press conference with those attending including his mother‚ issuing an apology to his fans‚ friends and business partners that have supported him over the years. Unfortunately‚ Woods delay was costly. According to a poll conducted from December 16-20 by CNN‚ Woods’ favorable rating fell from 60 percent in early December‚ to 34 percent at the time of the survey (Cable News Network [CNN]‚ 2009‚ para. 2). After his apology‚ one of his biggest endorsers‚ Gatorade‚ ended their partnership with
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The journal entry that I chose to write about is based on the article “Weighing the Grandma Factor; In Some Societies‚ It’s a Matter of Life and Death” written by Natalie Angier. I chose this journal entry in particular because it brought memories that I enjoyed to the forefront that I haven’t thought about in a while. This article also discussed the impact grandmothers have and unique role they play in our lives‚ from birth to the transition off of breast milk and beyond. Through reading this article
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practice of forced adoption was enforced especially during the 1960s in which free love and drug culture was becoming increasingly popular. To this end‚ an apology was given to the people directly affected by this injustice in an effort to open a dialogue on the issue and acknowledge the pain and suffering caused as a result. Throughout the apology‚ Julia Gillard uses a variety of techniques to the convey the sincerity of the message and to successfully speak on behalf of the Australian people. Gillard
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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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married her husband‚ Roland‚ in 1961. She retired‚ in Lisbon‚ Maine in her early sixties‚ staying in the same house she raised her kids in. She was my biological grandmother’s best friend before she passed. After my grandmother’s death‚ Cynthia (or Grandma Bonsey) took over the role as my grandmother. Cynthia was mostly concerned with her arthritis when I asked about any physical pain she was experiencing. This is common among people in late adulthood‚ and is caused by inflammation of one or more joints
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The Apology and Civil Disobedience are two famous literatures that depict the principles or basic premises of Socrates and Henry David Thoreau‚ respectively. The Apology‚ however was written by Plato based on his depiction of Socrates’ defense speech when he was put on trial for “corrupting the youth and impiety.” Principles found in Socrates’ speech to the men of Athens (jurors) can be compared and contrasted to principles of Henry David Thoreau which can be located in his essay‚ Civil Disobedience
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There are many people in my life that have inspired me‚ and I look up to many people‚ one in particular is my grandma. There are so many things that she has gone through many situations good and bad in her life‚ but she has never let it set her back. It was never easy for her‚ she didn’t have the best life as a kid it was very hard. Her dad was an alcoholic and they didn’t have much money. At least she knew what she wanted‚ maybe she didn’t know exactly what she wanted long term. She
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actions‚ and our sense of status; “Are you not ashamed of your eagerness to possess as much wealth‚ reputation and honors as possible‚ while you do not care for nor give thought to wisdom and truth‚ or the best possible state of your psyche” (Plato‚ Apology of Socrates 32B-33A).
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life with a purpose‚ and according to Plato’s Apology‚ died for the right to practice philosophy. What perhaps is most interesting about Socrates’s view is his outlook on death. Death‚ to many‚ is a frightful end; something to be avoided for as long as one possibly can. Socrates disagrees‚ as seen most clearly in his very last speech prior to the conviction of his death. But was this acceptance of death with open arms Socrates’s view throughout the Apology? I believe yes‚ and it can be seen clearly
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From justified true belief to immortality of the soul‚ Socrates dedicated his life to form opinions‚ challenge other people’s thoughts‚ and to asking all the questions. In The Trial and Death of Socrates‚ particular in the dialogues from Crito and Apology‚ Plato explored Socrates argument that the purpose of philosophy is to prepare for death without fear. In Plato’s Crito‚ he describes Socrates‚ an Athenian philosopher‚ who chose to die for an ideal. When Socrates states his case to his fellow
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