supply electricity to cities in the late 1880s is often called the ’War of Currents ’‚ as this battle ultimately decided which type of current became the standard for the generation of electricity today. Due to different advantages and disadvantages‚ Edison promoted direct current (DC) for electric power distribution‚ whereas Westinghouse and Nikola Tesla both advocated alternating current (AC). Edison ’s direct current was initially the standard for the United States for electricity distribution
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‘Explain what Plato meant by the Form of the Good’ (25) Plato believed in two worlds‚ the material world and the world of the Forms. The Forms differ from material objects because they are perfect and pure; while material objects are a complex mixture of imperfect properties of the Forms. According to Plato the Form of the Good is the highest reality of all. As well as being individual forms‚ things like truth‚ beauty‚ justice and equality also reflect the Form of Goodness. ‘Goodness’ is a quality
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the cave‚ state a similar meaning of one living in a world with a greater truth. Both The Allegory by Plato and the Matrix‚ speake and argue about a prison‚ a prison within our life and our world that one does not know of. Similarities are drawn between both the story and the movie. It gives one an idea of what Plato stated in his philosophical allegory in a more modern time‚ compare to the year Plato wrote the allegory. Both stories are common in the way they describe two worlds that humans are not
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Dialogue between Plato and Aristotle Gregory Rodriguez 11/2/14 POL/105 Introduction to Philosophy Laura Templeman Dialogue between Plato and Aristotle As the students gather in the auditorium of Plato’s Academy‚ the first thing that we all can notice is the two professors that were standing at the front of the room. After they realized all the students were seated‚ that is when the first professor took a few steps forward and addressed the class. Plato: Good Morning Students! Students:
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females to a greater extent than males? • Sexually transmitted diseases are more likely to affect females to a greater extent than males because they expose a greater surface area of mucous membrane during sexual contact. Why is a woman more likely to get an STD from an infected male than a male is to get it from an infected female? • A woman is more likely to get an STD from an infected male than a male is to get it from an infected female because females expose a greater surface area
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Plato’s philosophical explanation of the underlying causes of stasis‚ showing how Plato’s theory informed Aristotle’s later work. Plato applied the concept of stasis to composite units‚ such as the body‚ soul‚ or social groups‚ whose cooperating parts cease to operate in accordance with their nature‚ thereby interrupting the telic operation of the entire organism. Plato therefore defined stasis not by reference to specific features‚ such as violence or unconstitutionality‚ but as an aberrant condition
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THE HUMAN FUNCTION IN PLATO AND ARISTOTLE Plato and Aristotle have similar perspectives about human function. They also share some of their ideas about how human function is related to other philosophical notions such as virtue‚ good‚ justice‚ and the soul. According to Aristotle the chief good (and the human function‚ which has its end in itself) is happiness. But his definition of happiness is different from what ordinary people usually think. Happiness is neither pleasure nor wealth‚ nor is
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Defeatism is a dangerous mind set to have. When one expects to fail and accept it‚ is likely one will fail. Defeatism takes away one’s ability to handle pressure and one’s composure. It leaves a person unable to handle events in an effective way. It also robs people of the ability they will need to succeed at whatever they set out to do. With a defeatist attitude people give up quickly and fold at the first sign of trouble. In the book The Absolute True Story Of A Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexi
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Do we have a right to be forgotten digitally? This question cannot be answered by a simple yes or no. I believe there are different circumstances in which certain people should have the right while others should not. Minor crimes and crimes committed by minors should be able to be forgotten if it will not cause harm to anyone in the future. Major crimes like murder or rape should not be forgotten though. Other reasons we should not have the right to be forgotten is because‚ we still need history
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Should college students have a part time job? INTRODUCTION It is true that‚ with the economic and social development‚ the number of students who work part time is increasing obviously. As a result‚ it has become one of the most controversial issues among us. Many students are wondering whether they should get part-time jobs or not. Some people hold the view that students can face certain challenges with a part time job. Meanwhile‚ others argue that working part time can bring students some
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