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    What Is College Worth?

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    districts have been trying so hard to help us graduate . There is some for everyone appears to graduate equal . the articles why is college worth a cost reviewed how much society is there to day ‚and allow students to fit in more easily studies. Is college worth a cost Why is college worth it‚Why should people go to college People will get a better life College is worth is because it helps people get a better career People should go to college because it going to change

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    Decisions that can often lead to life changing events‚ in a person’s life at times of un-expectancy. This is the very dilemma Socrates faced. Socrates‚ an honorable Athenian man known for his outstanding morality‚ ethical interpretation‚ and philosophy was wrongfully imprisoned yet content with the decision to imprison himself by the orders of the majority from his conduct. At this point‚ it is the break of execution day and in a rousing attempt to change Socrates mind. Crito‚ another lawful Athenian

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    in establishing human rights‚ liberty‚ justice and dignity. However not every individual country have upheld these momentum in a dignified way. Take the Jamaica for‚ example‚ due to Jamaica’s colonial history; there are some traditions that are not worth preserving at all. In Jamaica and other countries‚ parents are expected to beat their children as a way of ’punishing them’. They may do this with various objects‚ such as a belt‚ broomstick‚ ruler‚ or anything that can subject pain to the human flesh

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    Murder Is Never Worth It

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    countless other holidays without the love of their lost family member. They will be devastated and in many cases become depressed due to the loss they have suffered. Is this worth it? Is this what an ideal life sounds like? The answer is no. It is not the killer’s choice whether the victim lives or dies. Murder is never worth it. Murder is never an appropriate response. In no society is murder ever justified.

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    Living In a Box

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    “As soon as you open your mind to doing things differently‚ the doors of opportunity practically fly off their hinges.” ― Jay Abraham Imagine you would be living in an invisible box that wraps up your whole body‚ which is symbolic for the box you are living in (the box you will have to abandon when trying to think outside the box). Wherever you go the box surrounds you and protects you from the “real” reality‚ which is so complex that your brain couldn’t handle it. All the information that tries

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    false accusations in the Apology‚ Socrates is imprisoned for being wrongly tried and condemned to death‚ later on he is greeted by Crito his friend who visits in the cell with him. Crito tries to convince him through compelling‚ but at times selfish arguments. Socrates responds against these arguments with selfless reasons to explain the bigger issue of his own principles. Firstly‚ Crito argues minor and major points of logic on why it is right to escape‚ but Socrates does not escape based on his obedience

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    Thrasymachus Vs Socrates

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    at the expense of their own” (41). Thrasymachus concludes that “the dynamics of justice‚ then‚ consistently operate to advantage the ruler but never the subjects” (41). The strong cares for others inasmuch as it serves the interests of the strong Socrates quickly objects that the definition of governing is not to consider what is in the interest of the strong‚ but only what is in the interest of governor’s subjects‚ which prompts Thrasymachus to further explain his view. He explains that that the

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    Worth A College Degree

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    may think college isn’t worth it because you can get somewhat a good job without a college degree‚ but there is also people think that college is worth it. From my point of view i think it is good but what do you think? College graduates earn more‚ and are more likely to have a job in the first place and is especially important for some americans. When a student graduates from high school only 65% of them go to college which they will have a better‚ and more successful life after college. Referred

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    knows the pressure of college; teachers‚ parents and peers alike seem to be constantly asking about it‚ which only raises more questions for the individual. “Am I going to college? Should I go? Is it worth the time and money?” Weighing their options‚ their possibilities‚ and planning their entire life from there can leave one disoriented. With college being such a huge cultural staple in modern society‚ even people who are far past their high school and college years debate these questions in detail

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    Socrates as an Exemplar of Love It may seem at first that Plato wrote Symposium merely to praise Love through a sequence of speeches made by the selected male speakers attending the drinking party. After Socrates makes his speech on the truth of love however‚ it becomes more apparent that Symposium is also a tribute to Socrates and his way of life. Although this is shown gradually and indirectly‚ Plato eventually makes clear his respect and admiration for Socrates’ way of life. The structure of

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