PL 109 Study Guide Plato’s Apology, pp. 1-5 1. When Socrates is on trial he initiates his defense by comparing his manner of speaking to that of his prosecutors. He discusses his force of eloquence because his accusers use this topic to say that you should not be mislead by this. Socrates goes on to agree with them by saying he does speak with the force of eloquence but only if that is a force of truth. He compares the eloquence mainly by agreeing with the prosecutors, but getting more specific with
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Veronica Roth had the right idea when writing her book series Divergent. The faction system, specifically caught my attention. In modern society, there are many issues with the American education system and the faction system could be the way to fix it. Americans face difficulties in the American education system: from students getting suspended for plagiarizing to students getting suspended for being late to class. The only way to fix this problem is to separate students into groups based on their
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Literature has always explored the theme of love. Love cannot be defined in just one way, there are several different types of love. Three types of love that can be found often in classic readings are eros(romantic), philia(friendship), and familial, or the love of family(“The 7 Types Of Love”). Love in literature is not far different than love in modern culture. The love titled philia can be found in The Epic of Gilgamesh. Gilgamesh has a strong love for Enkidu in the epic. Their love is solely
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An additional event to consider is the death of Alexander’s close companion, Hephaestion. It is rumored that Hephaestion was Alexander’s male lover, and his death brought Alexander into a deep depression as well as weakening his state of health (Oldach, Borza, Benitez 1998; Romm 2012). There are few sources, if any, describing how Hephaestion died. Considering this, had there been a record of his symptoms, historians would be capable of comparing and contrasting the symptoms and possibly stumble
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In Plato’s “Euthyphro,” Socrates questions a man outside of the courthouse who is turning his father in for illegal activity. Socrates asks him a series of questions that tests Euthyphro’s understanding actions, but moreover Socrates attempts to discover the true meaning of piety, or justice, from what Euthyphro tells him. The line of questioning never really concludes satisfactorily, as Euthyphro excuses himself before Socrates finishes. To many people in this time, this questioning would not only
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Young Adult Prelog I can’t believe I finally received my logging journal, this entry may be a few hours early but no one has to know. Tomorrow is the big day, the fifteenth commemorative day of my birth and the first day of my five year transition to adulthood. It’s been such a long time coming! Everyone says I’m going to miss being a minor and living with my family but I don’t think so, this is going to be fun! All week I’ve been running back and forth with my parents to the young adult center
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It is thought-provoking that analyzing Phaedrus by reading the written words of an author who is also analyzing the text is part of what the dialogue and story-line are trying to convey to the reader. At first look the reader might think the intention of the book is to dissect the subject of love. This is demonstrated by the dialogue in the book itself, and seems to speak to the point that Socrates is trying to make. Love is used as the subject of the speeches. The very point of the book itself so
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Riders, by a New York Times bestselling author, Veronica Rossi is a fictional novel written about a young man in the military who becomes one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse. Rossi was born in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil in 1973. Rossi lived in several different countries including Mexico and Venezuela until she finally settled in the United States. Rossi attended the University of California; additionally, she completed her undergraduate degree, and her first novel Under the Never Sky. Rossi
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“lie n: an untrue statement made with intent to deceive” The definition of the lie is something that is oft debated, and so there are many definitions that one could find. This paper will attempt to analyze one of these definitions in greater detail, specifically “lie n: an untrue statement made with intent to deceive” (1). To better understand the meaning of this definition it is important to break it up into the smaller parts from which its total meaning is gathered. These components are “an untrue
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Marnie Clark Hrs 3,6 Argumentative Essay The word ethics is known as, a set of moral principles or beliefs. Ethics are the standards known as right and wrong, and help to guide humans on what they consider to be right and wrong. The story "Flowers for Algernon" is about a thirty two year old man named, Charlie Gordon. Charlie has an IQ of 68, and undergoes a surgery to triple his IQ. Charlie Gordon's doctors did not act ethically when they performed the surgery to make him smarter. Charlie's
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