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I am not so certain if Socrates’ approach to his defense is particularly the brightest one, and it certainly is not an apology as the title has named it, but, there is a certain wisdom in the simple, plain structured arguments he presents. One of the first things he mentions, is for the jury to…

Apology for Impatiencefor Gloria. On first reading, this poem seems quite incomprehensible. Out of context, the poem appears to be about love and relationships. Apology for Impatience was written in 1963 (wife dead?) and it was written for Gloria, his wife. Dawe rarely uses a first person persona and it is through his use of…

Have you ever had the feeling that youve been in an establishment beforeyouve actually gone inside? Did you ever feel like youve known thatsomething was about to happen before there were any signs that it was about tooccur? If youre not a skeptic about the powers of the mind, then there mightjust be an explanation…

Imprisonment is a lack of any kind of freedom. In Charles Dickens’s novel Great Expectations there are many examples of imprisonment. Dickens created the characters Estella, Herbert, and Molly with a lack of freedom. These three characters were imprisoned because they could not make their own choices. Estella had very little freedom. Miss Havisham controlled…

BROTHERLY LOVEThe snow fell from the night sky like millions of little white stars that lost their hold on the firmament. Little Sammy always one to love the snow ignored it for the moment, showing uncharacteristic concern for his brother. What’s the matter Todd? You’ve been acting strange all day. I know something’s on your…

In Descartes’ First Meditation, he writes that he has come to the conclusion that many of the opinions he held in his youth are doubtful. Consequently, all ideas built upon those opinions are also doubtful. He deduces that he will have to disprove his current opinions and construct a new foundation of knowledge if he…

Category: Music and MoviesSubmitted: 2000-03-15Word Count: 1072Sophomore Composition1,000 Wd. ReportOctober 27, 1999There are many positive things and negative things about the movie and the story. In the movieyou have a chance to see what Elizabeth looks like. That alone could be a positive and negative thing. The movie is more glamour than thought. In the…

Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau: Lecture EssayMarch 13, 1846-A lecture by Henry David ThoreauHenry D. Thoreau gave an intellectually stimulating lecture. His political and environmental stances enchanted the audience. His ideas are indicative of self-reliance, simplicity and appreciation. His delivery invited each listener to actively enjoy what he said. Thoreau presented his lecture…

KARL MARXGerman political theorist and revolutionary. He studied humanities at the Univ. ofBonn (1835) and law and philosophy at the Univ. of Berlin (1836-41), where hewas exposed to the works of G. W. F. Hegel. Working as a writer in Cologne andParis (1842-45), he became active in leftist politics. In Paris he met F. Engels,KARL…

nside the vacuole of a potato cell. Osmosis InvestigationWe are trying to find out what the concentration of the solutions is inside the vacuole of a potato cell. We will investigate how the mass of the potato chips change in different sucrose solution concentrations. We will use osmosis to do this. I will be measuring…