We thought it was almost over. That we were going to let us live. To be done with it. They knew that the end of the war was coming. The Americans‚ British and French‚ were coming. But that is when they came up with the idea for the solution of the final solution. The deathmarch. I had never felt this cold before. It was cold so cold. But after all of these miles i began to not feel so cold anymore. Like I was in a trance. With momma’s hand in mine‚ we continued to shuffle our feet along the cold
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very different Greek city-states‚ Athens and Sparta‚ fought for domination of the Greek world. In the first winter of the war held a public funeral to honor those who had died in battle. As was the custom in Athens‚ one leading citizen was asked to address the crowd‚ and on this day it was Pericles who spoke to the people. In this famous Funeral Oration‚ Pericles gave voice to the ideal of democracy and the importance of the individual. It was the Greeks who created the intellectual foundations of
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Athens was about to experience it’s greatest epoch. A time filled with power and great social and political wealth. All of which was the product of a great man’s work. His name was Pericles. Pericles was born in the year 495 B.C. into a very noble family. He was the nephew of Cleisthenes who founded Athenian Democracy. Pericles lived his whole life in a political environment. When he became involved in Athenian affairs‚ he received a very good reputation. In 462 B.C. he began to dominate the politics
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eulogy delivered before the Athenians in 431-430 B.C during the Peloponnesian wars‚ Pericles states‚ “we are called a democracy‚ for the administration‚ is in the hands of many and not of the few.” In this quote‚ Pericles is communicating the idea that they are a democracy because the type of government that they have is special to them as well as very inclusive‚ unlike other governments at the time. The eulogy of Pericles should be considered accurate to a moderate extent because while on one hand‚ it
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Pericles’ building program. Reasons and aims for building the program. - Pericles was able to use the Delian league funds however he saw fit. The allies didn’t have say because they didn’t turn up to the conference. - To beautify Athens by restoring the temples that had been destroyed during the Persian wars. - The large scale of the buildings were to reflect the greatness of Athens. “He recognized that the city by enabling the houses of her gods would enable herself and that she could express
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Pericles was born in Athens in about 495 BC to a family of wealth and position. His father‚ Xanthippus‚ was also a statesman‚ and his mother‚ Agariste‚ was a member of the politically powerful Alcmaeonid family. Pericles was one of the best known statesmen that Greece ever had. He studied under the Sophist and master of Music Damon‚ and the philosopher Anaxagoras as well as Zenon of Elea. Pericles was a very patriotic man as well as dignified and upright‚ that was why he got so much recognition
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The play Pericles‚ Prince of Tyre is arguably one of Shakespeare’s best plays. In this play Shakespeare displays two informative underlying themes. One of the themes that Shakespeare is trying to portray in this play is what goes around‚ comes around‚ and in the end good always triumphs over evil. Shakespeare also displays a belief in Gods‚ and how they control fate in peoples’ lives. This theme represents loyalty. If you are true to yourself‚ worship the Gods‚ they will oversee your life‚ and bless
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1. Pericles gave a speeche that captures and provoked its audience hostility to the enemy of Athens and Sparta.In his speech at the funeral oration which is an annual ceremony to honor Athen’s war dead. This speech is an example of pathos persuasion. This pattern deals with the framing of the minds of an audience. In addition‚ Percles added by saying “I would have thought it sufficient that those who have shown their mettle in action should also receive their honor in an action.” Similary‚ in
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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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