Darius I & Themistocle were 2 of many people who played a sig. role in Xerxes’ reign. Themistocles was known as the great Athenian strategist who united the Greekstates & saved Greece. Darius the 1st was the father & predecessor of Xerxes‚ he played the role of being the most influential person to Xerxes & believed Xerxes was the most deserving to become his heir. Herodotus records that the Persians accounted Darius a ‘merchant’ for his great achievements on setting the empire onto a sound
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Carlie Sorrells Ms. Johnson 8-28-12 English ll pre-ap Summer Reading Assignment-Alas Babylon Alas Babylon by Pat Frank is a literary work of art that holds important themes applicable to the present. Though the story takes place in the time of the Cold War‚ some of the messages are still transferable to life in the modern world. An apocalyptic world where the United States is at war with the Soviet Union is the premise of the book in which the characters are put up to the ultimate test‚ survival
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0.03% of the world’s population is enslaved present day (“What is modern slavery?” antislavery.org). 0.03% of one gallon is about 1.1 milliliters‚ 0.03% of a mile is 48.3 centimeters. 0.03% of an hour is 1.08 seconds‚ and 0.03% of 7 billion is 21 million Slavery was not abolished in the 19th century. This crime against humanity still exists today in forms of child labor‚ human trafficking‚ and the exploitation of workers (“What is modern slavery?” antislavery.org). At its beginning and during its
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Throughout history many civilizations have made great advancements among their own societies. From the Mesopotamians and ancient Egyptians to the Mycenaeans‚ many developments by these peoples have contributed to their places in our history books. Developments such as writing‚ agriculture‚ military‚ and transportation vehicles have come from these civilizations‚ but perhaps the two most significant developments of these ancient societies are metallurgy and organized religion. The development of
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Hammurabi’s Code Just or Unjust? Almost 4000 there was a king named Hammurabi. He ruled over a small city-state called Babylon. Hammurabi Ruled for 42 years‚ but the first 30 were pretty uneventful and he only had power over Babylon which even though it was the capitol of Babylonia was pretty small. But the last 12 were when things got more interesting. Hammurabi devised a plan so that he would have almost absoulute power and even after he died he would have millions of people still following
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In the episode‚ “Believers”‚ from Babylon 5‚ many topics are interpreted through a child with a deadly medical affliction. In the episode an alien family comes to the ship to seek medical attention for their young son who has fluids in his lungs. Now the doctor sees this as a small problem with a minor procedure to fix it‚ but when he learns that the family will not let him operate on the boy it becomes deadly. Dr. Franklin claims that this is the only way to save the boy. Nevertheless‚ the family
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Whether reflected in forms of fascism and socialism or the more sophisticated types of contemporary progressivism‚ St. Augustine is unparalleled as an antidote to this intense power. Augustine mirrors the major Judaic-Christian perspective which shows us there are moral absolutes despite the fact that they may be faintly seen by limited‚ error prone man. It tells us that man is not the center and measure for goodness’ sake‚ yet rather God is. Rather than his Creator‚ man is described by a nature
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the code of Hammurabi‚ while India lacking any form of bureaucracy followed a stringent caste system that has evolved and a form of it still used today. There were multiple attempts for conduct and law in Mesopotamia‚ but none took hold until Babylon. Babylon is where the code of the Hammurabi was introduced however they were known for much more than they’re of social laws like‚ Mathematics‚ astronomy and literature (aqrobatq‚ 2015). The Code of Hammurabi is better known to us today as “an eye for
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His family was slid from the Amorites‚ a semi-migrant tribe in western Syria‚ and his name mirrors a blend of societies: Hammu‚ which signifies "family" in Amorite‚ consolidated with rapi‚ signifying "incredible" in Akkadian‚ the regular dialect of Babylon. In the 30th year of his rule Hammurabi started to extend his kingdom all over the Euphrates‚ ousting Larsa‚ Eshunna‚ Assyria and Mari until all of Mesopotamia under his
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As every year draws to an end‚ so the atmosphere of Christmas starts to fill the air. The 25th of December is a day that has caught the heart of most Christians and filled it with gratitude- for it is said - that it is the day that Jesus Christ was born. It is marked on calendars as a public holiday‚ but it is written on hearts as a celebration of the birth of our savior. It is the time when families and friends gather together‚ bearing gifts for one another and where feelings of love are evident
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