Socrates statement‚ “the unexamined life is not worth living”(Plato‚ Apology Part 38) emphasizes the importance Socrates placed on self-awareness and seeking knowledge. Only by doing this are we are able to understand the difference between right and wrong‚ have true purpose and direction in our life‚ and live “The Good Life.” Socrates refused not to live his life in pursuit of truth (philosophy) even if it meant death as the penalty. He would rather die than be forced to stop seeking knowledge.
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FACTS ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE 1. What is climate change? Climate change is a long-term shift in the climate of a s pecific location‚ region or planet. The shift is measured by changes in features associated with average weather‚ such as temperature‚ wind patterns and pr ecipitation. What most peo ple don’t know is that a change in the variability of climate is also considered climate change‚ even if average weather conditions remain the same. Climate change occurs when the climate
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Topic: Is there anything you would like to change about your life? Why? “An action causes a reaction”‚ states the famous Newton’s third law of motion. This is in fact‚ very true‚ not only just in Science‚ but in our everyday life as well. Therefore‚ there are consequences for every action that we have ever taken. The big question here‚ though‚ is just—do I regret some of the things I have done and the decisions that I have made when I realised the consequences? I do‚ for like any other human being
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An Event That Change My Life Life is about making choices‚ but some of them can even change our life. Two years ago I decided to come to America to join my husband who is a doctoral student in a university‚ although I knew it was really a challenge to me. This significant decision that I’ve made changed everything about me and my life. That was a tough decision to make. It means I will leave my homeland‚ friends and go to a far-away place to my family. I must adjust to the alien environment
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Name: Amr Mohamed El Sayed Teacher: Ghada el Shimi A Change Of Heart About Animals Breakthroughs in biotechnology‚ nanotechnology‚ and more universal questions like the age of our universe‚ inside the lab a bigger story is revealed‚ one which will influence how we think forever. The researchers are finding that many of zoo animals we visit have a lot of common human traits‚ more than one may think. Ironically‚ companies that invested in these projects are fast food companies‚
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and it was a great time. Why not go to Tennessee is you can because if you can you should. Tennessee us a great place‚ it has good food and buildings. I will always love Tennessee. Why i went to Tennessee I went to Tennessee because why not? I went because i had to‚ it is a family vacation every year. I also went because it was a free week out of school and I got a free cabin because my grandma and grandpa payed for it. I also went because it is just a beautiful place and has great forests and
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The debate on free will is a complex issue that cannot simply be answered. As we know free will is an ontological issue. Each person must come to their own conclusion based on several things such as life experiences‚ religious beliefs‚ readings‚ and so on. Some of the readings we have analyzed in class have to do with whether or not we have free will. If there is an all omniscient God that knows everything before we do then does that mean we have free will‚ if God already knows what’s going to happen
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liberated hundreds of thousands of people. Without him as an emperor‚ it wouldn’t be guaranteed that Portugal would have been liberated which has effects in itself. Dom Pedro was a very intelligent person with a great education. he was passionate about things and he was a fighter. he was stubborn to his way. Out of everything Dom Pedro has taught me to be stubborn‚ to never stop fighting‚ and to love while you still
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that feels the same way. There was no banter between family members‚ were not talking about the usual every day life‚ instead there was live coverage of big events happening in downtown Manhattan. Though I was not fully wake‚ I tried to focus in on the T.V.‚ I saw fire and smoke flowing from the World Trade Center‚ where there used to be two towers there was only one. As I watched‚ the news anchors spoke about how the missing tower had just collapsed‚ that woke me up; the news was immense. I
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Lombardo Homer‚ The Odyssey‚ tr.‚ Stanley Lombardo Vergil‚ The Aeneid‚ tr.‚ L.R. Lind Barry Strauss‚ The Trojan War‚ A New History Course Evaluation midterm examination 35% final examination (comprehensive) 45% two 1-page essays (400 word minimum per essay) 10% 4-page book review (1000 word minimum) 10% Reading Assignments Week 1 (Sept. 30-4) Monday Epic of Gilgamesh pp. 7-20‚ pp. 61-96 Wednesday Epic of Gilgamesh pp. 96-119 Friday Epic of Gilgamesh continued
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