ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to Praise the Lord‚ Jesus Christ because of His will‚ I was given the opportunity to intern at Marathon Oil Corporation. By His bless‚ I can finish the internship and report as it’s scheduled. Special thanks to my
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Miltiades biggest contribution was to the battle at Marathon which was considered a significant impact on the Persian wars. It was in the battle at Marathon where he showed both witt and skill against the Persian army. He was considered valuable to the athenians because of his former close relations with the Persian army‚ which meant he knew there tactics and there ways to which they fought in battle. The Athenians made Miltiades 10th Commander to which each day starting from commander one every
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experience ‚ making you more aware of aspect of your own culture as well as the new culture . Exercise 2: a. Fill in the blank 1. The marathon has……….the imagination of all over the world 2. The biggest marathon in the nation is the…………marathon 3. On November fifth‚ almost…………….people finished the race. 4. The first women’s marathon was hold in ……in Los Angeles‚ California. b. Chose true (T)‚ false (F) or not given (NG): 5. Jelena Prokopcuka of Latvia
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Assess the reasons for the Greek victory over the Persians in 490 to 480/479 BC. Make a judgement based on outcome‚ results and values. The reasons for the Greek victory against the Persians in 490 to 480/479 BC was a mixture of exceptional leadership‚ skilful tactics and strategy‚ superior weapons and soldiers‚ and Greek unity. Strong leadership was the most important aspect of the Greek defence‚ as without the intelligence and bravery of the leaders‚ the Greeks would have been easily defeated
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Pamela Bradley – “drew upon them the vengeance of Darius‚ who now set in motion his first expedition against Greece”. This first expedition was to be known as the Battle of Marathon in 490 B.C. According to the Modern Historians Bengtson and Paul K. Davis‚ a Persian force of 20‚000 led by the tyrant Hippias‚ landed at the Bay of Marathon‚ about 25.5 miles from Athens. A council was held in Athens to decide whether to march out and meet the Persians‚ or stay and defend the city. Miltiades‚ one of the ten
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based on the counseled and judged. The display of prudence‚ or lack thereof‚ was made evident at the episode of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing. The Boston Marathon is an annual marathon hosted by numerous cities in Boston‚ Massachusetts‚ and attracts more than 500‚000 spectators. The marathon is the world’s oldest marathon dating back to 1897. In the 2013 Boston Marathon‚ two bombs struck near the finish line turning a celebration into devastation. The blasts were about 50-100 yards apart‚ and
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decision. On issues like rising of taxes‚ building of roads and going to war‚ votes were cast‚ with a white stone for yes and a black one for no. The super power in the world at that time was Persia. Athens was attacked by the Persians in the battle of Marathon. Athens asked for Sparta’s help‚ but did not receive it. Though outnumbered‚ Athens won the battle. A man who participated in the war was Themistocles. He was risen to power
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helping the Ionian cities. In 492 BC‚ the first Persian invasion had its fleet crippled by a storm before it could do any damage. King Darius sent another Persian expedition in 490 which destroyed Eretria and then faced the Athenians at the battle of Marathon. The Persian were defeated and forced to return home. Darius died before his preparations for a third invasion were completed‚ but they were continued by Xerxes I‚ his son and successor. In 480‚ Xerxes reached Greece with a tremendous army and
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Persian Wars Persians wars were sequences of conflicts contested between Persia and ancient Greece‚ where the two were both ancient civilizations. The Greeks were successions of sovereign city states‚ and the most influential cities were Sparta and Athens. Athens had numerous celebrated philosophers and thinkers along having the privilege of being the first world’s democratic government. The people of Athens mostly depended on trade to obtain resources to be used to run the government. On the other
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Marathons in War This poem takes place during World War II. It is through the eyes of a girl who lost her family to the Nazis. She is pushed forward by the sight of her sister’s last smile. I’m running‚ racing nearly out of breath‚ But I won’t stop‚ for help is closer with each step. My family is gone‚ I’m not lost but I’m alone‚ I wish I could go back to the place I once called home. As the memories flood in‚ my heart fills with woe; Though now it’s impossible to tell who’s friend or foe. I
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