Pericles‚ and His Influence on Athens Pericles became the leader of Athens at the end of the Peloponnesian War and was responsible for the rebuilding and reconstructing of this city. He became very powerful and well known through out the age of the 5th century‚ so powerful that this became known as the age of Pericles. He was the son of Xanthippus and Agariste. His father‚ Xanthippus was a military leader during the Peloponnesian Wars and was the victor at the Battle of Mycale. He would later
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The Renaissance‚ also known as the “rebirth”‚ was a period of time that changed the course of history. This period was fueled by focusing on humans and their worth. As this way of thinking progressed further and further‚ so did people’s belief systems and ideas. What once was a society that was driven solely by God under the power of the Church and Pope was being to shift to a logically thinking‚ science and reason fueled culture that we see today causing a multitude of challenges for the Church
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aspirin to the water mill‚ Greeks explored and developed the areas of medicine‚ biology‚ astrology‚ and science. Ancient Greek inventions are in fact the original concepts of some of our most popular and appreciated products. Influence of the Greeks: Innovative Thinkers He who controls the past controls the future. He who controls the present controls the past. -George Orwell The
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Information highway or the Internet has changed the way the world goes about doing things. It is one more point in a long continuum of inventions that is set to revolutionize lifestyles. One is inclined to ask‚ how does the ability of computers to talk to each other improve the learning process in the classroom? How does it make a difference in study of epics like the Odyssey and the Iliad? These questions and more will be answered in the following passages. The Internet has a more pervasive effect
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the nation‚ to which the existing laws and government were unprepared for. The government tried to help‚ but due to “rapidly declining government funds‚ state and local governments relied largely on relief administered by religious and charity organizations” (Downs). In an economic crisis‚ governments at the state and local levels were rendered incapable of offering much aid‚ without laws for the situation at hand. The Depression’s effect upon the government signifies the extent to which it impacted
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form new beginnings as a republic. Montesquieu seeks to look beyond the simple understanding of a law‚ to examine how a law is influenced by the society it was established for. Separation of powers is a necessity to guarantee liberty within a society‚ governed by separate bodies of individuals. Thus‚ it allows balance in the governmental bodies‚ so that attempts by one branch of government to interfere with liberty are deterred by the other branches. Continuing with the focus of separation
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in the Continental Army and afterward in the Confederation Congress. Perpetually discontent with the Articles of Confederation‚ he was an early advocate of established change. A firm promoter of an in number‚ even blue-blooded‚ brought together government‚ he took an interest in the Constitutional Convention‚ composed a large number of The Federalist papers that advanced the new constitution‚ and helped push through confirmation in New York. Washington compensated his keen‚ lively ex-confidant by
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Emperor Frederick 1st approach to problems of government in Germany and how they differ from his measures in Italy. Emperor Frederick 1st (Barbarossa)‚ was elected to the position of King of Germany at a time when the Kingdom was on the verge of Civil War over rightful inheritance and‚ the power of the Monarchy had been reduced to little more than that of a Duke or a Count; only holding power over the greatly diminished Crownlands. During his rule‚ he faced the monumental task of restoring the
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Arab-Muslims over non-Arab Muslims such as the Persians‚ Turks‚ and Africans and imposed a tax on “People of the Book” such as Jews‚ Christians‚ and Zoroastrians. On the other hand‚ Abbasids did not discriminate against non-Arab Muslims. When the Umayyads took over a territory they left the previous government officials and policies in place whereas when the Abbasids took over a territory they appointed delegates and representatives called viziers to govern them. Lastly‚ during the Umayyad Dynasty
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people question if the government should be responsible for instructing people how to live in society. These people also demand welfare from the government‚ but are not willing to accept the laws‚ and the people who run the government. Lao-Tzu discusses in Thoughts from the Tao-te Ching how the government should handle its people. In today’s society the government is expected to define right and wrong and punish the law breakers‚ who may not share the same morals as the government. These people who break
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