PLATO’S APOLOGY In Plato’s Apology‚ I found that it is only named “Apology” but there is nothing about apology there. It is mainly the defense of Socrates for his accusations. He was a very decent intelligent man. Socrates said – “I am not a clever speaker in any way at all-unless‚ indeed‚ by a clever speaker they mean someone who speaks the truth.” By this statement he was able to make people think that he is only telling the truth‚ not making false things with his intelligence. I am amazed by
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What is “Sexting” and Why is it a Problem? The word “sexting” is a combination of the words “sex” and “texting. Sexting is the slang term for the use of a cell phone or other similar electronic device to send or receive nude or semi-nude pictures or videos of sexually explicit images. It can also refer to text messages of a sexually charged nature. As technology has advanced cell phones have the ability to record and send photos‚ as well as videos. The practice of sending suggestive and explicit
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Guilty-free Holidays. 1) Eco-tourism is becoming more and more popular. 2) Travelers fell they are giving something back to the places they visit. 3) Sinking a warship - a group in England is planning to sink a retired warship in order to use it as an artificial diving reef. 4) They will generate ten million pounds a year for the local economy by attracting diving enthusiasts. 5) The sunken ship would attract divers from across Europe and there will be facilities for able-bodied and disabled divers
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philosopher‚ mathematician‚ and pupil of the philosopher Socrates‚ relays his interpretation of Socrates’ defence against the Athenian council in‚ An Excerpt from Plato’s Apology. In the writings‚ (which may be biased being as Plato was an admirer of Socrates)‚ Socrates attempts to dispel the charges laid against him. Throughout the excerpt‚ there is much acknowledgement surronding the scuttlebut in cirulation emcompassing Socrates‚ why and how he earned he vile names‚ his everlasting support of philosophical
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and make a well-informed decision. In Oedipus the King by Sophocles and Apology by Socrates we see how wisdom isn’t in all entirety a positive thing to have. ‘’alas how terrible is wisdom when it brings no profit to the man that’s wise ‘’ – Oedipus‚ in this quote we see how Oedipus feels as if he has this wonderful wisdom but doesn’t know how to use it ‚ he feels as if he is the wisest of them all but doesn’t know exactly what that means. Oedipus uses his supposed wisdom and reason to calculate his
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Socrates is a man who relies on his manipulative tricks of rhetoric and cunning wisdom to dismantle and disprove his opponents of conversation. “What is the pious‚ and what the impious‚ do you say?” (6) Socrates asks one of these opponents‚ a man named Euthyphro‚ who is at court to prosecute his own father - an action which Euthyphro thinks to be pious. Socrates asks Euthyphro to define piety‚ and as he does so‚ Socrates uses their conversation to mock and twist Euthyphro’s words so they contradict
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content in the ghettos until one day when were transported like animals to Auschwitz. Unknowing the horror that laid ahead of us. What have we done to deserve this? Absolutely nothing! All this just because we’re Jewish. I am writing this letter to not only inform you that I have read your article. But to also prove that SS officers of Auschwitz are guilty of crimes against humanity for the torturing of prisoners who were already tormented to the extreme. Prisoners of Auschwitz were already tormented
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In the lyrics of "Why" by Jadakiss‚ the song is interpreting why all these hard things happen all around the world. Like for instance when someone gets shots or someone gets hurt; sometimes people wonder why these things happen. About how people can party a lot but never really see what’s beyond the partying. They are too focused on the partying to see what is really out there. Alcohol isn’t the answer to everything but then again people drink it to forget their problems. The same as in drugs;
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A view of wisdom or expertise that might be attributed to a relativist like Protagoras is that an individual possesses expertise if he or she has a better perception than others. Having better perception does not mean truer perception; rather‚ better perception can be understood as a perception that ‘brings about what is good for one’s health’ (171e). This means perception can be understood as practical knowledge. Moreover‚ perception can be understood as practical knowledge of certain causes and
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What Is Plagiarism and Why is it Important? Plagiarism is an action that is most commonly used in colleges and universities. We have text books that we read daily‚ or are supposed to. We go to class and listen to lectures daily‚ or are supposed to. We participate in classroom discussions‚ or are supposed to. And‚ we pull all of the thoughts and ideas together to form our own thoughts and ideas‚ or are supposed to. With so much on our plates‚ sometimes‚ our thoughts and ideas may seem to
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