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If you had a choice, would you rather fight as a gladiator or work as a slave for the rest of your life? Why?
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Lauren
12/14/2015 01:08:36 pm
I would had wanted to become a gladiator instead of a slave. If you were to become a slave, you would have to serve a family who owns you, tells you to do everything for them and you allow them to punish you if you don't do as they say. Now, if you were to become a gladiator, you could live your life to the extreme. You would also have a chance to become a free man. But, if you hated how your life was going, you could throw yourself out there and end it.
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greg g
12/14/2015 01:29:30 pm
I agree with Lauren. I would rather not have my life as a slave. I would rather fight as a gladiator.
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Ellen L.
12/15/2015 04:32:34 am
I totally agree with you, because you couldn't live free if you were a slave, because you belong to a family until your death. However, even if you were a gladiator, you could still live your life freely, other than training, but you make your own decisions on the battlefield, where a slave doesn't have the option to make decisions for themselves ever.
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Delia B.
12/17/2015 03:52:19 pm
I totally agree with you Ellen. You could not be free if you are working till the death for someone. But if you are a gladiator then you could possibly win a fights/wars or two and they could give you all of the freedom that you desire.
Josie N.
12/20/2015 10:56:41 am
Yes Ellen that is totally right. I mean honestly if you wanted to do something as a slave you'd need to always get permission. But as a gladiator you'd have some sort of responsibility and a say in things. Especially if you won a lot of battles, you'd become a popular person.
Jenna H
12/18/2015 05:34:39 pm
I would not want someone to control me at all. I would want to be free like I said just let them kill me I have no chance. But if I am a adult I want to be free when your a adult that is your time to be your own and get away from your parents not have to be controlled by someone still. I completely agree Lauren!
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greg g
12/14/2015 01:27:22 pm
I would be a gladiator because it is the easy way out. If you were a slave, you work all of your life. I would rather win one fight, then be free.
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Krista S.
12/23/2015 08:21:30 am
I would rather be a gladiator. This is because slaves don't get much to eat, much time to probably sleep, and they didn't give rewards to the people. A gladiator at least gets minimum wage amount of food. Also if I'm going to die, I'd want to die quickly.
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Han N.
12/14/2015 01:34:08 pm
(Even though this is my own prompt, I'll respond to it because I've got nothing better to do.)
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Daniel O
12/17/2015 01:13:20 pm
I agree with you Han, because if I could have my own maid/butler I would not give away my maid/butler because they are doing the work for me. Why in the world would I give away my personal butler/maid. I also agree with you because slaves have a very tough live and a lot of them die from working to hard witch kills them.
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Mohmmad A.
12/24/2015 12:07:34 pm
Han I totally agree with you. It would be easier to be a gladiator because you would be set free after your sentence of fighting.
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Ellen L.
12/15/2015 04:29:16 am
Honestly, I'd rather be a gladiator and fight than a slave, who will work forever. I think this because, if I am a slave, the only time I will be free is after death, or the highly unlikely circumstances that I will be freed by my masters. Trade is also completely out of the question because I will just get new masters. However, if I were a gladiator, and happened to win the fight, I would be freed and treated with honor. Even if I was the worst gladiator and got killed, it would be better than dying a slave that wasn't free. Chances are, gladiators will die quickly, by the swing of a sword, or by animals, but if I were a slave, I would probably die SLOWLY of illness or exhaustion.
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Claire A.
12/20/2015 08:26:29 pm
I totally agree with you, Ellen. What you stated about the gladiators and how they will die and stuff will have been a better way to state it than I can.
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Daniel O
12/17/2015 01:06:16 pm
I would rather be a Gladiator fighter because I REALLY want to be free and I if I do win a fight I would be free .Also I would rather be a gladiator fighter because I prefer to die being free.Also I would want to die without being someone's pet because I hate cleaning the house and if I had to do it every day that would be awful and I could get a very cruel master and that master could just start whipping.
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Libby B.
12/18/2015 02:58:29 pm
I agree and disagree with you, Daniel. I agree with the part when you said that you wouldn't want to be someones pet. That would be awful! I disagree with you, though, when you said you would be free after one fight. Most of the time gladiators had to fight more than one battle to be free for life. Yes, you would be free for a little time to recover from your fight, but you would still have to go and fight in the Colosseum again.
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Sean O.
12/20/2015 03:47:42 pm
I agree with Daniel. you can become free.
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Delia B.
12/17/2015 03:45:17 pm
I would rather want to be a gladiator. Even if I died during the bloodiest battle then at least I would die with honor and bravery. If I died but fought bravely the people would still remember me. But if I was a slave I am pretty sure that I would not be remembered. And going back to the gladiator if I won then I could be free and could possibly get rewarded. Being a slave makes you look weak but when you are a gladiator you are strong. Also being a surviving gladiator could help Rome in a big way. Say you were a gladiator that survived, a little kid could look up to you as being a strong leader. If you become a soldier after showing pride as a gladiator, that kid would want to become a soldier then maybe other kids will look up to you too. Maybe they will grow up and fight for being a gladiator and then become a soldier. That could make Rome's army stronger and bigger with more people joining or being chose.
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Lilianna C.
12/20/2015 02:25:40 pm
I totally agree with you, Delia, for many reasons. I like how you said that little kids would look up to gladiators and what they do. I also like how you said a gladiator would die with honor which is totally true.
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Libby B.
