Jacob Laney
I would like to compare Alexander the Great to Adolf Hitler.
Hitler like Alexander was a military genius. They moved swiftly through near
countries and conquered massive amounts of land in just a matter of years. They
both had visions of conquering the entire world. Unlike Alexander though Hitler
had an idea of a perfect race and persecuted everyone unlike that idea.
Alexander adopted cultures of his conquered people. They were both well liked
individuals (Hitler was in the beginning of his rule). Hitler was Times 1938 man of the year. Alexander
was loved by his people and in some countries was looked at as a liberator. They
both had manic personalities and were extremely paranoid. Their paranoia led
both of them to murder and order the murders of several people. Towards the end
of their life the both developed mental disorders and were no longer sane. They
both were very conceded people. They worshiped themselves as gods and many
people thought of them as that. Alexander and Hitler were alike in many ways.
They were “Great” military leaders, but they were terrible people. “Great” does
deserve to be at the end of Alexander’s title but solely because of his
military accomplishments.
Works Cited
"Analysis of Hitler's Personality." Analysis of
Hitler's Personality. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Sept. 2013.
Goode, Erica. "Insane or Just Evil? A Psychiatrist Takes a New
Look at Hitler." The New York Times. The New York Times, 17
Nov. 1998. Web. 26 Sept. 2013.
"How "Great" Was Alexander? [P.1]." How
"Great" Was Alexander? [P.1]. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Sept. 2013.
I really liked what you said in this paragraph because I completely agree with the opinion of that Alexander was not all that "great". I wrote about a different historical figure but had the same general idea. Alexander should not have this title just because of his military achievements alone, because without that he is not such a "great" person.
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