Ricardo Rodriguez Mrs. Fazio Philosophy Novemeber-23-10 Reflection “A philosopher knows that in reality he knows very little”..”One thing only I know‚ and that is that i know nothing” – Socrates There above quote is a pre-cursor to the wisdom the great philosopher Socrates has. The above quote is true in many ways such as the fact that we know barely more than what we can see. The above quote explains the microscopic insects we are in the universe. It explains how we cannot merely
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for African American suspects in the U.S. today to receive a fair trial with an all-White jury? Why or why not? We are told that the Sixth Amendment of the United States Constitution states that we have the right to an unbiased jury when it is a felonious trial‚ but what is considered neutrality? This question has been one that the Supreme Court has asked time and time again‚ and they have stated “that the jury must be drawn from a representative cross-section of the community” (Taylor v. Louisiana
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Chapter 14 Trace the history of trials by jury. The right to a trial by jury can be traced to the Magna Carta in 1215. This right was incorporated into Atricle III‚ Section 2‚ of the Constitution with respect to the federal government‚ and in the sixth amendment‚ with respect to the states. Analyze the scope of the right to a trial by jury in a criminal case. The right to a trial by jury applies to all non-petty criminal offenses‚ usually interpreted as offenses punishable by a term of imprisonment
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Simmias objected to Socrates stating that the soul would vanish as the body dies. He brings up the argument of the soul’s existence by using an instrumental example. There is a lyre and a harmony‚ which represents a body and a soul. The lyre and the body are both visible while the harmony and the soul are invisible. He brings up a different perspective than Socrates: “... the soul is a kind of harmony‚ then clearly when our body’s tuning is disturbed … The soul… must instantly vanish‚ like the
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“The unexamined Life is not worth living” Socrates was considered by many to be the wisest man in ancient Greece. While he was eventually condemned for his wisdom‚ his spoken words are still listened to and followed today. When‚ during his trial‚ Socrates stated that‚ "the unexamined life is not worth living" (Plato 45)‚ people began to question his theory. They began to wonder what Socrates meant with his statement‚ why he would feel that a life would not be worth living. To them‚ life was
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March 8 2011 English 2310 Jury research paper The US Constitution grants citizens the right to trial by a jury of your peers. In other words‚ it grants citizens the right to be judged by average ordinary rather than by lawyers or judges. Basically the way the system works is all adults who register to vote become members of the potential jury pool. When a jury is needed for a trial‚ summons are sent out to a number of potential jurors to appear
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this mean our depictions are true. 2.) "Euthyphro" - For every action we take we have a motive behind it. These motives may or may not be obvious to the outside eye and sometimes even to ourselves. In "Euthyphro" ( From Plato ’s "Five Dialogues") Socrates is brought to court and is publicly held at trial for corrupting the youth. However the underlined reason is treason.
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An apology From Socrates An Apology From Socrates’ The Apology is Socrates’ defense at his trial. As the dialogue begins‚ Socrates notes that his accusers have cautioned the jury against Socrates’eloquence‚ according to Socrates‚ the difference between him and his accusers is that Socrates speaks the truth. Socrates distinguished two groups of accusers: the earlier and the later accusers. The earlier group is the hardest to defend against‚ since they do not appear in court. He is all so accused
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Socrates once said‚ “Education is the kindling of a flame‚ not the filling of a vessel.” With this‚ he revealed that education should be thought about and questioned for curiosity and understanding rather than for memorizing facts and information without any deeper thought on the matter. Socrates’ metaphor‚ “filling of a vessel‚” relates to our type of educational system and administration. It is often that teachers do not want students to ask questions they cannot answer; they do not
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explores the internal conflict in the 1950’s where Communism was feared and racial segregation was still present. Not only does the play echo people’s fear of anyone who was different at the time‚ it addresses questions of prejudice in the American Jury system. The audience is challenged to evaluate their own possible prejudices and value human compassion over narrow-mindedness and bigotry. To convey his central concern‚ Rose’s stage directions are concise and delivered in two acts. He deliberately
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