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Date Posted: 08:48:25 02/15/02 Fri
Author: Jimmy McCumber
Subject: Re: Topic 2
In reply to: joshua tartakoff 's message, "Re: Topic 2" on 18:53:27 02/13/02 Wed

Hey Josh,

How can you take something "with a pinch of salt"? Did you have a salt shaker with you when you wrote your response? Wouldn't that ruin your keyboard? Or would it make it taste better?

-J.M.

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[> Re: Topic 2 -- Tom O'Brien, 09:17:53 02/15/02 Fri

I believe that Pericles has some right to be bragging about Athens but he does not have the right to assume that Athens is the best in every aspect. Pericles says that their military is superior to that of their adversaries. This however is not true. Athens, however, does have the best art, architecture and forms of beauty.

The army of Sparta is by far better than the army of Athens. All Spartan men are forced to be part of the army until they are sixty and then the must teach the army. The young soldiers are toughened up, forced to steal to eat, whipped until they dont cry anymore and forced to become talented sneaks. There army was far better than the army of Athens. Pericles was a bit full of himself with this coment about the armies.

The comments about how Athens has the best art, architecture and is the most beautiful city. For example why would the Romans, who are believed to have great architecture, come and steal buildings from the Greeks if the buildings were not magnificiant and beautiful. Athenian art is also known for its beauty and style.

In conclusion, Pericles had the right to brag about Athens when he was talking about art, architecture and beauty since Athens excelled in all of these categories. However, Pericles was not being entirely truthful when he said that the Athenian army was superior to that of others.

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