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ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜÜ
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ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßÛÛ ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÜÜÜ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜÛÛÜÜÜÛÛÝ Ûß
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Mo.iMP ÜÛÛÜ ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÝ ßÛß
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ÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛÛ
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ÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ß ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛ
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ÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÞÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß
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ÜÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÜÜ ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÞÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛßß
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ÜÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÜÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛ Ü ÛÝÛÛÛÛÛ Ü
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ÜÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÜ ßÛÛÛÜÜ ÜÜÛÛÛß ÞÛ ÞÛÛÛÝ ÜÜÛÛ
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ßÛÜ ÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÜÜ ßßÜÛÛßß ßÛÛÜ ßßßÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛßß
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ARRoGANT CoURiERS WiTH ESSaYS
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Grade Level: Type of Work Subject/Topic is on:
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[ ]6-8 [ ]Class Notes [Report on Socrates. ]
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[ ]9-10 [ ]Cliff Notes [ ]
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[x]11-12 [x]Essay/Report [ ]
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[ ]College [ ]Misc [ ]
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Dizzed: 07/94 # of Words:585 School:Public State:NY
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ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>Chop Here>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
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Socrates, Leader of the Spartans?
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Socrates, as everyone knows, is a renowned Athenian philosopher. But
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imagine, for a moment, what life would have been like if he had been born
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in Sparta. By questioning the ideals of current society, he might have
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instituted changes that would forever alter the world we live in.
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First, some background. Sparta, at this time, was ruled by Lycurgus,
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possibly the worlds first autocratic dictator. Through harsh controls on a
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per- son's lifestyle and living conditions, he was able to create a state
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to his liking, with no wasteful art or pleasure. Instead, he had an
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efficient, militaristic state, where one's entire life was devoted to the
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defense of the state, starting from the day you were born and not ending
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until you died. For here, the government was supreme, and its wishes must
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be obeyed.
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Athens, on the other hand, was much more congenial to a peaceful
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lifestyle. Here the mind ruled, not the body. With a democratic
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government, everyone was able to live well and respect others. In fact,
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the entire lifestyle was based on respect and participation. One could do
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whatever he or she wanted without worrying about possible retribution for
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their actions. The army was no slouch eitherit vanquished all comers until
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the dreadful Peloponnesian wars.
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If one is to consider Socrates as a Spartan, there are a few
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assumptions that must be made. First, he must have passed the examinations
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at Lesche as a baby, and survived through his military training and
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mandatory army service. He would then be as a free as a person could be in
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Sparta, living life as a slave to the government. Next, assume that life
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as a soldier did not drastically affect his intellectþhe still possessed
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the mind of his Athenian alter ego.
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Could a mind like this allow his life to be controlled by one person?
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Remember, Socrates constantly questioned the ideas and morals of life.
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(Quite possible, he questioned too much, as can be shown with him being
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forced to end his life.) It is doubtful that he would let himself live as
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a mere pawn of the government, never being allowed to know what life was
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like outside the city walls. Instead, he would challenge the ideals of the
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government, and possibly attempt to overthrow it.
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If he was successful in this revolution, life would have changed
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greatly for the Spartans. The government, most likely, would be similar to
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Athen's, with the citizens ruling themselves. Also, many personal freedoms
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would be returned, and the military aspects of life would be reduced;
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children would be allowed to grow up and choose their own future. In fact,
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Sparta and Athens would soon begin to resemble each other.
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And if the two cities resembled each other, why should they fight in
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a war for total control of Greece? Instead of having an epic war destroy
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the cities, and all that they represented, they would merge, forming a new,
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united front. A front that would work together to become stronger, and
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increase Greece's posi- tion in the world, taking the place of Rome in
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building an empire. An empire that would forever change the world. Just
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imagine, the people of today could be speaking Attic Greek and praying to
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the gods of Mount Olympus.
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