The two poems Apology to My Father by David Hutchison‚ and On the Birth of a Son by David Campbell‚ are very different at first glance. On closer examination of the similarities and differences of: audience‚ language‚ themes‚ messages‚ structure and readers role‚ connections can be made. Readers are rewarded by carefully reading these poems. A man thinking about one specific event in his life and the regret he has always felt about that night‚ is the poem Apology to My Father. Back when the male
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Name and Surname Address of the Recipient Dear Mr Robinson Please accept this letter as my formal apology for what happened on on our last business dinner held on .01/28/2013.. It was not my intention to cause any damage or inconvenience. In retrospect‚ I believe the situation resulted from great tension and pressure I felt due to importance of this event. While this is by no means an excuse for my behavior‚ knowing the cause will help me guard against future mistakes. Again‚ I am sorry
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An Tran Professor Nathan Poage PHIL 1301 July 15‚ 2013 Apology: Is Socrates Guilty or Innocent? The Apology is Plato’s accurate depiction of the Socrates’ own defense at the trial provoked by Meletus. However‚ besides current accusers‚ Socrates has to speak out to defense against former accusers who have created prejudices of him for long time. Former accusers prosecute Socrates for “studying things in the sky and below the earth” and “[making] the worse into the stronger argument” (Plato 18b-c)
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against his father. The two men discussion the natures of both piety and justice. Their conversation ending when Socrates proves to Euthyphro that his (Euthyphro’s) actions are not what he believes them to be‚ and Euthyphro leaves in confusion. The Apology‚ which is a second dialog of Plato‚ represent of Socrates’s speech that he proclaims at the trial in which he is
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Jonathan Layne Philosophy 104 March 15‚ 2011 Socrates: The Apology and Crito Socrates believed that his purpose‚ as a moral individual‚ was to achieve true wisdom of virtue and justice. With this considered‚ one may ask‚ "Then why did he accept punishment for crimes he didn’t commit?" Socrates didn’t care for fate‚ because he was only concerned for whether or not he and others were doing the right thing. This belief is shown to be evident when Socrates says‚ "You are sadly mistaken‚ fellow
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In 399 BC‚ a famous Athenian philosopher by the name of Socrates was found guilty in two offenses. The city of Athens gathered to hear the trial‚ and The Apology by Plato allows to better understand what was said in Socrates’ defense and sort through the logistics of the case. Meletus‚ the prosecutor‚ charged Socrates with an account of living an impious life and with a second account of corrupting the youth of Athens. Yet‚ I can attest that truly Socrates was innocent in the case of these two accounts
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Lose by the following and face up to the forfeit; 5 - Write a Facebook apology to your opponent praising them for their brilliance. 6 - You must kiss the feet of your opponent. 7 - You must make your opponent a tasty sandwich. 8 - You must be the slave of your opponent for an hour. 9 - You must eat a tablespoon of various kitchen ingredients of your opponent ’s discretion. 10 - You must send a Moonpig apology to your opponent 11 - Winning player gets 11 minutes on the losers Facebook
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The Politics of Apology and the Nanjing Massacre History 2414-050: East Asia Since 1500 April 4‚ 2014 An apology given based on pride isn’t an apology‚ nor one given under duress. Such is the case with Japan and China. The Japanese have time and again expressed sympathy‚ remorse and many ministers have apologized for the 1937 Nanjing massacre‚ and other atrocities that the Chinese suffered during the Second Sino-Japanese War of World War Two‚ at the hands of
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games of today are very; graphical‚ intense‚ exhilarating‚ and violent‚ but also at often times they can seem very realistic. Most of these games tend to allow the player to pretend or portray the type of character they would like such as; good or bad‚ human or monster‚ etc. For example games such as “Grand Theft Auto” is a game in which the player(s) can go around kill other characters‚ steal things‚ do drugs‚ pick up prostitutes off the streets and engage in ‘certain activities’. Although these
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