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Spartan Essays (Examples)

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Thesis

Drama - World

Spartan Women and the Downfall

Words: 1548
Length: 5 Pages
Type: Thesis

In conclusion, based on the available historical evidence concerning ancient Sparta and its culture and the viewpoints of ristotle, the Spartan women obviously played a major role in the…

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Term Paper

Drama - World

Spartan Army

Words: 915
Length: 3 Pages
Type: Term Paper

Spartan Army by Nick Sekunda attempts to give as in-depth account as possible of the ancient Spartan society's military code of conduct and way of life. Particular detail is…

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Essay

Government

Compare and Contrast the Spartan and Athenian Constitutional and Political Systems

Words: 1607
Length: 5 Pages
Type: Essay

Spartan and Athenian constitutional and political systems. In the first part, an introduction of Athens and Sparta has been given. In the second part, both the forms of governments…

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Term Paper

Drama - World

Ancient History What Constitutes a Spartan Indeed

Words: 1279
Length: 4 Pages
Type: Term Paper

Ancient History What constitutes a Spartan? Indeed, what characteristics are exemplary of a Spartan? According to Steven Pressfied in his work, "Gates of Fire," Spartans are synonymous with the…

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Book Review

Drama - World

Leonidas the Spartans The World of the

Words: 2084
Length: 7 Pages
Type: Book Review

Leonidas The Spartans: The World of the Warrior Heroes of Ancient Greece Paul Cartledge's book known as The Spartans: The World of the Warrior-Heroes of Ancient Greece is by…

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Essay

Drama - World

Accuracies in the Snyder's Film Herodotus and

Words: 1593
Length: 5 Pages
Type: Essay

Accuracies in the Snyder's Film Herodotus and Zac Snyder have at least one thing in common: they both portray the ancient Persians in very unflattering terms. The grim, ghastly,…

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2 Pages
Essay

History

Culture in Ancient Sparta Men and Women

Words: 544
Length: 2 Pages
Type: Essay

Bettany Hughes, the Ancient Worlds 5 of 7 the Spartans Points from the Film: Unlike the Athenians, Spartans were not known for their philosophical insights or their artistic triumphs.…

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6 Pages
Term Paper

Sports - Women

Dark Age and the Archaic Age

Words: 1920
Length: 6 Pages
Type: Term Paper

Dark Age and the Archaic Age Having watched the lectures for the prior learning unit on video, I was prepared to enjoy the video lecture presentation for this learning…

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Term Paper

Drama - World

Presfiled's Gates of Fire

Words: 953
Length: 3 Pages
Type: Term Paper

great warrior civilizations of antiquity the name "Spartan" invariably arises. Stephen Pressfield in the impressive novel "Gates of Fire" stirringly resurrects these ancient warriors and their society. Describe the…

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Essay

War

The Peloponnesian War

Words: 1097
Length: 3 Pages
Type: Essay

How do we know about this war? Thucydides may be counted among the foremost historians of the West to utilize a rigorous chronological standard. He recorded events based on…

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Term Paper

Drama - World

Thermopylae the Battle of Thermopylae

Words: 1518
Length: 5 Pages
Type: Term Paper

In the end, the Spartan/Greek army's superior armor and weapons and clever use of topography to counterbalance the Persian's greater numbers helps to explain their victories on a military…

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6 Pages
Term Paper

Military

Battle of Marathon Strategy and

Words: 1941
Length: 6 Pages
Type: Term Paper

The Greco-Persian Wars were still in their early stages at this point, but it would be Xerxes, not Darius, that continued and stepped up efforts to invade and conquer…

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Essay

Leadership

Leadership - Gates of Fire by Steven

Words: 1771
Length: 6 Pages
Type: Essay

Leadership - Gates of Fire by Steven Pressfield Gates of Fire written by Steven Pressfield is a famous historical novel published in 1998. It tells the story of 480…

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2 Pages
Admission Essay

Teaching

Personal Statement it Is Often Said When

Words: 776
Length: 2 Pages
Type: Admission Essay

Personal Statement It is often said, when discussing the importance of volunteering, that if an individual can only save one person, than he or she has lived a worthwhile…

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Term Paper

Drama - World

Experts Believe That the Battle

Words: 2392
Length: 9 Pages
Type: Term Paper

Thucydides was an Athenian, but had very little reason for offering a distorted view of the war that was eventually won by Sparta. Jackson states, "Thucydides was an active…

