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Plutarch and Public Works
Read the excerpt from Plutarch speech on public works programs on the course page. After you do, discuss the reasons Plutarch felt that Greece should appropriate funds to pay some of its citizens to do public works and building projects? ?Is there anything similar to this in the current structure of the United States government, or has there been in the past? ?Is/Was this a wise governing decision? Why or why not?
In order for us to answer this question, we got to understand who Plutarch was and the type of man he was. Plutarch was a Greek historian, biographer, and essayist. He was known for his writings on Parallel Lives and Moralia. Plutarch wrote about Caesar and Alexander the Great just to name a few. He
Plutarch and Public Works
Read the excerpt from Plutarch speech on public works programs on the course page. After you do, discuss the reasons Plutarch felt that Greece should appropriate funds to pay some of its citizens to do public works and building projects? ?Is there anything similar to this in the current structure of the United States government, or has there been in the past? ?Is/Was this a wise governing decision? Why or why not?
In order for us to answer this question, we got to understand who Plutarch was and the type of man he was. Plutarch was a Greek historian, biographer, and essayist. He was known for his writings on Parallel Lives and Moralia. Plutarch wrote about Caesar and Alexander the Great just to name a few. He