Socrates is known as the lover of wisdom and the lover of beauty. His speech is a response to Agathon who comically states that love is beautiful and young‚ the opposite of Socrates. Socrates inquires is love considered to be a love of something or of nothing? He compares that to how a father is a father to his children and a brother is a brother to his siblings. Socrates expresses that love’s desire suggests that one does not own what he or she loves. Socrates further explains this by giving the
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1. Doesn’t the same hold for all the other things? Don’t you call shapes and colours admirable on the account of either some pleasure or benefit or both? 2. Doesn’t this also hold for sounds and all things musical? 3. And certainly things that pertain to laws and practices – the admirable ones‚ that is- don’t fall outside the limits of being either pleasant or beneficial. 4. Doesn’t the same hold for the admirability of the fields of learning‚ too? Conclusion. Whenever one of two admirable things
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Ah a warm summer night on the lake‚ fishing and boating with friends. To fulfill the enjoyment of the trip‚ what is more important to do now then open a can of Budweiser. This theme was done in one of Budweiser’s many commercials. Budweiser manufactures and distributes beer around the world. This commercial in particular catches the eyes of the viewers. As it should be for broadcasting during a Super bowl. With that said‚ in a short period of time Budweiser tells a story of a young man and his new
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*Metaphors or Arguments* Metaphors are an important ingredient to speech and argument. It is used to show comparison between two things‚ a way to create new meaning. Niccolò Machiavelli in his book The Prince discuss of social and political along with his creative usage of metaphors. His ideas consist of Medicine‚ the Fox and the Lion‚ as well as The Archer. These are the metaphors that I will be discussing as we go in more debt about Machiavelli and James Kastely thoughts of argument. Machiavelli
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Commentary: Mabel Osborne craved attention and love but received neither because she was shy. Mabel was compared to geranium flowers thirsting for water and now that a geranium flower was plated over her‚ she feels as if she will be forgotten and lonely forever. Position in society: Mabel’s place in society was a lonely lady. Textual evidence: “And I‚ who had happiness to share And longed to share your happiness”9-10 Tone: lonely Figurative language: Simile- “You knew and saw me perish before
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In bygone days‚ commanders were taught that when in doubt‚ they should march their troops towards the sound of gunfire. I intend to march my troops towards the sound of gunfire.[->0]” Joseph Grimond quotes[->1] Dwight Eisenhower Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it. George Patton Live for something rather than die for nothing. Dwight D. Eisenhower Neither a wise nor a brave man lies down on the tracks of history to wait for
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Timed writing rewrite: the Prince Leaders of countries or Princes must make decisions that not many will agree with‚ but are the best for the populace and he must make them‚ no matter the cost. Niccolo Machiavelli uses logos‚ ethos and distinct clear diction to prove the necessity for a ruler to be able to make unpopular decisions‚ in an excerpt from his book “the Prince” (1532). Throughout the excerpt Machiavelli uses logos to talk about this issue in a logical manner. His first step
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In the article‚ "The Necklace"‚ the author‚ Guy de Maupassant‚ shows the theme‚ be happy with who you are and what you have‚ throughout the story by showing how Mathilde starts out‚ and then how she feels about what happens to her. He shows more of the theme each time when a conflict happens between her and the other people. To start the author shows the theme‚ be happy with who you are and what you have‚ in the beginning when she was rich and had a good life. She had married a man of a lower class
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Tyler Pollard Mrs. Breitwieser AP Language and Composition‚ Group A January 13‚ 2013 Satire It seems that companies will do anything to get a consumer to buy their product. Through ridiculous marketing schemes companies are always trying to get an upper hand on the rest of the completion. In a mock press release by from The Onion‚ a publication devoted to humor and satire‚ the writer uses a variety of techniques to make fun of marketing techniques advertisers use to sale their product. The
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During his 1992 presidential campaign speech in front of the NAACP‚ the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People‚ Reform Party candidate Henry Ross Perot brought clarity onto the positions that he and his independent party took on the key issues that faced the average American at the time. He aptly uses anecdotal stories from his childhood along with ethos‚ logos‚ and pathos‚ to give the audience a sense of his credibility to deal with issues facing the many citizens of the African
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