To what extent are democracy and dictatorship different? In order to answer this question we must first examine the generic basis of both democracy and dictatorship separately. The term democracy originates from the Greeks‚ and is defined as “rule of the people” coming from the words “demos” (people) and “kratos” (power). It was coined around 400 BCE‚ to denote the political systems then existing in Greek city-states‚ notably Athens. Commonly‚ two forms of democracy are recognised‚ these being
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The Athenian Golden age refers to a period in which there was great prosperity in the City if Athens. And the events that marked this age were characterized by Athens becoming master of the Greek city-states‚ thereby attracting the best architects‚ scientists‚ and philosophers. In that regard‚ Athens became a nation of people‚ of thinkers that were lovers of the arts‚ makers of some of the finest music‚ plays‚ and philosophical ideas to date. Athens attained such power following the victories it
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“The Restoration of the Athenian Empire” Our walls are crumbling and our fleet is minute. We here in Athens are unable to collect tribute from other city-states and are often in threat of being attacked. Our fleet is defenseless and weak. The Democratic fraction‚ propose that we spend our time and hard earned money on the rebuilding of our walls and fleet. That way Athens can dangerously collect tributes from other Greek city-states. The Democrats also would like to commence in hazardous military
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dialogue in between the powerful Athenians and weak Melians is one such example. Melians were concerned with fairness‚ justice‚ impartiality‚ and honor. They were quite idealistic and proved to be uncompromising on that principle. On the other hand‚ Athenians were apprehensive towards the Melian’s reservations. They were concerned with their own security and interests‚ and felt reasonable in their engagements because it was the right of a strong nation to rule. Athenians wanted to complete their domination
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At first‚ it may seem shallow to care a whole lot about one’s appearance‚ but according to Daniel Akst’s essay “What Meets the Eye”‚ we learn that in many ways‚ appearances actually serve as a source of inequality. In his expository piece‚ Akst probes into the importance of appearances in our society today; he explores the role that beauty plays in everyday life and and how it influences society. Akst makes numerous interesting discoveries on the role of appearances in society‚ but several of his
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Democracy: Then‚ Now & Tomorrow POLI 341(Ancient & Medieval Political Thought) 15/10/2014 The on-going debate about how transitional democracies (especially in Africa) can progress to advanced liberal democracies has received inputs from various scholars and thinkers of diverse backgrounds. While some have called for changes in the political economic institutions of these states‚ others have suggested alterations in the socio-cultural superstructure. One thing
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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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Greece during Age of Pericles A wise and able statesman named Pericles led Athens during its golden age. Honest and fair‚ Pericles held onto popular support for almost thirty two years. He was a skillful politician‚ an inspiring speaker‚ and a respected general. He has dominated the life of Athens from 461 to 429 B.C.‚ this period has often been called the Age of Pericles. He had three goals‚ first to strengthen Athenian democracy‚ second to hold and strengthen the empire‚ and the last to glorify
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The Athenian Oath is intended to be the first thing you see when you enter the Maxwell School of Citizenship. The glow of the shiny letters strike you as a bronze statue of George Washington in-between the text faces the door. The purpose for both the text and the statue is that it is supposed to define citizenship and show what the founding principle the Maxwell school established itself from. However‚ when further analyzing both the text and the scenery that it is presented on‚ it is clear that
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Simon Wahba 12/12/12 Miss Weinstein Period 7 Democracy DBQ In the world many societies are switching to democracies from the demand from the people in that area. One of the first democracies ever was in Athens‚ Greece. Even though they were the first democracy ever assembled‚ questions arose as to how democratic they really were. Opinions vary‚ but although Athens became more democratic over time‚ because of a series of reforms‚ it still was still more un-democratic then
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