“The growth of the power of Athens‚ and the alarm which this inspired in [Sparta]‚ made war inevitable‚” (Thucydides). While trade is often associated with facilitating war‚ there exists an obvious link between the growth of power thereof and war. As can be seen in the Peloponnesian War‚ a nation becoming a master of trade creates hostility with nations which want to have that power. Also‚ powerful nations become potential military threats‚ resulting in a dilemma of national security‚ similar to
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constitutions stuck out as prominent and created successful civilizations. The Constitution of Athens and the Constitution of the Lacedaemonians were grotesquely different in their ideas of social and economic classes‚ education‚ and fitness; whereas‚ the civilizations were the same in the idea of punishment for breaking the laws. The Constitution of Athens was more of a story of how life was during the time that Athens was a leading city in the world. The story states that the Athenian government held
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The name-giving of Athens It is well-known that Athens was the most powerful and glorious town of ancient Greece. Its residents managed to develop a wonderful civilization that is admired till today. It is also known that the city got its name from Athena‚ the goddess of wisdom and courage. But how did Athens have its name? Here is a charming little story about the origin of the city’s name. The dispute of the gods Cecrops‚ a strange creature‚ half-man half-snake‚ was the founder of a city which
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Have you ever read a book‚ and then they were going to make it into a movie? This happens many times‚ it is one way to get inspiration for the movie process. The trouble is‚ they don’t always transfer the same over to the big screen. As an audience‚ we tend to compare the two‚ and decide which one we would recommend‚ either the movie or the book. For the most part‚ the difference between the two are just minimal details that they decided were not needed. On some instances‚ the audience may get disappointed
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the Greek city-states of Athens and Sparta. These have included aristocracy‚ oligarchy‚ tyranny‚ monarchy‚ and democracy. An oligarchy is ruled by the few‚ which could also be as a small group of the aristocracy. Monarchy is ruled by a hereditary single sovereign‚ while tyranny by a single leader who took power by force. Democracy is the rule of the people. This essay will show the changes of government between the city-states (Cartledge‚ 2011). Brand (n.d.) tells us Athens was initially ruled by
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During the Greco-Persian Wars‚ Athens and Sparta fought side-by-side as a team to defeat the Persians. However‚ after they defeated the Persians‚ Athens gained even more power‚ which led to conflicts between the prior allies. As a result‚ these two powerful city-states fought one another in the Peloponnesian War. During the late 5th century BCE‚ Thucydides‚ a historian of this time period‚ described the events of the Peloponnesian War in his book History of the Peloponnesian War (5.84-116). In this
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The Golden Arches The Golden Arches‚ Mickey-D ’s‚ Macca ’s‚ or Mick-dicks. Whatever you would like to call it‚ they all refer to the same money making machine‚ McDonalds. Selling more than 75 hamburgers every second‚ McDonalds serves anywhere from 62 to 68 million million customers each and every day‚ more than the population of Great Britain and about 1% of the world ’s population (Schlosser‚ 2004). Since its inception‚ McDonalds has not only grown into a global money making super power
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important‚ the one I feel is the most important of all is our 5th amendment right. Freedom of speech‚ religion‚ and our right to bear arms is a wonderful thing. But sometimes things do not quite work out the way we would like‚ and we find ourselves on the other side of the law‚ namely the wrong side. While is it true that when you are arrested you pretty much lose most of your rights‚ you do have some that could work in your favor. The 5th amendment is every defendant’s holy grail‚ or at least that
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Observation of "Raphael’s School of Athens" After observing The School of Athens I was able to notice things I had never noticed before. The more I observed‚ the more intrigued I became. I was able to see many details that make this work a masterpiece. I saw interactions between the people. I also observed the elements that unify the painting‚ such as balance. When looking at The School of Athens I can see many interactions taking place. There are 50 people in this painting. The people seem to
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uses for personal use and business use. Concerning the functionality that the application providing the user interface designing team has done a very good to make it user friendly and easy to learn even though there are few up and downs with the 8 golden rules. Strive for consistency Figure 1 – Open dialog in MS Excel Figure 2 – Save dialog in MS Excel Figure 3 – Excel help Figure 3 – Excel help Generally‚ this is the most frequently violated rule. The presence of this rule is very important
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