In Plato's Crito, is there a valid 'agreement' between Socrates and the City of Athens, as Socrates claims? Would such an agreement justify Socrates' decision?
Darshan Sanghrajka MP1001 - History of Ethics Tutor: Andrew Fischer Date: Friday, 1st November 2002 Words - 1200 In Plato's Crito, is there a valid 'agreement' between Socrates and the City of Athens, as Socrates claims? Would such an agreement justify Socrates' decision? In Plato's Crito, Socrates has been sentenced to death for corrupting the youth of Athens with teachings of philosophy. In it, Socrates argues that he cannot escape prison because he would be breaking his tacit agreement with the City of Athens. What follows, is a discussion of whether there is such a valid agreement and consequently, whether such an agreement would justify Socrates' decision to face death. I will argue that such a tacit agreement does indeed exist, be it purely hypothetical and not constitutional but would not justify Socrates' decision to die. The agreement has inherent flaws which actually ought to justify him fleeing but it is only his own firm beliefs that persuade him to adhere to the agreement, flawed as it may be. First, the agreement itself needs to be described. Socrates argues by staying in Athens, there is a tacit agreement between him and the State, that he should either obey the laws or change them through persuasion. It is not written down but implicit, by his decision to remain in Athens. An illustration might help explain this; when we get into a taxi, we don't need
Compare and contrast how you,as a theatre director, would present the witches scene in Macbeth to an Elizabethan Audience and a 20th Century Audience?
Introduction Compare and contrast how you,as a theatre director, would present the witches scene in Macbeth to and elizabethan audience,and a 20 Century audience In the witches scene i am going to take a list of different things in which are needed to make up a play and compare the things between the different era's that are Elizabethan an 20th Century. The things in which i am going to discuss are listed below. * Costume / Makeup * Scenery / Setting / Stage direction * Personality * Extras / Walk-ons * Special Effects / Lighting / Sound effects * Music * Casting / Effects In the list above i will use the different topics to structure my discussion into diffent section discussing the effects used in the different scenes and how i would use these to decide on how, i as a theatre director, would write about the different topics. Costume and makeup - I will give the witches ripped dirty and baggy clothes. "When shall we three meet again? In thunder, lightning or rain?" This quotation shakespeare, in my opinion, is trying to show the reader how unpleasant the witches are by showing what type of witches they are. I think Shakespeare is trying to show us that the witches are evil so that is the reason i wuold give them this costume and makeup in this scene.When comparing the 2 eras of the poem i would give the the look in both Elizabethan and 20 the Century eras of
An Investigation to find out if when sodium thiosulphate and hydrochloric acid react will the concentration of these two substances effect the rate of reaction.
An Investigation to find out if when sodium thiosulphate and hydrochloric acid react will the concentration of these two substances effect the rate of reaction. Introduction I am going to study the effect of concentration, on rate. In the reaction between sodium thiosulphate and hydrochloric acid. Sodium + Hydrochloric -> Sulphar + Water + Sulphar + Sodium Thiosulphate Acid Dioxide Chloride Na2S2O2 + 2H¯ -> S + H2O + SO2 + 2NaCl Scientific Background S2O3²¯ + 2H¯ -> H2O + SO2 + S Thiosulphate Hydrogen Ion Ion When you increase the concentration of sodium thiosulphate you get more thiosulphate ions. More thiosulphate ions will give more collisions with hydrogen ions and a faster rate of reaction will occur. Solute - solid Solvent - liquid Concentration - molars (M) If you increase concentration then you'll get more ions, making more collisions which will give you a faster reaction. Key Factors The key factors in this experiment are the variables which are: * Room temperature * Concentration of hydrochloric acid * Volume of hydrochloric acid * Concentration of sodium thiosulphate * Volume of sodium thiosulphate Fair Test To make the experiment a fair test, I will change the concentration of sodium thiosulphate. I will keep the volume of sodium thiosulphate, the room temperature, and the
Feminist critic Anne K. Mellor argues that Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is an attack on masculine Romanticism. To what extent do you agree with Mellor's assessment?
