Pericles' famous Funeral Oration, recorded by historian Thucydides in his book History of the Peloponnesian War (431 BC - 404 BC) , was delivered at the end of 431 BC as part of an annual public funeral for the war dead.
In his seech he broke away from tradition by skipping the military achievements of the city-state and dwelling on the city's cultural and academic qualities, its government system, its freedoms and the character of the athenian citizen. In the fourth paragraph he states:
<em>"Further, we provide plenty of means for the mind to refresh itself from business. We celebrate games and sacrifices all the year round, and the elegance of our private establishments forms a daily source of pleasure and helps to banish the spleen; while the magnitude of our city draws the produce of the world into our harbour, so that to the Athenian the fruits of other countries are as familiar a luxury as those of his own." </em>
We may indeed conclude that the content and direction of his speech gives an indication of his and his culture's appreciation for the citizen and his liberties, the city's vibrant cultural atmostphere and its cosmopolitan attitude, drawing these conclusions from the arguments he presents.
Explanation:
Which of the following best describes the scope of social reform movements during the Gilded Age? Reform movements aimed to organize labor unions and worked for child labor laws, safety in the workplace, and women's suffrage. ... Reform movements worked only to reform labor unions and for child labor laws.
Answer: Grover Cleveland’s response to the Pullman strike was to send federal troops to keep the trains running.
Explanation:
The Pullman Strike started on 11 May 1894. It was the result of protest by railway workers against George Pullman, hence the name Pullman strike.
George Pullman started cutting manpower and asked the remaining ones to work extra hours at a lower wages. This started in 1983 as a result of economic downfall caused by the Panic of 1893.
It was this strike that gave birth to Labor Day, a national holiday to pacify American labor movement.
The labors who started Pullman Strike were from a union founded by Eugene Debs, known as American Railroad Union (ARU).
The government's response to this strike gave a hint that government is trying to break the strike.
The highest civic virtue in Rome was to put the well-being of the state and the republic above your own. The founding fathers believed that the US would prosper if people behaved in the same manner and fought together for a higher cause.
