I don't think its fare. The voting is fare and all but slavery was still happening. And woman were not allowed to go in public with out cuffing her face. After they started voting they spent more time arguing and less time working. But still work lots of work and slavery. Lots of things were will and lots of thing are fare but slavery was still happening. They voted using a marble case with columns with a disk. And a marked peace of wood for each day that the marks pointed at your disk you are voting. And lots of people were rich. There was lots of great buildings and frames.
Thursday, 27 November 2014
Thursday, 20 November 2014
KIARA
I think it was very unfair that 1/3 Athens were slaves. As soon as you became a slave you lost your freedom and virtue. If you were not free you could not be litical. 9 out of 10 of the population were able to vote.
The remaining free Athenian women were automatically disqualified. Women were not supposed to be seen so they wore face vails. Married women were the possession of the husband who was the only person she would reveal her face to. Which proves women were not treated equally or fairly. All women were treated unfairly not just a couple of unlucky women but only some men became slaves which can cause diseases, sickness, and is not good for muscles. Also it would be hard to not have freedom which is very important. Everybody should have freedom for family, religion, and much more. Over all I believe that it was less fair before democracy.
Brody
Was democracy fair in Athens
I think that it was not fair because to vote u had to be a man both your mom and dad had to be born in Athens and u had to not be a slave and 1 out of 3 people where slaves , and u also needed to complete military traning so very little citizens got to vote in the end . If u where a women u where not allowed to vote cause they though women where demonic and evil wich is not true at all. Athens was very strict about how good to vote and who didn't but I know that seems bad but it is good in a way to because only certain people can vote cause they don't want evil people electing dictators and it also bad because almost everyone in Athens did not get to vote. Over all I do not think it is fair
I think that it was not fair because to vote u had to be a man both your mom and dad had to be born in Athens and u had to not be a slave and 1 out of 3 people where slaves , and u also needed to complete military traning so very little citizens got to vote in the end . If u where a women u where not allowed to vote cause they though women where demonic and evil wich is not true at all. Athens was very strict about how good to vote and who didn't but I know that seems bad but it is good in a way to because only certain people can vote cause they don't want evil people electing dictators and it also bad because almost everyone in Athens did not get to vote. Over all I do not think it is fair
Athenian Democracy by Ambreah
I don't think the Athenian democracy system is fair because if you and your parents weren't born in Athen then you wouldn't be considered as a citizen, you couldn't vote, have property, you had to be a slave. Athen had a slave market where if you weren't a citizen then you could be bought or sold there, you might be separated by your family, and the only reason Athenians was able to do anything else really is because they'de make the slaves do all the dirty work.
Think of it this way if you moved from your home town to go to another place and you or your parents weren't from there and you had to work for the people in that city because you were bough tats slave market you were separated from your parents you'd probably have to clean houses you wouldn't have a say or anyone to look after you. This is I don't it was very fair.
Think of it this way if you moved from your home town to go to another place and you or your parents weren't from there and you had to work for the people in that city because you were bough tats slave market you were separated from your parents you'd probably have to clean houses you wouldn't have a say or anyone to look after you. This is I don't it was very fair.
A Short Story in One Page
"You chose the cereal,” announced my mom. “Now eat it.”
I stared at it – a lump of green sludge that looked like someone had tossed a handful of grass into a bowl of milk. The only reason I picked the cereal was because there were coupons on the box for a free movie. Now they sat there and mocked me.
I really wanted those coupons. I wanted to see the new sci fi extravaganza about aliens blowing up the universe. My mom said there ?were more constructive ways to spend an evening, and that we couldn’t afford full priced movies besides. She said I could either wait until it came to the discount theatre or pay for it myself.
I really wanted those coupons.
I did NOT, though, want them enough to eat the green sludge. I nudged it with my spoon and I swear it moved, shifting out of the way. ?“Mom,” I called, “I think this cereal is alive.”
“Just eat it, Jason!”
I checked out the movie coupons. They were on the back of the box, right up at the top. I wouldn’t even have to remove the green sludge packet to get them.
Moving quietly so my mom wouldn’t hear me, I tiptoed into the kitchen and eased a drawer open, rummaging around until I found the scissors. Then I crept back to the table, looking left and right in case my mom pulled a superspy and appeared out of nowhere. She does that.
