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    Simmias‚ and Echerates. The overall idea of the book is Socrates trying to convince his colleagues of his theories‚ which explains the fundamental argument that the soul is immortal. Since Socrates is introducing such unheard of ideas‚ and seeming to be challenging beliefs‚ he is sentenced to death. While awaiting his fate‚ Socrates asks only one thing of his colleagues‚ which is to share his theories. Some of his theories are easily accepted; while others require deeper explanation in order fully

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    Immortality of the Soul in Plato’s Phaedo Among Plato’s dialogues‚ which serve to honor the realm of philosophy in general and Socrates’s life in particular‚ the Phaedo dramatically and poignantly portrays the death scene of Socrates. The Phaedo evokes such tragic sentiments of pity and fear while at the same time glorifies Socrates as the martyr for the truth. He dies because of human’s injustice yet faces his own death with extraordinary serenity and fearlessness; he devotes his whole life for philosophy

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    “Just the tourist sites and the atmosphere‚” Wilde said. Performers like Dwaino can work outside the Café in their free time to not only collect donations‚ but to also contribute to the atmosphere Hack Bartholomew‚ a trumpeter‚ describes as “relaxing and entertaining”. Bartholomew plays his trumpet outside Café du Monde almost every day to collect donations for his local church. Tourists line up to purchase a variety of cd’s he sells. The conversations

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    Gogol Dead Souls Zach F Dead Souls is an interesting view into the world of Russia during the 19th century. The book is about a man named Chichikov‚ who finds a troubling loophole within the Russian Tax system. Landowners were taxed on all of their land and possessions‚ this also included how many serfs they owned‚ dead or alive. The number of serfs they owned was determined by a national census‚ so landowners would continue to be taxed on serfs that had passed until the next census came around

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    SOUL SURVIVES YOUR BODY! You think you are what you see in the mirror—a physical form with a mind! But your body is a bundle of foods you gathered; and your mind is a bundle of impressions you gathered. What about the more important thing‚ something fundamental that holds both these things‚ something that still works even when you are asleep‚ the one you feel from inside‚ the real essence of who you are‚ something that is called by different names such as the pure essence‚ the pure I‚ the pure consciousness

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    Reincarnation written by: Sivan Kaplan grade: 10th score: 90% date: 16/2/97 Reincarnation is the belief that after death‚ one’s soul keeps existing and is reborn another person or animal. It keeps reborning until it redeems itself. Then it returns to the temple of god‚ which the Buddhists call "Nirvana" - eternal tranquillity. Two of the many ancient tribes who believed in reincarnation are the Greeks and the Egyptians. Karma‚ the belief that our actions

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    Jeffrey Fisher Final Paper Eng 102 Professor Peterson Trujillo and the Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao is not a happy book. The Author‚ Junot Diaz‚ does a great job fooling the reader into believing the story is about the De Leon family‚ specifically Oscar who is an over weight nerd trying to find the love of his life‚ but due to a family “fuku” or curse Oscar is having a lot of trouble doing so. Instead‚ the story actually portrays the dark history of the

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    Oscar Wilde’s use of satire in The Importance of Being Earnest “Ignorance is like an exotic fruit…” writes Oscar Wilde as he sets the literary table with a rich display of Victorian satire (Wilde). Born in Dublin to affluent parents‚ Wilde experienced a social advantage that gave him more than a taste of indulgent upper class life to ridicule. He attended Oxford on a scholarship and was considered a genius. Wilde was characterized as humorous‚ frank‚ and showy. Writing novels‚ poems‚ and essays

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    What is the “Self” and what is the “Soul”? The answer to this question can vary in all different kinds of ways. If you ask someone religious they will tell you that you the self is more of a shell for the soul‚ and the soul is the spiritual essence of a person. If you ask a philosopher‚ they will most likely answer those questions with another question‚ such as are they not the same thing? Or what exactly is the essence of a person? In David Samuels’ essay “In the Age of Radical Selfishness” he

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    Wilde starts off their piece by directly stating their position on the matter. It becomes apparent that they side with no exceptions to be made for a criminal‚ simply due to their age. She believes in no excuses‚ as doing so is an insult to the family and is utterly unfair. By excusing a child’s criminal behavior‚ the justice system is deviating for what it stands for. Wilde uses the story of Jordan Brown to further fuel her argument. She

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