Effective Apologies and Forgiving the Christian Way Everyone has had to apologize and accept an apology at some point of time in their lives. They my not have known the art of apologizing and forgiving‚ but these are traits that people are taught from a very small age. Forgiveness is one or the toughest tasks known to man‚ whereas others may argue needing to apologize is tougher. A lot of times pride gets in the way of an awesome apology and stubbornness take precedence over forgiving and
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good‚ true intentions‚ and follows the moral conduct accepted by the greater of society‚ will not have his reputation‚ public image‚ or morality tainted‚ despite any attempt of others to degrade him. This quote from Socrates comes at the end of The Apology‚ when he is being sentenced to death and therefore decided to educate the crowd around him why they are in the wrong‚ and are doing him a favor. In order to understand this better‚ one must first understand why Socrates is not at all afraid of death
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of knowledge. Plato essentially laid the foundation of western philosophy by the use of his academy in Athens (teaching intellectuals such as Aristotle)‚ and the pieces of literature he produced. These impactful texts including "the Republic" and "Apology"‚ mix both myth and reason through the voice of his renowned teacher‚ Socrates. In this way‚ Plato defines his understanding of reality as comprising of levels… The theme of justice is prevalent throughout the dialogue of "the Republic"‚ as Socrates
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In Plato’s The Apology‚ Socrates generates this speech at the trial where he is accused by Meletus of not believing in the gods that the city believes in‚ but believing in other spiritual things as he corrupts the youth with these ideas. He‚ then‚ attempts to defend and find the truth about these accusations. Socrates presents a sequence of questions for Meletus to answer‚ but aren’t; these questions showed the significant discrepancy in Meletus’ claim. As Socrates continues‚ it’s obvious how ridiculous
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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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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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Shannon Waters English 2 August 25‚ 2013 Macbeth The play Macbeth written by William Shakespeare took place in Scotland in the 1600’s. It is an alarming play about a couple who are disturbed due to their excessive ambition. They both want Macbeth to be king‚ but it comes with a price. He has to kill King Duncan to gain the royal crown. It all started when the three withes told a rumor to Banquo‚ and Macbeth. Lady Macbeth told Macbeth to “look like an
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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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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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IDS Documentary: No More Tears Sister 1) Explain Historical‚ Political‚ Cultural and Socioeconomic factors that caused a civil war‚ killing more than 75000 people‚ between the Tamils and Sinhalese in Sri Lanka. Paul Collier outlines four reasons for what causes and attributes to civil wars in his book the Bottom Billion. Out of his four reasons there are two that I will compare the Civil war in Sri Lanka to. The conflict was started in 1983 by a group called the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
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