A grin spread across my face. No Mom. Those tickets were mine! Bye bye, green sludge – hello, space aliens.
I tipped the box sideways and slid the scissors against the panel. Just as I went to make the first cut, the box skittered across the table. I couldn’t believe it. Maybe the green sludge cereal WAS alive, and it was trying to thwart me.
But then I noticed that the box was attached to a hand, and the hand was attached to an arm, and the arm was attached to my mom. And she did NOT look happy. “You want the coupons, you eat the cereal, Jason.”
She took the box with her when she left. I sat back down at the table, poked the green sludge – by now it had absorbed all the milk and puffed up to twice its original size – and worked my spoon into the mess. Holding my breath, I shovelled the gunk into my mouth and gulped it down as fast as I could, chasing it with orange juice, until the bowl was empty.
My stomach rumbled. One bowl down. Twenty more to go.
I stared at it – a lump of green sludge that looked like someone had tossed a handful of grass into a bowl of milk. The only reason I picked the cereal was because there were coupons on the box for a free movie. Now they sat there and mocked me.
I really wanted those coupons. I wanted to see the new sci fi extravaganza about aliens blowing up the universe. My mom said there ?were more constructive ways to spend an evening, and that we couldn’t afford full priced movies besides. She said I could either wait until it came to the discount theatre or pay for it myself.
I really wanted those coupons.
I did NOT, though, want them enough to eat the green sludge. I nudged it with my spoon and I swear it moved, shifting out of the way. ?“Mom,” I called, “I think this cereal is alive.”
“Just eat it, Jason!”
I checked out the movie coupons. They were on the back of the box, right up at the top. I wouldn’t even have to remove the green sludge packet to get them.
Moving quietly so my mom wouldn’t hear me, I tiptoed into the kitchen and eased a drawer open, rummaging around until I found the scissors. Then I crept back to the table, looking left and right in case my mom pulled a superspy and appeared out of nowhere. She does that.
A grin spread across my face. No Mom. Those tickets were mine! Bye bye, green sludge – hello, space aliens.
I tipped the box sideways and slid the scissors against the panel. Just as I went to make the first cut, the box skittered across the table. I couldn’t believe it. Maybe the green sludge cereal WAS alive, and it was trying to thwart me.
But then I noticed that the box was attached to a hand, and the hand was attached to an arm, and the arm was attached to my mom. And she did NOT look happy. “You want the coupons, you eat the cereal, Jason.”
She took the box with her when she left. I sat back down at the table, poked the green sludge – by now it had absorbed all the milk and puffed up to twice its original size – and worked my spoon into the mess. Holding my breath, I shovelled the gunk into my mouth and gulped it down as fast as I could, chasing it with orange juice, until the bowl was empty.
My stomach rumbled. One bowl down. Twenty more to go.
Is Athenian democracy fair?
No, Athenian democracy was not fair. All citizens were allowed to vote but only men over the age of 20 that completed their military training were considered citizens. One in three Athenian people were slaves. Slaves, women and metics were not citizens and did not get a chance to be leader or have their voice heard. There were age restrictions and not only you had to be born in Athens, but your mother and father had to be born in Athens too. I do not think Athenian democracy was fair because they let every citizen have a chance to be leader and to share their opinion but most people were not considered citizens and did not get a chance to share their opinion. I think they could of made it fair by giving every single person in Athens (within an age limit), including slaves, women and metics a chance to be a citizen and participate in politics.
Wednesday, 19 November 2014
Fair or not!
I believe Athenian democracy is not fair. I believe this because not only does everybody not get to vote or get a say in important things in their life but women were not aloud to to show there faces just there eyes. Another reason I strongly disagree with this kind of democracy is because one in three people were slaves in the city. I have a feeling in Athens it was more equity then equality. I believe that statement because People who were higher up in government were treated better. Slaves were not very well treated.Slaves were separated from their families and traded. Not only was it not right but it was cruel. I think they could've changed this by paying the slaves and not trading them and stop separating them from there families. I believe that the slaves should've got fed no matter what circumstances. I also think that the slaves should've got paid with money so if the slaves ended up not getting fed they could pay for food. Those are just a couple of ways that certain democercy could have been changed for the better.
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