Democracy in Action!

          Yesterday in Western Civilization class we got to do something similar to what the ancient Greeks did, but in our own society. Another difference is that we also respected the girls’ opinions, unlike the Greeks. During the entire class we all expressed our opinions and points of view on whether or not the Chinese exchange students should be able to use their translators during the test. Some of these points of view were that the Chinese students were here to learn in an English speaking environment and that they should have to use the textbook just like anyone else. Yet, there were other points of view including that their vocabulary isn’t as good as ours and they should be able to use their translators to at least know what a word means (in their language). Personally, I chose that they should use their translators and that idea won. Good job Greeks for helping to invent democracy!