Today in Human Geography Mr. Schick Let us do homework while he
graded our essays. I don’t have enough words yet so I am going to keep writing
until I get to One-hundred fifty words. I am still writing, and still writing,
and still writing, and listening, and writing, and doing nothing. Mr. Schick
told us he does not do this every day. This class is cool. I am bored. I just
copy and pasted this to word, and I only have sixty-two words. This is going to
take a while. I am still writing, I am still listening. Mr. Schick just
answered a phone call. Frankie just left for a doctor’s appointment. I have an
away game against Curly later today. Only twenty-eight words to go!!!! I am
still writing, I am almost finished writing. Only thirteen more words to go. It
is Monday September eighteenth two thousand seventeen.
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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