Differences in Education

Jo Smith

Differences in Education

There are many differences and similarities in education in Greece and The United States of America today. The differences, which there are many of, are focused on the different ideas of what is important in our different countries. The similarities are basic in an education and to have a successful country which both do have to be the same.
Greece and the U.S. have only four major similarities which are common to a good education. First, both have students that go to school until the age of 18 with the exception of college now. Second, both countries make students learn about music, have physical training, and learn to read and write. Later on in the Greek society, poor and rich students all went to school and all men soon learned to read and write.
There are many differences in the two different civilizations and probably due to the difference of time. There are about ten major differences between the two counties. First, the poor looked as an extra child in the family, and extra child to feed and give an education so could be abandoned or not given an education. The rich also didn't want to spend the money on the child's education and would be very selfish. Girls stayed home to cook, weave, do art, and to learn to run the house because of the male dominated culture. Only the boys went to school, and at first the rich boys only went to school. Only men learned to read and write. All schools were private schools and family's would have to pay the school expenses for the education. They believed music was necessary and they had a high value on physical fitness which the U.S. doesn't. For people who could not afford school they would train in the city to be a soldier.
The schools in Greece and in The United States of America both have a great impact on the success of the country's. Even though they both are very different they both were affective. Congress or Socrates and Kings of Greece, it doesn't matter, they both thought of good education for their country's. Greece thrived in Ancient times as did China and succeeding them in modern times the U.S. and what they all had in common was a good education for there people.

Democracy in Ancient Greece

Eddie Witten
February 11, 1997
Essay II
Prof. Hiltz

The Greeks were very advanced for their time. They realized that they need a new form of government and they were able to invent the first democratic government in the world. The democracy that the Greeks came up with was based on two important factors. The first one was the population growth in Athens grew at a very fast rate. The second was the advocating of political, economic, and legal equality for all which some male citizens remembered from the living conditions in the Dark Ages. The Greek system of Democracy did have its shares of problems though.
The Greek system of democracy was ruled by a body of nine elected officials whom were called archons. These men who were aristocrats lead the government and had supreme control over all of the verdicts and criminal accusations in Athens. Problems arose when aristocrats become jealous of one another and rivalries ensued under the early stages of Athenian democracy. The result of this jealousy was the establishment of a code written by the appointed ruler Draco. This code of laws promoted stability and equity. These laws however did more to hurt the democracy of Athens than to help it. It seems that Draco wrote this code of laws in order to benefit himself rather than to benefit the government of Athens.
The democracy of Athens was used in many ways other than for what it was designed for. It was abused by many rulers of that time. They were concerned with their own personal growth and because of their greed and selfishness, they made laws and codes that would benefit their own personal gain. The results though have not always been as what they had expected to have been. Many of the lower classes were treated very unfairly and rulers lost popularity to the lower classes. Civil war was even about to break out at one point due to Draco's codes and laws.
When civil war almost broke out in Athens the codes and laws were once again revamped. This time a pathway was attempted to be laid down that would accommodate both the upper and the lower classes. In the end four classes were developed to rank the male citizens of Athens based on their income. The five-hundred-measure men, horsemen, yoked men, and laborers were the four classes that were devised by this new system of codes and laws.
In the Athenian society both the theories failed the men, and in turn the men failed the theories. Some of the theories that the rulers came up with needed a lot of support from the male citizens of Athens. Most of the time these theories were considered unfair and the male citizens were not cooperative with these theories. Also theories that were fair to the citizen but not recognized by them failed. The men failed the theories in this sense, since they did not give them a shot and try them out. They would have seen that these would have helped them in the long run.
Considering the outcome of the Peloponnesian War the Athenians fell victim to internal restraints. Their own problems within their democratic structure caused them to lose that war. The codes and laws that they had at the time wound up doing more damage to them in the long run then it did to help them. That was the major problem with the Athenians view on democracy. Since they developed democracy they were not able to perfect it and watch other societies function under it. If they had a few hundred more years to perfect their democratic society they most likely would have had much more success in the Peloponnesian War and with all of their endeavors.

Decsions Decsions

Decisions, Decisions

The theme I picked for Julius Caesar essay is the mistakes made by Brutus. According to

Mr. Holtz Brutus was stupid and many mistakes. The first one was him even joining the

Conspirators. The second was letting Anthony live and speak at the funeral. The final

mistake was his battle plan. Every one does make mistakes sometimes, but mistakes

Brutus made where plainly stupid. I feel the first mistake was Brutus joining the

conspirators in the first place. His mine was easily manipulated by the conspirators. They

gave him the justification he needed to kill Caesar, which was "its Good of Rome." The

assumption was that Caesar would eventually take the crown, which would never less

destroyed Rome according to Brutus thoughts. By making this assumption and joining the

other conspirators he set him self up for many problems for him and for Rome. This was

one of the fatal mistakes made by Brutus.

Brutus actually made two mistakes with Mark Antony. The first was letting Mark Antony

live and the second was letting him speak alone at the funeral. When Cassius first

suggested that they should kill Mark Antony, which they should of, but the noble Brutus

said "Our course will seem to bloody." That was not his only mistake with Mark Antony

he also let him speak at Caesar funeral. He was warned by Cassius, but Brutus ignored

him as usual. When Mark Antony spoke he got crowd on his side and they killed all

the conspirators except for Brutus and Cassius (they excepted the angry mob and left

Rome). This was some more trouble that was caused by Brutus.

In the war Brutus makes another dumb decision. He wanted to go into Rome and take it

over, but Cassius wanted them to wait for the army to come. Of course they follow Brutus

decision and they are defeated. This was yet another bad decision by Brutus. This final

decision he lost his life.

I wonder some time who is worst Brutus stupidness or Cassius ignorance. This was the

fatal mistake was the cause of his death. Through out the play all these mistakes Cassius

still followed Brutus. Brutus may have been a natural leader but he just wasn't good at it.

Through this play it shows how people in life get many chances, but sometimes still fail.

Through all his failure his life was lost. One of lesson to be learned is to look at the

past because it may save you in the future.