Duty to retreat

were relegated to farming and were forced to live in fear . As a result of their contentious feelings towards the Spartans, the Helots would often revolt against the Spartans when the majority of the men were away at war, forcing the main force to retreat from the front lines in order to quell the rebellion . In addition to having few rights and living in servitude the Helots were forced to live in constant fear as the Ephors would annually send out Spartans in their mid to late teens to spy and…

Ongoing human concerns relates to universal ideas associated with human condition. These can be explored further by studying both texts and considering the context they were written in. Shakespeare 's 1599 play, 'Julius Caesar ' follows the titular character 's death and the civil war that followed his demise. While, 'The Prince, ' deals with the end justifying the means and how power can be both achieved and preserved. Both texts offer varying perspective on ongoing human concerns such as;…

Cruel, unfair and depressing. Yet holding bundles of meaning. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story by George Orwell is one allegorical novella that I will remember for the rest of my life. In this political satire, Orwell elegantly uses simple language to tell a tale of a seemingly regular farm that is thrown into turmoil when the animals revolt against their masters, sick and tired of being mistreated. Anything but a fairy tale, the plot of animal farm is based on the Russian Revolution in the 1900s and…

connected in the spiritual way of Islam life. For instance, the Muhammad Mustafa, the Master of Mystics was a deep ascetic in heart and kept night vigil, went for solitary retreat and ate very little in the wilderness (Bruinessen 1). These frequent practices were conducted in the living world through the performance of every duty and guiding the entire community with everyone wanting their needs attended. The prophet’s life in Sufism did not conform to the secluded life associated with monks and…

When messengers from the Byzantine Emperor Alexius Comnenus asked the Christians in Europe to help protect his empire from the Turks, an assembly of churchmen called by Pope Urban II met at Clermont, France on 27th November 1095. The pope addressed the assembly and asked the warriors of Europe to liberate the Holy Land from the Muslims. The response of the assembly was overwhelmingly positive and the first of at least eight crusades was launched. For clarification, I am defining the word…

The narrator is a good Christian to help Bartleby, trying to give Bartleby a place to stay in his own home and offering everything he can. The narrator insisted on learning further about Bartleby than the contrasting employees.The narrator tries to give Bartleby money and offers Bartleby a place to stay at his own home. No matter if the narrator leaves or Bartleby prefers not to, the narrator doesn't stop trying. The fact that the narrator is a round character and that the conflict of Bartleby…

and a variety of other mental illnesses. The regimen was very rarely utilized to treat men, and was generally prescribed to women. During this time period women were viewed as second class citizens who were expected to bear children, fulfill their duties as wives, maintain the house, and obey whatever their husbands commanded them to do. Men on the other hand were were privileged enough to receive a proper education, hold high paying jobs, and make all the decisions in regard to their…

From darkness into His marvelous light – (My conversion experience) I am the first born in a strong Buddhist family in Sri Lanka. My grandfather was a Buddhist Priest and I thought Buddhism was the best religion in the world. From very young age of my life I wanted to become a medical doctor, and I prayed every day in front of Buddha’s statue asking him to make me a doctor. I also studied very hard to achieve this goal. I heard about Jesus when I was in the university, but I never wanted to…

another”. Quinney also tells us how the wise Red Man foretold the coming of “a strange race from the sunrise (the white from the east), who would eventually crowd them from their fair land possessions”, and how they knew they would eventually had to retreat back to the west, where they came from, giving way to the frontier. Four centuries after the discovery of America, the frontier, the invisible line, had disappeared. As explained by Turner, fur traders and mountain mend had explored and…

place in a line of battle. There he would be obliged to remain for the length of his life, “his feet set firmly apart, biting on his lip, taking a stand against his foe (Holland, 2005)”, with only death to redeem him from his duty. Spartans by their laws could not retreat from battle; they won or they died, “With your shield or on it (Holland, 2005).” Spartans were soldiers and the lucky few that grew old became old soldiers. In Sparta you were obligated for military service until you were 60…