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    The Measure of a Man

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    reflect on what it truly means to be a man. With majority of our young men dropping into crime and violence‚ as well as dropping out of school‚ it’s important that we understand how each and every one of us can make a difference in changing this pattern in their minds. In one of Dr. King’s speeches he challenges the young men of our society to rethink their understanding and definition on what it means to be a man. Dr. King stated that‚ “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments

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    Pythagoras & Protagoras

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    Statement Protagoras denies a perfect form for all things‚ while Pythagoras clearly presents the better case with harmonia. Pythagoras‚ known as “the father of numbers” through his Pythagorean Theorem is regarded as the first to seek for the form of all things . From Protagoras’s perspective‚ named as one of the “Sophists” by Plato‚ there would probably be no exact form for anything. Without an understanding of a true source from which all form flows with‚ we eliminate all possibility

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    Socrates Protagoras

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    Socrates asks Protagoras "in respect to what" will Hippocrates improve by associating with him‚ in the manner that by associating himself to a doctor he would improve in medicine (318d). Protagoras begins his discourse with the statement that a good sophist can make his students into good citizens. Socrates says that this is fine and good‚ but that he personally believes that this is not feasible since virtue cannot be taught (319b). He adds that technical thinking can be imparted to students by

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    Socrates vs Protagoras

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    from the likes of Protagoras‚ a self admitted sophist. In Protagoras‚ Socrates is depicted as a street smart‚ wisdom dispensing young man‚ brash with confidence and a bit of arrogance that goes a long way when confronted with the old school rhetoric of Protagoras. Plato begins to separate the two at the hip right from the get go. The dialogue between Socrates and his inquisitive friend Hippocrates went a long way to show that Socrates had more questions than answers about Protagoras‚ the sophist‚ especially

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    Plato Reading Protagoras

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    Plato The Protagoras Penguin Books‚ 2005‚ pages 15-30 In this extract‚ Plato presents the sophist !i.e.‚ professional philosopher" Protagoras talking with Socrates about how people become good. The extract contains a theory of moral education‚ and a theory of punishment. But most importantly‚ it is a discussion of the principles of democracy. The view that Socrates puts forward‚ and that Protagoras endorses and explains # that ethical competence is a non-technical matter‚ and a universal human

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    Summary Protagoras * In Plato’s dialogue “Protagoras” Socrates tells a companion his experience and interview with a man he deems fairer than Alcibiades. His name is then revealed to be Protagoras. * Protagoras is described as a wise man because if one makes friends with him and gives him money‚ he would make the benefactor as wise as he is himself. From this it can be understood that Protagoras has the gift of speech. He is able to persuade a man as well as have him to whatever he wishes

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    Sidney Poitier was born on February 20‚ 1927 in Miami‚ Florida. The book “ The Measure Of A Man” is a spiritual autobiography‚ written by Sidney Poitier himself. Sidney grew up in the 1900’s and in a small village in the Bahamas called “ Cat Island.” I picked this book because Sidney Poitier jvery successful man spiritually and this book explains his life and how he was successful. Sidney Poitier is Bahamian but‚ was born in Florida because his parents were on a vacation and gave birth. They stayed

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    The Uncanny Valley is an idea that Masahiro Mori‚ it describes how someone would react both emotionally and psychologically to robots depending how the resemblance of the robot is to that of a human. This idea states that before an android reaches a level that is indistinguishable from a human‚ it will give us a feeling of uncertainty‚ thus this android that is in this part of the spectrum will make us feel uncomfortable. In addition‚ in the article “Almost Human” published in the Smithsonian Angela

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    A Man for All Seasons

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    A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS!!! Quotes Bold --> indicates more important quotes   ACT ONE   "But every man has his price" - Richard Rich (page 2) "The friendship of Sir Thomas More. Or should I say acquaintance?" - Richard Rich (page 3) "A man should go where he wont be tempted" - More (page 4) "Good... well you dont need my help now" - More to Rich (page 7) "Sir Thomas‚ if only you knew how much‚ much rather I’d yours than his!" - Rich to More (page 7) "No‚ i dont recommend him; but I point

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    In the dialogue Protagoras‚ by Plato‚ an encounter between a celebrated sophist by the name of Protagoras‚ and a philosopher by the name of Socrates‚ examines the different philosophical position each man has on whether ethics and virtue are an innate aspect of human beings‚ or are acquired skills human beings can be taught to perfect. The arrival of Protagoras in Athens calls attention to the question: is virtue teachable? Protagoras argues that virtue is teachable‚ which allows him the ability

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