Plato’s Symposium is a book of speeches given in honor of Eros‚ the god of love. Aristophanes‚ a comic poet‚ gives the first speech‚ and the second is given by Socrates. The first speech tells a humorous history of mankind and how it became “whole‚” addressing gender issues and sexuality. On a more serious note‚ the second speech addresses the origin of Eros and his use to humans. Before launching his speech‚ Aristophanes warns the group that his eulogy to love may be more absurd than funny
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Today‚ we will be speaking about the legacy of the Qin Dynasty first. Qin Shihuangdi‚ the king of Qin born a peasant; proclaimed himself the first emperor and what would rule for thousands of generations. Unfortunately‚ the Qin had a relatively short dynastic cycle‚ the cycle that every dynasty goes through where it comes to power‚ rules and the falls apart. The Qin dynasty established a sense of centralized Imperial rule that later set the the foundation for later Emperors to Emulate. Even in that
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under Qutubuddin Aibak’s Slave dynasty (so called because he was once a slave of Muhammad). Under the Khalji dynasty (1290-1320) its control was extended over most of the subcontinent. Alauddin‚ the second Khalji sultan‚ repelled an attempted invasion by the Mongols‚ but in 1398‚ following a period of internal strife‚ the territory of the sultanate was overrun by the armies of the Turkic conqueror Tamerlane. Under the Sayyid (1414-1451) and Lodi (1451-1526) dynasties the sultanate’s power was greatly
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opportunity to public office and service. One of the problem of our political system is the political dynasty. The existence of political dynasties in democratic cultures‚ particularly in a fortifying democracy‚ has inspired debate among scholars‚ policymakers and activists that are pro-democratic. In many instances‚ scholars‚ politicians‚ activists‚ and experts in politics have indicated that political dynasty is a falling block to a strong democracy‚ which is a destruction to the quality of democracy‚
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Kole Ryan Mr. Anarelli AP World History‚ Period 3 8 January 2013 China and the Ming Dynasty’s effect on the World Economy The Ming dynasty ruled China from 1368-1644‚ and it had a large impact on the world economy‚ especially in Southeast Asia. The focus in China switched to a more global idea. During time between 1200-1750‚ the Ming dynasty recognized a tribute system that had a large impact on foreign trade by establishing china as an economic powerhouse and they also began many foreign
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History 192 Professor Bravo September 29‚ 2013 A. Shang Dynasty The Shang Dynasty ruled a region of China in the Yellow River valley‚ an area of land that is now commonly referred to as the cradle of Chinese civilization¹. The Shang Dynasty ruled their empire from around 1500-1050 B.C.E. and existed during the time of China’s Bronze Age. The Shang is the first Chinese Dynasty to leave behind sufficient evidence of its culture. This evidence has come in the form of
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“The Qin and Han Dynasties” The Qin and Han dynasties were both a very crucial part of our classical history; the empires had the same ultimate goal of prosperity and success although they had had entirely different ways of achieving this. The Qin and Han dynasties contributed to the unification of China but by absolute diverse tactics; the Qin Empire was also ruled by a dictator who was for legalism while the Han Empire was ruled by an emperor who supported Confucianism. To begin with‚ both
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Is The Miami Heat a Dynasty? A sports dynasty is a team that enjoys a period of dominance over the sport‚ generally by winning multiple championship titles. The age old question is what classifies a team as a dynasty? Does the team have to win back to back titles? How many titles must they have? Will they be this dominant in the future? The list of questions sport analysis have is endless. The issue remains that people argue over what defines a team as a dynasty. Todays most popular argument is
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The Shang Dynasty was an empire that had its capital located at the Ruins of Yin near the Yellow River‚ or present day Anyang in China. North China Plain was also the former location of the first dynasty known as the Xia and of the Zhou Dynasty‚ succeeding the Shang. There’s a controversy relating to its chronology‚ which varies from 1600 to 1046 BCE according to the Bamboo Annals and Records of the Grand Historian texts (1). They had a complex political structure through social hierarchy with the
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“Dynasty‚ a political tool in the hands of the ruling class‚ has become the catalyst for a new colonization of a country whose soul has already been deeply scarred by centuries of it”. This is perhaps the pithiest observation in “Durbar”‚ the newly published autobiographical account of well known journalist Tavleen Singh. The purpose of this piece is not to review Tavleen’s well written book but more an attempt to understand how a dynasty in a democratic polity evolves over multiple generations
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