Systematic Rationalization of Thucydides ’ Peloponnesian War The Peloponnesian War‚ being one of the earliest wars with a good historical record‚ sets an important precedent for those interested in international relations. The information related by Thucydides in his writings on the war allows comparisons to be drawn with modern wars and conclusions to be drawn. One of the most important of these conclusions that may be drawn is that‚ like in modern times‚ the balance of power between states in
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1. Provide an overview of the respondeat superior legal doctrine and explain its significance in the health care industry. Additionally‚ explain at least two defenses to this legal doctrine. Your initial post must be a minimum of 250-300 words. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts. The respondeat superior is a legal doctrine that holds the employers legally responsible for any wrongful acts caused by their employees. The employer is liable for any injuries caused by their employee
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reading the Funeral Oration made by Pericles‚ son of Xanthippus and a Athenian General‚ I realized that he made some statements about Athens that did not seem quite right‚ in fact down right boastful in certain places. So I did some research and found a few other sources that wrote about that same speech to include my history textbook to see if what I was reading/thinking was correct. My objective with this essay is to show three instances of the speech that Pericles exaggerated or flat out lied in
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In Thucydides’‚ The History of The Peloponnesian War‚ there are many themes that are illustrated throughout various passages. One major theme can be found in book 2‚ chapter 53‚ where Thucydides describes the situation in Athens after it had been stricken with plague during the Peloponnesian War. Thucydides uses his account of the plague to suggest that war is a violent teacher. Among other passages in his work he also suggests that in war‚ no matter how wealthy and prepared the participants may
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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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Superior Anufacturing Question 1 Answer Based off of the 2004 statement of profit and loss data‚ I do agree with Water’s decision in keeping product 103. The total sunk costs for the company could be more substantial in a shorter time than having years of low profits from the sales of product 103. Overall the company would lose $4‚933‚000 by eliminating product 103. Recovering the indirect costs of dropping the product line would also be unclear as well. An incremental analysis would be the best
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The Superior Race People that live in a geographic location that has more resources‚ will gain more advantages over others. Native Americans and Africans‚ for example‚ lived in geographical locations that offer limited resources and no technology leaving them at a disadvantage. Whereas‚ Spaniards and Europeans live in a geographical location where there are a lot of resources and technology‚ putting them at an advantage. Jared Diamond‚ a Professor of Geography at UCLA and author of Guns‚ Germs‚
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Herodotus‚ Herodotus: The Histories. London: Penguin Group‚ 2003. In the start of the fifth book‚ Herodotus tells of the beginning wars between the Persians and the Greeks. The reader can find Herodotus to be somewhat messy with his writing in the beginning of this book because it gets confusing. Herodotus seems to favor Histiaeus of Miletus by calling him kind and honorable. One of Herodotus’ main themes is the Persians conquest and we learn of how the govern and take over land. Later in
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the wisdom of Confucius as written by his students. Confucius’ idea of the Chun Tzu or superior man is described in the Analects. This concept of a superior man is an ideal to which his followers are striving to become. To Confucius Chun Tzu meant a morally superior man that had a great and noble soul. This superior man followed (Li) which meaning is striving for the good life. By being a superior man you were always thinking about what was best for humanity and not yourself. The Chun
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Women in Herodotus’ The Histories From Helen of Troy to Candaules’ queen‚ historians have documented many quarrels over women. One historian in particular‚ Herodotus‚ wrote often of the implications women had on the history before him. Women over history played largely a secondary role in almost everything‚ from politics to simple household decision-making. Women also were married off in order to gain land and status for their families‚ especially their fathers. Yet wars‚ both civil and foreign
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