The Last Days of Socrates In Plato’s book‚ The Last Day of Socrates‚ he continues to tell the story of the amount of knowledge Socrates tries to educate his fellow Athenians with‚ and the consequences he has to face. Plato was known as Socrates’ most prominent student‚ who wrote this book because he wanted to make Athens stronger. Plato is using us as his “students” to teach after seeing his teacher exiled. This book was translated originally by Hugh Tredennick‚ which was later revised by Harold
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Carlton English 123-125 7 September 2011 Last Minute Papers 2:30 A.M. finds me in front of a glowing computer screen yet again. I’m waiting for inspiration. My friends‚ kind enough to let me use their Wi-Fi‚ are asleep in the bed just feet away in the half-darkness‚ while I sit staring at the screen. Why do I always seem to wait until the last minutes possible. I take another sip of my Cheerwine from a red solo cup. It’s the sweet nectar of the Gods of Last-Minute Paper Writing. No‚ make that
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The Last Judgement by Michelangelo Painted on the altar wall of the Sistine Chapel is Michelangelo’s The Last Judgement. It is considered to be one of the greatest masterpieces of religious art. The work of art took over four years to complete and was finished in 1541. The painting incorporates all of the primary elements and principle of designs as it portrays the end of the world. Michelangelo uses lines of various width‚ length and texture to emphasis the complexity of all
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also helped the West politically wise. This also leads to how when the West attempts to study the East’s culture they don’t really take the truth into account and they continue to see themselves to be more superior and different. In the movie The Last Emperor there are evidences that support’s Said’s definition of Orientalism. In this movie Johnston portrays the superiority the West have over the East. One of the things that shocked me the most during this movie is when Johnston first met the
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there was gold found on the land‚ you can bet that people would be there to mine it even if they didn’t own land. That is how the battle of the Little Bighorn in Montana of 1876 started‚ then was later made into painting called “Custer’s last stand.” Custer’s last stand was painted in 1943 by Thomas Hart Benton‚ is now in the Albrecht-Kemper museum in St. Joseph Missouri. It is a large painting that is at eye level to the viewers in the museum. The oil painting really describes what is happening in
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In the article entitled “The Last Meow‚” a man named Shawn Levering and his wife Karen decide to spend $15‚000 on a kidney transplant for their cat named Lady. People usually seek the company of good friends. Friends come in all sizes‚ shapes unique characteristics. Unfortunately sometimes‚ human companionship is not enough‚ and people seek the company of fury friends such as cats or dogs. For instance‚ my family added an extra member to the already overcrowded house. We adopted a white
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Hubner‚ John. (2005) Last Chance in Texas: The Redemption of Criminal Youth. New York‚ NY. Random House Inc. Last Chance in Texas is an eye opening look into the efforts of the juvenile justice system to rehabilitate youth offenders and integrate them back into society. The book chronicles the research of author John Hubner who heard about a facility in Texas that ran an aggressive and one of the most successful‚ treatment programs in America for violent young offenders. He was particularly
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Fermat’s Last Theorem Fermat’s Last Theorem states that no three positive integers‚ for example (x‚y‚z)‚ can satisfy the equation x^n+y^n=z^n if the integer value of n is greater than 2. Fermat’s Last Theorem is an example a Diophantine
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Think for a moment about the last product you purchased. What was the product? What is the brand name of the product? How would you describe the customer for this product? What is the product’s closest brand competitor? Explain why you chose this brand rather than the competitor’s brand. How did the marketing for the product influence your purchase? The last product I purchased was my new car. It is a 2012 Chevrolet Malibu. The customer for this product would be a young adult to middle aged
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Loss becomes an event that each main character in “Gwilan’s Harp” by Ursula K. LeGuin‚ “The Washwoman” by Isaac Bashevik Singer‚ and “Last Leaf” by O. Henry has to experience and overcome. Each main character loses an object or person that has become close to them through different ways. Gwilan from “Gwilan’s Harp” loses both her harp and her passion‚ sadly ending her career as a harpist. Later‚ she also loses her husband‚ Torm‚ through illness‚ causing her to reach her lowest point. The washwoman
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