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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In the eighteen hundreds two influential philosophers were born thirty eight years apart. Although John Stuart Mill and Friedrich Nietzsche’s lives overlapped; they both have different views regarding moral belief and the basis of morals in life. One aspect that sets these two philosophers apart is that while in London‚ Mill continued to fight for equal rights for women; the Germany resident‚ Nietzsche‚ believed that women were infinitely inferior to men. This‚ however‚ was not the only factor
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How do Shakespeare and Heaney present strong feelings between fathers and their children in the texts you have studied? Both Shakespeare and Heaney present relationships between fathers and their children. Shakespeare through Capulet and Juliet and Heaney through his poetry about his father. Both these differ in context‚ the Capulet trials and tribulations being fictional whereas Heaney has his own personal experiences shown in his poetry. In addition both contexts affect the relationships in
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a cultural movement that originally began in Italy in the end of the medieval period and later spread throughout northwestern Europe‚ marking the beginning of the early modern period (PWH‚ p. 496). As such‚ the Renaissance can be seen as a bridge between the medieval and early modern periods. The Renaissance promoted the ideas of humanism and individualism‚ which involves being more interested in scientific explanations using rational thoughts rather than
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Kennedy and Lincoln Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States of America. He served as President when the country was under war. Abe Lincoln was born in 1806 and grew up in the countryside as a pioneer. His mother died at a young age and he had a sister. His father married a widow that had three children and Abe Lincoln liked her very much. Every day he attended school and worked very hard on his father’s farm. John F. Kennedy was born in 1917 and died in 1963. John
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enhance her solution‚ Lysistrata states that they’re‚ in reference to women‚ “good for nothing but screwing Poseidon in the bath tub.” (Lysistrata Uncensored Pg. 8). This clearly exemplifies what little say women had within their society and their true roles men saw them as‚ as Females. Once the women came to an agreement and swore to oath that they would not “have sex with their husbands until the war [came] to an end”‚ the leaders of both Athens and Sparta come together immediately upon notice of this
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were different from the rest. Because of this‚ more and more Churches were restored. In conclusion‚ Britain wanted to consolidate the Churches while American went to the other direction. British established Navigation Acts in order to control trade between them and Americans. Because the
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Hamas and Hezbollah are two groups that are classified as terrorists in countries like the United States. They have provided for their community‚ but have also carried out attacks that attach the word terrorists to their organizations. They both have a similar enemy in Israel because Israel has occupied the West Bank and the Gaza Strip where Hamas is based. On the other hand‚ Hezbollah is based in Lebanon where Israel does not occupy any land‚ but has invaded the country to try to stop Hezbollah
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contrasting these two works. Antigone by Sophocles and The Pearl by John Steinbeck offer two very different portrayals of women. Antigone and Juana are both female main characters. However‚ these two women deal with their respective cultural gender roles very differently. Antigone is strong and brave in the face of danger. When her brother is dishonored in death‚ she knows she must give him a proper burial even though she may lose her life doing so. Antigone’s sister‚ Ismene‚ tries to discourage
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ROLE OF NURSE IN COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH INTRODUCTION The trend in psychiatric care is shifting from that of inpatient hospitalization to a focus of outpatient care within the community. Community mental health services include all those activities in the community connected with mental health other than the institutional or hospitalized setting. The community approach focuses on the total population of defined geographical area rather than individual patient. Emphasis is mainly on preventive services
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