Chapter 1 – East and West In Chapter 1‚ the author assesses the unique and eternal achievements of 5th century BCE Athenian culture. She introduces several basic dichotomies that define her understanding of the writers and events of the period in the later chapters. One of the basic themes of the book is that the thought and the art of classical Athens is full of meaning for people of later generations. It is the full of meaning for nations‚ cultures and societies beset by broad-scale and profound
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Assignment: Analyzing Seminal Texts Prewrite (25 points) Instructions: Use this organizer to plan an essay comparing Abraham Lincoln’s "Address Delivered at the Dedication of the Cemetery at Gettysburg" to "Pericles’s Funeral Oration" by Thucydides. Purpose (Why are you writing the essay?) I am writing this essay to point out/ discover the differences and similarities of Lincolns Gettysburg Address and Pericles Funeral Oration. Audience (Who will read it and from whose point of view?) The audience
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Spartan state used iron bars as a form of currency‚ as Plutarch tells us‚ leaves the perioeci to use gold and silver to trade. Thus‚ the perioeci also held at least some wealth. There is also evidence that they served as light infantry in the armies - Thucydides tells us of 5000 Spartiates and 5000 perioeci hoplites that fought at Plataea in 479 BE. Agriculture in Sparta was the main field of the helots. Plutarch describes them as the local inhabitants of Laconia and Messenia‚ owned by the Spartan State
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proposals was the instigation of a confrontation between Pericles and the people; this event‚ indeed‚ would come about a few years later. At that time‚ the Athenians unhesitatingly followed Pericles’ instructions. In the first legendary oration Thucydides puts in his mouth‚ Pericles advised the Athenians not to yield to their opponents’ demands‚ since they were militarily stronger. Pericles was not prepared to make unilateral concessions‚ believing that "if Athens conceded on that issue‚ then Sparta
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Topic: Classical Realism [v/s] Neo-realism/Structural Realism Introduction: Since the early ages‚ thinkers and analysts have tried to understand the relation between the states at an international level. Moreover‚ that it led to the formation of a discipline in the 20th century‚ known‚ as International Relations (IR). Though‚ it was considered a discrete academic field within political science‚ till the year 1919. Year 1919‚ saw the emergence of International Relations as a formal academic discipline
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very much to their advantage. Nevertheless‚ Alcibiades fell out of Sparta’s good graces after the retirement of his ally Endius. After a near-death experience in Sparta as well‚ Alcibiades fled to Persia and began making policy suggestions to Thucydides regarding the Persian court. However‚ Alcibiades secretly longed to return to Athens so he negotiated with the Athenian leaders for a long time and eventually returned‚ bringing Persian money and warships with
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There are a multitude of techniques used by poets to make their poetry both pithy and complex. Due to the limitations of certain poetic forms‚ poets may be forced to use the devices of meter and blunt diction to accurately express their sentiments. Some poets may choose to use allusions to relate a number of scenarios to a certain theme‚ utilizing the historical context of these scenarios as further material for interpretation. Other poets may choose to the opposite approach to economy‚ intentionally
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relations is an academic and a public policy field‚ and so can be positive and normative‚ because it analyzes and formulates the foreign policy of a given State. As political activity‚ international relations dates from the time of the Greek historian Thucydides (ca. 460–395 BC)‚ and‚ in the early 20th century‚ became a discrete academic field (No. 5901 in the 4-digit UNESCO Nomenclature) within political science. However‚ International Relations is an interdisciplinary field of study.[2] Besides political
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the Athenian “war objectives”‚ but because of the damage inflicted on Attica by the Spartan Army‚ the Athenian leaders rejected the offer to pursue greater “war objectives”. This shift in objectives led Athens to ultimate humiliation and ruin. (Thucydides p 549) Clausewitz’s thoughts on conflict termination should be in the forefront of all strategic planners when considering the use of war to achieve political ends. Without a clear vision of victory or peace a nation may amass a collection of
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Garrett Eugair AP European History Chapter 14: New Directions in Thought and Culture in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries Notes Nicolaus Copernicus Rejects an Earth-Centered Universe Biographical information Polish priest and scientist educated at the University of Krakow wrote On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres in 1543 Commissioned to find astronomical justification so that the papacy could change the calendar so that it could correctly calculate the date of Easter‚ Copernicus’s
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