that laws should be upheld and citizens should obey them to maintain social order. However‚ in the instances that laws are unjust‚ obedience to them could result in harms to innocent citizens‚ the case which is brought up in Plato’s works Crito and Apology‚ where Socrates was wrongfully accused of corrupting the youths of Athens and had to suffer the death sentence. Therefore‚ it is important to analyze the appropriate extend to which the ’rule of law’ should be upheld in the cases that laws are unjust
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When writing a complaint letter‚ you want to keep it short and to the point to help ensure that your letter will be read in its entirety. If you write a seven page complaint letter‚ it’s highly unlikely that someone will sit down and read all seven pages. The complaint letter should be addressed to the customer service/consumer affairs department or the head office if there is no customer service department. The address and contact information of the customer service department should be available
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Plato’s Apology and Crito tells a story of the defense of Socrates‚ and his reasons for not escaping prison. The Apology is a long speech by Socrates about the accusations made by his accusers‚ Socrates position about these accusations‚ the verdict‚ and Socrates reaction to the verdict. Crito describes Socrates in prison waiting to be put to death. The story is set in Athens. Socrates is being accused of being an evil doer‚ corrupting the youth‚ and for not believing in the gods. Socrates chooses
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that he didn’t know everything and along the way‚ he realized that the public didn’t know more than he did‚ just that they thought they did. He concluded that he knew nothing and because he acknowledged this‚ he was the wisest man in Athens. (The Apology of Socrates‚ 32-35). Socrates’ anecdote
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The Apology is Plato ’s account of Socrates defense against the charges that Meletus‚ Anytus and Lycon had brought before the Athenian court. These charges we impiety and confusing the minds of the youth. In the beginning of his defense he points out that there had been previous accusations against him. He had been accused of being a sophist - who were people that taught the art of rhetoric not based on truth‚ and made the weaker argument strong - he was accused for questioning things above
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In Plato’s the Apology we hear his account of Socrates trial where he is accused with corrupting the youth and not believing in the Gods. The trial accounts open with Socrates claiming that his accusers have spoken persuasively but not truthfully on the matters. He states that he has had no previous experience with speaking in courts of law and asks for patience. Socrates starts with his anecdote on how his friend had gone to the Oracle of Delphi and asked if anyone was wiser than Socrates and the
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How to Write Complaint Letters Introduction Letters of complaint usually include the following stages: 1. Background 2. Problem - cause and effect 3. Solution 4. Warning (optional) 5. Closing 1. Background This section describes the situation; e.g. I am writing to inform you that the goods we ordered from your company have not been supplied correctly. I attended your exhibition Sound Systems 2014 at the Fortune Hotel (22-25 January) and found it informative and interesting. Unfortunately
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Apologies were beautiful. Two people mended a broken bond with careful words of regret and remorse. To quote Lewis B.Smedes‚ a renowned author and theologian from the early nineteen hundreds‚ “To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.” But today‚ nearly one hundred years later‚ the way we apologize has been altered by our self-obsessed and self-serving society. It has merely become a polite formality- with little to no meaning. If we change the way we apologize
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In 399 B.C‚ Socrates‚ a 70 year old teacher of rhetoric and speech‚ had been declared the wisest by the oracle at Delphi‚ however‚ he hadn’t considered himself the wisest. He figured that someone else was wiser than himself so he began to talk to poets‚ artist‚ educators and he realized that when they claimed that they knew the answers that didn’t. He had been the only one that had acceptably admitted that he didn’t know the right answer. People were infuriated because he had pointed out that the
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Pasaraya Ekonomi Jalan Bunga Raya 09100 Kulim Kedah Our ref.: NHMR/sz/101(2) 12 November 2012 Mr Mohd Adam Abdullah 4 Jalan Petaling 1 09000 Kulim Kedah Dear Mr Abdullah RE: COMPLAINT ON SPOILT FOOD ITEMS Thank you for your letter dated 05 November 2012 in which you pointed out to us some problems‚ which you have encountered when you purchase at our supermarket. First and foremost we apologize for the spoilt food goods. We certainly do not intend to deceive our customers
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