For a student like me its ‚big ‚‚‚‚‚‚‚‚‚‚question WHAT IS EDUCATION AND WHY IT IS IMPORTANT?????????/ Education is is future-oriented - it is about development and growth even when we are studying the past. Thus‚ as educators‚ the aspect of thinking we tend to focus upon is learning. As we have stressed‚ much thinking is commonplace - it goes on all the time‚ often without our being aware of it. Education takes us into the conscious world. It involves activities that are intended to stimulate
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Vaccines: Why Are They Important? Joshua Cambria Northeastern University Outbreaks of highly contagious childhood diseases like small pox‚ polio‚ measles and whooping cough have started to resurface. 50 years ago‚ parents and children could tell you the name of a person they knew that suffered from these diseases. That is no longer the case; most people have no direct knowledge of these diseases. Until recently‚ practicing doctors had not seen an active case due
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What did Socrates mean by ‘the examined life’ In the Apology Socrates opined that the greatest good a man could engage in‚ is continual discussion about virtue and examination of its presence in self and others. Socrates felt that Athenians‚ like a purebred horse that is well fed but seldom exercised‚ had become lazy‚ sluggish and underperforming. He was disturbed by the indulgence which coupled with fixation on wealth was distracting his townsmen from true greatness that would only be achieved
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Apology: Defence Of Socrates By: Gregory Klima Apology Defense Of Socrates Plato ’s The Apology is an account of the speech Socrates makes at the trial in which he is charged with the following 1) Not recognizing the gods recognized by the state 2) Corrupting the youth of Athens For the most part‚ Socrates spoke in a very plain‚ conversational manner‚ as one would speak to a friend or lecture a child. He explained that he has no experience with courts and demeanor that comes with ‚ he
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represent types of humans. What types of people do these animals represent? Boxer Mollie The cat 2. Keeping in mind the Russian Revolution‚ whom do the animals collectively represent? Thinking of the allegory‚ what person does Old Major represent? 3. Specifically in Russia’s history‚ whom might Mr. Jones represent? In general power struggles‚ whom might he represent? 4. When Old Major addresses the animals‚ what emotions is Orwell trying to arouse in the reader? 5. Why do you suppose Orwell has
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The trial of Socrates This essay is an interpretation of the accusations against Socrates during his trial. Socrates was a Greek philosopher born in 470 BCE. He believed that philosophical system was the value of human knowledge. He would rather die than live and not to be allowed to teach and practice Philosophy and convincing people that the things that are worth it to be valued in life were wisdom‚ truth and the improvement of the soul as an opposed to money‚ honour and reputation. 1 In 399
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if the year-to-year GDP is up 3%‚ this is thought to mean that the economy has grown by 3% over the last year. Measuring GDP is complicated (which is why we leave it to the economists)‚ but at its most basic‚ the calculation can be done in one of two ways: either by adding up what everyone earned in a year (income approach)‚ or by adding up what everyone spent (expenditure method). Logically‚ both measures should arrive at roughly the same total. The income approach‚ which is sometimes referred
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Feelings how do they define us and why do we have them? We are taught in school that our arms‚ legs‚ and other body parts move because our brain send waves to make them do what we want them to do‚ if the brain couldn’t send these signals we would be immobile. As a scientific fact the heart actually sends messages to the brain not the other way around for once. Another fact is everyone has a opinion but those opinions could be chosen by how we feel‚ for example if a person has committed a crime a
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Clouds vs. The Apology In Aristophanes’ Clouds and in Plato’s Apology we see extensive fictional representations of the historical figure‚ Socrates‚ who left us no literary works under his own name. When comparing these two representations‚ readers often assume‚ as a result of the nature of the comedic genre‚ that Aristophanes’ portrayal of Socrates is exaggerated and fallacious. On the other hand‚ Plato’s account is often taken more seriously as a result of the philosophical genre and the respected
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Accusations made against Socrates: corrupting of youth‚ allowing them to question authority not respecting traditional gods introducing new gods He was ugly so people thought he was evil Socrates Life: 469BC- 399BC Born: 469 B.C. Birthplace: Athens‚ Greece Died: 399 B.C. (execution by poison) Best Known As: The great Greek philosopher who drank hemlock Socrates is the ancient Greek thinker who laid the early foundations for Western philosophical thought. His "Socratic Method" involved
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