Spartan youth’s upbringing was to produce a professional warrior who was‚ physically fit‚ capable of enduring pain and hardship‚ obedient and disciplined‚ loyal to his fellow homoioi‚ devoted to Sparta and willing to die in battle if necessary. All of this was essential to keeping the helot slaves‚ who outnumbered them massively‚ under control. There was certainly brutality in the Agoge and boys were undeniably trained to think identically on many matters‚ not whether it completely robbed them of free
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‘Excavated human remains should always be reburied’. How far do you agree? The topic of human remains has been argued over for many years and has resulted in multiple changes to the laws of reburial in the past sixty years‚ but now the laws are that archaeologists can have up to 3 years to research the remains until they should be reburied unless they need to extend their research. Archaeologists have always been fighting to stop reburial to have more time to research them or display them in museums
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significantly the only character to fully understand the bond between George and Lennie. I agree that Slim is not handicapped in some way. Lennie’s personality is like that of a child. He is innocent and mentally handicapped with no ability to understand abstract concepts like death. While he acts with great loyalty to George‚ he has no comprehension of the idea of "loyalty." For that reason‚ he often does not mean to do the things that get him into trouble‚ and once he does get into trouble‚ he has no
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How far do you agree that instability in the Gulf Region in the period 1979-2001 was primarily caused by the actions of the Iraqi Government? The Iraqi government in the period from 1979 to 2001 was under the control of the Ba’ath Party and lead by Saddam Hussein‚ a Sunni Muslim whereas most of Iraq is Shiite Muslim. Hussein took control-as in became President of Iraq-in 1979‚ following the resignation of his predecessor‚ under claims of poor health. The main countries in this Gulf region may be
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also valuable. This observation places importance on the trip more so than the end goal. She asserts this by stating it in a compound sentence structure to express the meaning of her words in the simplest terms possible. I agree with Le Guin that the adventure itself is more significant than your end goal. When journeying to accomplish your goals‚ you learn invaluable life lessons and make memories. Those are the things that will carry you through your journey and remain with you for the rest of
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Harmful Threats to the Human Body There are a lot of bacteria that are good for human bodies‚ but there are also a lot of bacteria that’s very harmful to the human body. Bad bacteria can affect people from swimming in lakes and ponds. “Many of the world’s best-known disease outbreaks have been transmitted by water-borne bacterium.” Lakes and ponds are just un-treated drinking water. They have a lot of microorganisms in it that you cannot see. There are many ways to be contaminated by bacteria;
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How GDP is Misleading Measure of Wealth and Well-being! GDP‚ which stands for Gross Domestic Product‚ is the most common abbreviation in economics. It has become widely used as a reference point for the health of national and global economies. No number is quite so central to public life as the gross domestic product. Political scientists build formulas around it to predict who will win the presidency. The stock market trembles at the approach of new quarterly figures. Other economic statistics
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damages‚ which in some cases was an inappropriate remedy. The writ system was also slow to respond to new types of action and had many "loopholes". (Keenan‚ 1993) This weakness in the common law system lead to the development of equity. (Kelly‚ 2002) Ways in which the law of equity supplements the common law will be further discussed in this assignment. 2.0 Common Law Prior to the Norman Conquest of England in 1066‚ there was no unitary national legal system. (Kelly‚ 2002) A uniformed and centralized
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virtually every single person that inhabits this planet is guilty of it. Greed drives desire‚ desire turns to envy‚ and envy leads to the failure to appreciate and hold dear what one possesses. In the modern age of the 21st Century‚ the above statement seems so much more accurate and true. The insatiable hunger for success and the unquenchable thirst for supremacy transform many of us into slaves of our desires‚ fuelled by greed and its associates. In more ways than one‚ greed is fast emerging to be the
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Racial violence started in the early days of America and found its roots in slavery. Even after slavery was abolished in the mid 1800’s‚ violence between blacks and whites is still an ongoing problem in today’s society. Racial groups promote non-violence against minorities. Nevertheless‚ violence within these crowds is preventing them from achieving their goals. Obviously‚ this is a two sided argument‚ both whites and blacks live in fear of each other and that shouldn’t be a problem. It seems like
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