the people who apply them. Socrates poses the question: should the individual obey the state every time the state asks something of him or her? Socrates’ believes that an individual of the state has an obligation to that state and its laws. However‚ in return‚ the state cannot ask its citizens to do anything unjust. Socrates is willing to disobey the laws of state because he is afraid to do anything unjust. When Socrates is sentenced to the death penalty he replies by telling
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Should fearing death be irrational? Socrates‚ the Greek philosopher‚ offers explanations in the apology as to why we shouldn’t fear death. No one has the ability to explain or warn us of how it feels to die. At this time anyone could accuse you and the majority of votes decided whether you would live or die. Socrates later in the trial was convicted guilty and he had to take a hemlock based liquid. This hemlock based liquid caused him to feel his body numb which slowly killed him. The liquid harmed
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Trail of Tears The Indians of America lived mostly peacefully among the people in the states. Though to some they were only to ever be thought of as savages‚ people who would kill the whites. Others thought of them as less than whites. They were essentially in the same social status or class as the blacks were. Though the land in America more rightfully belonged to them than any persons living there‚ they were treated like immigrants in a foreign land. They weren’t given the same rights as the
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caution because Socrates is a “clever speaker”. According to Socrates‚ the difference between him and his accusers is that he speaks the truth. He is on trial for two items‚ which include‚ corrupting the youth and impiety. Socrates tells everyone that he has no experience with the court and he will speak the way he is used to by being honest and direct. Socrates explains that his behavior is from the oracle of Apollo at Delphi. The oracle was asked if anyone was wiser than Socrates was. The answer
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The Five Civilized Tribes and the “Trail of Tears” The Indian Removal Act and the “Trail of Tears” was one of the worst tragedies in American history. It shows that the US government was forcing Native Americans to move from their homelands and endure great hardships of famine‚ cold and harsh weather‚ long treks on foot‚ and unfamiliar places with no regards to their safety‚ culture‚ history and wellbeing. Since the settling of North America by European colonists‚ relations between Native Americans
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The Trail of Tears: Before and After In the early 1830’s‚ the Native Americans’ consisted of about 125‚000 people living in Georgia‚ Tennessee‚ Alabama‚ North Carolina and Florida. America‚ their homeland had been invaded by white settlers. Unfortunately the settlers’ greed won the moral battle. The federal government made the executive decision to introduce the “Indian Removal Bill”‚ which led to the extrication of the Native Americans by a long forced journey-by-foot known as the trail of tears
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Indian Removal Act of 1830 was that the white settlers of this country discovered gold in the northern part of Georgia and became hungry for more land. This brought about a gold rush to most of the state and gave president Jackson a reason to push the Indians out of the area in order for more white Americans could come to Georgia (A Brief Histroy). President Jackson also felt a need to protect the United states from threats on the inside of our country in reference he was speaking about the Indians
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grave disservice. Exploring these troublesome topics and even questioning why they may not be spoken about or how they influence society cause students to gain vital knowledge and become less ignorant. The Oregon Trails may be considered by some to be a tool to aide students in becoming more knowledgeable on diverse topics. It has been called a “multiethnic” interactive computer game that allows students to travel along the trail and gain insight on the life of a person traveling to the Oregon Territory
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1) Socrates thinks that the person who thinks he knows nothing when he doesn’t know anything is wiser than the person who thinks he knows something when he doesn’t. But if neither person knows anything‚ how can on be wiser than the other? What kind of wisdom could Socrates be referring to here? Socrates believed that the person who thinks he knows nothing when he doesn‟t know anything is wiser than the person who thinks he knows something when he doesn‟t. If neither person knows
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Disnerys Molina Wisdom means being wise‚ intellectual‚ or all-knowing. It is associated with a certain calmness‚ and a willingness to look at all the facts and make a well-informed decision. In Oedipus the King by Sophocles and Apology by Socrates we see how wisdom isn’t in all entirety a positive thing to have. ‘’alas how terrible is wisdom when it brings no profit to the man that’s wise ‘’ – Oedipus‚ in this quote we see how Oedipus feels as if he has this wonderful wisdom but doesn’t know
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