Socrates and Achilles: the Martyr Heroes Madelyn Vogel ILS 205 By comparing himself to the Greek hero Achilles before the jury in Plato’s Apology‚ Socrates attempts to portray himself as a hero of equal merit to Achilles and others of similar standing. By selecting the greatest of the Classical Greeks to compare and contrast himself to in his argument‚ Socrates surreptitiously urges his audience to view him as being of the same caliber as Achilles. This not only authenticates Socrates’ claims‚ but
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Xinyu Zhang Compare and contrast essay Ms. Finley English 111 3 March 2015 Dogs vs Cats Hundreds of years ago‚ dogs and cats were domesticated by human beings‚ and became the closest furry friends to us. As the most popular pets in the world‚ dogs and cats share innumerable similarities. They both belong to the mammal. That means that they both have hair and give birth to their young. They also drink milk when they are babies. And they have the similar life expectancy‚ around 10 to 20 years. Both
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Compare and Contrast What are other thanksgivings like besides ours? Well most thanksgivings are like you go to your grandparents and eat turkey‚mashed potatoes. What I am writing about today is thanksgivings that are different then mine. First things first thanksgiving needs a lot of food. Well I needs some people to right. What do we do on thanksgiving‚ we mostly will make turkey because you are trying to give thanks. We like to eat turkey and have or have a big meal. Some people like to participate
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2014-12-01 ENG-1D0 Mr.Friedmen Aaiyan Virji Many do studies on characters and the values that the characters possess. Often compare and contrast essays are formed. Morals are necessary in daily life and without an objective‚ morals are useless. Morals are beliefs you have made for yourself. William Shakespeare‚ Romeo and Juliet made good references to show each character’s values. William Shakespeare had done a good job staying true to the character. In this essay‚ I will be analyzing two different
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Question 1 Write down three points of contrast for each of the following topics. Then pick just ONE point of contrast and write a paragraph explaining that particular contrast. Use transitional expressions when necessary. 1) two close friends-Esha:Quiet‚ Shy‚ Short..Andrea: Tall‚ Outgoing‚ Goofy. 2) two church services 3) two holidays-Christmas: Jesus‚ December‚ Gifts...Easter:Jesus‚ Spring‚ Eggs 4) two sports teams-Miami Heat: NBA‚Florida‚Basketball..New York Giants:NFL‚ New York‚ Football
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The Outsiders Compare and Contrast October 4‚ 1957 Soviet R-7 worldwide airborne missile launched Sputnik‚ it’s the world’s first false satellite and the first man-made item to be placed into the Earth’s orbit. The launch came as a surprise toward most Americans. Then in 1958 the USA launched their own satellite “Explorer I.” President Eisenhower produced two national security-oriented space programs at the same time as NASA’s program. The first was initiated by the US Air Force‚ it gave its self
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Final Essay Compare and Contrast COMM/155 Final Essay Compare and Contrast COMM/155 Both Beyoncé and Jay-Z have been in the music industry for well over twenty years now. They both had a childhood surrounded by music‚ which may have had an impact on what profession they chose to work in years later. They are both well-known artist to today’s generation as well as others. Some individuals may look at the two and think they have more similarities
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mythology‚ all the stories were similarly connected to each other. Two of these stories are the epic of Gilgamesh and the Iliad. In the Gilgamesh story he has to discover everything about himself on a journey. He tries to do great things before going on the true journey so that he would be remembered forever. Gilgamesh travels to the Cedar Forest to defeat Humbab in the name of glory. But Achilles on the other hand wants to die in a war and be remembered as a hero who died in battle. After Enkidu’s
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Prompt: Write an expository essay that compares and contrasts life in and The Giver to our modern-day society. Do you ever just think how lucky we are to have feelings and being able to see the most simplest things like color or being able to wear whatever we want because we have freedom. Most people take the most simplest things like that for granted and they don’t even realize it. If you compare the different between “The Giver” and reality you would be surprised at what people actually miss
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Nasir Currie compare and contrast essay 10/22/14 Often writers have various points of view that are revealed through their writing. In “The Tell- Tale heart” by Edgar Allen Poe and “The Monkey’s Paw” by W.W. Jacobs there are many similarities and differences. In “The Tell-Tale Heart” and “The Monkey’s Paw” there are many similarities. For example‚ one similarity is both stories play on fear of the unknown. In “The Tell-Tale Heart” the quote “when it fell upon me my blood ran cold”
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