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Essay

Drama - World

Athens and Sparta -- Was War Inevitable

Words: 2460
Length: 8 Pages
Type: Essay

Athens and Sparta -- as ar Inevitable? Between 500 and 350 BC the area now known as Greece was but a collection of separate and unallied city-states. Today, we…

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2 Pages
Essay

Drama - World

Institute Such Strict Military Controls Sparta's Militarism

Words: 626
Length: 2 Pages
Type: Essay

institute such strict military controls? Sparta's militarism and commitment to maintaining a standing army was no accident. "Sparta seems to have developed gradually as a practical response to unusual…

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5 Pages
Essay

Drama - World

Athens and Sparta Were the Two Opponents

Words: 1617
Length: 5 Pages
Type: Essay

Athens and Sparta were the two opponents of ancient Greece that clattered most and bestowed us with the majority of customs and traditions. Despite the fact that the two…

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Essay

Greek Studies

Education Military and Governments in Ancient Greece

Words: 705
Length: 2 Pages
Type: Essay

Athens and Sparta were two most powerful states in Ancient Greece. Athens was known for its undying focus on infrastructural development while Sparta had an unmatched military prowess. As…

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Essay

Drama - World

Formation of Ancient Societies the

Words: 2084
Length: 7 Pages
Type: Essay

Both Spartan men and women exercised together in the nude, and both were "encouraged to improve their intellectual skills" ("omen in Ancient Greece"). Being a woman in Sparta certainly…

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Term Paper

Drama - World

Western Civ Athens and Sparta

Words: 707
Length: 2 Pages
Type: Term Paper

Moreover, the empire was politically as well as geographically fragmented. Macedonian rule was tolerated only as long as Alexander remained alive. 3. The reasons civilizations developed with particular robustness…

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6 Pages
Research Paper

Sports

Gender in Sports in the

Words: 1857
Length: 6 Pages
Type: Research Paper

Ironically, as we have seen, we live in a capitalistic society. A sometimes unwilling engine of this equity has been revenue generating sports. hat will be absolutely necessary will…

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8 Pages
Term Paper

Military

Hoplite Warfare and Its Development

Words: 2686
Length: 8 Pages
Type: Term Paper

As the formation collides with one another, spheres are aimed at the groin of each opponent. The sword swings an aim towards an enemies head and vital parts of…

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2 Pages
Essay

History - Ancient

Democracy in Athens Compared to Today

Words: 583
Length: 2 Pages
Type: Essay

Ancient Greece Democracy: Ancient Athens and Today The democratic process of ancient Athens as compared to today was much different. The most obvious difference is simply the scale of…

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Essay

Women's Issues - Sexuality

Gays in the Military The

Words: 1735
Length: 5 Pages
Type: Essay

hile not as sexy and "politically correct" as a direct confrontation of homophobia in the military, the author thinks that a pragmatic, gradual expansion of the "don't ask, don't…

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Essay

Black Studies - Philosophy

Greek Civilization Compare Greek Religion in the

Words: 870
Length: 3 Pages
Type: Essay

Greek Civilization: Compare Greek religion in the two different periods in history in the eighth century, the time of Homer, and in the fifth century BCE, according to the…

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Term Paper

Drama - World

Thucydides' Histories -- the Making

Words: 1139
Length: 3 Pages
Type: Term Paper

As an historian and a citizen of that democratic city, Thucydides was faced with a task no less daunting -- how to make the saga of a losing war…

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Term Paper

Drama - World

Compare and Contrast Athens and Sparta

Words: 353
Length: 1 Pages
Type: Term Paper

Greek Studies Athens and Sparta Athens and Sparta existed during the same time in history, and did share some core social and cultural values, but for the most part,…

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6 Pages
Term Paper

Government - Foreign Policy

Robert Lowell's The Skunk Hour

Words: 2114
Length: 6 Pages
Type: Term Paper

The white stripes on their backs, and the red of their moonstruck eyes, are like flags paraded in front of the "chalk-dry and spar" spire of the Trinitarian Church.…

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5 Pages
Essay

Drama - World

Greek & Persia the Causes

Words: 1469
Length: 5 Pages
Type: Essay

Except for Miletus, which was sacked as an initiator of the revolt, the other cities were treated rather reasonably, going as far as recommendations for the settled Persians to…

