The essay “Crito” is a dialog between Socrates and Crito’s‚ who is trying to convince Socrates to escape from prison and his ultimate death. Both parties give good reasons on their positions‚ but it ultimately is Socrates’s decision. The Conversation begins with Socrates questioning Crito‚ why he is there so early‚ which he replied that he comes to the prison often and knows the “prison-warder” (43a). He continues to tell Socrates that he could not sleep because his friend is about to be executed
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Teenagers‚ especially those nearing the end of their high school career‚ are often diagnosed with a disease commonly known as senioritis. Senioritis‚ a mental virus curable only by a high school graduation ceremony and a diploma‚ is characterized by a strong desire to be out of high school and into the real world. Teens with senioritis tend to have a utopia-esque vision of college; they see college as a place where they can finally escape the confines of their hometown‚ a haven where they can safely
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Known for his tales of mystery and horror‚ Edgar Allan Poe published Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque‚ which included one of his major works‚ “Ligeia.” While he is better known for some of his other works‚ such as “The Raven‚” Poe has once been quoted as saying that “Ligeia” was his best story that has been written. With this work‚ Poe is able to both show and answer that the only reason that people die in the first place is due to them not trying to stay alive enough and that love becomes the
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Should U.S. States Raise the Driving Age? Teenagers worldwide view the privilege of driving as a coming of age ritual. Recently‚ the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has called upon states to raise the driving age from sixteen to seventeen‚ or possibly even eighteen years old. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety‚ or IIHS‚ is a research group funded by the auto insurance industry. Research by the IIHS has shown that car crashes are the leading cause of death amongst teenagers
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The Giver Argument Essay The Giver‚ by Lois Lowry‚ is about a twelve year old boy named Jonas who receives a painful job. He received the Receiver of Memory‚ which is one of the most honorable jobs in the community. Jonas receives memories from the past that are very painful for him to handle. With a small 2 year old named Gabriel‚ he decides to travel through the cold and snowy hills. At the end of the book‚ Jonas and Gabriel both survive the harsh weather and find themselves at a town in Elsewhere
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compatible with the nation. And the sentiment of being opposed to the encroachment of other cultures is not something that was alone to Sedgwick’s writing. This is something that only sixteen years later‚ Susan Warner similarly warns about in her own essay on what women can best do to serve their country. “[These] mad copyers of European ways can make no distinctions; all is fish that comes to their net‚ as we say‚ provided only that it be caught in foreign waters. If a thing be French‚ or English‚ or
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Cause & effect of drinking & driving There are many reasons why people drink. There are also many reasons why individuals’ think they can drive after they have been drinking. No one ever think’s that the cause of their drinking can have effects. During the seconds of making the selfish decision to pick up the keys and get behind the wheel‚ no one thinks about the effect. Thousands of question are asked‚ and thousands of excuses are being given. No answer is ever good enough to family or friends who
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restricting teen driving on the books for more than a year. Because of the numerous deaths‚ many people are pushing for a legislative bill that would limit teens driving privileges. This proposed bill is expected to easily clear the Senate‚ and its chances in the House of Representatives are high. If it passes‚ then it will be effective to all those teens born after January 1‚ 1983. This new law will allow teens more practice time before driving alone. The bill will give teens more driving experience
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Self-Driving Cars Are you prepared to give up the control of your personal vehicle to reduce or even stop traffic related deaths and injuries? Over the years that figure continues to rise; now we’re doing something about it. Google have produced one of the several autonomous vehicles that exist today and they are testing them on public roads in busy cities. Some experts believe autonomous vehicles might reduce or even stop traffic related deaths and injuries. Since last year‚ according to Amanda
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• The two methods of curing the mischiefs of faction as defined by Madison are one by removing its causes; the other is‚ by controlling its effects which is controlling everyone’s opinions‚ interests and passions. Madison defined that faction was a number of citizens‚ whether a majority or minority gets united and activated by some common impulse of passion‚ or of interest of the community. • Among the two factions discussed by him‚ the first is to remove its causes which is destroying its liberty
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