…and Seleucus. At the river Granicus, near the ancient city of Troy, he attacked an army of Persians and Greek hoplites (mercenaries) totaling 40,000 men. His forces defeated the enemy and, according to tradition, lost only 110 men; after this battle all the states of Asia Minor submitted to him.…

…an army of about twenty- thousand men camped in Kadesh, Syria, planning a surprise attack. When he was waiting for his men to get ready he found himself with few men, and surrounded by Hittite warriors, luckily he escapade with his life. After that battle he said "I was all…

More than 170,000 Irish-born Americans fought under the flag of the United States between 1861 and 1865. Society in the United States had, up to that time, displayed a marked anti-Catholic sentiment, and most newly immigrated Irish occupied close to the lowest rung of the economic ladder, but this did…

…even if it damaged the well-being of another person. Elizabeth is innocent and had no connection with witches or the Devil. Here, the theme of good versus bad is represented. In this case the good has prevailed.

Another example of the battle between good and bad is through the story…

…member of society. His own blindness prevents him from being nothing more than a silhouette of a person to not only himself, but the rest of the world as well.

The Narrator is first blinded when he is supposed to participate in the “battle royal.” This battle is a contest…

…the web, have full-time employees surfing the Internet all day looking for offending MP3 sites. Artists and recording companies are losing the money they should make from their hard and creative work because of illegal downloading of MP3's. The battle is just beginning. People need to know that even though…

Atticus defended Tom because otherwise he would not be able to tell his children what to do any more, and also for moral reasons to. The court battle was not the only place that Atticus showed courage. He showed physical courage when he shot the rabid dog, Tim Johnson. This…

…with grave courtesy. It wasn't just the warriors and kings that were respected in this society but scops were too. Scops were professional poets and the historians of a tribe. It was he who remembered the important heroes, the kings, the important battles and the folklore of the tribe. Anglo-Saxon…

…In one particular situation Richard was backed into a corner. It occurred when he was working for a black Yankee in an optical factory. Richard had these two co-workers, Pease and Reynolds who accused him of calling Mr. Pease, Pease. This was a battle that Richard could not win. If…

…for an invasion of England. Attacks on the island of Jersey in 1779 and 1781, as well as an attempted siege if Gibraltar in 1783, likewise ended in failure. Why was the most populous, culturally influential, and richest nation in Europe losing battle after battle? Perhaps a more interesting question…