city before country. Contrast is often a good way to compare two things of similar nature but with different feature. Comparing the benefits and drawbacks of two polis‚ both of which powerful and impactful throughout their history is Athens and Sparta. In Athens there was political participation as there was an open forum where people spoke about issues and discussed problems. It was a democracy but at times it can get unruly and sometimes mob rule would ensue. However in Sparta there was a counsel
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KCC: “Aiming towards Global Competence” “Now is the time for change.” This is what we have been heard from all media forms since the election has finally ended‚ heeding the triumphant sound of another spectrum of hope as it enters the palace of ascendancy – the new administration. Knowing the fact that this will be a roaring summon for the Filipino masses. This is now our time to heal the wounds and lift up ourselves from the ruthless claws of the past administration. However‚ our aspiration for
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“All of the Greeks knew what was right‚ but only the Spartan did it” Athens and Sparta though close in proximity were two governed and operated completely different. Throughout history in ancient Greece it seems to that you cannot have a conversation of fully understand one without the other. Athens was founded in 3000 BC and Sparta which is a much younger city-state was founded in the 900’s BC and both Athens and Sparta were principal enemies of one another. Though an Athenian and of aristocratic
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In the oration to Governor Isaac I. Stevens‚Chief Seattle tries to persuade the whites of the United States that they should treat the Native Americans equally despite their inferior status.The way Chief Seattle achieves this is through figurative language‚ organization‚ and diction‚ this is how he shows both the reason and pride behind his oration to the Governor. Another function of this orientation is a wake up call to the Governor that the Natives are not as weak as they may seem they do still
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Athens is a major Greek city-state in European history. It was a great center of cultural and intellectual development‚ and thus home to philosophers. Socrates and Pericles‚ two of these philosophers‚ had polarizing opinions about the city-state and its citizens. While Pericles chooses to praise the Athenian citizen‚ Socrates criticizes Athens’ people. Pericles gave his opinion at a funeral during the first battles of the Peloponnesian War‚ while Socrates gave his during the trial that ultimately
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I am a Filipino - inheritor of a glorious past‚ hostage to the uncertain future. As such I must prove equal to a two-fold task- the task of meeting my responsibility to the past‚ and the task of performing my obligation to the future. I sprung from a hardy race - child of many generations removed of ancient Malayan pioneers. Across the centuries‚ the memory comes rushing back to me: of brown-skinned men putting out to sea in ships that were as frail as their hearts were stout. Over the sea I see
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Did you know that world leaders do not exactly agree on what a democracy means. A democracy’s most salient and universally agreed upon component is a voting system. Athens was not truly democratic because they had slaves‚ no woman rights‚ and no equal rights. The first reason Athens wasn’t truly democratic is that they had slaves. Slaves were viewed as insignificant‚ vapid people‚ for this reason they did not get to vote. Since they were classified as slaves‚ they didn’t have the privilege
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The people of Athens and Sparta influenced others greatly throughout the region during their time in power. The right to participate in public life and make decisions affecting the community was a very important role for both societies. Who held that role was different for both communities. The Spartan men mainly consisted of warriors with their sole job to protect the Spartan state. The men were trained from an early age to be warriors‚ the job of a Spartan woman was to produce more Spartan
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Life as a woman in Athens A historic view point by Cecil Fuson. Being a woman in Ancient Athens was not what the movies and Plays led me to believe. The Athenian Democracy was a democracy of the minority. Every man‚ no matter their class had equal say in the ruling of the government. But Women‚ Slaves and Foreigners had zero civil rights and no influence on how things were done. Because the Athenian’s were a very exclusive society‚ they rarely allowed outsiders share in the privileges the citizens
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Athens and Sparta in the ancient Greece world are both revered by many modern civilizations as being foundry influences on modern democracy. The two city states‚ however‚ were polar opposites in how they viewed democracy and ran their government. Sparta was known for its military prowess and power‚ while Athens has always been famed for its progress in the arts and sciences. While both being developmentally different and butting heads sometimes‚ they both were integral voices on how similar democratic
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