An Unforgettable Experience Last summer‚ as part of my high school graduation project‚ I volunteered at Saunders House nursing home. I choose this experience because it was something that I had never done before and I wanted to lend a helping hand. When I first came up with the idea of volunteering at a nursing home‚ I wanted to help out with activities and meet with some of the residents. At first it was challenging because I was extremely shy; however after getting to know the residents a little
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Greek philosophers‚ Plato must remain the best known of all the Greeks. The original name of this Athenian aristocrat was Aristiclis‚ but in his school days he received the nickname "Platon" (meaning "broad") because of his broad shoulders. Plato was born in Athens‚ Greece to one of the oldest and most distinguished families in the city. He lived with his mother‚ Perictione‚ and his father‚ Ariston (Until Ariston died.) Born in an aristocratic and rich family‚ Plato ’s childhood was indulged
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------------------------------------------------- Polynomial long division From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia In algebra‚ polynomial long division is an algorithm for dividing a polynomial by another polynomial of the same or lower degree‚ a generalised version of the familiar arithmetic technique called long division. It can be done easily by hand‚ because it separates an otherwise complex division problem into smaller ones. Sometimes using a shorthand version called synthetic division is
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Bellamar Caves are a National Monument that is located in Matanzas‚ Cuba‚ they are a set of cave with more than 23 kilometers of galleries. By the beauty of its gallery and caves‚ they were declared a National Monument. The galleries and passages of the cave started forming about 300 thousand years ago. According to the studies the caves were originally under the sea‚ part of the bat of Matanzas. While they were under sea level‚ these caves were full of water. The tectonic movements caused the area
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catalyst of smiles. Humor is the spark that lights our eyes as well as the cause of tears that never grows old. Humor is a state of mind. HUMOUR IN EVERYDAY LIFE Humor is one of the most important things in everyday life‚ chiefly because it is through humor that we can really see and appreciate some of the best and most beautiful things in life. Humor is another important tool in the key to finding happiness. Most of us have a tendency to regard a clever sense of humor as the distinction of a person
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There were many great philosophers who have contributed in making philosophy what it is today‚ one of them being Plato. In addition to being an outstanding philosopher‚ he was also a mathematician and a writer. One of Plato’s biggest inspirations was his very own teacher Socrates. Socrates never wrote down a word of what he said‚ but thankfully Plato was able to record it all down for him and wrote many dialogues about Socrates words and teachings. One of Plato’s most famous works was his dialogue
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were the animals rebelled against humans and pigs terrorize and abuse power through the rest of their life. From the beginning of the farm and the revolution the pigs had the ultimate power and the other animals had no input to it whatsoever. All the animals are trapped in the situation of listening to who to follow‚ the humans or the pigs. In George Orwell’s 1945 novel Animal Farm‚ he uses allegory to criticize the corruption of the 1917 Russian Revolution ideals‚ condemning the leadership’s abuses
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or Why Not? In this essay I will offer an explanation of Plato’s critique of democracy. I will then assess this critique based on the contemporary model of democracy experienced by Plato. Furthermore‚ I will argue that the critique is still applicable in a modern context by presenting various problems that modern democratic models pose for the critique and then demonstrating how Plato’s argument can overcome them. In order to clearly understand why Plato finds democracy so objectionable
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PLATO 1. Plato’s parents were Ariston and Perictone‚ his older brothers were Adeimantus and Glaucon‚ and his younger sister was Potone. He came from a family that had long played an important part in Athenian politics. He was born from an aristoctratic and wealthy family. 2. Plato wrote mostly in the form of dialogue. His dialogues have been used to teach a range of subjects‚ including philosophy‚ logic‚ ethics‚ rhetoric‚ religion and mathematics. Plato absorbed the learning of his times‚ - Philolaus
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endured many hard times and was often encumbered with great illness in his short life. These hardships that Camus had to face‚ emphasized in his writings and literature. Camus’ work is very closely related to songs written and sung by a band named Queen. Queen’s song‚ “Bohemian Rhapsody”‚ is one of few songs‚ that correlate to Albert Camus views on the Absurd‚ which consist of simplifying the point of philosophy to mean life‚ a reasoning that the world‚ in general‚ is not a reasonable place‚ and realizing
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