The Gracchus brothers tried to improve conditions for the Roman poor before Caesar. However there is controversy about their motives as some scholars think that they were self-serving motives and not humanitarian ones. The general Marius also improved conditions to an extent, by his policy of recruiting landless citizens into the army, thereby giving them good food, steady pay, and the chance for a savings/land upon retirement.
building a strong army
After the fall of the confederacy the south tried to improve economic conditions in the south. People of all colors worked together to get the farms back up and running. The government lowered cottons cost, started building railroads, and redistributing land.
I don't believe they tried to improve education. They tried to use it to create socialism. In the process, they harmed education as most people understand that term. Progressive educators had little interest in facts and knowledge, but a great deal of interest in indoctrination. That's the curse we are still living with. Bruce Deitrick Price Improve-Education.org
because
"Have you ever tried fly fishing before?"
If you mean the Roman emperor, who tried price controls, it was Diocletian.
they tried to negotiate
Yes, I have tried a dish with cooked squid before.
Ancient philosophers (sometimes wrongly spelled as philosophes) tried to understand the inner workings of the human mind. They tried to improve society by developing systems such as democracy.
Ancient philosophers (sometimes wrongly spelled as philosophes) tried to understand the inner workings of the human mind. They tried to improve society by developing systems such as democracy.
Ancient philosophers (sometimes wrongly spelled as philosophes) tried to understand the inner workings of the human mind. They tried to improve society by developing systems such as democracy.
The idiom "bone up" means to study intensively or improve one's understanding of a subject. In this context, it means that he made an effort to enhance his vocabulary before the test by studying diligently.