“An unexamined life is not worth living” Essay “An unexamined life is not worth living‚” said Socrates who questioned everything in his life. He always asked‚ “Why am I here and what is my purpose.” I would ask myself the same exact thing when I was younger because I always wondered what am I doing on earth and why me‚ what makes me do the things I do. The saying‚ “An unexamined life is not worth living” is very true in its words because living life on autopilot or having no purpose in life is
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September 09‚ 2010 Is the unexamined life not worth living? Socrates was a great man‚ and is said to be one of the greatest philosophers in history‚ some may find this notion questionable‚ based on some of his own teachings. One famous quote is: “The unexamined life is not worth living” Is the unexamined life not worth living? On the contrary‚ it is! It seems respectful and good to paint a portrait of Socrates
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examination is not worth living ..."(1) Socrates was silenced but his work of teaching the younger generation the way of the examined life‚ or independent‚ critical thinking was to be carried on by his disciple Plato (428-348 BCE). By defining the examination‚ the worth and the life‚ we can give evidence to this statement Worth is defined by dictionary.com as "The quality that renders something desirable‚ useful‚ or valuable." A person can not decide whether something has worth without examining
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some situations were happening which led some of his crew to rebel against him and not defend him in April 27‚ 1521 in the Philippines and unfortunately he died. Was Magellan worth defending? He was not worth defending because of disloyalty to his task‚ lack of concern for crew and harsh/cruel punishment. Magellan was not worth defending because of disloyalty to task. This is evident in the document note; Magellan’s main goal was to reach the spice islands. However‚ while crossing the pacific‚ he
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Bill‚ joins in the beating to which Douglass is subjected. True False ________________________________________ Question 2 (True/False Worth 10 points) After beating Mr. Covey‚ Douglass is forced to flee for his life‚ and immediately goes to the North for freedom. True False ________________________________________ Question 3 (Multiple Choice Worth 10 points) Douglass decides to enter a complaint against Mr. Covey with his master‚ Thomas‚ who finally instructs him to: return to Mr
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Dylan Hamann ENGL 1020‚ CRN 20527 Revised Critique of “Shame Is Worth a Try” 1 Feb. 2010 Revised Critique of “Shame Is Worth a Try” by Dan M. Kahan Dan M. Kahan argues in his article “Shame Is Worth a Try” that people who understand the potential of shaming know that it is “cheap‚ efficient‚ and an appropriate alternative to short jail sentences” (571). Any crime that is committed must have a punishment linked to it to avoid a repeat of the offense. Serious crimes‚ for example‚ those that
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Are Steroids Worth the Risk? One of the most controversial issues with all athletes are steroids. How harmful are they? Is it worth the risk to get a competitive edge on the game? Should it be banned from sports? Steroids are not the answer; not only are there physical bad side effects‚ there are also psychological effects short and long term. The history of steroids dates back to the 1930s‚ the were taking from male testosterone originally. They were used to treat HIV-AIDS and cancer. They
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Why Babies Should Be Banned From Expensive Restaurants By-Maddie Tapp If you have been watching the news lately then you will definitely want to read this essay on why babies should be banned from expensive restaurants. Maybe you’re stuck in between the argument and don’t know what side to be on. Well this essay will definitely help you decide. It will tell you two reasons on why they should be banned (my opinion) and 1 reason on why they shouldn’t be banned. So take a seat relax and enjoy this
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Is space exploration worth the cost? by David Livingston Monday‚ January 21‚ 2008 Editor’s Note: On January 11‚ the New York Times blog “Freakonomics” published a lengthy post titled “Is Space Exploration Worth the Cost? A Freakonomics Quorum”. The post featured comments provided by a number of people‚ including David Livingston‚ in response to the question. The part attributed to Dr. Livingston was just a highly-edited version of what he originally submitted to the Times. What follows is
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Was Magellan Worth Saving? Magellan was not worth saving because his men did not respect him as a leader‚ he did not care for nor show a decent level of respect to his men‚ and he lost sight of the task of bringing spices back to Spain. In the late Middle Ages the craving for foreign spices grew in Europeans. The ‘spice islands’ where all of the desired spices were cultivated was in distant Asia‚ making them hard to get for the eastern continent of Europe (BE). Ferdinand Magellan was born in 1480
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