Thucydides is by far the most important of all early historians. He is the most reliable and trustworthy. Throughout this essay I will show how his work contributed to modern history. I will discuss the manner in which Thucydides wrote his history and the importance of it. I will also discuss branches of history in which Thucydides wrote his history such as; the war‚ politics and the plague. Thucydides (c.460-395BC) was born in Athens into what is believed to be a royal family. After proving
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Trace the influence of Jack throughout the novel and note his relationship with Ralph. What does Jack represent? Throughout the novel‚ Jack is the manipulative protagonist of the story and fundamentally represents a person’s natural instinct of savagery‚ violence and desire for power. Jack’s many influences in the story are always for his own benefits. At the beginning‚ Ralph is elected‚ and sparks Jack’s quest for power. Jack becomes a leader of only the choirboys and hunts with them. His relationship
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The historian and the search for truth A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous‚ methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. History‚ in its broadest sense‚ is the totality of all past events‚ although a more realistic definition would limit it to the known past. Of all the fields of serious study and literary effort
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Written in 1954 “Lord of the Flies”‚ shows the fight for power that emerges when a group of school boys become stranded on an island; and how the fight for power will ultimately become their downfall. With all the chaos that emerges Ralph represents the order and‚ leadership of civilization. He is constantly trying to get the boys to work together to survive on the island; all while fighting with the savage beast inside him. Ralph is a “fair boy” and the perfect description of a British schoolboy. He
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Animal abuse Richard D. Acton Colorado Christian University . Animal abuse When Richard Acton was young he had a neighbor. The neighbor was on the small side. It always seemed as if he was getting bullied. He was so shy‚ he always stayed in his house. He was seldom seen in the yard playing or anything. And if he appeared in the yard‚ he would not stay out long. One day Richard asked his parents about him‚ and what they thought. They told Richard to sit down that they
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extracts interpret life on an island; they show the struggles and fear of individuals along with leadership. Lord of the Flies is a fictional prose with narrative and realism; whilst Lost is a fictional screen drama/realism with a genre of disaster/adventure. Lord of the Flies opens with “Ralph disentangled himself cautiously and stole away through the branches” already “Ralph” sounds like a civilised British and so we can already tell he is at odds with his environment. “Stole away” gives us an image
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On June 26‚ 1995‚ the Supreme Court decided on the case Vernonia School District v. Acton as to whether or not random drug testing of high school athletes violated the reasonable search and seizure clause of the Fourth Amendment. During the 1980 ’s and 1990 ’s there was a large increase in drug use. The courts decision was a strong interpretation of the Fourth Amendment and the right decision upon drug testing high school athletes. Between 1985 and 1989 the Vernonia School District began to see
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have been many different opinions concerning the type of leadership that would lead to a successful society. In "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding‚ a group of civilized boys are left on an uninhabited island with no adults to guide them. The boys must choose a leader and form a society. As the novel continues‚ it becomes clear that the boys’ attempt at forming a society is fruitless. This leads one to contemplate the type of leadership that would lead to a successful society‚ a topic that philosophers
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the great people of society or The Great Man Theory of history. He goes on to say that "They are the makers of the world in which we live. Otto Von Bismarck belongs in this Company." The controversies surrounding his life still go on between historians today. He is portrayed as a destroyer of liberty and also as a compromiser of liberalism. Some see Bismarck as trying to preserve the old order of Europe. Bismarck worked against liberal plans for unification of Germany but stood proudly in the
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a man’s character‚ give him power.” Power was given to some of the characters in Willian Golding’s Lord of the Flies. Specifically Jack‚ Ralph‚ and Roger. Near the end of the book‚ these characters were extremely abusive. Anyone who holds power will have the urge to abuse it. This is shown in the book. Abuse and misuse of power is seen in the Lord of the Flies characters‚ Ralph‚ Jack‚ and Roger. Ralph‚ the intelligent and charming leader of the group‚ abused his power. He verbally abused Piggy multiple
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