Classical antiquity

The Delian league was formed in Delos, between the Aegean city states of the Greeks, and their surrounding Greek city states of the Ionian region in order to strengthen their forces against the Persians (Brand, 2016). The league was successful at the beginning as a result of the contribution and taxes collected by the members of the league, the treasury was rich, and members of the Delian league became the economic super power of the Greeks. Afterwards, there were security concerns with the…

The Archers Paradox What is it? Have you ever heard the term “Straight as an arrow”? Well, this isn’t exactly accurate. Arrows don’t exactly fly straight, they twist and bend as they fly. When you draw back and release your bowstring the large force of kinetic energy stored in the limbs gets transferred into the arrow and this force causes the spine of the arrow to start bending as it gets pushed forward. The archer’s paradox is this bending of the arrow around the bow as it is being loosed…

In this paper I will compare and contrast several forms of governments as forms of government in Ancient Greek city-states. The five forms of government are; Monarchy, aristocracy, tyranny, oligarchy, and democracy. Let's start with the statement that Isocrates makes (Halsall, 1999) about Spartans being "subject to oligarchy at home, to kingship on campaign". Tells us that there was a contrast in how Spartans treated other Spartans and how they treated those they conquered. Oligarchy can be…

Plato’s “Apology”, was written and dedicated to a natural philosopher and Plato’s beloved teacher, Socrates, whom was executed in 399 BCE, after being accused of impiety and for teaching and corrupting the mind of the youths in the city of Athens. Prior to when the trial occurred, Greece was to encounter a tragic civil war, which included both Athens and Sparta, the two most powerful city- states in the ancient Greek world. It was a time in which all cities believed they were superior to any and…

To answer the question what does it mean to learn we must first define the word “learn”. This paper will explore what it means learn based on its definition and will relate it to the lectures, articles and Catch a Fire: Riddim Track: An introduction. The Oxford English Dictionary definition of learn is “to acquire knowledge of (a subject) or skill in (an art, etc.) as a result of study, experience, or teaching” (Oxford University Press, 2016). Professor Susan Redditt, EdD paralleled the…

Aristophanes was a Greek playwright living in Athens during the Peloponnesian War whose comedies typically satirized the democracy and society. He wrote the comedy “The Acharnians” to establish the problems with the democracy leading Athens. He believes a successful democracy in Athens could only be possible if the troubles damaging the democracy were fixed. For Aristophanes, democracy in Athens is possible if greed is eliminated, equality achieved, and empathy developed because these three…

Nicolaus Copernicus wasn't only an exceptional scholar or a famed astrologist, but a pioneer who paved the base of space travel. Known mostly for his astronomical accomplishments, Copernicus also thrived in other fields such as medicine and economics. Cleary, Nicolaus Copernicus is the most influential person in european history because his accomplishments in economics, and astrology, and his strong will to defend his theories despite the population opposing him. Although Copernicus is…

“Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want and deserve to get it good and hard,” this favorable quote was said by Henry Louis Mencken. H.L Mencken was a German-American journalist who lived from 1800-1956. A strong believer in democracy, H.L Mencken thought if the people are set to achieve a goal, democracy is the best option. Democracy in Athens was one of the first known democracies. “Demo” or “Dem” are greek roots meaning for people. The democratic structure from the…

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Prior to Becoming Famous To begin, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a child who has the talent of being a musician and had several experiences with instruments in addition, he had the blood of a musician as well as his father and siblings .Furthermore, Wolfgang had one sister named Maria Anna also called Nannel she was born on July 30, 1751. In addition to, Wolfgang he was the seventh born child that means…

The musicale had a lot of variety in the performance of the songs. The pieces ranged from being purely instrumental to art songs. There was also a mixture of music from the Baroque through the Modern era. The assorted musical periods and instruments contributed to a more varied Musicale. The group pieces at the beginning and end of the Musicale sounded the most contemporary. “On stranger Tides” was a good choice to start with because it was from a popular movie with which most of the audience…