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Learning Journal Unit 2 HIST1421
This week we were asked to consider the following question: “If you had the choice to live in
Athens or Sparta, which one would you choose and why?”.
My family comes from a serving background, my dad was air force police, his brother was a
detective in the police, and another uncle served in the second world war stationed in Italy
and Germany. I do value democracy and freedom, which was representative of Athenian life
but during periods of hostilities and conflict you need fierce warriors and soldiers who are
willing to fight for freedom and peace.
Sparta, was a warrior state, and had the fiercest and strongest fighting force in ancient
Greece, at a young age you were taken from your family and enlisted with the military with a
sense of duty to serve Sparta. You learned discipline and respect, boys were turned into men
and fighting machines who fought for each other, their people, and their country. I am a
person who likes discipline and also excelled at team sports which is another reason I would