Plato. The Last Days of Socrates. London: Penguin Books Ltd.‚ 1993 Imagine the time just after the death of Socrates. The people of Athens were filled with questions about the final judgment of this well-known‚ long-time citizen of Athens. Socrates was accused at the end of his life of impiety and corruption of youth. Rumors‚ prejudices‚ and questions flew about the town. Plato experienced this situation when Socrates‚ his teacher and friend‚ accepted the ruling of death from an Athenian
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the cards we are dealt‚ just how we play the hand.” -Randy Pausch The Last Lecture can teach a lot about the importance of life. Randy Pausch found out he only had so long left to live and through his last lecture and this book he shows how important it is to live every moment as it is the last because it just might be. He was asked to give a last lecture as many professors are‚ except he wouldn’t need to pretend it was his last because he was diagnosed with terminal cancer. Throughout the book
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The Apex of Last Days‚ by Luke Orlando Gus Van Sant’s Last Days follows a rock star (introduced only as Blake) through his last two days alive as he struggles to cope with the reality of fame and his resulting alienation from the rest of the world. This particular scene‚ which occurs at the exact midpoint of the film‚ depicts two separate sequences. The first sequence shows Blake escaping his house in order to avoid talking to a friend‚ and the second sequence is a long‚ drawn out shot of Blake
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Think for a moment about the last product you purchased. What was the product? What is the brand name of the product? How would you describe the customer for this product? What is the product’s closest brand competitor? Explain why you chose this brand rather than the competitor’s brand. How did the marketing for the product influence your purchase? The last product I purchased was my new car. It is a 2012 Chevrolet Malibu. The customer for this product would be a young adult to middle aged
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Interpretation. «The last lesson» I would like to start my interpretation with a few words about the author. Alphonse Daudet (13 May 1840 – 16 December 1897) french short-story writer and novelist. Daudet wrote his first novel at age 14. Unable to finish his schooling after his parents lost all their money‚ he took a position in a duke’s household. He later joined the army but fled the terrors of the Paris Commune of 1871. His many works include the story collection Monday Tales (1873)‚ the play L’Arlsienne (1872)
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peasant boy’s life by the name of Li Cunxin forever. By pure luck he was chosen to study ballet and serve in Chairman Mao’s Revolution‚ he didn’t know it at the time but he would grow up to become one of the best dancers of all time. His book ‘Mao’s last dancer’ retells his amazing story of survival‚ courage and the battle one man had to prove for his worth. Li Cunxin’s book is an emotional yet inspiring book about an ordinary boys dream to become a world class dancer. We join Li on his emotional voyage
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The meaning of the word friendship has lessened over time. With the invention of social networking sites such as Facebook‚ many virtual friendships have been created that are shallow and meaningless. In a true friendship people enjoy spending time together‚ they trust one another‚ and ultimately their friendship is centered on Jesus Christ. In today’s culture this view has been twisted and turned into a superficial type of companionship‚ which is not the way God intended it to be. Simply put‚
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with no dialogue coming from any other characters. Think of one person standing alone on a stage speaking to an audience. Certainly‚ you are part of that audience‚ but the poem usually implies that the speaker is mainly talking to a specific person(s). Summary This poem is loosely based on historical events involving Alfonso‚ the Duke of Ferrara‚ who lived in the 16th century. The Duke is the speaker of the poem‚ and tells us he is entertaining an emissary who has come to negotiate the Duke’s marriage
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low so he knows that he was going to die soon. His reaction was opposite to the reaction that you would expect. He reacts very optimistic and decide to give a last lecture. He wanted to give this lecture because it would be the last time many of the people he cared about would hear him speak to an audience. The first part of the novel‚ The Last Lecture‚ discusses how Randy decided to make his lecture about achieving childhood dreams and about why his wife‚ Jai‚ did not want him to give the lecture‚
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My Last Duchess: An Analysis of The Duke "My Last Duchess" by Robert Browning is clearly a dramatic monologue used to depict the character of the Duke. The agent seems present although he never participates in the conversation and all parts are spoken by the Duke. The Duke describes some of the agent’s questions and makes the dramatic monologue possible by answering‚ for example‚ the questioning glance he gets from the agent about the "spot of joy on the duchess’ cheek". The poem presents the
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