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    Why Galileo Was Condemned

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    Why was Galileo so condemned when he held the correct view of the universe? Essentially Galileo was condemned for questioning the accepted‚ traditional explanation of the universe as supported by the Catholic Church at the time. Not only was Protestantism dealing heavy religious and political blows to the Church’s dominance in Europe‚ so to was an increasingly questioning scientific community of which Galileo seemed to be the most vocal combatant. Whilst he certainly didn’t question God’s involvement

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    Paper February 20‚ 2012 Was the Death of Socrates Justified? The life and death of Socrates is a topic that can spark great debates. Socrates was an ancient Greek philosopher who was put on trial for two specific reasons. In the Apology‚ we learn that the people of Athens claimed that Socrates did not believe in the gods of their city‚ but in other spiritual things. This was thought to be impious. They also believed that Socrates was corrupting the youth. Socrates did his best at trial to prove

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    philosopher from Athens named Socrates. During the trial Socrates is accused of rejecting the gods of the city and creating his own‚ as well as corrupting the youth of Athens. He unsuccessfully attempts to persuade the jury of his innocence‚ and is bestowed a verdict of ’guilty.’ In response to the jury’s decision‚ Socrates attempts to illustrate why death should be considered a blessing. I will argue that although Socrates presents possibilities that might await one after death‚ he does not exhaust all

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    Why Was Socrates Guilty

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    In 399 BCE‚ Socrates was put on trial and convicted to death for “impiety and corrupting the youth of the city” (Apology‚ p. 202). He asked many questions of people‚ making them look unintelligent and the upper-class youth followed suit. Instead of accepting his fate‚ he killed himself‚ denying his opposition the pleasure of doing so themselves. Confucius was a philosopher in China many years after the death of Socrates in Greece. His philosophy was based on natural order‚ specifically children minding

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    “The trail of the exiles was a trail of death”. This perfectly describes the Trail of Tears- a journey in which 15‚000 Cherokees were forced to walk about 1‚000 miles in the harsh cold winter. The Trail of Tears was a horrifying event- full of hunger‚ diseases‚ exhaustion‚ and death. The seventh president of the United States of America‚ Andrew Jackson‚ was the cause of this brutal and heartbreaking journey. He forcibly transferred the Cherokees from their home on the Trail of Tears‚ was prejudiced

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    The Death of Socrates

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    The Death of Socrates “The Death of Socrateswas painted by a French painter . His name was Jacques Louis David. The painting represents the scene of the death of Greek philosopher Socrates. He was condemned to die by drinking hemlock for the expression of his ideas against those of Athens’ and corrupting the minds of the youth. The painting also depicts both Plato and Crito‚ with the former sitting at the edge of the bed and the latter clutching the knee of Socrates. Socrates had the choice

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    There are numerous reasons why Socrates is more important and influential than George W. Bush. After the 9/11 incident‚ the world supported America and Americans were united. However‚ President Bush lost his opportunity to unite America and the world by deciding to invade Iraq. One of his main reasons for invading Iraq was to get rid of the country’s weapons of mass destruction‚ which turned out to be false. America’s reputation had been negatively impacted and its image much damaged due to the invasion

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    The Death of Socrates

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    be friends to Socrates are all useless! How could you have been so cowardly‚ or lazy‚ or stingy‚ as to allow you ’friend’ to die? Surely‚ with a little courage‚ energy‚ and money‚ you could have saved him."<br><br>Those are strong accusations coming from someone who obviously did not know Socrates as well as his other students or me. Although‚ I expected that people would react this way to my actions‚ or lack of actions‚ regarding Socrates death.<br><br>For Socrates‚ being executed was the only option

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    The Death of Socrates

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    “The Death of Socrates” – Extra-credit The Death of Socrates by Jacques Louis David is a perfect example of a neoclassical painting. As a characteristic of this time‚ the author focuses on symmetry and on the characters’ faces to tell the story. Jacques Louis David uses a smooth texture in his composition and primary bright colors predominantly in the disciples’ robes. It is a secular piece of art that represents a historical moment‚ the death of Socrates‚ a Greek philosopher‚ known as one of the

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    Was Socrates Wise?

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    Fools Decide Them. Socrates‚ an Athenian philosopher who lived from 469 BC until his very unnecessary death in 399 BC‚ has had his wisdom called into question many times since he has been studied. But to know whether some is wise‚ we must first know what it means to be wise. According to Websters Dictionary‚ to be is wise is : (1) having or showing good judgment; (2) informed; (3) learned; (4) shrewd amd cunning. From this definition‚ it is clear to me that Socrates was wise in every aspect of

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