1000 words essay which answer a politics question
Humanities
LENGTH 1000 words
FORMAT typed. Times New Roman, 12 pt, double-spaced.
INCLUDE a bibliography with at least 2 outside scholarly sources.
CHECK for spelling and grammar errors.
Reading requirement: Discourse on Voluntary Servitude by Etienne de la Boétie
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Question:
“Plays, farces, spectacles, gladiators, strange beasts, medals, pictures, and other such opiates these were for ancient peoples the bait towards slavery, the price of their liberty, the instruments of tyranny.” (The Politics of Obedience, Part II)
Boétie wrote these words in the sixteenth century. Are they any more or less relevant today than they were then? Refer to Boétie’s text to support your answer.
So answer this question with 1000 words and including at least two outside scholarly sources for this essay.