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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Melian dialogue exposes men’s pride and avarice‚ all done using the justification of God. The current situation in the Middle East is an abomination to God and men‚ even if you do not believe in God it is disgusting to your own humanity. Although Thucydides narrated the melian dialogue to the best of his abilities in a neutral way‚ which is not expected of an Athenian general serving in the war. The Melian dialogue represents a failure of diplomacy. Sun Tzu Art of War reminds us of two things: the
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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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"The strong do what they have to do and the weak accept what they have to accept." -Thucydides In the modern-day United States‚ we live in a culture of self-expression‚ prosperity‚ and freedom. But these ideas of universal entitlement and inalienable humans rights have become so ingrained in our society‚ that we often forget that the rest of the world doesn ’t necessarily think the same way. The development of our social values and beliefs was a process‚ and we cannot force them onto any
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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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Pericles’ Funeral Oration Why do we fight wars if they just cause death and sorrow? This famous speech was written by Thucydides‚ but given by Pericles sometime during Athens’ Pelponnesian War. This kind of speech was generally given at a mass funeral‚ to honor many who had died fighting in the war. Typically‚ funeral speeches at that time were very somber and mournful‚ but Pericles changed that. In this speech‚ he created this idea of national pride and faith in society‚ by using many hopeful
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