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Spartan Women Spartan Society
1,881 words... to be good in wrestling, running, hurling the javelin and discus throwing, foot races, and staged battles. All these skills could be extremely useful for future soldiers. Although the men were mainly involved in wars, the Spartan women had to defend themselves if the men were outside the city and some danger occurred. Yet, Plato says that Spartan women, for all their gymnastic training, had no military role whatever, and even in a crisis were incapable of handling weapons (Powell 249) The fa...
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Song Of Roland Epic Hero
1,326 wordsThe Crusades Every child and every adult must have ever heard about Richard the Lionheart, Coeur de Lion. Nobody doubts that this historic figure was a real hero, an honorable man, who could do everything for his native land England. There are a lot of legends (e. g Robin Hood), fairy tales and novels (Walter Scotts Ivanhoe) either about Richard the Lionheart himself or about some hero whom noble king Richard I helps. It happens so that the older a historic figure is, the less it is known about ...
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Fourth Crusade Speech
1,508 wordsThe military expeditions planned and fought by western European Christians that began around 1095 are known today as the Crusades. The soul purpose of these expeditions was to overtake and gain control of the Holy Land, Jerusalem, from the Muslims. ? Deus vult! (God wills it! )? was the battle cry of the thousands of Christians who participated in the event of the Crusades. It was Christian belief that fate was to gain control of the Holy Land for the glory of God. The origin of the Crusades was...
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Eyewitness Accounts War Ii
2,169 wordsFilm/Video testimony of the Holocaust Violent events, such as the Holocaust, are perceived aberrations or anomalies from the cultural norm. Whether reasons include popular cultures morbid curiosity, a film directors desire for a contrived image, or a writers need to make credible otherwise incredible events there seems an almost unending need for their retelling. A narration back into the apparent sociological standard which they defy. Film/Video testimony and written text are two forms of Holoc...
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Supreme Court Decision Court Appointed Attorneys
2,691 wordsCapital punishment has existed all throughout the history of mankind and has existed long before the creation of court systems. As civilizations progressed, they incorporated capital punishment into their legal codes. One of the first examples of the establishment of capital punishment into the justice system was Hammurabi s Code. Hammurabi was king of Babylonia around 1750 BC. He came up with the idea of an eye for an eye. Passages from the Bible further encouraged the practice of capital punis...
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Studies Have Shown Due To The Fact
1,024 wordsIn the last forty years, there has been a shift in courtroom proceedings. Lawyers are not only focusing their evidence on the scientific aspects of an event, but also on those who may have witnessed the actual event as well. Recently, the number of eyewitness appearances in the courtroom has increased, making statements about either a crime or an event that occurred in their presence. But how does the courtroom decide who is a legitimate witness to an event? Too often, age, race, education, and ...
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