Ancient and Modern Democracy
REPÚBLICA BOLIVARIANA DE VENEZUELA
MINISTERIO DEL PODER POPULAR PARA LA EDUCACIÓN
U.E. INSTITUTO ANDES
MODERN AND ANCIENT DEMOCRACY
Authors:
Acevedo R, Sofia
Rancel M, Isabella M
Teacher:
Miss Andrea de Paramo
Caracas, May, 2013
According to Thucydides (c.406/455-c.399 BCE), Pericles the ancient Athenian leader was chosen to give a speech in the funerals of the firsts who had fallen in the Peloponnesian war; he decided to state the values of democracy in this occasion. According to Karpiel, F; Krull, K (2012) Athens was one of the first cities who had a democratic government and that is why Pericles used this occasion to compare Athens to other cities ruled by monarchies.
Democracy, according to The Scholastic Pocket Dictionary (page ) (2011) “is a way of governing a country in which the people choose their leaders in elections”. Nowadays many countries have democratic governments that follow the values stated by Pericles. Like Davidson, K (2013) says: “Norway, Sweden, Iceland, and Denmark occupying the first four spots on the list”. Now we are going to make a comparison between Pericles’ Funeral Oration and nowadays democratic values.
One of the first things stated by Pericles (c.406/455-c.399 BCE) was: “if we look to the laws, they afford equal justice to all in the private differences; if no social standing, advancement in public life falls to reputation for capacity, class consideration not being allowed to interfere with merit, nor does poverty”. For Jefferson, T (1801) “Democracy offers equal and exact justice to all men, of whatever persuasion, religious or political belief” To us this means that no matter where you are from, your race, your color, your religion, your beliefs, your sexual orientation, your social class, or your education, a law is a law and it must be followed by all, democracy offers this because like said before justice applies to all in their differences.
Pericles (c.406/455-c.399 BCE) also adds that “Our public
MINISTERIO DEL PODER POPULAR PARA LA EDUCACIÓN
U.E. INSTITUTO ANDES
MODERN AND ANCIENT DEMOCRACY
Authors:
Acevedo R, Sofia
Rancel M, Isabella M
Teacher:
Miss Andrea de Paramo
Caracas, May, 2013
According to Thucydides (c.406/455-c.399 BCE), Pericles the ancient Athenian leader was chosen to give a speech in the funerals of the firsts who had fallen in the Peloponnesian war; he decided to state the values of democracy in this occasion. According to Karpiel, F; Krull, K (2012) Athens was one of the first cities who had a democratic government and that is why Pericles used this occasion to compare Athens to other cities ruled by monarchies.
Democracy, according to The Scholastic Pocket Dictionary (page ) (2011) “is a way of governing a country in which the people choose their leaders in elections”. Nowadays many countries have democratic governments that follow the values stated by Pericles. Like Davidson, K (2013) says: “Norway, Sweden, Iceland, and Denmark occupying the first four spots on the list”. Now we are going to make a comparison between Pericles’ Funeral Oration and nowadays democratic values.
One of the first things stated by Pericles (c.406/455-c.399 BCE) was: “if we look to the laws, they afford equal justice to all in the private differences; if no social standing, advancement in public life falls to reputation for capacity, class consideration not being allowed to interfere with merit, nor does poverty”. For Jefferson, T (1801) “Democracy offers equal and exact justice to all men, of whatever persuasion, religious or political belief” To us this means that no matter where you are from, your race, your color, your religion, your beliefs, your sexual orientation, your social class, or your education, a law is a law and it must be followed by all, democracy offers this because like said before justice applies to all in their differences.
Pericles (c.406/455-c.399 BCE) also adds that “Our public
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