male citizens of 20 years or older could attend the Athenian Popular Assembly and could vote as long as they showed up. As for public officers‚ a citizen with a certain level of wealth and is at least 30 years old could service for the community. Between the two systems of government‚ you can see some areas that are similar. The biggest was that both the Spartans and the Athenians did not have a single individual as ruler. The Spartans having two kings that came from separate royal families‚ and
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There is quite a few differences between the book and movie The Outsiders. The book is written by S.E. Hinton. We have been reading the outsiders and we were wondering which was better the movie or the book. The book and movie are both easy to relate to because Ponyboy is our age and most of the characters are young. I think the three characters are Sodapop‚Ponyboy‚and Two bit. In the book I pictured them as these tough looking kids but when I saw the movie they actually don’t look as tough as
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Historically‚ rich and powerful individuals with more authority have control of labeling what is not normal and what is deviant. Social norms‚ like laws‚ are created by the rich and powerful to protect their interest; so that they can socially construct deviance and crime to their advantage. The article Fraternities and Collegiate Rape Culture: Why Are Some Fraternities More Dangerous Places for Women by Ayres Boswell and Joan Spade personifies this process. Specifically‚ Boswell and Spade analyze
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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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are described by their mother’s point of view. While reading in the story you’ll notice the difference between the sister’s. When Dee and her mother visit their old home and Maggie in the country‚ a conflict starts up about two antique quilts that Dee would love to have. Mama tells Dee that the quilts were already going to go to Maggie because she promised her. The reaction that Dee has reveals differences in attitudes‚ thoughts‚ and values towards the heritage of the two sisters. Dee is different
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succeeded in abolishing the tyrannical rule of the kings and became a republic‚ yet she was more of an aristocratic republic. Her power rested more in a particular class than in the whole people (Morey‚ 1901). This difference in political power between the classes subtly boiled over into what would become a plebeian revolt. At first the conflict was based more on the fact that the Patricians were a wealthier class‚ and the Plebeians seeked an equal distribution of wealth (Morey‚ 1901). Due to the fact
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still prominent in today it has been deplenished greatly. Racism has been improved by the higher numbers of interracial marriages‚ a decline in segregated churches‚ as well as judicial amendments passed. It can be seen in today’s world the difference between today and in the 1930’s dealing with interracial marriages. When Scout was a kid seeing an interracial marriage couple was a rare event and considered wrong. "She was white‚ and she tempted a Negro. She did something that in our society is unspeakable:
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long period of time nourishes the criminal thoughts in their minds. So‚ prolonged victimization increases the risk triple fold that the victim will become offender at some point in her life. According to pathways theories‚ there is not much difference between victimization and offending. Both are two sides of the same coin and cannot be separated from each other. This idea was first launched by the feminists but now in criminal justice system there are numerous evidences that prove involvement in
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Phil McGraw once said “There’s a big difference between infatuation and falling in love.” In both stories ‘Araby’ by James Joyce and‚ ‘A&P’ by John Updike‚ two very diverse young men feel they are in love with a girl whom they know very little about‚ and who do not notice them in a romantic way‚ then later in the stories they grasp insight that they do not love these girls. On thus journey of coming to realization that it is not love but infatuation‚ both young men face a series of struggles
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scheme was foolhardy (Krakauer 5).” Chris had a single ten pound bag of rice‚ cheap work boots‚ and a .22 caliber rifle. He didn’t have any of the essentials like an ax‚ compass‚ snow accessories‚ etc. Chris thought he would be fine with what he had. The difference between Thoreau and Chris is that Thoreau “went to the woods because he wished to live deliberately (Walden).” He wanted to‚ “live deep and suck out all the marrow of life (Walden).”
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