Read the attached then read the following to understand.
For this assignment. I want you to write an essay to argue about these two questions:
1- Should metics and worthy slaves be admitted to and allowed to vote in the Pnyx?
2- Should they be allowed to serve as jurors in the law court?
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Te objectives of the essay
you must advance an argument against granting political rights to metics. You’ll need to undertake research on metics in ancient athens to support your argument.
You also need facts to support the argument that real Athenians, born of Athenian parents, are better stewards of the city-state than those who come here to make money.
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It is composition class. We are using the book The Threshold of Democracy, Athens In 403 BCF by Ober, Norman, and Carnes.
Each student has a roleplay, based on each character and its history, each student should do an argument.
My roleplay is Theorian (I uploaded some background and history about him).
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I want you to include the following( you can rewrite it in your own but should be included)
I should vote against granting political rights to slaves and metics for many reasons.
1- Because it is hard to differ between slaves and free individuals ,slaves may escape when wars occur to better themselves.
2- Metics are non-athenian wealthy citizens. they came to Athens for a purpose of making money. They do not know the dynamic of the political system in Athens. Giving them the right to vote amounts to disorderliness.
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The assignment should be written as first person speaking.
for example ( I am Theorian, I vote against …….) I’ll upload an example in how it was written
Please use simple english.
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