Patrick Fair
Macedonian News
Patricous
(Pa-Tree-shes)
A Infantryman if the Fifth Squadron
A Infantryman if the Fifth Squadron
1. Reporter: Why do you think Alexander is called great?
Patricous: That’s a great question. I mean at such a
young age of taking the thrown and in such few years being able to defeat the Persians,
considered the greatest empire known to man. I don’t know about you, but that
is pretty great alone. He is also the brightest person I’ve ever met! During
his free time he reads and will speak of building colossal projects like a
library and a lighthouse. He is able to predict battles and is extremely
knowledged in battle formations and war tactics.
(Nine Years Later)
2. Reporter: General Patricous, How do you feel about the
blending of all of these new cultures?
Patricous: it is a like Pandora’s Box. With progress
comes loss. We are gaining vast amounts of knowledge, and don’t get me wrong
the food and people are great, but the praying and the many religions are
overwhelming. I feel like I wake up, pray, defeat an empire prey, and then
repeat. I am ready to head home and there are rumors we are going to. Seeing
Alex in this state of illness is really a putdown, but if there is one thing he
taught me it is that you have to look for the bright side of everything.
3. Another historical figure that also carries the idea of being
great?
When I think of a person with the idea of being great I think of
James Bowie. He was a member of the Alamo and the inventor of the Bowie knife.
He is also my grandfather’s hero and
aspired him to become a blacksmith. Now he is an expert on Bouie knives and
James Bowie. He has written a few books on him. In the sandbar fight, the first
appearance of the Bowie knife, Bowie got into a conflict with two other men,
who were both armed, and Bowie and the men got into a fight where Bowie got
stabbed in the back and then went on to defeat the tow men. He became a living
legend. In the Alamo, little is known on the location of Bowie, but many
believe he was in the corner next to the southeast cannon, close to where he
died, this meant he was fighting till his last breath propping himself up. He
died a martyr, fighting for what he believed and for the safety of the USA, and
that alone makes anyone a hero.
Works Sited
"JAMES
BOWIE." JAMES BOWIE. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Sept. 2013.
"The
Internet Classics Archive | Alexander by Plutarch." The Internet
Classics Archive | Alexander by Plutarch. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Sept. 2013.
I really like how you had the answers to the three questions in the form of an interview. I thought it was creative and a really good idea. Also, your example of James Bowie was cool because I didn't know who he was before this and it was interesting to read about him.
ReplyDeleteI like how you talked about how the Hellenistic culture from the soldiers point of view and I like how you think the soldiers would have felt about all of the cultures. Wouldn't the soldiers only have to have one culture that would not be too big of a commitment though.
ReplyDeletei like how you made your questions a interview. on question 2 you were describing what its like working for alexander and if you liked it or not, i really liked that! i also liked how you related alexander to James Bowie i didnt know who he was until you wrote this.
ReplyDeleteThe way that you were so engaged with the backstory of you character, Patricous, was nearly theatrical. However, i would have liked to see more facts, rather than general statements in your first and second answers. Other than that, i thought that all three of the posts flowed very well from sentence to sentence.
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