‘The Greek culture had ruptured upon the scene in the 5th century BC producing impressive concepts such as democracy‚ and extraordinary infrastructure such as the Parthenon’ . While ‘for close to 200 years it has been common to support the concept of democracy from which evolved from classical Athens‚ to which has shaped our understanding of the political system which we use today. ’ The involvement of the Delian League sets forth the ideas of the Athens Empire‚ which slowly advances into Athens
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Positive Propaganda Propaganda is a method of communication that is intended to shape the outlook of a society towards a particular source or situation that benefits an individual or the group as a whole. It also includes information‚ ideas‚ or rumors deliberately spread widely as well as the diffusion of information that is used to influence the community’s views. Propaganda is used as a tool of manipulation‚ but it can also be a pervasive factor in modern day social and political organizations
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should be run‚ and other important decisions. The Greeks chose leaders and passed laws very fairly by giving everyone a chance to vote‚ choosing government officials randomly‚ and letting all citizens have a say in decisions. In Pericles funeral oration of Document 2‚ Pericles refers to democracy as a form of government that‚ “favors the many instead of the few” and states‚ “A man may serve his country no matter how low his position on the social scale.” He is developing a form of government where everyone
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Marc Stier’s Home Page • IH51 Home Page • IH52 Home Page • How to Reach Me • Syllabus • Texts • Paper Topics • Examination Questions • Notes Individual and Community Introductory note: this is not an outline of the entire funeral oration but an interpretation of some central theme of the work‚ the way in which individuals serve the common good by pursuing their own ends. The first part of the speech focuses on the contribution of the democratic constitution of Athens to the good
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ANCIENT GREEK CONTRIBUTIONS DBQ This task is based on the accompanying documents. Some of these documents have been edited for the purpose of this task. This task is designed to test your ability to work with historic documents. As you analyze the documents‚ take into account both the source of the document and the author’s point of view Historical Context Many of the roots of Western civilization can be traced back to the ancient Greeks. They made long lasting contributions in areas of
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of Government. Government is a system of control citizens‚ societies and states. It is important to have a government so you can control society as well as your armed forces for protection. As seen in document 3‚ which is a excerpt from Pericles’ funeral oration‚ the ancient greeks were one of the first to have a democracy. Though the Athenians had a democracy it was limited and direct. This means that only males from the Aristocracy could vote and that there was a lottery to determine who would
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origin‚ but rather their sharing of language placing them at equal prestige (Thucydides‚ Book IV‚ chapter XXIII). One of the finest examples of the artistry of Thucydides’ craftsmanship of speeches‚ is the speech given by Pericles‚ an important Athenian politician‚ at a public funeral‚ after the first year of the war. This speech is among the most celebrated of the ancient Greeks‚ due to the inclusion of a passionate tribute to the fallen and glorification of Athens and the polis’ causes. Within the
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Boyadjis 1 Lucy Boyadjis English 1H Ms. McGrover 20 October 2014 What Does it Take to be a Good Leader? Throughout history‚ there have been an endless amount of leaders that shaped the world into what it is today. Leaders like Abraham Lincoln‚ Pericles‚ Nelson Mandela‚ and countless others who changed the lives of many people around the world. But what made these figures so powerful was not just what they did‚ but how they did it. A strong leader must aid the people around them in reaching their full potential to achieve a goal
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For example‚ the famous Funeral Oration delivered by Pericles in 431 BCE as a tribute to those who died during the first year of Peloponnesian War makes no mention of gods or souls or an afterlife. Instead‚ Pericles emphasizes that those who were killed did so for the sake of Athens and that they would live on in the memories of its citizens. Greek artists were the first
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The Carnage of Just Speech William Myers Section Eschenburg Thursday 9:00am Topic B Aristophanes & Pericles In Aristophanes’ play‚ “clouds”‚ there is a battle between the “old” and “new” way of going out about life. This can be seen through the “just” and “unjust” speech‚ whose argumentative outcomes dictate the way in which society should go about educating its citizens. The “unjust speech”‚ which is a heavy logical and manipulative approach to thinking
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