Comparison and Contrast between Ancient Roman Spectacle and Present American Spectacle

<Tab/>From the religious festivals and funerals of the noble families to the triumph parades of victorious generals, public spectacle formed an important aspect of the ancient Roman society. Families carried out public festivals, which included many interesting games, to assert their social standings and to win support for offices. Many days ago, among the tens of thousands of spectators, President Bush opened the Daytona 500 NASCAR auto race, and he drew …

…Jesse Ventura's success as a famous pro-wrestler allowed him to become the Minnesota's governor. In the state of the union address, Tom Brady, the most valuable football player in the NFL, went to the Whitehouse to declare support for President Bush. According to Aristotle, "Man is by nature a political animal." In this new era, the art of exploiting everybody's favorite sport had presented new ways for man to find shortcuts to the political world.