12/18/2015 02:52:28 pm
For me, it kind of all depends like I said last blog. I would rather be a slave if it was during the Roman Republic when the Plebeians got the 12 Tables because during this time all slaves were freed and ever person in jail was let free. Then, I wouldn't be a slave without having the chance of dying, like a gladiator would have. However, if this was after the Republic during the Empire, then I would want to be a gladiator. I say this because if I won a fight, I would have a break for at least a little bit and if I continue to win these fights, eventually I would be free for life. Even if I were about to be killed by another gladiator in the Colosseum, I still have the chance to appeal to the crowd and emperor. Then, if the emperor chooses to let me live, I wouldn't be killed by that other gladiator.
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Jenna H.
12/18/2015 05:30:56 pm
I really would rather be a gladiator because I mean Rome was a very violent place back than so I would honestly just want to die. I know I would not win because I am not that type of person. I would not even try I would just let the animal or other gladiator let them kill me.
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Tony
12/20/2015 08:02:26 am
I kinda agree with you Jenna because yes, Rome was very violent back than and I would want to be a gladiator too. But if I would die In front of so many people, I would at least give them some fun and fight so they don't remember me of the guy who went out there and let the animals or other gladiator kill me. I would want them to remember me as the guy who fought to the death with the best gladiator from all time. But anyway I would want to be a gladiator instead of a slave
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Krista S.
12/23/2015 08:15:39 am
I totally agree with you Jenna. It was very violent in Rome. I'm not very sure if I'd have a very good chance of surviving all the work I'd have to do as a slave. So either way I am probably going to die. I'd just want to at least die fighting as a gladiator.
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Tony
12/20/2015 07:53:36 am
If I had a choice I would choose gladiator for the rest of my life. I have a couple of reasons. First of all gladiators wear really cool equipment, that is probably pretty heavy too. Second of all I've always wanted to fight with a sword, and that would be my chance to. The last reason that I would be a gladiator is, because I would rather die having fun than being tortured by a rich person. I would not want to be a Slav because that means that someone is doing whatever they want with me and I'm just being there servant.
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Josie N.
12/20/2015 11:03:04 am
I would also like to be a gladiator, because I would be more free that a slave. Slaves aren't usually given an opinion in things either, but as a gladiator, esspesially a gladiator who is known for winning, I'd have more of a say in things. I would not want to be a slave, because it would be like not even living, because someone else is ruling your own life.
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Lilianna C.
12/20/2015 02:21:51 pm
I would rather be a gladiator because if I was a slave then I could be treated very badly. Yes, I know I could also be treated badly as a gladiator but at least it would be for good. As a slave I would have to work until I die which would be horrible. As a gladiator, I would also die but I would most likely die while fighting for my country and home. As a gladiator, I would die with honor knowing that I helped my country. If I was a slave, then I would die knowing I only helped one person (Who would most likely be super selfish.)and not have an impact to where I live.
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Han N.
12/20/2015 08:38:52 pm
I agree with you mostly. A slave WOULD probably be treated badly, and would be forced to work until they die. Not the gladiator part because they didn't fight for their country. Gladiators fight to the death with other gladiators for the entertainment of Rome. They had no other choice. Rome didn't NEED gladiators. They were just there to kill boredom. (and other gladiators)
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Sean O.
12/20/2015 03:45:35 pm
I would be a Gladiator because you fight and if you win you might live. As a slave you work that is it. There is no free time. As a Gladiator you get free time.
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Claire A.
12/20/2015 08:29:10 pm
I would much rather be a gladiator than a slave. Gladiators have more power over themselves than slaves. You also probably would get paid more as a gladiator doing the things you enjoy. You are worshiped by citizens in Rome, but as a slave, no one notices you.
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Sara S
12/21/2015 02:23:50 pm
I completely see what your saying. Even though there is a greater chance of you dying as a gladiator, you are making more money and you get fame. A slave works for insane hours and gets no recognition.
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Sara S
12/21/2015 02:18:31 pm
I would rather fight as a gladiator than work as a slave for the rest of my life. Working as a slave you are under fed and under payed if you even get pay. Then if you don't keep your pace or you don't finish your work which doesn't please your master your life will become even worse than it already is. If your a gladiator, sure you have training that is pretty hard but if you are already living a terrible life then dying isn't exactly a bad thing and is a thousand times better than working hard every day for the rest of your entire life.
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Mohammad A.
12/24/2015 12:21:24 pm
Although I was a little late, I would rather be a gladiator .Reason being is if I was to survive a certain amount of years, I would be considered a hero. Also if you were a slave you would have to work for the rest of your life.
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George L.
12/29/2015 09:53:49 am
I think I would rather be a glatiator instead of a slave because like Mohammed said, if you end up surviving for a long time then you would be treated like a celebrity. Also, you dont get starved or do work all day like a slave. Another reason that being a gladiator is better is that it's not like your bound to die going into the colluseum if you train hard and fight strong.
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Dylan H.
12/29/2015 04:54:48 pm
I completely agree George. You can still have hope for a normal, civilized life as a gladiator. But as a slave you would be treated as if you werent even human.
George L.
12/29/2015 09:44:24 am
I agree with youm Mohammad that is very good reasoning
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Dylan H.
12/29/2015 04:49:38 pm
I would rather be a gladiator instead of a slave, because I would at least have a chance at freedom after fighting for a few years. Plus if I were to die in the arena at least I would be remembered as a warrior, not a lousey housekeeping slave.
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