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    Was Socrates Wise?

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    theater and listened to the accuser make a speech‚ then the defendant. During Socrates’ (defendant) speech‚ he proved him own innocence while showing his wisdom‚ which would have made me‚ if a juror‚ vote for him to live. Ross 2 Ross 2 While defending his life infront of the jury and all others present the day of his trial‚ Socrates managed to prove that he was. He did so by simply stating that the Oracle of Delphi claimed Socrates to be the “wisest of all men.” Though this would not have been

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    pursue a career in law. A day in the life of a defense attorney includes important decisions and specific judgments that have to be made. A defense attorney typically will practice law by defending people accused of a crime or some other offense. A defense attorney has to be aware that he/she is defending a person that has been accused‚ has possibly broken the law‚ and is trying to be

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    It was a very hot and humid day. I will never forget that awful day. I just had gotten home from work; the traffic that day was horrible. The mail was in top of my dining room table‚ and there it was on top of all the mail‚ the only thing o saw on the envelope was draft and I was the addressee. My reaction was “Oh My God”‚ my heart was pounding very heart it felt like it was about to jump out of my chest‚ my ears were burning. All I could think was that we are told that we are helping people and

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    sneaking out in the misty morning to perform the burial of his brother‚ Polynieces‚ and later being brought by the guards to face Creon. In the heated confrontation with Creon‚ by opposing the male authority in a patriarchal society with the aim of defending her brother‚ Antigone emphasizes the importance of both family bonds and the permanent laws of the gods over the power of man-made laws‚ finding death more preferable to obeying his edict. Creon‚ however‚ refuses to allow anyone to challenge his

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    pg. 607). This means that aggression is a behavior that is triggered by some sort of emotion‚ problem and or threat. According to Buss and Shackelford‚ the type of emotions or threats that triggers aggression is co-opting the resources of others‚ defending against attack‚ intrasexual competition‚ negotiating status and power hierarchies‚ deterring rivals from future aggression‚ deterring long-term mates from sexual infidelity and reducing resources expended on unrelated children. Buss and Shackelford

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    Mohamed Abdelrahman Critical Lens Essay Grade 11 George Moore once said: “Difficulty in life is a choice”. This quote states that Life can be full of difficulties and a choice can either change your entire life into a positive way or destruct you and the people around you. I agree with this quote because sometimes the choice that a person is willing to decide can make others sad but on the other hand will lead to his happiness and freedom so its difficult

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    displays himself to his children as an example to look up to; an example that will lead to change society. Throughout To Kill A Mockingbird‚ Atticus Finch is displayed as a character of exceeding knowledge in a better society‚ that shows high virtue in defending Tom Robinson in the trial‚ but his care for his children also allows him to teach them in the ways that he seems society fails to show.

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    Maximus As An Epic Hero

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    wronged. In 300 Leonidis is betrayed by a former Spartan soldier whom is rejected for his inability to stand properly as he cannot defend himself properly‚ due to this betrayal Maximus is forced to show his ultimate loyalty to his people and dies defending

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    Ralph Waldo Emerson

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    In reference to not defending his scientific papers to Abbé Nollet‚ Franklin noted‚ “I concluded to let my Papers shift for themselves; believing it was better to spend what time I could spare from public business in making new Experiments‚ than in disputing about those already made” (Autobiography 585). Franklin thought about writing a letter to Nollet to explain his experiments but he decided he would not waste time defending his work because he thought that language differences

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    losing everything they have and go to prison. In this case‚ Carl Lee was proven innocent and was defending his family‚ especially Tonya‚ that is why he killed those two men. If Jake did not help prove him innocent‚ his life would have been at stake. He faced a challenge about murdering those two men‚ but it was all his choice for the safety of everyone else in Canton. He fought with courage by defending his daughter and the rights for her to walk around safely‚ with two less rapists in the

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