Assignment I: Is Socrates a good citizen? Discuss with reference to the Apology and the Crito. The Socratic Citizen Plato’s Socrates is a character plagued and prized with contradictions. He professed to care for nothing so much as virtue and human excellence but was incriminated by the greatest and most open democracy in ancient history. He was wrongfully convicted‚ yet unwilling to avoid his unjust execution. He is at once the most Athenian‚ citizenly‚ patriotic‚ and other-regarding of philosophers—and
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A speech about Muslim Beliefs Good morning‚ I’m here to talk to you today about Muslim beliefs. I will explain to you what Muslims believe in and describe how different and similar it is to Christianity. Firstly‚ our beliefs. We Muslims believe that there is one God (Allah). Islam teaches that there is only one God. He has no family or partners. He is the only one who people should worship. Several times a day I say “There is no God but Allah and Muhammad is his messenger) this is known as the
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Sample speech Happiness is a choice Classmates‚ Friends‚ teachers‚ ladies and gentleman‚ lend me your ears. I’m standing here in front of you to express my deep sympathy and sorrow to those people who commits suicide‚ to those who doesn’t value their life and to those who is lives in their past. Ladies and gentleman‚ let me say this to you. That you can be happy if you will only choose to be. But
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important festivity in the chinese Lunisolar Calendar. Ancient Chinese New Year is a reflection on how the people behaved and what they believed in the most. In the celebration of the Chinese New Year‚ people will pour out their moneyh to buy presents‚ decoration‚ material‚ food‚ and clothing. It is also the tradition that every family cleans the house to sweep away any ill-fortune in hopes to make way for good incoming luck‚ they usually clean their house on the days before the New Year celebration. There
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Great English Teachers What are the characteristics of a good teacher of English? The traits range from great teaching and management strategies to a good attitude. Top Characteristics for Teachers There are 15 characteristics of effective teachers that range from having high expectations to being flexible and imaginative.These 15 characteristics can be placed into two categories: management and instructional techniques and personal traits. To have strong classroom management and instructional
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Ashley Miller Ms. Hingle COMM 150 20 October 2015 Informative Speech Outline I. Introduction A. How would you react‚ if you found out you were in taking a drug without even knowing it? Would you continue or stop? Drugs are anything that stimulates your body to react in a certain way. For those that didn’t know this‚ caffeine is a drug. B. Statistics have proven that any amount exceeding “five or more cups of coffee will increase the risk of cardiac arrest (Caffeine).” “60 percent of the
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E-Government in Malaysia: Its implementation so far and citizen’s adoption strategies. E-Government is the use of information technology in to provide citizens and organizations with more convenient access to government information and services and to provide delivery of public services to citizens‚ business partners‚ and those working in the public sector. It helps to improve information flows and processes within government to improve the speed and quality of policy development‚ coordination and
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I thank you for joining me here today‚ and giving me the opportunity‚ as this is indeed a special day. How special? I dont really know‚ but I am sure that the outcome of this state election will change the future of the country in some way. I am no superman or Wonder woman. But‚ I am a person that will try my hardest to change whatever wrongs in this world into rights. I am sure that I can help people in their busy lives with the smallest problems or at least in the transport aspect. Everyday‚
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A speech about tennis shoes Respected Chair‚ distinguished guests of the day‚ and my dear friends‚ As you all know‚ Tennis is a well known game which has fans all over the world. Like the other components of the game‚ I strongly feel that tennis shoes are also important for the effective performance of a player in the court and there is no doubt that the latest designs and technologies make them really performance oriented. It is essential for the players to wear special shoes designed for tennis
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February 2011 W. H Auden: The Unknown Citizen The marble monument erected by the state or town is usually of a hometown hero. The person is almost always someone who did well for the country and originated from a certain town. The statue is almost never of someone who is just an ordinary man living life just like everyone else around him. This man is the model citizen; one who never causes a stir‚ goes to war when asked‚ and does everything to serve the common good. He is a conformist‚ a person whom
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