Essay #1

            Arete is the Greek word meaning excellence or really good. The ancient Greeks demonstrated this quality by their knowledge and culture. They created democracy and an excellent form of government where everyone gets to vote on anything. They were also excellent because there was almost nothing they wouldn’t vote on. They would even discuss the price of olive oil together.

 And then there was also the ancient Greek scholar, Socrates. He was excellent because he got the people of ancient Greece and even people today to think for themselves. He also created the Socratic Method which we still use now. Socrates even died for what he stood up for even when he had friends who could save him. He seemed like someone who wanted to make a difference, if he wasn’t today may have been very different.  

The Greeks and Socrates were both excellent because they created such great things for society that we use even today. They were in short excellent people.