Today in Human Geography, we remembered nine eleven, and the
lives lost on nine eleven. Mr. Schick told us about his personal experience
with nine eleven. he had just started teaching, and they were in back to school
mass when the principle made the announcement that a jet had crashed into one
of the world trade center’s then late the other world trade center, then the
Pentagon, and finally the last one crashed into an open field because of the
heroic acts of the civilian passengers on board. He later told us that even one
of his student’s dads had had a meeting on nine eleven and didn't make it out
alive, and they didn't even find his body until days later. After that discussion,
we went over the material for the test on Tuesday, this will be my first
high-school test. I am praying and thinking of the lives lost on nine eleven.
Today in Honors Human Geography we discussed six topics, Agora, Polis, The importance of the year 508 B.C. to the ancient Greeks, Socrates, and the death of Socrates. Agora-" (in ancient Greece) a public open space used for assemblies and markets.", and "was a central public space in ancient Greek city-states. The literal meaning of the word is "gathering place" or "assembly". The agora was the center of the athletic, artistic, spiritual and political life of the city." Polis- "a city state in ancient Greece, especially as considered in its ideal form for philosophical purposes.", politics comes from polis, polis helped start the Democracy. The importance of the year 508 B.C. to the ancient Greeks and the rest of the world is that this is the first time ever in recorded history that the people revolt against their leader. Socrates, was a Greek philosopher, and a teacher. The death of Socrates- Socrates was on tr...
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