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Term Paper

Drama - World

Xerxes King of Persia One

Words: 2814
Length: 8 Pages
Type: Term Paper

They also counted with cavalry and carts. However on thin passages or gorges, the Persian cavalry could not display its full power and their number superiority was blocked, since…

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Term Paper

Drama - World

Melian Dialogue an Example of

Words: 707
Length: 2 Pages
Type: Term Paper

The Athenians have no dislike of the Melians, and are happy to let the islanders live and let live within the Athenian sphere of influence, but they will retaliate…

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10 Pages
Term Paper

Mythology - Religion

Training and Religious Practices of

Words: 3556
Length: 10 Pages
Type: Term Paper

The importance of ritual objects to the Shaolin is shown in how they react to the supernatural appearance of an incense burner. hen the survivors of the massacre woke…

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Term Paper

Sports - Women

Classical Greek Theater

Words: 1363
Length: 4 Pages
Type: Term Paper

omen in Ancient Tragedy and Comedy Both the drama of Euripides' "Medea" and the comedy of Aristophanes' "Lysistrata" seem unique upon a level of even surface characterization, to even…

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2 Pages
Essay

Drama - World

Heroic Ideal Greece Rome an Analysis of

Words: 792
Length: 2 Pages
Type: Essay

Heroic Ideal Greece, ome An Analysis of the Heroic Ideal from Ancient Greece to oman Empire The mythopoetic tradition in Greece begins with Homer's Iliad, which balances the heroic…

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Term Paper

Drama - World

Self and the Other

Words: 2063
Length: 5 Pages
Type: Term Paper

Trojan Wars and Culture The three epic stories namely, The Iliad, the Trojan Women, Pericle's Funeral Oration are powerfully written master pieces of work, that illustrate the element of…

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Essay

Mythology - Religion

Book of Judges Defines the Historical and

Words: 1415
Length: 4 Pages
Type: Essay

Book of Judges defines the historical and period of events between the conclusion of Joshua and the commencement of the Prophet Samuel. The term "Judges" is in reference to…

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Research Paper

Business

Understanding Supply Chain Management

Words: 5928
Length: 20 Pages
Type: Research Paper

Type A Project: Team of 3-4 students will study a manufacturing or service company operation; the objective is to improve the equality of their final product. This could be…

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Journal

Drama - World

Beowulf as a Hero Lesson

Words: 2900
Length: 10 Pages
Type: Journal

Those with issues to overcome are always more heroic. Hector also becomes a hero when, after at first running from Achilles, he eventually stands up to him and dies…

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Term Paper

Drama - World

Women in Greece Rome Although

Words: 962
Length: 3 Pages
Type: Term Paper

In both ancient Greece and ancient Rome, women were idealized or demonized in storytelling. Tales of "glamorous mistresses" and "adultresses" characterize some of the ancient Roman literature (Dixon). Like…

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Term Paper

Drama - World

Thucydides' Ambiguous History Did 'Might

Words: 743
Length: 2 Pages
Type: Term Paper

It made no "long speech no one would believe, of fine moral arguments" (oodruff 103). However, Pericles' claim that Athens did not need support to uphold its borders falls…

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Term Paper

Mythology - Religion

Jainism and the Jain Concept of God

Words: 686
Length: 2 Pages
Type: Term Paper

Jainism and the Jain concept of God. Jainism is a religion of India that is not based on the Vedas of Hinduism, and only a few Indians practice this…

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4 Pages
Essay

Literature

Cassandra Written by Christa Wolf

Words: 1455
Length: 4 Pages
Type: Essay

However, she is no bloodless female, absent of sexuality, despite her resistance of Apollo. In this respect, Wolf does update her story -- rather than a virgin or a…

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Essay

Drama - World

Inca Throughout the History of

Words: 1645
Length: 4 Pages
Type: Essay

Architecture Naturally, the ruins of Cuzco and Machu Pichu of which some monuments and constructions are intact tells us that the Ican were master masons and builders. Large slabs…

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3 Pages
Thesis

Business

Easy Jet's Operations Represent a

Words: 996
Length: 3 Pages
Type: Thesis

The crew area at airports, for example, is relatively spartan. 5A. EasyJet has been innovative in both its operations and its service offering. The company has found unique ways…

