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Monday, February 23, 2009

Campaign Literature from Pompeii- FC

Of today's topics the political campaigns of Pompeii pose to be most interesting. In this reading we see through the numerous campaign slogans that those running for office are asking for the votes of the people. This is unique because we see a society run with order and guidelines that all must follow, the Rule of Law. This reading was different from the other readings in this sense, due to the fact that the other passages showed examples of Rule by Law, where the king/Emperor ruled and was exempt from his own laws. Pompeii was giving the people the choice to pick their political leaders and hold them accountable for their actions. This type of government and the role with which its people play in it sounds a lot like the political system we have hear in the United States , a democracy. Doesn't it to you?
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  1. DerrickMarch 11, 2009 at 9:29 PM

    It does seem similar to the political system used today in the United States. Except in today's world people's yards are littered with posters, and political messages are not painted on walls like Pompeii. One thing I have learned in this class is that over thousands of years humans can move to different places but a lot of human behaviors did not change. How much bias is painted on this wall in Pompeii? Several lines read a candidate is worthy, he deserves it, friends urge you to elect them, late drinkers urge you to elect him and he makes good bread. By making these statements candidates are finding ways to relate to the voting crowd. Watching television during campaigning months is like staring at the wall in Pompeii. Every candidate is trying to find a way to relate.

    FC-Derrick

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