Tutor profile: Joe T.

How many sentences are in a well thought out and detailed paragraph?

A detailed and well-written paragraph should have between five to seven sentences.

Describe the importance of the Battle of Thermopylae during the Greco-Persian Wars.

The Battle of Thermopylae was a crucial battle in the war between the Greek city-states and the Persian Empire. After the Athenian victory at the Battle of Marathon, the Persian Empire amassed a huge military force and set out to destroy the Greek city-states. With their forces outnumbered, the Greek military lured the Persians to the narrow mountain pass at Thermopylae and held the Persians for an extended amount of time. While the Persians proved successful in defeated the Greek fighting forced, this battle demonstrated the resolve of a group fighting for their native soil as well as the strategic genius of the Greek military leaders.

Describe the major grievances the American colonists had against the British government in the years leading up to the American Revolution.

In the years leading up to the American Revolution, the American colonists had a number of grievances against the British government. Such complaints include the British taxing the colonies without granting them proper representation, the housing of British soldiers in colonists' homes, and the overall feeling by the colonists that King George III was a tyrant who ruled with little regard of the colonists.