Michael Beers History 106-01 Mr. Horlor July 12‚ 2013 The Life and Works of Herodotus and Sima Qian A Research-Based Commentary Thesis In the book Herodotus and Sima Qian (2010)‚ Thomas R. Martin contests of the Greek Historian and the Chinese Historian Sima Qian. Martin displays that though the historians’ politics‚ cultures‚ and time periods were different‚ both historians had the innate desire to record their subjective view of history as objectively as possible. Though they were not
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I Harvard Business School ( 9-196-040 Rev. October 27‚1995 Superior Clamps‚ Inc. Peter Fuller was the inventor of a metal hoseclamp for automobile hose connections. Having confidencein its commercialvalue‚ but owning no surplus funds ofhis own‚ he sought among his friends and acquaintances for the necessary capital to put it onthe market. The proposition which he placed before possible associates was that a corporation should be formed with capital stock consisting of 60‚000shares of
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Case Study Summary- Superior Manufacturing Company The Company / Management / Competition / Strategy / Cost System ►The Superior Company has manufactured three industrial products: 101‚ 102 and 103. These have been supplied to other manufacturers in different proportions. Their share on the market in 2004 has been respectively 12% for 101 with a price of $24.5 per 100 pounds of product‚ 8% for 102 with a price of $25.8 per 100 pound of product and 10% for 103 with a price of $27.5 per 100 pounds
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a person must also be censored about the words said. Pericles used the speech of the Funeral Oration to promote Athens as he sees it. He wants everyone to see it from inside and outside as well. Through Pericles’ speech‚ the people are reminded that the fallen did not die in vain‚ and there is much more to stand for being Athenian. The people from Athens were very proud of their city and their duties‚ regardless of the speech given by Pericles. Due to the awful causes‚ the content was very influential
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of necessity that I have given in the introduction‚ I have tried to incorporate the different sections in Thucydides History to justify my arguments of what is a war of necessity and in what circumstances would it be necessary for states to go to war with each other. By incorporating different sections into my arguments‚ I try to ensure that I have a more well-rounded understanding of Thucydides viewpoints and not take any of his viewpoints out of context. With the above in mind‚ I have put forth two
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Thucydides work focused on the war and on foreign relations with society and the helot class not being central to his work. Any evidence produced by Thucydides must be read in light of the fact that he greatly admired the Spartan system of controlling and suppressing the
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Herodotus’ writes his Histories for Greeks. Specifically for Greeks living in Herodotus’ own time. The statement of purpose which begins the work seems to contradict this hypothesis. Herodotus claims to wish to "prevent the traces of human events from being erased by time‚ and to preserve the fame of the important and remarkable achievements " [Herodotus‚ 1.0]. The underlying assumption here is that the author is preserving these events and achievements for future generations and perhaps even future
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Commentary Essay – Herodotus‚ The Histories. Book 2.86 Book two of Herodotus’ The Histories contains his account of Egyptian culture‚ traditions and relations to Greek religion. In particular‚ passage eighty-six describes the practice of an ancient ritual that has fascinated people for millennia. In this passage‚ Herodotus describes the ancient Egyptian method for mummification. Being one of the earliest known records‚ this account of the mummification process immediately retains merit. This does
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Western Civilization February 8‚ 2009 The Battle of Thermopylae From Herodotus’ The Histories The Battle of Thermopylae‚ which Herodotus recorded in his writing The Histories‚ was one of the most arduous and notable battles of western history. Herodotus was an extremely significant historian who lived during the 5th century B.C. In this primary source writing‚ he portrays how Xerxes was superstitious and tyrannical‚ how the battle
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teaches her child to act (to follow all orders and rules). Two of the first actual teachers in history were Confucius and Herodotus. Confucius was a renowned‚ Chinese philosopher and teacher who created the 5 classics: Book of Odes‚ Book of Documents‚ Book of Changes‚ Book of Rites‚ and the Spring and Autumn Annals. Each book taught emotion‚ spirituality‚ and history. Herodotus traveled from one territory to another gathering information on the Persian Wars. “After he died‚ editors divided his Histories
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