Socrates was a philosophical man who lived his life asking prying question in order to guide others to the truth. This manner along with his knowledge and other traits led him to be put on trial for failing to recognize the gods represented by the state‚ creating new gods‚ and corrupting Athens’ youth. Soon after the trail‚ Plato wrote an account of the speech that Socrates used to defend himself‚ titled The Apology. In order to clarify the ideas communicated in The Apology‚ Plato‚ a close friend
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beginning of this section of Apology of Socrates‚ the jurors find Socrates guilty by a 281 to 220 vote. Socrates begins his next speech by revealing that he is not grieved by this decision‚ and that he is surprised only by the ratio of guilty to innocent votes‚ thinking the majority would have been against him. He tells the audience that the proposed penalty is death‚ yet he does not feel that is fair in his belief that he had never wronged anyone. He believed that what he was doing was a job given
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Nathan Bloomer General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: To inform my audience on alternative fuels and why we need them. Evidence: 1. Brief example: Fossil fuels are a means to an end which is why millions of dollars are invested into alternative energy. Hinrichs‚ R. and Kleinbach‚ M. (2013). Energy Its Use and the Environment Fifth Edition 2. Extended Example: Oil reserves in the US are estimated to have 29 billion barrels of oil. The oil reserve will be depleted in 13.2 years
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was against slavery and was trying to get rid of slavery all together. The South didn’t like that‚ so they decided that to continue using a slave-based social system they must leave the Union. Although President Lincoln believed that the main goal for the secession and ultimately the Civil War was to “preserve the Union‚ not to abolish slavery‚” we all know that the main reason was slavery (Page 768 of our assigned readings). If President Lincoln believed that slavery was not the issue‚ why did he
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Based on the two statements Socrates had made in the Apology and the Crito‚ we find that there is an obvious contradiction between them. On one side‚ Socrates says that he would still philosophize even though the jury wanted him not to; on the other side‚ he states that we shouldn’t challenge the law since it gives us everything. However‚ I think it is possible to reconcile the two views since one view is from his own perspective and another view is from the citizens’ perspective. In the next few
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Wheeler‚ the chairman of the FCC‚ will be proposing some new regulations for the FCC that will take place for the Internet. Why is the FCC creating these regulations for the Internet? In essence‚ they want to set these regulations in place to make the Internet a more regulated and controlled utility. This is ultimately a move that helps to ensure net neutrality stays locked down. What is Net Neutrality? Net neutrality is the principle that all governments and Internet service providers should treat all
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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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_Explains why Americans declared their independence none_ Why America Revolted against Britain Why did the colonists revolt against Britain? They had many reasons to revolt that they stated in the Declaration of Independence‚ that was adopted July 4‚ 1776. The Declaration of Independence had 2 parts‚ the preamble which was just an introduction and the second part was all of the reasons for the colonies to revolt. Basically all of the reasons had something to do with the king abusing his rights
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Why did he lie? Those were the four words I kept asking myself. I found out Jerry lied. He had no mother‚ he had no skates. So many things were going through my mind‚ “why did he lie‚” I kept asking myself while tears started going down my left cheek. I looked up into the sky being reminded of Jerry’s beautiful blue eyes. I get to my cabin‚ I look to the right and see Jerry sitting down next to the chimney. Therefore‚ I asked him “why did you lie?” He didn’t respond with a single word. I can see
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claimed that she would not die‚ but become aware of good and evil. By deciding not to kill Adam and Eve‚ he affirms the serpent’s assertion. However‚ the expulsion signifies the establishment of man’s free will‚ and sets the course for the whole bible as the battle of man against himself. The obvious question after reading Genesis one and two is why‚ if God created everything on earth‚ did he create the cunning serpent? This question leads you to believe that
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