot more languages in out new culture. This allows us to have better communication with other countries or cultures so we can better understand each other. Also, this allows us to improve more on our education. From what I've heard, we have significantly improved in areas like Math, Science, and Physics.

3) Alexander and George Washington were both great people. Like Alexander, George Washington is considered to be one of the greatest leaders of all time. George Washington (as a huge underdog) led his small army to defeat the most powerful army at the time, Great Britain. Like Washington, Alexander was outnumbered in a lot of his battles. But with his great strategic and leadership skills, Alexander was able to defeat everyone he came up against. These men were both very strategic and great leaders. They were brilliant and fearless when it came to war. These men are considered to be "Great".

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