The main argument in The Apology by famous ancient Greek philosopher Plato is whether‚ notorious speaker and philosopher Socrates is corrupting the youth by preaching ungodly theories and teaching them unlawful ideas that do harm to individuals and society. In his words Socrates quoted the prosecution’s accusation against him: "Socrates is guilty of corrupting the minds of the young‚ and of believing in supernatural things of his own invention instead of the gods recognized by the state." 1 Further
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would be no different than making an argument in class‚ just a bit more formal. Minutes later my confidence fleeted‚ leaving behind only a thought horrifying at the time – I just agreed to speak publicly. While I had no trouble with participating in any sorts of debates or discussions‚ even formal‚ the prospect of speaking to a larger crowd scared me. I was afraid that I would make a mistake in front of strangers‚ that I would omit a crucial point in an argument or misspell a word. Despite my fears
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explain that Socrates argument and show how depends on how what the unjust causes. Then I will argue that this assumption is to be questioned under the fact that citizens are not necessarily affected by the law breakers‚ and that by doing something unjust can be moral. In the Crito‚ the question that Socrates is getting Crito to answers is “Would fellow Citizens be harmed by breaking the law.” Crito proposes Socrates a plan to escape prison. Socrates listens to each argument debating whether they
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Argument of Longer School Days Longer and shorter school days have been‚ since long ago‚ a controversial subject. Now‚ Michael Gove is trying to lengthen school days and shorten holidays‚ causing a row between kids and their parents. FOR Firstly‚ longer school days‚ would mean that parents‚ who have long work hours‚ will be able to maintain their personal and professional life well‚ due to the fact that they will not need to leave work early due to caring responsibilities
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John Doe 11/25/12 Causal Argument “I can purchase that now and pay for it later?”- (The rising effects of credit cards causing more and more student debt) The cycle always seem to begin when you are least expecting it‚ I know that’s how it started for me. I was browsing in my favorite store H&M not planning on buying anything when I came across a pair of pants plus shoes that were on sale for 25% off‚ I could not leave the store without purchasing these items. Once I made my way to
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Are the Weird Sisters instigators of Macbeth’s actions or did the Macbeths plot Duncan’s murder? In the play ‘Macbeth’ written by William Shakespeare‚ Macbeth experiences an inevitable downfall from a brave valiant warrior‚ into a spiral of actions with tragic repercussions. A key event which instigated this downward spiral is the alluring prophecy from the Weird Sisters‚ fomenting ambition in Macbeth and thus creating a lust for him to become King. Macbeths initial taste of power after learning
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A very common debatable topic is text-messaging. Or more specifically the use of text-speak‚ otherwise referred to as “textese.” David Crystal and John Humphrys have both written articles on text-speak. Both of the articles mention the texting; history‚ effects‚ usage and etc. According to the author David Crystal in the online article “2B OR NOT 2B”?‚ text messages developed in the “early 90s”. He also brings up the idea of “textese”‚ which is basically the language of text messages. In the article
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No Boys Allowed Distractions happen in the classroom all the time for kids and cause them to be unable to finish an assignment and will not pay attention in class. And I believe a big part of that is having co-educational classes instead of single-sex or same-sex classes. I really feel that this happens more to middle school students than any other grade level because in middle school you’re meeting new people so you’re going to be shy around them and won’t want to participate in class. My younger
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Chloe Gottschalk Ms. Smith Advanced Composition A2 15 November 2012 INDEPENDENCE The United States of America ensures it’s citizens that they have an immeasurable amount of freedom. Freedom of speech‚ freedom of religion‚ and freedom to petition--a few broad examples of rights that the American Government grants to residents. When a person is free‚ they are also considered to be independent. To be independent means to be free of control‚ or thinking and acting for oneself. Independence
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A war consisting of the lesser side fighting the greater side for things such as rights and/or freedom is what most can call a revolution‚ and it’s true. That isn’t the only possibility though. The Revolution of 1800 was called a revolution because it was the switch from a federalist president to an anti-federalist president. It was an orderly transfer of power with no violence and no bloodshed. Some say that The Revolution of 1800 was misnamed. But the Revolution of 1800 was named a revolution in
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