Humanities Prof. Smith SOCRATES Socrates was a man of many words‚ with more thoughts and questions than any man of his time. Socrates wrote nothing himself‚ leaving much of his life a mystery. As mysterious as he was‚ today we look at him as the Father of Philosophy. Most of what we know about him was depicted through works that Plato‚ his pupil‚ had written about him. These works were Crito‚ Phaedo‚ Lysis‚ Symposium‚ Euthyphyro and Apology‚ and with them being written Socrates was remembered as being
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thus‚ with no sense of his own ability to make mistakes‚ made some really terrible ones. Aristotle’s tragedy involved a change (reversal) of fortune‚ which could go from bad to good just as well as from good to bad. He did‚ however‚ consider to good-to-bad reversal‚ with an unhappy ending‚ more artistic. But that unhappy ending did not require the hero to die. Shakespeare incorporated many of Aristotle’s ideas into his concept of tragedy‚ but he was also influenced by the medieval concept‚ according
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It’s better late than never‚ is a saying people usually say when people take too long in doing something for them. They say it’s better for things to be done one day‚ than for things never to be done at all; but what if civilians are seeking justice and equality from the government. If civilians are being treated inhumanly and what they are asking for‚ justice‚ is put to the side as if they did not exist. Justice cannot wait for later because it will only spark up the fire to treat civilians unfairly
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Rhetorically‚ Plato uses Socrates’ discussion with Glaucon and Adeimantus to list a series of grievances against poetry‚ music‚ and painting: * A good portrait of the gods and heroes will show them as worthy and exalted beings — but poets such as Homer and Hesiod often tell tales of the gods and heroes fighting and bickering and acting immorally [e.g.‚ 390b-391e]. * A moral citizen’s soul will be composed and dignified — but many musical modes stir us up inside and make us jangled and unsettled
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The Crucible is a book written by Arthur Miller in the 1950’s. The book describes events of paranoia in the form of witchcraft‚ and trial. This book was written during the McCarthy Era‚ which‚ as defined by http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/mccarthyism?s=t‚ was the government‚ amongst others‚ making unsupported claims of people being communist. The Crucible was based on the witch trials of Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries‚ in which central european countries would trial‚ torture‚ and kill
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How Technology Affects Us Word Count: 774 Everyone has seen the moody‚ withdrawn kid with music blasting out of his white ear-buds‚ or the girl rapidly texting on her phone. The youth of today are constantly immersed in technological advancements that promote nonstop communication and instant gratification‚ whether through cell phones‚ gaming systems‚ laptops‚ or MP3 players. But are these technological advancements a good thing? I believe that the growth of technology has negatively influenced
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can see the theme of love in this story in many ways‚ and how it still relates to our world today. Firstly‚ how in some places‚ countries‚ or religions don’t allow certain marriages. Like Romeo and Juliet‚ there are still families and societies that disapprove of certain relationships. This could be because of religion‚ culture‚ or other reasons that are unknown. Even though some of these challenges may be hard‚ many people today still choose to follow their hearts and pursue love‚ just like Romeo
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speech • Socrates ○ was the first philosopher concerned with human affairs (ethics‚ morality) ○ Socrates originally devoted his time to science ○ Later abandoned science and shifted attention to ethics-philosophy ○ Never wrote anything; so how do we know anything about him? Because of: § Plato § Xenophon § Aristophanes (Clouds)- accuser ○ Plato is the mouth piece of Socrates in most cases § But not verbatim; a lie in such that it cannot be verbatim § Idea that Plato
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More Like u-NOPE-ia “Maybe there is a beast…maybe it’s only us.” The beast was only them. The beast was a result of their savagery and immorality. They used the beast as an excuse to revert back to their primitive ways. They became savages. In Lord of the Flies by William Golding‚ a group of boys crashland on an island during a nuclear war and attempt to survive. While on the island‚ many of the boys have contradictory ideas on what life should be like on the island. Their difference in opinions
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Sophists cont’d 3) key pre understandings A all knowledge is relative B Culture‚ religion‚ and ethics are circumstantial and thereby changeable‚ rather than natural permanent and absolute 4) The sophists role in Athenian Democracy A The Shift to democract meant that clear speech and the power of persuation was indispensible B Sophists taught the art of rhetoric‚ the art of persuasive speech‚ not for the sake of truth‚ but for the sake of winning the argument 1 make a bad case look
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