In my opinion Athenians prepared their boys as best they could according to their needs. This education was meant to prepare him for any walk of life he may walk from being a soldier to a high ranking politician. His role as the future Kyrios would entail him to make sure his wife would run the domestic and economic affairs of the household. He would have also bought slaves from slave-markets and became the main representative at weddings‚ funerals and festivals. He must have been able to host
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Ideal Man Ideal is a word with several different definitions depending on one’s interpretation. Marriam Webster Dictionary says that ideal is “a standard of excellence.” The Random House College Dictionary gives a slightly different meaning with the definition of “regarded as perfect of its kind.” Hence‚ society can interpret the words standard‚ excellence‚ and perfect as they please. Each individual may have a different perspective on the ideal man because of the way they understand the definition
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What qualities should an ideal statesman possess? The world is full of aspiring political leaders‚ but very few of them meet the requirements of an ideal statesperson. Many politicians seem to lack some of the most important qualities‚ such as integrity and accountability. And no wonder that for many people the word “politician” or “statesman” has negative connotations. However‚ we can still try to build an image of an ideal statesman. First of all‚ it’s necessary to notice that a person who
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knowledge so we are able to make more sound‚ rather than rash decisions. However they may not be completely accurate but we gather enough information from different sources we can come to a judgement which reasonable or sensible. This is very good for democracy as they are informative and good at educating others such as Action on Smoking and Heath (ASH) keeps the general public aware about the dangers of smoking so they can think twice if they are ever influenced or motivated to smoke and to help others
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An Ideal Student Children are the wealth of a nation. A Nation that produces a generation of talented and hardworking youth marches ahead on the path of progress. However creating quality citizens is no easy task and cannot be achieved overnight. The first step for that is to produce ideal students in our schools. These ideal students would go on to become ideal citizens. Who is an ideal student? There isn’t one definite answer to that because there are many qualities that together define an
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English & 101 October 18‚ 2010 Descriptive essay Every human known to man has their own views on what an ideal society should be like. Society is defined as a body of individuals living as members of a community. Many scholars and well known authors like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Thomas More express those ideas through public speaking or literary examples delivered to society. Although those ideas are just one person’s opinion about the subject matter. Others believe in the power of
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An ideal teacher usually possesses these characteristics: he has unassailable command on his subjects. He knows fully the contents of the subjects which he has to teach. Truly exceptional teachers are scholars and are constantly reading and upgrading themselves in their subject. The tone of expression of the ideal teacher is not gruff‚ irksome and morose but is pleasant. An ideal teacher has a good sense of humour/smiles. But this fun is not of impolite nature. An ideal teacher has the highest degree
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To what extent was Germany a parliamentary democracy in the years 1900-1914? A parliamentary democracy is the power in Germany being shared amongst everybody. The positions are democratically elected by the population of the country. The way Germany was run is based upon the Constitution the power lies between the Reichstag‚ the chancellor and the Kaiser. Germany was a parliamentary democracy based on the constitution that Germany was run by. The Bundesrat being part of the constitution consisted
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oligarchy and democracy often seems to be a relatively recent phenomenon for many in the modern world‚ however it is often disregarded that this conflict goes back millennia in the western world‚ all the way back to ancient Greece‚ and specifically back to the city-state of Athens. Though very different from the modern‚ western concept of democracy‚ Athens’ democratic system was revolutionary for it’s time and often stirred conflict between democratic and oligarchic forces‚ not only within Athenian society
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An Ideal American “Freedom is what America means to the world.” - Audie Murphy. America is an extremely outstanding country‚ and the people that live in it have many responsibilities and privileges that make them an American. An ideal American should have great and noble qualities with loyalty and patriotism only being two. One’s loyalty to his country is not something that can be taught. Loyalty for one’s country is best explained in this quote by Thomas Wolfe: “The fabulous country-the place
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