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the threat posed is meager and circumstantial, not warranting a military intervention (Chittick 79-80). Then in the fifth year, there took place another round of negotiations. The debate over Mytilene (427 BC): After a Mytilene rebel is thwarted, Cleon, leader of the Athenian war party, thinks that all the males should be put to death, and Diodotus disagrees. One of the motivations of this…

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…

Bowers gives vital information on Communism, its ways, and how it is making its rise in the world again. Curtis Bowers goes into detail about how Communism is coming into America today. First, Bowers talks about the book The Naked Communist by Willard Cleon Skousen. This book gives the strategy of the communist, along with the goals to overcome and control all governments of the world. Many people go into detail about how most of these goals are being accomplished in the U.S., “America is…

Normandy, most associated with the historical tragedy of D-Day, and home of the ever-famous William the Conquer, one of the most brilliant warriors of all time, is a region encompassing the northwestern divisions of Orne, Calvados, and Manche. It is bounded by the regions of Haute-Normandie to the northeast, Centre to the southeast, Pays de la Loire to the south, and Brittany to the southwest. The northern and western shores of the region are guarded by the English Channel. Though known mostly…

The effect that media has on viewers is a topic of great debate and concern in communities all over the world. There has been much research and endless debate surrounding the impact violence in media has had on the viewing public, especially when considering films. This research has produced countless theories and approaches in the attempt to explain what exactly happens to viewers when they watch these violent programs. While there are many debates and approaches surrounding the effects of…