On pages 35-37 of Plato’s philosophical dialogue “Apology” (389 BCE)‚ Socrates argues that if he is wise it’s because he‚ unlike others‚ knows that he is not wise and he knows that people can not know when they think they know. In the beginning of the dialogue socrates sets up the question on why he is in trouble with the court(for corrupting the youth) and where did his reputation come from. He explains to the court that the oracle pronounced him as being the most wise and that no one else was
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the cave; he is able to question and examine new ideas‚ introducing the concept of thought. Finally‚ the released prisoner takes in his new surroundings‚ develops reason‚ and attains understanding. The allegory can be a solid argument for Socrates’ Apology. One of the staples of human existence is the pursuit of knowledge; more specifically‚ the pursuit of the underlying truth. To reach an understanding of the truth‚ one must first go the preliminary stages. Once these phases are overcome‚ only then
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Cindy Juarez 4/23/2013 Mountain View High school Letter of Appeal “The reason most people never reach their goals is that they don’t define them‚ or ever seriously consider them as believable or achievable. Winners can tell you where they are going‚ what they plan to do along the way‚ and who will be sharing the adventure with them.”-Churchill In my life I’ve always had a plan or a certain path I was destined to take
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Persuasion: Socrates’ Apology In speaking of effective rhetorical persuasion‚ we must appeal to our target audience in a way that will get them to accept or act upon the point of view we are trying to portray. Aristotle said that we persuade others by three means: (1) by the appeal to their reason (logos); (2) by the appeal to their emotions (pathos); and (3) by the appeal of our personality or character (ethos) (Corbett and Connors 32). When Socrates‚ an infamous rhetorician‚ gave his “apology” to his fellow
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choses to do good. Even though it may be a bad or evil decision‚ to them it is a good decision for them. He believed no person had intentions of evil or wrong doing and if they had knowledge of wrong doing‚ they would choose to do good instead. The Apology and Allegory of the Cave Readings‚ is much like the Good Brahmin’s (Voltaire) in that we are as wise‚ as we engage ourselves into. If we do not venture outside our comfort zone or space‚ we cannot learn about the world‚ cultures‚ different people
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Plato and Aristotle Name: Course instructor: Plato and Aristotle Just like Plato makes it clear especially in his apology of Socrates saying that he was among the devoted young followers‚ he must have told Aristotle about how he loved pizza but Aristotle must have argued out that he knew the pizza guy but he knew not about the extra large mutton and olive pie regardless of how hungry they were. This is just like they knew little about the hockey but knew about Athens
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Rhetorical Analysis “A Letter to the Chairman of the Drake School Board” by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. Is a letter that Vonnegut wrote to the chairman of the Drake School Board to address the burning of his books. Throughout the letter he uses logos‚ pathos‚ and ethos to give the audience reasons to emotionally and logically to agree with his side of and argument. The books were being burned because of the bad language in his book and also they convey sexy and wildness to the students. He wrote this to tell
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innovation‚ and social transformation. Its ideas were grounded in the claim that divine truth could be known intuitively. Based in New England and existing in various forms from the 1830s to the 1880s‚ transcendentalism is usually considered the principal expression of romanticism in America. Many prominent ministers‚ reformers‚ and writers of the era were associated with it‚ including Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)‚ Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)‚ Margaret Fuller (1810–1850)‚ Theodore Parker (1810–1860)
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and then were to tell us how many days and nights he passed in the course of his life better and more pleasantly than this one‚ I think any man‚ even a great king‚ will not find many such days or nights‚ when compared with the others.” (Socrates‚ “Apology”‚ p. 49) 2.
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Letter to KinderCare Families Alicia M. Craven-Robison Rasmussen College Authors Note This letter is being submitted on April 28‚ 2012 for ECE 100 section 6 Foundations of Child Development. Dear Parents‚ My name is Alicia Craven-Robison I have worked in Early Childhod Educaton for almost seven years. I studied Early Childhood for two years in a vocational school. While I was still in school I took on a part-time job at KinderCare. I worked with KinderCare for seven year before I felt
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