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Is Knowledge Worth Seeking
Words: 1414 / Pages: 6 .... The fundamental ideas that Socrates seeks to uncover are called forms. This concept is illustrated when Socrates questions Meno on what virtue is. Meno answer with several examples of what is virtuous. This of course is not what Socrates is asking; he is asking Meno what all virtuous acts share in common. For Socrates this relationship between all virtuous acts is what virtue fundamentally is. A person can see virtuous acts but cannot see virtue. Because of this, the idea of virtue must exist somewhere independent of the perceivable world. This is true with all forms or ideas of perfection: they are something that cannot be known by human sen .....
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Aristotles The Poetics
Words: 1129 / Pages: 5 .... makes the audience feel pity for Agamemnon who lost his daughter (although he was the person that made the choice to sacrifice her) by making it know that he was thinking of his people's welfare. By making that choice, Agamemnon becomes a tragic hero.
Aeschylus makes the audience feel for the tragic hero because Agamemnon had to endure the pain and suffering of sacrificing his daughter and then watch, his people die at a war fought over a woman. The tragedy of the war is briefly described in the beginning of the play. The audience feels a great deal of pity for the young men that died and the families that suffered the loss of a loved one. T .....
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Boating In Florida
Words: 1622 / Pages: 6 .... are getting involved in this recreation.
Florida is a state that is known for its beaches, and the people that live here take advantage of this. The majorities of the people that live on Florida’s coast own boats and as the number of people living here increases so do the number of boaters. This increasing popularity for the sport is leading to the congestion of Florida’s waterways. With so many boats in the water at one time laws are more important than ever. These laws are set to maintain a safe recreation for everyone that participates. Unfortunately many of these boaters are unfamiliar with some of these laws and as a result they unintent .....
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Sci/fi Sort Story
Words: 1314 / Pages: 5 .... with all negotiating American politicians.
The Meeting took place several hours later and only nine politicians were able to attend the meeting. None of these politicians apart from the Minister of Defence were able to comprehend the cause of this crisis. The Minister of Defence explained that most world leading countries were dealing with similar problems. He came to a conclusion that it was a terrorist attack by some type of corporate group.
The Minister of Defence Advised Parker to recruit well renowned scientist and to examine all mentally unstable politicians.
Once the scientist arrived, Parker was told that it would take two – four weeks to d .....
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Prime-time Animation
Words: 1329 / Pages: 5 .... C5)." It quickly became the most influential cartoon in . "(It) is no longer the novelty it was when The Simpsons expanded from itty-bits of cartoon fun on The Tracey Ullman Show into a sizzling Fox series phenomenon in the early months of 1990 (Duffy, )." The Simpsons paved the way for the great influx of prime-time animated satires of today, including Futurama (another Groening creation), King of the Hill, and Family Guy because of the unique personality of the show and its characters.
Family Guy is a that derived its satirical outlook on pop culture from its spiritual grandfather, The Simpsons. "Family guy, about the middle-class Griffin .....
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Boxing: Down For The Count
Words: 1424 / Pages: 6 .... as a
respectable sport just flies in the face of decency and civilization and
therefore, it should be banned. Somehow, boxers and supporters have deluded
themselves into thinking that boxing, when properly conducted, is safe. The
classic justification goes something like this: "[b]oxers are not two brawling
brutes seeking to maim or kill each other. [t]hey are two closely matched
athletes seeking, through the use of such skills an footwork, timing, accuracy,
punching, and feinting, to determine who is the better man in the ring" (Farley
26). Unfortunately, dead boxers tell a different story. A study on dangerous
contact sports conducted by Patri .....
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Setting In The Lottery
Words: 931 / Pages: 4 .... leads the reader to believe that this is your normal kind of town with normal people. But it isn’t until the end that the reader finds out that winning the lottery might not be as good as they thought it was.
The first type of setting that, Nature and the Outdoors plays a major role in “The Lottery”. The most unusual thing about “The Lottery” is that the author never tells the reader exactly where the story is taking place. This means that the reader has to gather clues to try and figure out where this is all happening. The are only a few clues given to help the reader out. One clue is that the men are “ .....
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Greek Architecture
Words: 641 / Pages: 3 .... where they held many plays. Some of these plays were building blocks
for moderm drama.
The greek theater was incredible. The greeks spent years of time and effort to
perfect their theater design. In their theater there were four things that most
theaters had. The orchestra, paraskenia, theatron, and skene.
The orchestra was the stage, located in the center of the theater. unlike many
modern stages, which are raised above the seatsthe orchestra was located below
the seats. There were sometimes, but not usually, seats located behind the
orchestra.
The theatron was the audiences seating. THe theatron was raised above the
orchestra,which ext .....
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Simpsons 4
Words: 4166 / Pages: 16 .... that there are literally millions of Simpsons fan-sites around the world.). The Simpsons themselves are a simple family in a small town in Middle America called Springfield. They are: Homer (loyal but stupid father), Marge (dissatisfied, trapped housewife/mother), Bart (rebellious son), Lisa (unappreciated genius daughter), and Maggie (silent baby). The show also revolves around a number of other of the townsfolk, such as Mr Burns (Homer's miserly boss), Smithers (Burns's loving assistant), Apu (Indian shop owner), Principal Skinner and Moe (owner of the local bar). There are a number of reasons why we cannot simply view The Simpsons as a cartoon like .....
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Television Advertisement
Words: 1036 / Pages: 4 .... as many different ways so they can possibly get the consumers to buy their products. Through commercials on televisions and radios, advertising in the newspapers and magazines, advertising has made it possible for most people to go in the restaurant or store and to buy their products. Advertisement contains a lot of false promise. Advertisement may contain a lot of satisfaction, happiness and exaggeration. But people tend to become subcontious with that advertisement. The viewers would often feel like he or she wants to be associated with the advertisement. To make the consumers feel they are associated with the advertise, advertisement often .....
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