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3 Pages
Essay

Government

Plato and the Yahoos Week

Words: 1303
Length: 3 Pages
Type: Essay

" Pericles said that Athenians did not have to be forced to chose the lot of the soldier, they loved the land that gave them the freedom to chose…

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4 Pages
Term Paper

Architecture

Monadnock Building House Divided the

Words: 1104
Length: 4 Pages
Type: Term Paper

Although Root was already a well-established Chicago architect, the north side of the Monadnock "emerges as a definite departure from the mainstream of Root's practice and the rest of…

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10 Pages
Term Paper

Astronomy

Challenger Space Shuttle Disaster it

Words: 3710
Length: 10 Pages
Type: Term Paper

There was one thing or the other to delay the launch of the Challenger, until the D-Day, when the shuttle was launched at 11:38 AM as against the scheduled…

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Term Paper

Literature

Raymond Carver's Cathedral and Careful

Words: 1661
Length: 5 Pages
Type: Term Paper

"I can hear you...I'm alright," he says, but at the end of the story he resumes his drinking again (Carver, 1989, p.274). The significance of physicality in both stories…

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Term Paper

Literature

Thornton Wilder's Play Our Town

Words: 964
Length: 3 Pages
Type: Term Paper

Thei deams ae moe depessing than they ae inspiing. When, fo example, Ms. Gibbs expesses he desie to see Pais, the audience knows she will not eve get to…

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Term Paper

Art  (general)

Sori Yanagi an Artist and

Words: 1408
Length: 5 Pages
Type: Term Paper

Not only do his designs blend well with their settings, they are extremely functional and usable. In addition, his designs strictly adhere to the tenets of marketability and production…

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Term Paper

Literature

Alexander the Great by Paul

Words: 1664
Length: 5 Pages
Type: Term Paper

82). While much of his theories are conjecture, it is quite clear from his Appendix, ibliography, and Notes that he has conducted extensive research into Alexander and his life,…

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3 Pages
Term Paper

Sports

Wrestling and Football Women in

Words: 802
Length: 3 Pages
Type: Term Paper

Apart from physical aptitude, societal roles also play a large role. Says Susan Birrell in omen, Sport, and Culture, "it is also clear that sport is strongly associated with…

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10 Pages
Research Paper

Education - Computers

Porter's Five Forces of Competition

Words: 3588
Length: 10 Pages
Type: Research Paper

In fact, many of them are more likely to make sure that as much space is provided when it comes to taking over the Internet. For example, these individuals…

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Term Paper

Drama - World

History of State Formation Prompt

Words: 900
Length: 3 Pages
Type: Term Paper

Given that Christianity tended to view history as progressive, and Christ's sacrifice and the event of Christendom being the ultimate apex of earlier civilization, the past was often seen…

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Essay

Economics

Globalization and Environment

Words: 1428
Length: 5 Pages
Type: Essay

Globalization and Environment The driving force behind the phenomena that has become known as globalization is technology (Bhagwati, 2004). Improvements in computer hardware, software, and telecommunications have caused a…

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10 Pages
Essay

Education - Computers

Smartphone Marketing ACME Smartphone Marketing Plan Marketing

Words: 3315
Length: 10 Pages
Type: Essay

Smartphone marketing, ACME Smartphone Marketing Plan Marketing Proposal: Smartphone Palm Computing, Inc., released the Palm Pilot 1000 and 5000 in March 1996, in a technological climate that had weathered…

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4 Pages
Research Paper

Black Studies - Philosophy

Socrates Was Not an Enemy to the

Words: 1560
Length: 4 Pages
Type: Research Paper

Socrates as Not an Enemy to the State as Socrates an enemy of the state? There are two appropriate answers -- "yes" and "no." But first a definition of…

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4 Pages
Term Paper

Drama - World

Is Peace Possible

Words: 1394
Length: 4 Pages
Type: Term Paper

Peace Possible in the Modern World? Is peace possible in the world as we know it today? One side of the human brain, if idealistic, might reply: "Certainly peace…

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12 Pages
Term Paper

Mythology

Heracles Means Glory of Hera Is Best

Words: 3551
Length: 12 Pages
Type: Term Paper

Heracles (means glory of Hera) is best known as the strongest of all mortals and considered as super hero on a grand scale. He is much stronger compared to…

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