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    Spartan policy was always mainly governed by the necessity of taking precautions against the helots.” (Thucydides; History of the Peloponnesian War). Since birth‚ Spartan men and women were inculcated with a mentality developed from the necessity to comply with a militaristic way of life. This society indeed grew out of a symbiotic tension with the vast population of Spartan helots. Men were taught‚ through the agoge (education system) harsh training and self reliance that would later be necessary

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    Table of Contents List of Figures and Tables Summary 1.0 Introduction 2.0 Cooperative Education utilised as a form of experiential learning 2.1 Merits of Cooperative Education 2.2 Alternative models of experiential learning 2.3 Executive comparison of Cooperative Education to other models 3.0 Reflection of my experience with cooperative education 3.1 Amendment of opinion and expectations after my first coop experience 3.2 Insight for future careers gained as a result of reflection 3.3

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    speaks of a mighty nation‚ one of the first names that comes to mind is the Grecian city-state of Sparta. The great Spartan state prospered for many centuries using their cutting-edge‚ albeit small‚ militia‚ and created one of the fiercest and most feared empires on the Grecian sub-continent; but‚ did the Spartan education system’s strengths necessarily outweigh its weaknesses? The Educations’ strengths definitely outweighed its weaknesses‚ because of their obedience and coordination between their peers

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    Every male Spartan had to pass through the Spartan education system - the agoge. This began at the age of seven and was completed at by the age of thirty when the Spartan would become a full Spartiate and receive the right to vote. The fact that a Spartan spent so much of his life in the agoge meant that there was a long time for the state imposed system to force him to have the same views. Plutarch tells us that the particularly intelligent young men in the agoge were chosen to be part of the

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    Sparta‚ you would’ve be very uneducated but strong. Sparta believed that men didn’t need to be educated. They thought that the only thing that mattered was strength. The strengths of Spartan education outweighed the weaknesses because they were obedient‚ they were courageous‚ and they defended Sparta. To start‚ spartans were taught to be obedient. At a young age‚ they were taught to respect and obey their fathers. They also had to obey and respect any older man too‚ like their trainers. All of this

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    of sparta a heroic king‚ the Author is Helena P. it’s about how king Leonidas led the 300 Spartans to war and how they train their sons to be strong and become a Spartan. From the moment of a Spartan girl or a boy came into the world‚ the military and the city state were the center of every Spartan citizen’s life. Both male and female babies were determined by city state if they were strong enough to be Spartan citizens. If the infants were too week or sick‚ they were abandoned in the country side

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    un-yielding in dedication‚ unmatched in combat‚ and constantly wiling to die for Sparta. This ideal warrior was created almost forcefully through the "physical‚ social and moral education" system‚ the agoge. Spartan education began soon after birth‚ where babies were inspected by Ephors and cast onto the slopes of Mt Taygetus if the Spartan health standards were not met. Boys were raised by their mothers until the age of seven‚ at which point they entered the agoge. Within the barracks they immediately joined

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    researched the qualifications for the Presidential and Merit scholarships. These scholarships are granted to exceptional students excelling in high school. Fortunately‚ I was awarded the Presidential scholarship from Manhattan College due to my high academic achievements. Moreover‚ I applied to STEM scholarships at Stony Brook University. This scholarship is given to a rising senior who shows a strong aptitude in the science field. Overall‚ the merit and STEM scholarships are beneficial and will be used

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    The Spartan family was quite different from that of other Ancient Greek city-states. The word "spartan" has come down to us to describe self-denial and simplicity. This is what Spartan life was all about. Children were children of the state more than of their parents. They were raised to be soldiers‚ loyal to the state‚ strong and self-disciplined. It began in infancy. When a Spartan baby was born‚ soldiers came to the house and examined it carefully to determine its strength.The baby was bathed

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    sufferings almost worthy of one of his tragic protagonists. It was at school that Kyd probably first encountered the works of classical authors‚ such as Virgil and Seneca‚ who later on would have such a profound impact on him. After completing his education at Merchant Taylors‚ Thomas did not attend either of Cambridge or Oxford‚ as did his fellow playwright and sometime friend Christopher Marlowe. Instead‚ he probably became apprenticed in his father’s trade. He also found employment as a translator

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