One of the main characters‚ Smash‚ makes the correct decision to go on strike and returns at the correct time because of Coach Magill’s dehumanizing comments‚ the lack of a full-hearted apology‚ and the needs of Smashes African American teammates. In the beginning of the film‚ Coach Magill‚ when being interviewed after the team’s big win at states says that Smash and several of his other black teammates are “junk yard dogs”. The moment he compared black people to animals is where the conversation
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The Synonymy of Truths and Ideas Allyson Hansen Introduction to Philosophy Mark Eleveld 13 March‚ 2013 Allyson Hansen Mark Eleveld Introduction to Philosophy 13 March‚ 2013 The Synonymy of Truths and Ideas A modern philosopher studies “the fundamental nature of knowledge‚ reality and existence” according to the Free Online Dictionary and many Americans. However‚ if you asked a philosopher to define the word ‘philosopher‚’ he or she might say that a philosopher is a lover of wisdom. The word philosophy
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In Plato’s Apology‚ Socrates states that‚ “The unexamined life is not worth living” (38a). I am using the knowledge learned through hours of class discussion of Socrates from the Euthyphro‚ Apology‚ and Crito to explain what Socrates means by “the examined life‚” and why he thinks that it is the only life worth living‚ and why he thinks that it can be lived only with others‚ in Athens. In doing so‚ I have found that the truth sought by Socrates is much more about the journey that one takes while
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Throughout history‚ Native Americans have been faced with the obligation to assimilate to the overwhelming presence of white colonists. When Native Americans assimilate into white civilization‚ they inevitably develop negative views of their own identities‚ regardless of whether their assimilation was forced or unconscious. The scenarios in which such effects emerge make it apparent that the terrors of our history toward the Native Americans are still present. Forced assimilation is when someone
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Benoit’s image restoration theory incorporates the act of apology within his image repair strategies‚ specifically that art of mortification. Mortification refers to organization’s who have committed a transgression who confess and ask those affected for forgiveness‚ often taking the form of an apology. While McDonald’s is not the first food conglomerate to experience a health-related crisis‚ their failure to apologize to the public
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1 Tesco and the Horsemeat Saga History has repeated itself. The Horsemeat Scandal is definitely no new phenomenon in Britain. An article by Jim Reilly (2013) on Daily Mail noted that the ’UK food chain was rocked by the same crisis 65 years ago’. Though it was not mentioned how the crisis was managed and handled in 1948‚ it is pretty obvious that the ’legacy of horsemeat scandal hangs over [the] food industry’ (Gavin Megaw‚ 2014)‚ this time involving a string of supermarket chains in the UK. Although
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Socrates is all about the famous philosopher Socrates‚ dealing with the challenges and disputes he encountered. Its told by another famous philosopher Platos’ perspective‚ who was a pupil of Socrates. The book focuses on 4 main dialogues Euthyphro‚ Apology‚ Crito‚ and Phaedo. While demonstrating themes of wisdom‚ existence‚ and death. First dialogue of this book is Euthyphro‚ which contains the characters Socrates‚ Euthyphro‚ and Meletus. Inside this dialogue Socrates is being tried in court by Meletus
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An Apology From Socrates’ The Apology is Socrates’ defense at his trial. As the dialogue begins‚ Socrates notes that his accusers have cautioned the jury against Socrates’eloquence‚ according to Socrates‚ the difference between him and his accusers is that Socrates speaks the truth. Socrates distinguished two groups of accusers: the earlier and the later accusers. The earlier group is the hardest to defend against‚ since they do not appear in court. He is all so accused of being a Sophist: that he
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Socratic dialogues deal with the definition of certain types of virtue‚ and how these specific virtues (for example‚ courage or piety) fit in to the overall definition of doing good and living by the correct moral standards. The dialogues of the Apology and the Crito deal with the trial and sentencing of Socrates‚ facilitating a discussion about an individual’s morality in abiding by the law. Socrates does show us that civil law should be treated as a moral obligation‚ by proving that to ignore the
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strike‚ land right activists rallied through the 1970’s‚ leading to the Aboriginal Land rights Act in 1976. Another momentous event for Indigenous Australians was the 2008 apology to the Stolen Generations. The speech was read by Prime Minister‚ Kevin Rudd‚ as he apologised to the families affected by this atrocity. The apology was the biggest broadcasted event in Indigenous history.
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