6. Athenian Democracy

An Athenian democracy and a modern representative democracy are slightly different but do have some mutual beliefs. An Athenian would criticise the modern democracy of its right to allow women to be leaders. The Athenians would also criticize the fact that the leaders of the mdoern democracy are highly educated and get paid because that affects the decisions made and also a democracy should mean that everyone has a voice not just the highly educated people. They would approve of the fact that majority rules. I believe that the Athenians wouldnt believe in a "2 party" system like the one we have with the democrats and the republicans. The Athenians got paid just not in the beginning. I also believe that the Athenians wouldn't like the long term that the president serves ( 4 years) because maybe they would think that its to much of one persons ideas and values and that change occurs with more than one opinion.

5. Mayan Values Exemplified in Modern Society

I believe that a lot of Mayan values are demonstrated in the modern world we live in today. In our world currently there are a lot of things that have originated from the Mayans but the Mayans aren't appreciated for them because they are thought of as "everyday" things. For example, as some of our classmates have presented and talked about the "3 sister." The three sisters were corn,squash, and beans. These three foods are obviously present and alive in the modern world. Another example would be the architecture of the Mayans, pyramids specifically. Alta Plaza Park in San Francisco has been influenced by the way the that the Mayans built their pyramids. A few of the popular sports nowadays could have been adapted from the ballgames that the Mayans played. Its hard to imagine but without the Mayans and their "values and technology" some of the vital things in the world, wouldn't exist. A lot of things were adopted from the Mayans and Mayan values live in our modern world.