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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Two of the most famous musicians in the world were Bach and Beethoven‚ which one is better? If you don’t know who Bach or Beethoven are‚ they are both classical composers who wrote music mostly in the romantic period. Beethoven is a better musician than Bach in many ways. First of all‚ Beethoven started playing and composing before Bach. Beethoven at the age of 12 started playing and composing! Bach started around the age of 20‚ and by that time Beethoven was famous. Bach did write more “symphonies”
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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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which Montresor agrees (Poe 6). This is ironic because Montresor knows Fortunato will surely die trapped inside the crypt as he had planned and not from the cough. Foreshadowing Fortunato’s approaching death through this quote builds suspense as the two continue further into the cold vaults. Even as they drink‚ Montresor toasts to Fortunato’s “long life”‚ the irony and dark humor further foreshadows the finale (Poe 6). When Montresor explains his family’s coat of arms‚ a golden foot crushing the snake
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Weird sisters are seen in many novels‚ but two famous ones about three supernaturally evil sisters are Dracula and Macbeth. Dracula is about an old vampire coming to London and some vampire hunters trying to track him down‚ after he kills someone they love‚ and turns her. There are three vampire sisters in the book seen in Dracula’s castle. Macbeth is about a thane who gets greedy and kills to get and keep the throne‚ and his guilt from those deeds. There are three witch sisters in the play/book
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I think it was most intriguing that both Daoism and Confucianism are ancient Chinese religions that originated and developed over the same time period though considered opposites of each other‚ stem from similar beliefs and goals. Daoism is the relationship of nature and mankind while on the other hand Confucianism is more about society and mankind. This places a more personal path of life for Daoism‚ to be one with Tao; whereas Confucianism places the importance on the impacts on society as a whole
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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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The Tempest by William Shakespeare and The Inferno by Dante Alighieri had two very strong male characters. The leading character in The Tempest was a man named Prospero. Prospero is a former duke who had been stripped of his dukedom due to treachery. He is a very powerful man who uses his magic to manipulate everyone and everything within his reach. One very strong character in The Inferno was a man named Virgil. Virgil was a soul who was sent to guide Dante through Hell. Virgil has power over the
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In this task I will be discussing two organisations‚ one of which is a profit making business‚ and the other being a non-profit making business. I will also compare and contrast the two organisations. The two companies I will be talking about is Tesco Plc and Oxfam. Tesco (founded in 1991) is a public limited company which deals in the sales of goods ranging from food to clothing and electronics. The company is well known globally holding their business 12 countries including places such as Korea
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