My family‚ I am writing to you because I do not expect I will return home from this war. The Persians under the command of Xerxes have taken over Athens and burned the city to the ground. All of the Athenians have fled fearing for their lives. We have fought the Persians bravely and I know that Xerxes is getting impatient. He had thought at this point would have easily defeated us‚ and he did not expect our military knowledge and strength in such few numbers. He does not understand our training
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factory. Braaksma has been working in the factory since he got out of high school and he has learned some valuable lessons about life. In “Some Lessons from the Assembly Line” Braaksma comes to the realization that his choice to continue education and go onto college allows him better opportunity and experience to thrive beyond the low paying job of a factory worker with a high school education‚ at best. Braaksma depicts the difficulties of working of on an assembly line. Starting the day at 6 am and
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A Comparison of Spartan and Athenian Governments University of the People Student University of the People A Comparison of Spartan and Athenian Governments While both were large poleis in Greece‚ Athens and Sparta had different ways of governing. Sparta was an oligarchy where all Spartan men could participate in the government‚ but aristocrats held almost all the power. Sparta was ruled by two kings from two different royal families. However‚ the kings did not have the control they would in a
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The 1st piece of writing I chose was the Spartan Creed written by a man known as Tyrtaseus. Before even reading this I knew that it was going to be an interesting piece because Sparta basically only lived to fight and if you didn’t you became a slave if you were weak. Tyrtaseus was a well-known 7th century poet (PS19). What made this piece even more interesting was that Tyrtaseus was a General in the war against Messenia (PS19). In this war the “Helots” were captured and taken as slaves and they
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Self-directed‚ intrinsically motivated‚ active learners take responsibility for their learning. They are able to take what they have learned in the classroom and apply it to their personal lives‚ or vise versa. They often posses leadership abilities. Personally I find myself not to be self-directed. I find myself needing outside approval for everything I do. However‚ I am getting better at pushing myself to trust my own instincts. Because of this I will have to say my two strengths are the ability
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Alyssa Raulerson An oligarchy is a form of government where a small group of people rule. Oligarchy originates from Medieval Latin and Greek. Some examples of oligarchies include Sparta and modern-day Africa in the twentieth century. It is easy to see since the South African form of oligarchy was based on race. There are many forms of oligarchy‚ used all around the world. In the Spartan Oligarchy‚ twenty-eight men joined by two kings all over the age of 60 ruled. These groups of rulers were called
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us‚ that how much more interested in politics‚ we are‚ same as that of cricket or even more then that. When it comes to your state’s assembly elections‚ our thrill begins at least six months back. When we eagerly watch that who will get the ticket from BJP and who will be honored by congress and other important regional parties. We are prudent by virtue of being human and each one of us wants that party to win which takes care of our interests very much. The very thrill among the people people makes
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Bambara’s‚ “The Lesson”‚ illustrates the story of children growing up in poverty and how one person can make a huge difference in their lives. How one person creates an environment to help children not only discover‚ but succeed in learning some very important issues about the world around them. Education for children in poverty stricken neighborhoods‚ such as the main character‚ Sylvia’s‚ proves itself difficult to acquire‚ however is essentially the best way to move beyond poverty; shown by the
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revisiting the article "Some Lessons from the Assembly Line‚" I will do a thorough read through of the article and revise my notes. I am doing this because I see now that the author’s goal has changed. It has expanded and became broader the author is trying to give the readers insight into the lessons he learned while working his summers away on the factory floor. Adjacent to that goal the author wanted to show the readers the different experiences in which he learned the lessons that made him appreciate
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are alike- such as their religion Let’s start with Sparta‚ the strong‚ the tough‚ and the brutalest of civilizations. Being the most war liking of the of the two‚ Sparta’s slogan was “Come back ether holding your shield high or on your shield….Spartan leaders thought “Fight for your food.” This means‚ if you work in our army‚ you will be given a little bit of food. They only gave a little bit because you’d work harder if you want food to live. On the other hand‚ there’s
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