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    To better clarify his question‚ Socrates makes an analogy; “a thing is not seen because it is visible‚ but conversely visible because it is seen” (15). Socrates later makes a distinction between being approved and getting approved; something is being approved because it gets approved‚ not the other way around. According to Euthyphro‚ something gets approved by the gods because it is holy and not the other way around; it is not holy because

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    He is trapped mentally and emotionally‚ as no one in his world is real. The shot reverse shot of the counterfeit‚ open elevator doors and close up of Truman’s stunned facial expression‚ added with the exchange of dialogue between the security guard. “what is happening?”‚ “nothing‚ were remodelling‚ “no you’re not‚ what are those people doing here?” further establishes that his life and own reality is literally restricted in a world that he’s led to believe is real. Weir constantly

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    Writings to the Emperor In the historical documents exchanged between Pliny and Trajan‚ the reader notices several major things throughout the letter. This piece of history documents the decisions of Pliny and Trajan regarding Christians. Also‚ Pliny and Trajan discuss the punishments that are necessary to enforce in order to acquire the Christians cooperation. Pliny and Trajan try to maintain. order throughout their country as a result of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Pliny and Trajan discuss

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    serious and the other flying by the seat of his pants. These are my two amazing brothers; Joe and Drew. Joe is the oldest at twenty-five. He has always been the more responsible and the more grounded of the two. He has forever been the peacekeeper between Drew and I. And till blue in the face he’ll have a humble attitude and a quiet voice; if Joe would give a big donation to a charity group it would be anonymous. Joe has everlastingly loved me and pronounces he loves me every time he can. He is in

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    Whose Life Are You Living? Whose life are you living? Your own or someone else’s? In the essay‚ there will be a comparison and contrast between a conformist and nonconformist. Mainly in my eyes‚ a conformist is basically being compliant with the rules and regulations . A non conformist is showing disobedience from everyone else ‚ thus breaking rules. Mr. Leonard Mead from the the story “The Pedestrian‚” and the sheep from the novel “Animal Farm” has two separate interpretations of

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    Both "The Persians" and "The Histories" contain information regarding the battle of Salamis. "The Persians" is set in the period between the battle of Salamis and the deciding battle of Platea‚ and although a work of fiction‚ it has many valuable and useful bits of information. Firstly‚ it was written earlier than The Histories‚ by someone who had been in the battle itself. Therefore‚ most of the information would be accurate to Aeschylus. However‚ when in the heat of battle‚ no-one knows exactly

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    Judaism and Christianity are similar both historically and theologically. Since Judaism is considered the parent religion of Christianity‚ they share a Bible‚ religious practices‚ morals‚ holy sites‚ and religious practices. Christianity is founded in Judaism and these two religions share part of the same Bible‚ the Old Testament‚ and believe that Jerusalem is a holy city (van Voorst‚ 2013). This Bible states that God is the Creator of the universe and all things‚ and that God is omniscient. Within

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    Antigone‚ by Sophocles and‚ Lysistrata by Aristophanes are both pieces of art studied and fascinated within the time frame they were made and still are to this day. The tragedy‚ Antigone‚ and the comedy‚ Lysistrata‚ both encompass women who go against their customs and laws; but what sets these two so widely apart‚ is the outcome in which each women face in result of their actions. Antigone is told and begins with the assumption that readers know the background and characters within it‚ this is

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    acts with out thinking and has no regard as to what would happen to others as a result of his actions. If Romeo were caught not only would he likely be killed‚ but he would also risk getting Juliet into a lot of trouble and further escalate tensions between both families. If Romeo thought through the consequences of his actions‚ he would realize that he is putting the very person he loves in danger. Romeo lives his life in the moment and fights any obstacles that fate puts in his path‚ unaware that his

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    France and England both began with a similar styles of government‚ but by the 17th century these two nations had very different styles of governing. France by the mid-17th century was an absolute government. This meant that the government of France was financially independent of the nobility‚ had developed its own national income‚ which allowed it to operate without the input of the citizens. It also meant that during a crisis it could effectively turn its back on large portions of people if need

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