A Freedom Compromised Most people desire freedom‚ whether it be freedom of choice‚ freedom of movement‚ or freedom of speech. Occasionally‚ however‚ freedom is jeopardized. For a high school student‚ freedom of movement is usually restricted by parental curfews‚ and as a high school student myself‚ I have been constrained by curfews on numerous occasions. I am an introvert who would rather stay at home over the weekends watching movies than actively socializing with people. However‚ I do have
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The Fall Spartan Military Power A garrison society along with built up tension will result in the inevitable fall of one of the most notorious nations of all time. Sparta was a place‚ a people like no other. The way in which they managed their daily affairs lead to restriction of rights. The Spartan Idealism and Spartan Law aided in the collapse of Sparta. " Sparta stood for the complete antithesis to Athens‚ with here brilliant culture‚ freedom-loving but fickle democracy and cult of
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2010 The Battle of Thermopylae There have been many battles that have taken place throughout the course of history‚ but few as important in shaping the course of time as the Battle of Thermopylae. During the summer of 480 BC‚ the great Spartan King Leonidas and his 300 soldiers accompanied by approximately 7000 Greeks held out for three days against hundreds of thousands of Persian soldiers‚ under the command of King Xerxes. This was no easy feat to accomplish by the Spartans‚ without their superior
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Why I chose this topic: I chose to write about the Battle of Thermopylae because I have heard so much about it‚ but have never really thought much about it. For example‚ the movie 300‚ this movie was a giant hit‚ I saw it‚ thought it was amazing‚ but never really thought about how that actually happened. It is fascinating to think that only 300 men could withstand thousands of Persian soldiers. I also chose this topic because war and war tactics have always interested me‚ as it does for most male
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The Stand at Thermopylae The Battle of Thermopylae was one of the most legendary battles history had ever seen‚ and had been a popular topic in hundreds of poems‚ stories‚ and even present day movies‚ such as “300”. However‚ many of the facts were omitted or inaccurate. So what is the story behind all the blood and glory? The battle had been a crucial part of the Second Persian Invasion‚ taking place in 480 BC. Although the battle only took place over a span of 7 days‚ it was considered one of the
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Thermopylae The battle at Thermopylae was a long awaited battle‚ after both powers Athens and Persia submitted to a 10 year inter-war period from 490BC to 480BC‚ in order to carefully prepare a second invasion from the Persian’s‚ following the humiliating defeat of Darius at marathon. Xerxes actions were motivated by revenge and the urge to burn Athens to the ground‚ just like Sardis‚ however he knew it would not be easy. The Persians spent multiple years recruiting new infantry from all areas
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win a fight‚ they call me a fighter because I overcame it‚ I faced it and won. If I loose‚ They call me a fighter because I get back on my feet and face it again. There is an infinite amount of rounds. I am almost always fighting. Fighting for my freedom‚ my happiness‚ fighting for an amazing life. How do I not give up after 11 years? How do I not get tired? Cause I believe I am strong. I believe that life is a game. There are challenges and obstacles‚ big and small‚ that makes life hard. But at
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The Battle of Thermopylae is shrouded in fluctuating estimations and conflicting historic accounts. There is as much myth‚ legend and mystery surrounding the actual battle as we have historical records for it. Historians from ancient Greece were very biased and so we must find a middle ground between accounts to have an educated opinion of what really happened. The most speculation involves the actual numbers and count of each side; the Greek forces and the Persian forces. Greek accounts say the
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innocent lives throughout National City. Since it had been raining all day‚ Kara had rescued most from car accidents on the freeways. There had been a single robbery‚ but there were no lives in danger‚ simply financial gain. Either way‚ it had been a good day and she was pleased with how things had
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the design of a warrior culture is not in the fighting capabilities of the group‚ but in the lack of an artistic legacy that was lost during the life of a fighting culture. II. Body. 1. Historical Background a. Prior to the Messenian War b. After the Messenian War 2. Training a. Age and Sex b. Way of life 3. Politics a. Women in Sparta b. Constitution c. Lycurgus 4. Significant Battles a. Battle of Marathon b. Battle of Thermopylae c. Battle of Plataea d. The Peloponnesian
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