Glaucon the son of Ariston and the brother of Plato was an ancient Athenian who was known for writing about justice and injustice in Plato’s Republic. Glaucon in Republic tells the story of the ring of Gyge’s ancestor. His story starts out with a shepherd who is really morally good. The just man is given a ring that can make him invisible. A little bit like the Lord of the Rings. Once he has this ring the man can act unjustly with no fear of punishment. The shepherd uses the ring to seduce the
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Synthesis Using Two Sources Which one do you think is better; what we see on our television screens or what we see on our computer screens? In Steven Johnson’s‚ “Watching TV Makes You Smarter‚” and Nicholas Carr’s‚ “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” both authors highlight the ways media have changed the way we learn in the world today; Johnson argues that television is having a positive effect on society and‚ in fact‚ is making us smarter‚ while Carr contends that media‚ especially
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Rhetorical Devices that use figurative language Rhetorical devices are techniques that writers use to persuade‚ create a literary effect‚ or evoke an emotional response from the reader. Whenever you describe something by comparing it with something else‚ you are using figurative language‚ which is any language that goes beyond the literal meaning of words in order to furnish new effects or fresh insights into an idea or a subject (e.g. Whenever you call something “cool‚” you’re not talking
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One of the highest and somewhat basic ranked knowledge that professional musicians have to know are the: Italian‚ French‚ German‚ and Neapolitan chords. The augmented sixth chords have fascinated composers for centuries‚ they have been used for centuries until today’s modern/popular music‚ while the Neapolitan sixth chord has a very distinct sound that creates a different feeling in the chord progression‚ it has also been used in today’s popular music. This chords typically have a predominant function
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intelligence is definitely a specialty of the African culture from singing and playing numerous of different instruments that are created handmade and brought in (Niwamanya‚ 2014). The tone beat‚ deep levels of bass voices‚ and the high voices of Sopranos are what stands out when listening to their music. Some of the instruments that are played throughout the African culture are: keyboards‚ shakers‚ guitars‚ drums‚ and
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Name: Professor: Course: Date: Effects of Language Management on Movies with Multilingual Storyline: The Godfather The media has power‚ the power to influence the society in terms of what to belief in and how to perceive the world. In most of the times the way we view the world; politically‚ culturally and socially‚ is mostly depicted by what we see in the television. For the children‚ who spent most of their hours watching television‚ it is the only way they view the other people in terms of their
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SYLLABUS UPDATES (2010 reprint) This syllabus is valid worldwide from January 2005 and will remain in force until further notice. At the reprint of this document in late 2010‚ the following minor changes have been incorporated into the text: G updates to the publisher information in the repertoire lists (and Appendix 4) G updated information regarding UK accreditation (p. 122) In all other respects the syllabus requirements remain unchanged. Cover design: Økvik Design Text design: Tamasin
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The Trombone The trombone is certainly the most recognizable wind instrument‚ being the only one with a true slide section. The trombone has been in existence for centuries under various forms and names‚ but has remained relatively unchanged for a majority of that time. In the 15th century‚ when trombones developed from the Renaissance slide trumpet‚ they were called trombone in Italian and Posaune in German‚ just as they are today. In English‚ however‚ they were known as sackbuts. The slide trumpet
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Handel’s Messiah – Background information for set work George Frederic Handel‚ considered one of the greatest composers of the baroque period‚ he was born in Halle‚ Germany on February. 23‚ 1685. He died in London on April. 14‚ 1759‚ and was buried in Westminster Abbey. Handel is best known for his English Oratorios‚ particularly the Messiah. Handel was distinguished for his musical ability from his earliest years‚ was sent to Berlin to study when he was 14‚ began his musical career as a performer
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Philadelphia High School High School Department S.Y. 2012-2013 The Phantom of the Opera A Movie Review Submitted by: Stephanie Pauline Dico Submitted to: Mrs. Velasquez September 24‚ 2012 The Phantom of the Opera (2004) is a romantic-horror movie directed by Joel Schumacher while the screenplay was written by the joint forces of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Joel Schumacher. The music they used were eventually put into a soundtrack and there were two versions released‚ the normal 14 disk
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