position. As long as they didn’t attempt to expand their territory‚ they were in control. There were some unforeseen events that Pericles couldn’t account for. The first being that‚ with everyone in Athens eing contained in such a small area with less than ideal living conditions‚ people die. The walls protected the Athenians from their enemies‚ but it did not make them immune to desiese. During the first year of the war a plague swept through the Athens. It killed 30 thousand Athenians including pericles
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million Americans are addicted to alcohol and drugs‚ but only 11 percent of those with an addiction are receiving treatment. The United States sends more people to prison for drug charges than any other country in the world. Out-of-prison rehabilitation and treatment for drug offenders provides better results than imprisonment. Providing treatment outside jail is more cost-effective.It costs about $2‚000 to $7‚000 per person.The average cost of putting someone in the program is $32‚974‚ compared to
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Are Women Better Leaders Than Men?By Mitch McCrimmon | | An increasingly heard claim is that women are better leaders than men. What this really means is that leaders with stereotypical feminine traits might be better than those with classic masculine traits‚ whether men or women. The foundation for this claim is that women are more collaborative while men are more competitive. There is no doubt that collaboration is vital for success in business today. In addition‚ work is much more complex
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idiom‚ “two heads are better than one”‚ is often used when it comes to group work with another person. Many argue that it’s better to work alone than with someone else‚ but this is not the case. It is more accurate and more efficient to work in a group of two rather than working alone because working with a partner provides a combined knowledge from a variety of sources‚ allows feedback and constructive criticism from another source‚ and results in a work that is more accurate than either person’s work
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BETTER LATE THAN NEVER ESSEY “Better late than never” is an ancient proverb with a deep hidden meaning. Time and again all of us are told to complete the tasks assigned to us on time and being lazy most of us fail to do any assigned work on time. The result is we completely avoid the work and stop doing it further. Yes it is essential to finish a work on time but what is more important is finishing the work. Here comes the significance of the proverb “better late than never” which means that
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these days. For some people texting is better because people can’t hear what your talking about. This is convenient for teenagers if they don’t want their mom and dad to here what they are talking about. Also‚ some people have come to believe that phones cause radiation. So therefore texting is better than calling. First off‚ Some people think that calling is better than texting. If there is something important that needs to be said some people prefer to call than text. Some people think that it means
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Abstract Why women make equal or better leaders than men. Just the thought that women make equal or better leaders than men stirs an immediate controversy. Both men and women know they will offend or step on many toes‚ especially those men who believe that it’s a man’s world. Everything considered equal‚ consider the thought. Although there are not any concrete studies on domestic leadership‚ there are examples throughout history that suggest‚ at least without her support‚ his career
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Today I will be comparing soccer and football and why soccer is better than football. An each paragraph I will be comparing their play style‚ the game play‚ and the injures in the game. In this paragraph I will comparing the game style of both of the sports. First I will tell you about soccer. Soccer is popular worldwide and not just in one country unlike football which is only popular in America. Soccer is played with your feet instead of your hands unlike football‚ the objective of soccer is scoring
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Is urban living better than rural living? Related Topics: Home Add a New Topic Add to My Favorites Debate This Topic Report This Topic 22% Say Yes 78% Say No Culture and opportunities abound I understand the other side‚ but as a younger person‚ I find living near an urban center to be invaluable. Crime is rarely anything to worry about. The main reason is that in the search to find oneself‚ there are a plethora of opportunities in cities. You can walk down one block and experience
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Living in the suburbs: is it better than living in the city if you have a family? Why would one want to live so far away from everything? Questions like these are going through the minds off millions of people around the world as suburbanization is becoming increasingly popular. But first what is suburbanization? To put it simply‚ it is the process of citizens migrating from the city to the suburbs (Filion and Bunting‚ 2015‚ p. 446). This has been happening largely since the mid-20th century‚ aligning
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