Jaylan Garcia
2/21/17 Period 4
The Roman Republic & the Common Good
Graphic Organizer for the Essay (Argument)
Provide Public Services
The Roman Republic was meeting the common good.
I gave the Roman Empire an A+ in this area. The reason I gave it an A+ was because of their way of meeting the people’s expectations for providing public services for their citizens to use. They built public bath houses for relaxation & to take people’s minds off of their problems, other ways to communicate in a nice way, or just use it for their own needs. The hardworking men built roads for trading, which boosted the economy. They also built the Colosseum for gladiator fights, which was entertainment for them way back when. There was a wall that was built to protect their city from
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I gave the Roman Empire an A+. The reason I gave them an A+ was because they met their citizen’s expectations. The farmers would grow crops, & the citizens would pay their taxes. They would buy the crops, & the farmers would earn money. They traded & flourished, then from that, they became big & successful. This is where the metaphor “All roads lead to Rome” comes from. I don’t think they could’ve done anything else to improve their economy.
(Sources: Teacher Papers/Video)
Prepare for a Common Defense
The Roman Republic was meeting the common good.
I gave the Roman Empire an A+. The reason I gave them an A+ was because they had sturdy armor/equipment, had well-trained soldiers, and very good weapons. The Romans will need to protect their city. To do that, they would need to have good, sturdy armor and new weapons. The Romans trained hard enough to be ready for their battle. With this, they have successfully conquered many civilizations after capturing many places. (Source: Teacher Paper) I think the Romans did a pretty good job protecting their city, so I don’t think I need to say how I could improve