on the absolute ruin of self that one faces through Socrates words. Straight from his introduction with‚ “Good evening‚ gentleman. I’m plastered‚” (Symposium 213 A) it appears‚ as this speech will be a random comedic interlude to distract from the ideas of the form that had just come about in the end of The Speech of Diotima. However‚ there is an underlying sense of tragedy and the ruin of self behind Alcibiades stories. Alcibiades is completely transformed by Socrates words‚ “If I were to describe
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Vince Francis C. Calapan December 26‚ 2014 4-Fermionic Condensate Childhood Experience I can’t say that my childhood experience was so happy‚ wanna know why? Because some terrible incident happened in my childhood life. I was born on January 29‚ 1999‚ it was the feast day of St. Francis de Sales but later changed every January 24. It was the start of my childhood life and my childhood experience. I was the only son of Ervin and Jesusa Calapan‚ I was raised in a simple life‚ my father
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Hello and good evening family‚ friends‚ fellow students‚ teachers and faculty. I want to thank you all for gathering here today to help us take part in the graduation and celebration of the Class of 2018’s achievements and accomplishments. On behalf of this year’s seniors‚ I believe that we’ve learned a lot throughout our 13 years of education‚ which accounts to 2‚340 days‚ or 17‚550 hours. Although not all of us showed up every day‚ especially towards the ending where our senioritis really started
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An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge Ambrose Bierce paints of picture of the mind that shows how an altered reality can change circumstances for a moment. A Southern gentleman‚ Peyton Farquhar‚ has been condemned to death for espionage. His crime was trying to blow up a bridge during the Civil War. A much needed bridge that is being used by Union troops. Any terrorists caught were to be hanged without a trial. The military was judge‚ jury‚ and executioner. Farquhar is an unfortunate soul who has strong
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BAHUROOPEE GANDHI Written By Anu Bandopadhyaya Forwarded By Jawaharlal Nehru Forward This book is for children. But I am sure that many grown-ups will read it with pleasure and profit. Already Gandhiji has become a legend. Those who have not seen him‚ especially the children of today‚ must think of him as a very unusual person‚ a superman who performed great deeds. It is desirable‚ therefore‚ for the common aspects of his life to be placed before them‚ as is done by this book
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You’re in the car driving to your destination and the next thing you know that your cell phone received a message or a phone call. You decided to look at the text message or answer the phone. You’re on the phone texting back or talking and you started to pay more attention to your phone instead the road‚ and then BANG! You’re on the side of the road with a broken back‚ neck with a concussion or worse dead. This could easily be avoided if the person ignored the cell phone and pay attention to the
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The Born Free Generation. –Dani Beleli Good afternoon Mr Tennant and fellow students. We live in an age of worshiping the newest apps‚ following the latest tweets and checking the most recent social media crazes‚ where E and MTV is more important than the daily news. Our ‘Born Free’s’ or otherwise known as “The Me Me Me Generation”‚ are driven by their own self wealth and material well being. Apparently‚ this is a generation that is representing the free adolescence. The youth has not yet been
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Never Give Up On Your Dreams There is nothing more beautiful or valuable to humanity than the god instilled inbred passion that inhabits the very depths of who we are. That passion is a dream‚ Your dream can either take you to heights you never could imagine or you can choose to let it die and be buried in the complacent tomb of fear. You have time to fulfill your dreams. There was a guy who wanted to become a doctor‚ but was unwilling to go back to school for
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For the worst crimes‚ life without parole is better‚ for many reasons. I’m against the death penalty but not because of sympathy for criminals. It doesn’t prevent or reduce crime‚ costs a whole lot more than life in prison‚ and‚ worst of all‚ risks executions of innocent people. The worst thing about it. Errors: The system can make tragic mistakes. In 2004‚ the state of Texas executed Cameron Todd Willingham for starting the fire that killed his children. The Texas Forensic Science Commission
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Cultural Artifact Assignment 1. Introduction: a. Attention Getter: There is one of the most refreshing and thirst quenching fruit available years around. It is not only delicious but also has a lot of benefits we should know. b. Topic Revelation: Today I will tell you about the benefits of watermelon and its significance in Vietnamese culture. c. Relevance Statement: Watermelon has come to our world for more than 6‚000 years ago. According to Live Gourmet webpage published in 2011
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