Chapter 3 Problems 1. Dental Delights has two divisions. Division A has a profit of $200‚000 on sales of $4‚000‚000. Division B is only able to make $30‚000 on sales of $480‚000. Based on the profit margins (returns on sales)‚ which division is superior? 3-1. Solution: Dental Delights Division A Division B [pic] Division B is superior 3. Bass Chemical‚ Inc.‚ is considering expanding into a new product line. Assets to support this expansion
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In the house of Polemarchus‚ Socrates and his colleague‚ Thrasymachus share their wisdom on the definition of justice. The scene is set for a mighty debate that will be discussed for centuries after this event. Thrasymachus‚ unsatisfied with Socrates’s rebuttal to Polemarchus’s definition of justice‚ pounces at the opportunity to have the upper hand on the great philosopher‚ and prove himself the wiser. Socrates‚ who just bested Cephalus and Polemarchus decides to entertain Thrasymachus and hear
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viewed them as harmful to society and a corruption to the values of young people. Socrates (470-399 B.C.) was one of the most original‚ inspiring‚ and controversial sophists in ancient Greek philosophy. He changed philosophy from being about nature and the universe toward an examination of moral problems and how people should best live their lives. However he left no writings so the only information we have about Socrates comes from his pupils. We know he taught many people how to live their life by
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Taylor Lukas January 26‚ 2011 Block H A Little About Me Yesterday I had my first class in English9A with Mrs. O’Donnell. We were assigned a five paragraph essay to do about ourselves‚ honestly I love writing‚ but I hate writing about myself because then I question myself on what to write. You are going to read more about my life and I hope that your expression after you do is‚ "Wow." I am going to simply start off with‚ my full name is Taylor Rose Lukas‚ I am fifteen years young at the
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dialogue in the Crito‚ Socrates would completely disagree with this claim. According to Socrates‚ laws are what allow the state to exist‚ and the state exists to serve its people‚ therefore any person living within the state should want to follow the law‚ as it would only benefit them. These are the core values which Socrates has lived his life by‚ and in Freudian terms‚ this simply means Socrates’ superego has been effective in mitigating the drive of the id. In Socrates’ case‚ the instance of the
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24c‚ of Apology‚ written by Plato about Socrates’ trial‚ starts off with Meletus accusing Socrates of corrupting the youth of Athens. Socrates claims that if either of them is doing wrong it is Meletus because he involves himself in things that he does not really interested in or cares about. Socrates proves that Meletus is not concerned about the youth and also that he himslef is not a corrupter of the youth by asking Meletus a number of questions along with questions he answers himself. First
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The Three Modes of Persuasion: Socrates’ Apology In speaking of effective rhetorical persuasion‚ we must appeal to our target audience in a way that will get them to accept or act upon the point of view we are trying to portray. Aristotle said that we persuade others by three means: (1) by the appeal to their reason (logos); (2) by the appeal to their emotions (pathos); and (3) by the appeal of our personality or character (ethos) (Corbett and Connors 32). When Socrates‚ an infamous rhetorician‚ gave
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Socrates was the son of common Athenians. His father was a stone-mason/ sculptor‚ his mother a midwife. Socrates was also a stone-mason by trade and was to follow in his father’s footsteps. It was still yet unknown to Socrates in his early years that his ‘career’ would be that of a philosopher. It is said he was pulled out of his workshop by Crito because of the “beauty of his soul”. Jobless and serving no direct purpose to the Athenian (Greek) society‚ Socrates was well known in the Athenian
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Socrates v. Euthyphro: What Is Piety? In Athens Greece‚ there was a very wise man considered by the Athenians who lived through the Periclean age (around 400 BC) and his name was Socrates. For most of his life time Socrates was a highly well respected philosopher; who loved teaching philosophy of life to anyone who listen in the street of Athens. All was dandy until his friend Chaerephon had told him that “He went to Delphi at one time and ventured to ask the oracle – as I say‚ gentlemen‚ don
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Socrates‚ Polus and the Two Miserable Dwarves History of Ancient Philosophy Christopher P. Camp‚ Jr February 18th‚ 2013 In part of Plato’s Gorgias‚ Socrates begins a debate with a student of the orator‚ Gorgias‚ named Polus. Polus and Socrates argue about if someone who commits unjust acts and is not caught is more miserable than someone who was caught for their unjust acts. Socrates argues for the position that the person is less miserable if they are punished. Polus finds this absurd and
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