Only adult male citizens played a political role in ancient Athens. Men rich or poor could vote‚ as long as they were qualified citizens‚ but usually the richest ones held the most political clout as Athens was a class based society. In contrast‚ Sparta was an oligarchy and could also be viewed as a military dictatorship in which all men served to defend the state. Both societies had an organized form of government‚ although the political structure was different. The cultures of the Athenians
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Virginia Founding Date: 1607 Region: Southern Colony Founders: John Smith‚ John Rolfe & Thomas Dale Reason for founding: Search for gold‚ English outpost against Spain Characteristics/laws: Jamestown was the main town that was establish because of England’s desire for wealth and converting the Natives to Christianity. Majority of the population was English. Environment: Very warm climate‚ which was beneficial to the colonists because they didn’t have to worry about the harsh winters. Contrary
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and Medicaid. There are several differences between the two. Medicare is for adults over the age of sixty-five and some younger with certain disabilities such as end stage renal disease. The federal government governs Medicare and it has four parts depending on which plan you chose. It composes of Part A‚ Part B‚ Part C‚ and Part D‚ and cost vary depending on what coverage you decide to choose. Many adults are automatically enrolled
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In the Crash Course videos John Green talked about the Renaissance and the Protestant Reformation. The Renaissance was a period of time around the sixteenth century in which greek and roman knowledge was reintroduced to scholars and painters. However‚ this knowledge was only available to wealthy humanitarians‚ not common folk. The Protestant reformation took place at about the same time as the Renaissance‚ and involved a monk named Martin Luther. Martin Luther saw corruption in the Roman Catholic
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ROMEO AND JULIET Does the prologue and opening scene prepare the audience for what follows? Shakespeare opens the play with a prologue of 14 lines. This prepares the audience for the content of the play. These 14 lines are basically a summary of the play. Within ?Romeo and Juliet? Shakespeare focuses on many different themes such as love‚ hate‚ violence‚ fate‚ life and death. The prologue is written about these different themes that take part in the play. It gives the prologue a contrast to the
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Survival in The Pearl is basically shown throughout the entire novel. As the effects of the pearl start showing on the family‚ they literally have to flee from their homeland. This whole process involved hiding‚ torture‚ and struggle to keep the family safe. In the book‚ Kino’s son is shot and killed during the process of escaping from trackers. In the scene‚ “ The watcher… raised the gun. Kino was in mid-leap when the gun crashed and the barrel-flash… The keening‚ moaning‚ rising hysterical cry
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When Jekyll experiences improper urges he uses Hyde as an outlet to protect his reputability‚ resulting in a blurred line between illusion and reality‚ as well as a shattered self-perception. Jekyll created Hyde as an experiment to try and contribute to the scientific community of the Victorian Era. But once he discovers that he can use Hyde as channel into the feelings he has repressed‚ he loses his sense of self‚ only finding it again when he realizes that Hyde has gone too far. Jekyll holds in
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There is an uncanny resemblance‚ not only between Oedipus and the German people in how they self-inhibit their desires and receive pleasure from pain‚ but also in relation to the sadist‚ Hitler‚ and his masochistic self-manifested suicide. While hitler was the fascist sadist that led humanity into
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tolerance they themselves obtained from different beliefs. Due to this lack of tolerance people began forming new colonies. England had three colonial groups identified as the New England‚ Middle and Southern colonies. Three admirable colonies that may be pointed out from each group are Massachusetts from the New England colonies‚ Pennsylvania from the Middle and Maryland the Southern colonies. Massachusetts has played a significant role in American history‚ most importantly in the lives of Puritans
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AP World History Perceptions of Gods Deep in the region in the Arabian Desert is where two of the earliest civilizations resided. Their names are Egypt and Mesopotamia. These two societies resided near major rivers as their source of water for agriculture. Egypt developed into a self sufficient empire that entailed agriculture‚ social hierarchy‚ and religion. Mesopotamia used irrigation and developed cities with governments and formed new religious thoughts based off of the unknown. Their polytheistic
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