The aims and purpose of history can be evaluated through the study of historians and their audiences. The differing methods of collecting and using sources and evidence has caused countless debates between historians and other academics from Herodotus‚ the ’Father of History’ to G.R Elton and his views on objective truth. Similarly Stuart Macintyre’s "The Historian’s Conscience" debates and discusses the issues surrounding evidence‚ time and motives of historians. The aim of history according to
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Seattle’s oration to Governor Isaac I. Stevens‚ Seattle attempts to fight for equality for Native Americans despite their differences in social status with the Caucasians. Through the use of rhetorical strategies such as figurative language‚ organization‚ diction and tone‚ Seattle attacks the Governor’s malicious deeds‚ while at the same time praises him‚ and reminds him that the Native people‚ although presented as weak beings‚ are not entirely powerless. Seattle begins his oration by addressing
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The understanding of persuasion analyzed in Cicero’s oration can be seen across many contemporary artifacts‚ but Blackfish is an artifact where persuasion is working at its best. Blackfish is a documentary that was released in 2013 by Gabriela Cowperthwaite. This documentary tells the story of killer whales in captivity‚ with a large portion of the story surrounding Tilikum. Tilikum is an orca that has severely hurt or killed several trainers while in captivity. The documentary’s website states that
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What are the three definitions of "demos"? The word “demos” had three different definitions during the archaic period. They were used to define either 1) the division of land into smaller sections 2) a classification of Athenian citizens‚ and 3) a group of troublesome individuals. 1) In 570 BC‚ Cleisthene developed a reformation of politics and social standings in Athens by dividing Athens and areas of the Attic peninsula into ten smaller sections of land which was referred to as
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I chose Section 135‚ page 76‚ for the Confirmation II. In this section of the oration Cicero attacks Chrysogonus’ character by placing attention on how Chrysogonus carries himself. Refutation is a portion of the speech in which an orator attempts to disprove‚ or discredit‚ his or her opponent. In this particular instance Cicero is not only disproving his opponent‚ but is trying to place blame on Chrysogonus. We learn that “this kind of persuasion‚ it must begin with an example...that is absolutely
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Alcibiades was a very skilled general -“his conduct of the war was excellent” (Thucydides‚ 6.15) - but he felt no loyalty to his soldiers or his country- “Alcibiades‚ when he laid down his command after his recall and realized he was going to be exiled‚ had given information about the plot‚ in which he was concerned himself‚ to the pro-Syracusans party in Messina” (Thucydides‚ 6.74). He betrayed the devoted soldiers‚ who “had openly declared that it was only on Alcibiades’ account
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can be enormous and they can affect entire ocean basins; the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami was among the deadliest natural disasters in human history with over 230‚000 people killed in 14 countries bordering the Indian Ocean. The Greek historian Thucydides suggested in 426 BC that tsunamis were related to submarine
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defensive weapon. These emotions can be used to heighten the importance of your priorities and can affect the way they go about collecting information. The information then gathered will directly impact the way we form our beliefs and the need to act. Thucydides believes that fear by the Spartans played an important part in causing the war. Sparta felt threaten by the change in the power balance from Athens due to their imperialistic expansion. Fear can change over to terror‚ which is a more personal form
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1. The components of citizenship: • Background and History • What does it entail? Who does it apply to? • The Western concept of citizenship Citizenship is a concept that keeps developing over time; the way it is materialized may change depending on the era and certainly on geographical location.(turner‚ oxford/) Each era had a different interpretation of what it is and what it stands for. In Paul Clarke’s book on Citizenship we are able to view these transitions and developments clearly in addition
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longstanding rules. The Athenian and Spartan political stances were quite the 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
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