Assignment I: Is Socrates a good citizen? Discuss with reference to the Apology and the Crito. The Socratic Citizen Plato’s Socrates is a character plagued and prized with contradictions. He professed to care for nothing so much as virtue and human excellence but was incriminated by the greatest and most open democracy in ancient history. He was wrongfully convicted‚ yet unwilling to avoid his unjust execution. He is at once the most Athenian‚ citizenly‚ patriotic‚ and other-regarding of philosophers—and
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Of course‚ there are plenty of stories of how players had to fight against their parents to let them play the game that they love. Now‚ the financial viability is no longer left to be proved. This might lead to more players embracing the game. Let us see how it pans out in the near future. The other question that remains is how financially profitable this entire venture will be? Will it be a win-win situation for all the stakeholders involved? BCCI‚ the franchises and players. Obviously the players
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I.3.1 The definition of Citizen Journalism Citizen journalism‚ can be defined as a community news and informationshared online and/or in print. The content is generated by users and readers. It can betext / blogs‚ digital storytelling‚ images‚ audio file‚ podcasting or video. Feedback anddiscussion on issues raised is received in the same way.2 Citizen journalism is a form of citizen media - where individuals write and orcomment on issues they feel are left out of the mainstream media. Many issuesaddressed
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INTRODUCTION The H1B visa is the primary US work visa/work permit for professional foreign workers in "specialty occupations". This visa is typically used for professions (Table 1) such as Computing & IT‚ Telecoms‚ HealthCare‚ Finance & Accounting‚ Teaching‚ Legal‚ Marketing & Advertising‚ Sales‚ Management‚ and Engineering; and it is designed for individuals who have high degree of specialized knowledge‚ which means having either the equivalent of a US bachelor’s degree or at least 12 years of
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How to be a good citizen: To be a good citizen‚ it acquires a set of rules and regulations. You have to be full of values‚ principles‚ ethics etc. Human beings are used to living under laws and patterns that are dictated to us by society‚ but following those patterns does not make us good citizens. To be a good citizen‚ first you have to be a good person. All these aspects together will help you find out that there is nothing else you need to be a good citizen. One important aspect for being a
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GOOD CITIZEN Human beings are used to living under laws and patterns that are dictated to us by society‚ but following those patterns does not make us good citizens. To be a good citizen first you have to be a good person. By that I mean that you have to be full of values‚ principles‚ ethics‚ etc. When joining all these aspects together you will find out that there is nothing else to be needed. One important aspect for being a good citizen is to help people. All around us‚ we can see there are
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The Greenwich Association for Retarded Citizens (G.A.R.C.) of Greenwich High The Greenwich Association for Retarded Citizens (G.A.R.C.) of Greenwich High is a group of students interested in interacting with disabled students. These students go to the high school as well‚ and look forward to getting to know us. Each of the students have different disabilities but they each have the desire to make friends. This group is totally volunteer basis for all of it’s members‚ no one has to attend
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Edgardo Olivares TA 380 2/22/14 Kane’s’ Tragedy Citizen Kane develops many remarkable themes. Two main points are the humiliation of the personal qualities of the public figure and the second develops with the serious power of materialism. Taken as one‚ these two themes contain the harsh sarcasm of an American success story that ends in useless homesickness‚ loneliness‚ and death. The reality that the personal theme is developed vocally through the characters while the materialistic theme is developed
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was necessary for survival‚ and as a result they drift further and further apart from real social interaction. However‚ technology does have some positive aspects; it makes our lives easier and helps us connect with people from all the corners of the world. Technology is a double edged sword: it draws us in and has negative effects‚ but it also has some positive effects that enhance our lives. People can become so engrossed in the use if technology‚ that they come to see it as a necessity of life.
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Internet by E-Reservation system. Similarly‚ if we have to send a message to anyone‚ instead of sending a conventional letter we can send an e-mail. Telephones and mobile phones are so commonly being used by us that it has become difficult now to image life without them. All this‚ I feel‚ is enough for us to realize that technology has entered into our day-to-day life. Electricity is one of the greatest wonders of modern science. The growth of fast modes of transport and communication has changed the
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