Professor Gregor Topic 1: Plato’s Apology This paper examines the significance of Socrates’ opening lines in Plato’s Apology. Socrates’ opening lines establish the key points of his defense‚ which he explains in further detail as his dialogue continues. Socrates’ essentially makes four points with his opening two lines‚ which become relevant later on. To understand why these points are significant‚ it is important to make the charges that were brought upon Socrates clear‚ and then we can explore
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workplace for women and a resulting higher retention rate of women‚ post-maternity leave. In short‚ contemporary women in the modern day work force need flexibility to juggle the continuingly blurred line of work and family life in order to retain their jobs and continue to actively participate in the workforce. Hakim (Nankervis‚ Compton & Baird : 2005) argued that modern-day
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Bernard Madoff is a modern day Visigoth for several reasons. He is one of the largest white collar criminals of all time. In fact‚ he has committed one of the most elaborate Ponzi schemes‚ which is considered to be the largest financial fraud in history. For those who do not know what a Ponzi scheme is – it is a fraudulent investment that pays returns to its investors from their own money‚ or the money of other investors‚ rather than through profits of the organization. The scheme entices investors
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Jonah also known as Jonas is the name given in the Hebrew bible to a prophet‚ Jonah’s name stands for “dove” or “peace. Jonah was the son of Amitai and was one of the greatest prophets during the time of Jeroboam II. As a disciple Jonah had anointed Jehu and enjoyed the Kings benevolence. God commended Jonah to go to Nineveh and speak for God and speak out to them telling them what they where doing bad as Nineveh was founded by Nimrod and shorty after during 900 B.C. Nineveh had rose to power‚ planning
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Saydu Mr. Laufersweiler-Hanf 121 - 06 18 February 2014 Modern Day Learner “Saydu‚ education is the key of success in our society‚” “I do not want you to end up living under your sister’s basement or going to work at a place that the boss does not treat you right.” “Yeah‚ I know what you mean Dad.” Olando is a guy who has always hustled throughout her life. He’s a forty-something year old father of two‚ who just likes to share stories about his past and how lessons that were taught to him
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be solely a form of entertainment‚ they actually play a larger role in the world than most people realize. The earliest forms of musicals can be traced back to the theatre of ancient Greece‚ these shows were far from the complexity and genius of modern day musicals‚ but nonetheless they were the beginning of the musicals we have today and they hold value to the culture of the world. Every year high schools throughout America put on their own musicals. Performing these musicals has become sort of a
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2 Modern Day Miracles The Miracle of the Sun The Miracle of the Sun is an alleged miraculous event witnessed by as many as 100‚000 people on 13 October 1917 in the Cova da Iria fields near Fátima‚ Portugal. Those in attendance had assembled to observe what the Portuguese secular newspapers had been ridiculing for months as the absurd claim of three shepherd children that a miracle was going to occur at high-noon in the Cova da Iria on October 13‚ 1917. According to many witness statements‚ after
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Modern day music In todays society it really doesn’t take a lot of effort to become a “talented” or “well known” musician as you can probably tell by some popular artists such as Tyga‚ Jay-Z or Miley Cyrus. In my opinion‚ those three are terrible. In America today in order to become famous “musician” all you need to do is write down a vague rhyme that makes zero sense‚ get an average singer to sing it‚ auto-tune it and wear the correct clothes. Once that one song has been put out‚ mindless
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27 June 2010 A Modern Day Hero When you think about heroes‚ you normally think of military‚ police‚ and firemen. They are all truly heroes. They posses all the heroic qualities that we associate with being a hero. But there are other heroes among us. You and I see them every day of our lives; they are our doctors‚ school teachers‚ humanitarians‚ and athletes. And one of those heroes‚ I think is Lance Armstrong. So to me Lance Armstrong has a lot of heroic qualities‚ for instances Courage
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Plato’s Apology is a narrative of the famous speech of Socrates that is made during his trial. Instead of apologizing‚ Socrates attempts to defend himself and his actions. He is put on trial due to his accusations of corrupting Athens‚ not acknowledging the same gods as the state‚ and creating new gods. During his dialogue‚ Socrates remains very calm and speaks with honesty. He focuses on what is said rather than his manner of speech. When he is first presented in from of the jury‚ Socrates asks
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