Pericles

The Greeks are, for the most part, appropriately admired. Although ancient Greek civilization has negative qualities, the advancements they contributed should not be disregarded. Many positive aspects of Greek life, including politics, art, rationalism, and scientific thought, continue to resonate throughout modern society. The negative components in Greek society were mainly issues regarding equality. There were great divides between genders and between socioeconomic classes. Most…

According to the authors of “A History of Western Society”, two characteristics of a government under absolute control are the existence of kings who claim to rule by divine right and the existence of absolute rulers who try to control competing jurisdictions, institutions, or interest groups in their territories. Citizens of countries under absolute control may not have as many rights as citizens of countries that have a democracy. North Korea is an example of a country under absolute control…

Escorts through the eyes of Society Since the movie Pretty Women, starring Julia Roberts and Richard Gere, hit the big screen and became a worldwide success, it changed the way the world saw escorts. This movie showed us the glamourous side of the business, it was a fairytale of the life of a gorgeous women who happens to be a prostitute who is saved by a prince Charming type. Where did the idea of escorts originate and how did this concept relate so well to the entertainment business? Pretty…

There has been a dispute in philosophy for centuries, over morals and what drives human beings to act upon them. David Hume’s, An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals, discuses his ideas of how reasoning and sentiment play their role in mankind’s motivation. Though he agrees both sides have extremely sound arguments, Hume believes one has a larger influence over the other. He does this by analyzing mental qualities; also know as personal merit, discussing the importance of benevolence,…

Group 1 Question 1 The poet Homer most known for writing his great epics the “Iliad” and the “Odyssey” had a great impact on Greek attitudes and religion. Homer’s epic the “Iliad” lead to the development of the Greek’s attitude of universal order. Homeric heroes were admired for striving for honor and facing the idea of death with courage. The “Iliad” centers around warrior Achilles protecting his honor and, as a result refusing to fight with King Agamemnon because of his wounded pride.…

1. The Bronze Age Civilization of the Aegean took place during ca. 3000-1200 B.C.E This time period consisted of two civilizations, the Minoan (ca. 2000-1400 B.C.E.) and the Mycenaean (ca. 1600-1200 B.C.E). On the island of Crete, the Minoan civilization was centered in the palace of Minos at Knossos. This culture was thriving and traveled by sea quiet often. The palace consisted of frescoes demonstrating numerous aspect of Cretan life. Of all the frescoes in the palace the most recognized is…

Cindy Wu Pr. Hubbard GFCL 100 – D 2 March 2016 Genocides of Carthaginians and Spartans The word genocide was first coined in 1944 CE by Raphael Lemkin, a Polish writer, who combined ‘geno-’ from the Greek word for race, and ‘-cide’ from the Latin word for killing. Genocide, a killing of a race. Genocide has been defined as the “intentional destruction “in whole or in part, [of] a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as such” (Kiernan 51). There are many similarities and differences…

“Our constitution is called a democracy because power is in the hands not of a minority but of the whole people”(Pericles 155-156). Our government of elected officials and the constituency are both heading down a dangerous path with our current political situation. It is hard for our politicians and government to make the American people happy in the current political situation when there are no solutions that are being given options to the public. And the current political situation in words is…

Emily Hause, a student who was about to begin her first year of medical school in 2013, attended the White Coat Ceremony. This ceremony is a tradition based on congratulating the achieving students for being selected as medical students and being told about the commitment and obligations of being a doctor. However, the ceremony is traditionally performed before medical school even starts, not at the end. Emily Hause believed that the main reason for having the ceremony in the beginning was to…

these fear and replace ….by rational hopes” (Plutarch 170). As a political figure it is important to understand your voters fear and assure them that you will wipe that fear from existence. Teachers like Anaxagoras, Damon and Zeon teach students like Pericles these…