Question 5

The United States today is like the Roman Empire. During the time of the Roman Empire many things happened. The Empire had a democracy which is like the United States today. Americans live in a democracy too. Also there were many events that can relate to what is happening to day. Three examples are: Anthony Weiner corruption, Political control in different states , and the fires in Arizona. The United States today, one could say that is just like the Roman Empire.

First off the Anthony Weiner Scandal. This today is very controversial, and is prominent in the media. Weiner sent a nude picture to some twitter and the whole world saw it. ()  This type of Political Corruption/Scandal is just like in the Roman Empire they had many corruptions of power. Also many of the Emperors had more than one mistress.

Secondly is the Political-one-sidedness is some states. In Connecticut they are becoming more democrat and Wisconsin more republican. This shows how quickly power can change and also shows the struggle of power. In the Roman Empire they also had many changes quickly too. They would change emperors very fast and there was never a time were it was all one emperor for a long time.

Lastly the fires in the State of Arizona. In Arizona they are having fires and they are trying to put them out. Like the Roman Empire we still have disasters that we can not avoid. When Nero was emperor he set fire to the city of Rome. This shows how we are just like Roman Empire. 
In Conclusion the Roman empire is very much like the modern U.S. We have many of the same policies and are very comparable in difficulties we face today. This is why the U.S. is just like the Roman Empire.