her literary work as a somewhat simplistic story about a village that holds an annual lottery every summer‚ the themes governing the story’s plot and underpinnings delve into a deeper analysis regarding the effects and consequences of a political oligarchy on its citizens. Rooted in long-standing tradition‚ the lottery is conducted in a way that illustrates the hierarchy of an organization of people controlled by [misguided] ideology—albeit somewhat lost in translation over the many years—and outcome
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contrary; both developed as a result of the internal stability they achieved. Spartan political matters‚ most of the time‚ were not to public objection; they‚ according to Thucydides‚ were an oligarchy - although‚ some decisions were made democratically‚ such as whether to go to war. In the fashion of most oligarchies‚ the power was distributed between the wealthy .The diagram above explains the structure of the Spartan and Athenian governments; it demonstrates the distribution of power throughout the
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to become strong warriors‚ so Sparta saw them as useless. People had to bring their babies to the government so that they could decide if a baby lived or died. Athens was also a powerful city-state. They started as a monarchy‚ changed to an oligarchy‚ and finally to a democracy. They were the first to create laws that came from man and not believed from the Gods. Draco wrote the first Greek laws in 621 BC. His laws were very harsh and the death penalty was extremely common. Secondly‚ Solon
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eros Concepts: myth of Gyges city in speech 3 classes of the city 3 parts of the soul guardians censorship true lie noble lie/myth of the metals women guardians Dichotomies: knowledge vs. opinion appearance vs. reality democracy vs. oligarchy reason vs. experience kinship (family) vs. citizenship (city) Works: Oresteia Antigone History of the Peloponnesian War Apology Crito Republic (Politeia) Essay Questions: You will be given a choice of two questions out of the four listed
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Carthage‚ on the other hand‚ is a republic comparable to an oligarchy‚ (nd). Rome was almost a land-based military; while “Carthage’s military system was more well-balanced and appeared to be the most powerful one in this time. Therefore Carthage as power could draw its troops across from the Mediterranean‚ region
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completely different things‚ the Spartans being much more military-based and the Athenians being focused on the arts. The people of the two cities were entitled to very different rights too‚ for both men and women. The Spartan government as an oligarchy‚ which is a government “ruled by the few.” The Greek words “oligos‚” translates to “few”‚ and “archia‚” means “rule.” They had two kings‚ who passed down the crowns to their sons; five Ephors‚ who were elected annually; and a Council of Elders made
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The geography of Greece had a big impact on its development of the years. The geography consists of many mountains along with being surrounded by water. These geographic advantages affected the development of its politics‚ military and economy and ultimately led to the success of Polis. Due to the geography of the region‚ the Greeks were isolated from each other due to the mountainous terrain. As a consequence of this isolation‚ “Greek communities tended to follow their own separate paths and develop
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Chapter 32 Latin America 1) What distinguishes those regions referred to as the "Third World" from other societies? Page Ref: 773 - lack of industrialization 2) The "Second World" refers to what? Page Ref: 773 -industrialized communist nations 3) Which nations are part of the "First World"? Page Ref: 773 -all but the Soviet Union 4) In which “world” did Latin America belong? Page Ref: 773 -third world 5) How much has Latin America institutions and patterns of politics changed? Page
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* Oligarchy- “the rule of the few” a form of government in which a small group of people exercise controls. * Helot- In ancient Sparta‚ captive people who were forced to work for their conquerors. * Ephor- One of the five men elected each year in ancient
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Aristotle’s Critique of Plato Aristotle took a distinct path verging from the foundation of Plato’s philosophy. In order to control society Plato used the noble lie‚ so people under the state wouldn’t question their place in life. Aristotle‚ on the other hand‚ used the idea of "civic virtue of friendship" to create a sense of community. "For Aristotle‚ friendship is a virtue "most necessary for our life." Without friendship‚ life would be missing a major dimension and in consequence our live
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