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A Day in the Life in Athens and Sparta in the Classical Periods My impression of what life would be as a male Spartan in my 20’s would be quite different than being an Athenian. First of all, being a male citizen of Athens allowed me to vote and participate in all the city states political systems. The Athenian system of a true democracy comparing to the Spartan intent, but not really being a democracy. I would control my wealth which would include land, slaves and any business owned that I…

During the 49ers third preseason game, quarterback Colin Kaepernick stayed seated while his teammates stood during “The Star-Spangled Banner”. This has caused a lot of controversy on whether it was disrespectful or honorable, I have to say that I mostly agree with Kaepernick’s decision. Kaepernick stated in an interview “getting paid leave for killing people. To me, this is something that has to change and when there is significant change and I feel like that flag represents what it is…

Comparing 'Storm on the Island' and 'Exposure' Both poets portray nature as powerful and something which cannot be controlled by man. In both poems the weather contributes to the overall effect on the reader. In 'Exposure' Owen uses weather to achieve effect at the beginning of the poem with the quotes: 'the merciless iced east winds' , 'mad gusts tugging' and 'clouds sag stormy'. These quotes set a theme for the rest of the poem, of pain, suffering and anticipation. The word, 'merciless'…

What Makes a Hero a Hero As we go about a sunny day in California, happy and free, under the same sun, our brave soldiers are risking their lives to keep us safe. As we get ready to go to sleep, doctors and nurses are performing life-saving surgeries. As we are sleeping soundly, policemen begin their patrol of the city. Underneath these uniforms, these men and women are ordinary people like us. They are mothers, fathers, sons, and daughters. They have families and children. But when they…

War is Hades, it can turn your mind and gut so crazy it begins to make you double think is this reality. Consequently, one might say home, friends and family is a sound setting of stability. Although, could reality in this setting also be viewed in the same as just imagination. With those same thoughts in mind, can it also hold true for the ones who remain drafted into a horrific, bloody, war zone? Young adults, who force to kill for reasons unknown to them, to take a life, decapitate, or…

12 September, 1917 As I write this, the enemy is shelling the trench I’m sitting in. The enemy has been shelling us sporadically for the past several days. The enemy will shell us for several hours, then stop and then resume the shelling later. Heavy shelling has left the area surrounding the trench pock marked with craters. Rainwater has filled many of the craters. Everything is dirty from the dirt that was kicked up from the explosions of the shells. Some sections of the barbed wire…

America’s Gift To My Generation - Rough Draft From America, to our generation, the treasured gift with freedom, stuffed inside. Many may think this gift is permanent, however is it possible to lose it? Rotten, dark choices would most likely cause your gift to cease for example, jail time. Being responsible should keep this golden gift from fading away. This gift is a privilege, a kind that is priceless, that would be extremely painful to lose. This privilege isn’t free, though, it’s paid by…

Walt Whitman’s “Reconciliation,” expels a feeling of post-war misery upon the reader, while “Grass”, written by Carl Sandburg, releases the depressing truth that as time goes on, those who die for their people are forever forgotten under the soil they fought upon. Both poems were written about the end of a war, as “Reconciliation,” demonstrates that once the war is over, nothing of value is gained, but many innocent “enemies” are dead, whereas “Grass,” represents that our soldiers fight for…

as one of the greatest military leader in history and Mao’s story named Mao’s Little Red Book was published in October 1966. Next reason is about their march. For the strong march , they gained many people in their march. Hannibal’s march gained an army about 90,000 men and 37 elephants. he chose these 37 elephants because he believed that these elephants can get them over the mountains. Mao’s…

The career I plan on doing is a military nurse. This career interests me because it combines the two things I want to be when I grow up so I do not have to sacrifice one career for the other. I believe this career is a good suit for me, because I enjoy helping people and I believe I have the patients and that I am cool headed enough to try and deal with the stress. I want to make something of myself and become a person people look up to. I want to be known as a hero and to me those are two of…