Journal 1.

Review

The controversy of a republic

Kruger, C (2014). Athens Vs. Rome.

This reading recapitulates the politics of Athens and Rome. Author Chaddie Kruger
describes and discusses how the whole political process of Athens Vs. Rome. The Greek
city-state of Athens became a democracy, and at the same time the Roman republic
overthrew its king to establish a democracy. The reading is based on how the author
describes the events of these two states, which was mainly of how the politics of one was
inspiration for the other and how the power organizations were established.

Throughout the reading it talks about the power organizations the community had, and they
were divided between: the five at the top, the other three, and the voters. Clearly everything
was organized according to the position and power that each member had with respect to
the policy of that government.

In the reading, various events, characteristics and details of each member of the
community are developed, such as, for example, the requirement for high office and who
could vote first. In my opinion, Athens political reform and government was more just, and
although Rome was based on the Athenian government, they ended up changing their
government to a stricter one.

It was clear that it was limited to the ordinary citizen. The Romans were more demanding
than the Athenians in terms of length of time for an administrative office, election,
mandate, etc., But it was also evident that what was most important was wealth and power,
for he who had power obtained wealth. It was as a major factor for the politics of Rome
more than in Athens. Wealth and power is what makes people act or feel motivated; then,
those who had more position had to please the people so that they would not be overthrown
from the position, making them more and more powerful and thus obtain wealth. I think
that's why they decided to have the upper class vote before the common society; it all
depended on who it was. It was limited to ordinary citizens, also because they had to meet
several requirements to hold office, otherwise they were not so favored.
In conclusion, what the author meant to imply was how the organization and government of
Rome Vs. Athena, a comparison, a brief opinion and discussion of the two types of
government. It was a reading to get to the bottom of and quickly understand how power,
office, wealth and administration of each government was given, especially in the republic
of Rome.

References
Kruger, C. (2014). Athens vs. Rome.
https://www.commonlit.org/en/students/student_lessons/7547305
Journal 2.

A letter or email

Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom:

Queen Elizabeth, I would like to thank you for being the head of the organization. First of
all, the organization of the Commonwealths of Nations, an internationalist organization
composed of 54 independent and semi-independent sovereign countries. It is incredible to
see how these countries wanted to become independent, but without ceasing to be members
of the Commonwealth of nations. This makes and shows how it makes them a united
organization, able to cooperate and establish what is best for the Commonwealth of
Nations. It should be an inspiration to other countries and communities.

In itself, it is striking because it encourages cooperation and friendship between colonies.

Although they had events and conflicts with the independence, each member of the
Commonwealth managed to make their respective independence.

Working for prosperity, democracy and peace becomes an original symbol. News and
events that promote improvement and prosperity such as: Digital Agriculture and Fisheries
in the Commonwealth, New Commonwealth tool to help improve sport decisions during at
Covid-19, Event: 8th Annual World Ocean Summit, International Women’s Day 2021 and
many other news and events that are shared (The Commonwealth, 2021).

You really see the interest in making the world a better place and above all your
community and its members. Once again, thank you very much for strengthening this
organization. Sincerely,
Laura Martinez
Student at Universidad San Buenaventura, Cartagena-Colombia.
 References

The Commonweatlh (2021). https://thecommonwealth.org/

The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. (n.d.). Divine right of kings | Definition,

History, & Facts. Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved February 22, 2021, from

https://www.britannica.com/topic/divine-right-of-kings