Informative Speech On Athens

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I am glad you came to the Panhellenic Real Estate Company. I will assure you that we will find the polis that fits you and your family the best. We thought about your needs for not having a monarchy or having an education for your sons so we took this under consideration and found that Athens would be best for you. Athens would be an intellectual polis for you and your family because the majority of the citizens are committed to support the government, education is highly stressed for men, while women are able to work at home to become a worthy housewife and mother.
Athens will be a suitable polis for you because the men of Athens are required to be involved in the government. Athens is a direct democracy, which means a government in which people vote to make their own rules and laws. Men of Athens are expected to be working with the government to help figure out problems. Thucydides once stated that “We give obedience to the men who hold public office from year to year” (Doc.2). As you said, you would like to participate in government and impact the futures city state. Athens is perfect because all men are apart of all politics. You can serve as law makers of Athens and everyone is …show more content…
You said you wanted to have a good education for your 2 boys so they can either be a doctor or an architect. As it is said by Aristotle “...the young should learn,either for virtue or for the best life; nor yet it is clear whether their education ought to be with more concern for the intellect than for the character of the soul” (Doc.1). Athens wants all men to have a good education. Through middle school they study drama, public speaking,reading,writing and math. While in high school they mainly study math,science and government which is what you really wanted them to study (Athens vs Sparta).This polis is also good for you because your boys can have a choice in what their future holds for
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