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Date Posted: 09:15:21 02/15/02 Fri
Author: Colin Martin
Subject: Re: Topic 2
In reply to: Mr. Curboy 's message, "Topic 2" on 06:57:46 02/13/02 Wed

Yes I think that they do have the right to feel as proud as they are about Athens. Since there were few cities back then, they had little competition to be the best. Pericles probably did not spend too much time in the other cities. He most likely grew up in Athens makeing it seem the best to him. If you think about the place where you spent most of your life, you are probably attached to it and think that it is better than most other places that you visit. He had pride in where he was from and where he lives. He has every right to think that Athens is the best. If I want to say that the town that i live in is the besty, I would be allowed to aswell.

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[> Re: Topic 2 -- Brad Reed, 05:06:09 02/21/02 Thu

I beleive that Pericles had every right to "brag" about his wonderfull city of Athens because the Athinians had an "Ideal" way of life. I say tihs because in the handout, it says that the democracy that Athens had in the Antient times, was a peacefull city-state and should have been an example to others as how to act. Also I beleive that another reason that the Athinians desearved to brag is they were advanced, mentaly, compared to the other City-States. i say this because many of our mthmatical operations, formulas, and scientific modles/theorms came from Pilosiphers living in Athens. I would like to add that the Athinians, as smart and peacefull as they are, were not a peolpe to anger because the had a large and powerfull malitia, and were freindly with the Spartains. Lastly the Athinians were a hard working peoples, always learning and making the best out of the land that the had, no mater how roky and hilly.

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