National Question #3 Alexander Hamilton stated‚ “It has been observed that a pure democracy if it were practicable would be the most perfect government. Experience has proved that no position is more false than this. The ancient democracies in which the people themselves deliberated never possessed one good feature of government. Their very character was tyranny; their figure deformity.” A democracy‚ also known as a republican government‚ has been implemented in many societies. It grants every
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In Ancient Greece‚ the two largest poleis (city-states) Athens and Sparta are evidence of two opposite forms of government. Athens adopted a more democratic approach while Sparta was governed by two kings. Though near each other‚ Ancient Greece consisted of poleis each of whom was governed separately and differently than one another. In the following I will answer a few questions posed regarding Greece‚ Sparta and the various city-states. Athens Early on only men who owned land could hold public
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The daily life in ancient Athens was kind of unfair especially for women and slaves. In Athens Women had their own separate lives from men and couldn’t leave the house without permission of the men in charge. Men had their responsibilities‚ like their jobs and duties‚ and laws which had to be followed by everyone. Children lived an okay & simple life until the age of six. But in Sparta it was different from Athens because it was fair for both genders. And in both city-states Slavery was the same
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Compare and contrast the part that the city or state (polis) plays in Antigone and Oedipus The King. Antigone is a play about the tension caused when two individuals have conflicting claims regarding law. In this case‚ the moral superiority of the laws of the city‚ represented by Creon‚ and the laws of the gods‚ represented bt Antigone. In contrast‚ Oedipus The King is driven by the tensions within Oedipus himself. That play both begins and concludes within the public domain‚ the plot being driven
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Athenian Democracy and Modern New Zealand democracies This essay will explain the themes and patterns of ancient Athenian democracy and modern New Zealand democracy‚ their similarities and differences‚ cultural expectations and codes of behaviour. Greek civilizations thrived for almost 1300 years ago. Ancient Greeks lived in Greece and countries we now call Turkey and Bulgaria. They became very powerful they were the most powerful between 2000 BC and 146 BC. One king or monarch did not rule ancient
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Our country was called a democracy when we still had millions of slaves. Our nation today is called a democracy when millions of citizens never exercise their right to vote‚ a few hundred party leaders select our national political candidates‚ and only those who have million-dollar treasuries can run for political office with a reasonable chance of winning. Latin American military dictatorships are called democracies. South Vietnam with a single candidate for president during the Vietnam War was
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Subject: MLM SCAM HARUS DIHARAMKAN DAN TINDAKAN PERLU DARIPADA PIHAK POLIS & KPDNKK Salam semua. 3 minggu lepas aku tidak mengetahui apa-apa pengetahuan tentang One Team sehinggalah aku dijemput oleh kawan kepada isteriku untuk mendengar satu peluang bisnes sekaligus boleh menambahkan pendapatan keluarga. Pada mulanya aku menolak sebab biasanya pada hari sabtu atau ahad‚ aku dan isteri ada membuat kerja part time tetapi kawan isteri ku sanggup untuk membayar masa kami pada hari ahad tersebut
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In both Antigone and Oedipus the King the city plays an important part with the majority of the action in both plays taking place in public in front of a chorus of Theban citizens. Personal conflict/crises take place in public‚ and when personal events take place off stage‚ they are relied to the chorus (and the audience) through messengers. The city also helps to move the plot of the plays along‚ as well providing dramatic tension. In addition the city helps to give us greater understanding of
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Peloponnesian War 431-404 B.C Account for the Athenian Defeat The main Peloponnesian War or second Peloponnesian war from 431- 404 B.C was fought between the growing power Athens and the dominating power Sparta. Gilpin notes the importance of this war as it parallels many others in history and characterises realist theory in present day international politics. The following essay will examine the origins and consequences of this war and account for the Athenian defeat. The ancient historian Thucydides
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A scathing attack on all levels of Athenian society and its political leaders or just light- hearted fun? What is your opinion of “The Knights”? The knights is a scathing attack on Athenian society. Aristophanes makes the play this way through the constant attacks on the Pathlagonian‚ the many negative comments on the people and how he uses comedic techniques to attack Athenian society. Although the play is a heavy attack on Athenian society‚ Aristophanes does also include comedic value in some
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