time in other cultures were treated like their father’s/husband’s property. That was the case all around the world‚ from China to Medieval Europe‚ to Rome. Women had no rights other than to maintain the house hold and bear children. Greece was a sight exception in this regard. Women who held higher positions in the society had quite independent lives‚ along with sixth century Spartan women; however‚ Athenian women did not share the same liberties as their neighbors. Athenian women rarely left their
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Can Knowledge Be A Burden Rather Than A Benefit? There is a serious attention paid to the issue that whether knowledge is a burden rather than a benefit. To all intents and purposes‚ there are various opinions on the issue. In my narrow perspective‚ knowledge is just irrelevant‚ if there’s no knowledge‚ there will be no chance for us to make the world a better place. In the first place‚ knowledge is the base for all our enormous inventions‚ despite the legends such as the electricity or the telescope
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Is consumer behavior diverging rather than converging? Many would say that because of globalization‚ the income‚ media and technology would suggest that consumer’s needs‚ taste‚ lifestyles and wants have become homogeneous‚ giving special emphasis on technology and internet. But what people do with their possessions does not converge. Some believe that global companies will achieve success by concentrating on what everybody wants rather than worrying about the details of what everyone things they
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possibly face the WW III. With the augment of knowledge‚ the new creations and new materials to make these weapons are going to become more powerful that with one blow can harm a country. This is a hazardous example of when knowledge can be a burden rather than a benefit. Take another example from my life experience‚ as I’m going through the line from impetuousness to maturity‚ some of my sentimental thoughts always have confused me into a deep meditation. Ingenuous
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Assess the sociological argument and evidence to support the claim that religion is a source of division rather than harmony in society. Conflict theorists would argue that organized religion‚ though originally created to fulfil basic human needs‚ has distorted into an organization with one purpose that is to preserve the power centre. Conflict theorists also assert that religion operates to preserve the wealthy and the powerful in their privileged positions‚ agreeing this Functionalist’s viewpoint
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Discuss whether the most significant impacts of the Eyjafjallajokull were international rather than local Iceland‚ the land of fire and ice‚ is a dramatic yet picturesque and beautiful landscape. Home to magnificent natural features such as glaciers‚ waterfalls and volcanoes‚ it is an incredible place to visit. The spectacular island is the second largest in Europe and located between the Greenland Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. It sits on a constructive plate boundary; the violent tug of war between
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All people who belong to INDIA have taken birth in INDIA and have grown up in INDIA and were educated in INDIA………everything in INDIA but why are they going to foreign countries and are living in other countries? What is there in those countries..? I never understand this. I think whatever there in those countries is also present in our country. Those people who go to those countries will be living in those foreign countries and will be saying bad words to our country and we’ll
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was required to read two texts: One was of a Corinthian speaking about the Athenians to the Spartans; the other was a speech of the Athenians describing themselves to the Spartans. Let’s begin with the first text. The Corinthian that described the Athenians had a strong favor for them over the Spartans. My understanding of this text is that the speaker didn’t care much for the Spartan culture. He claimed‚ “The Athenians are innovators‚ quick to make plans and quick to put what they have planned
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The Athenians would enjoy festivals throughout the whole year and devoted several days of each month to them. There was an extremely diverse variety of festivals to cater for different parts of the population. Festivals were very important to Athenians in particular for many reasons. The Athenians were very proud of their festivals and they became a way in which Athens attempted to show off and prove her prominence and importance to other Greek states. Firstly‚ they allowed a way to honour the gods
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Aristotle - Athenian Politeia ( Constitution of the Athenians) Written in the late 4th century BC by the philosopher Aristotle or maybe by a research student under his tutorship at Plato’s academy or at the Lyceum‚ a school he built in Athens around 336-323 BC. The Athenian Politeia was a treatise‚ which was practically reproduced of its old features to help the development of the Athenian democratic politics in its time. Aristotle’s outlook on democracy was that of a demoralizing downhill
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