Plato‚ an ancient Greek philosopher‚ mathematician‚ and pupil of the philosopher Socrates‚ relays his interpretation of Socrates’ defence against the Athenian council in‚ An Excerpt from Plato’s Apology. In the writings‚ (which may be biased being as Plato was an admirer of Socrates)‚ Socrates attempts to dispel the charges laid against him. Throughout the excerpt‚ there is much acknowledgement surronding the scuttlebut in cirulation emcompassing Socrates‚ why and how he earned he vile names‚ his
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Apology by Plato tells a story of Socrates‚ who was being accused of teaching others for a fee‚ corrupting the young and not believing in the gods. He asks the court to allow him to defend himself in his normal speaking manner because he had never been in a courtroom. Socrates starts by denying the charges against him. He claims that he has never asked for money from other people. He argued that young rich people with nothing to do would follow him and imitate his interviews of well-known wise people
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Working Moms VS. Non Working Moms “From Betty Friedan’s 1963 The Feminine Mystique to the “Mommy Wars” and the “Opt-Out Revolution‚” every decade has its debate over a mother’s decision to work or stay home with children.” (http://www.wmmsurveys.com/WhatMomsChoose.pdf)The world is very different now than it was even just 20 years ago. Many mothers have to work to make sure their families can live and have basic needs because one income just is not enough any more. Every mother has different circumstances
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the same gods as Athens while extorting the truth for his personal benefit‚ disregarding the pureness of Athens and its youth. To begin‚ Socrates did not believe in the same gods as Athens‚ the easiest of his convictions to prove because of his Apology. In his plea‚ Socrates distracts the jury with stories of disbelievers. As the defense begins‚ he does not say that he does believe or disbelieve in the gods of Athens‚ since the easiest answer for an innocent man is “I did not do it.” Instead
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clue of the past. Ironically these are statements that would by used in The Apology by Socrates‚ who is wise and speaks out his belief. On the contrary‚ Jesus can be compared to Socrates because both are wise and died because according to the people‚ their teachings were implementing evil across the town. However‚ what is used in The Gospel According to Luke is Jesus own form of paradox statements like the ones in The Apology. For example‚ Jesus states a parable that is contradicting‚ “Can a blind
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The Apology is written by Plato of Socrates’ trial‚ at 70 years of age Socrates was accused of impiety and corrupting the youth of Athens. Plato’s account consists of three speeches that were given by Socrates during this trial. Socrates speaks before the men of Athens‚ his jury‚ in 399 BCE and confesses he has forgotten who he was‚ he then recollects who he is‚ and finally he proclaims who Socrates is. The trial began with the prosecutors presenting their case against the accused before the
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While watching a documentary called “An Apology to Elephants‚” it is revealed that wild elephants migratory animals and travel long distances. These animals have the need for physical exercise. But the life in the circus is one that is always on the road. Elephants are kept in crate and are forced
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Hesson Period 1 Viktor Frankl’s book‚ “Mans Search for Meaning‚” has an abundance of despair‚ loss‚ and chances to become bitter‚ however‚ Frankl turns those potential feelings around and makes them into an experience‚ one he can learn from. It is similar to the saying “learn from your mistakes.” Frankl experiences the worst of the worst‚ and he learns something magnificent. This is not a story about the horrible things that happened to him in the Nazi camp‚ but one about his search for meaning
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1. What’s my present situation? (Describe the problem objectively and completely.) My present situation is being an unemployed‚ full-time student. School is my main priority‚ because I know I need a good education to help me find and maintain the career I want‚ but It’s somewhat hard to focus on school because of how stressed I get over not having a job‚ or any source of income coming in. There are so many things I need to pay for and so much I need to help my parents out with. Dropping out of school
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In The Apology for Raymond Sebond‚ Montaigne references scientists and mathematicians in order to support his argument against certainty because human knowledge continually changes. For example‚ when Montaigne writes about shifts in human understanding of astronomy‚ he argues that if Greek philosophers could contradict the universally held belief that the sky and stars revolve around earth and then be confirmed by Copernicus one thousand years later‚ one would expect that another theory will replace
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