Sparta Essay By: Belle Cardwell The rain; it’s calming like my mother’s grasp around me‚ engulfing me with warmth. That is over‚ though. Today is the Flagellation Day. It’s the day that proves if you’re man enough to become a Spartan Warrior. The heavy beatings and rude nature of the Flagellation go completely against my name‚ Charis. Charis‚ in Greek‚ means loving‚ kind‚ or loyal. I decided a long time ago that I should just forget the meaning behind my name and focus on being a good warrior. The
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Spartans vs. Athenians Can you imagine four-thousand spartans charging down a hill while three-thousand Athenians ready their bows and release them all simultaneously while the string whips in the hard rain? The Peloponnesian War was one of the most fierce wars in Greece because many people fell in battle. From the South were the Spartans. Their forces had never been stronger with a reformed‚ military-based government. From the North was the Athenians who had just been through a war that had
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OWN VIEWS Go tell the Spartans Stranger passing by‚ That here obedient to their laws …….we lie. Thus reads an ancient stone at Thermopylae in northern Greece‚ the site of one of the world’s greatest battles for freedom. The book is told in a circuitous way; I found the jumping back and forth in time a bit distracting‚ but more off-putting was the way Xeones forecasts an event or subplot before narrating it in detail later. Already knowing how Thermopylae turned out‚ I was hoping for some suspense
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INTRODUCTION TO THE COMPANY Spartan Stores Company was once a wholesale grocery cooperative has today grown to be the fifth-largest food supplier in the United States. The company is listed as one of the prestigious Fortune 400 companies as well. They are also the largest food distributor serving U.S. military commissionaires and exchanges. They own and run over 165 corporate owned grocery stores across ten states of U.S. and distribute to 2100 individual localities across more than 46 states(Spartannash
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The Spartan Phalanx is a powerful painting created by John Becker depicting the 2011 Michigan State football players as warriors and as Spartans. In its description‚ John Becker explains that he wanted to create a picture showing the Michigan State football players as a phalanx in Greek marching formation. Long ago‚ the Greeks used that attack formation to strike fear into their opponents and to show off their organization and stature. I think that Becker was able to create that image by contrasting
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Discuss any four types of police identification parade emphasizing on their respective merits and short comings. Police identification parade can be referred to as a situation whereby suspects believed to have committed a crime are presented or lined-up for witnesses to identify if indeed the one or group of persons who committed the crime is amongst the line-up. This method is used inorder to help the police confirm if indeed suspect did commit the crime. There are several ways in which police
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its violent plot and harsh language‚ one who understands it recognizes that these characteristics are only used to fit the time period‚ which is during the Great Depression. Undeniably‚ Of Mice and Men‚ written by John Steinbeck‚ presents literary merit and should remain in the high school curriculum. Admittedly‚ the novel shows the mistreatment of minorities; however‚ the characters that Steinbeck has created exhibit the value of friendship. Particularly‚ the main characters‚ George Milton and Lennie
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but as a Spartan I could support the conquering of other people to become slaves. The slaves did the hard work and were treated harshly‚ but if they worked hard enough they could buy their freedom. In Athens‚ the slaves could have lots of jobs like tutors‚ but could never be free. Also in Athens they used the sea harbors to trade to make money. Athenians’ land was not that good‚ so they could not farm as much. Athens had huge marketplaces called Agora‚ where they used coins to trade. Spartans like life
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my results was put on the back burner as I focused on school and extracurriculars. The day my school received the result forms‚ my counselor called me into her office and informed me that because of my high score‚ I might be eligible for a National Merit scholarship. I was absolutely ecstatic‚ and hearing that news gave me confidence in my own abilities and pushed me to become a better student in school. I learned about a week ago that I did not advance to
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include: a) Written exams b) Quizzes c) Dissertations and projects d) Instead of comparing the advantages and disadvantages of these assessment types‚ I would prefer to discuss assessment instruments I used in these assessments and talk about their merits and demerits. Assessment type Strength Limitations 1. Written exams 1. Good tool to assess students’ knowledge without guessing. 2. It forces student to think and articulate that thinking. 3. Take less time to create test as compared
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