Feminist critic Anne K. Mellor argues that Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is an attack on masculine Romanticism. To what extent do you agree with Mellor's assessment? I agree that Mary Shelley's Frankenstein does indeed attack masculine Romanticism however not totally. Typical Romantic characteristics include heightened interest in nature, emphasis on the individual's expression of emotion and imagination, and rebellion against society. She attacks this through her use of language, setting, characterization, narrative structure, doubling and literary allusions. Firstly, the characteristics of the masculine Romantic hero as displayed by Victor Frankenstein and Walton and why Shelley would want to attack these characteristics must be established. Frankenstein displays the traits of a Romantic hero in that he is seeking for something spiritual in nature that is perpetually just out of reach (as does Walton), for example, his desire to conquer death and nature because of his mother's death. Victor is often at odds with society, and is alienated from it because of this strong desire. Also, he is entirely wrapped up in himself and his own problems and indulges, if not wallows in, his own feelings. It must be noted that the main trait of a masculine Romantic scientist would be his thirst for knowledge and leading to ambition and an appreciation of beauty is also a trait. Shelley's
Room 101-Coursework AssignmentEdmund Rees-Thomas Room 101 is an imaginary room invented by George Orwell and was originally envisioned as a kind of torture
Room 101-Coursework Assignment Edmund Rees-Thomas Room 101 is an imaginary room invented by George Orwell and was originally envisioned as a kind of torture chamber which contains your worst fears which are used as the instrument of your pain; it has now become a sort of warehouse into which your pet hates can be exiled. This has been due to the recent television program where celebrities are given the chance to banish their pet hates from the world. It took quite some time and desperate self deliberation for me to finalise my choice of five to banish. These final five items are things which have recently, as well as consistently, irritated me in my life time up to the point that I feel I could single handedly go on a crusade against these tiresome items. So, without further ado, it gives me great pleasure to announce my candidates for exile as; metal beds, the way the elderly think about youth, young children's annoying behaviour, computers when they crash and cheap cola. My first choice is metal beds, which I have to endure on a fortnightly basis. To be honest, I would rather endure sleeping on a bed of nails on a fortnightly basis because I believe it would be much more comfortable. This hate is added to by the constant racket caused by the inescapable but futile attempt to get into a bearable position. The design is also some thing that infuriates me, it seems like
A technician has the problem of making wire resistors of various values. Plan and carry out an investigation to help the technician solve the problem.
Statement of the problem. A technician has the problem of making wire resistors of various values. Plan and carry out an investigation to help the technician solve the problem. Background Resistance is the property of a material, which opposes the current through the material. The larger the resistance the smaller the current flowing through the circuit. Resistance is measured in ohms (?). To find resistance we use the formula: resistance = voltage / current (R=V/I) To find the current we must use an ammeter and to find voltage we must use a voltmeter. In series circuits the total resistance is just the sum of all the resistance's. In a parallel circuit the current through each component depends on its resistance. The lower the resistance the bigger the current that'll flows through it. Variables There are four variables: . length 2. temperature 3. material 4. cross section area of wire I am going to test number one, the length of wire. Predictions I predict that has I increase the length of wire, the resistance will also increase. The length of a wire affects its resistance to the flow of the charges through the wire. This determines how much current (i.e. flow of charge i.e. electrons) flows in the wire. Types of variables Independent This is the length of wire we will use in the circuit in which the current will flow and the voltage. Dependant This is
An alternative approach Boots could use is a loyalty card, which means that after every purchase in a Boots store, a customer would receive points.
An alternative approach Boots could use is a loyalty card, which means that after every purchase in a Boots store, a customer would receive points. A single point could be the equivalent to a penny so if a customer collects 500 points they would be able to purchase goods worth up to Five pounds. Loyalty cards have advantages for customers and the stores. Customers have the benefit of receiving points, which means discounts on many items in Boots shops so they save money. Boots have the advantage that they will keep customers returning to their shops because of the card. It appears that customers like the idea of loyalty cards, these cards were to be stopped but customers objected. Other businesses have also started using loyalty cards; an example of this is the Nectar card. The Nectar card is a new reward programme created by Sainsbury's, Barclaycard, Debenhams and BP. It has the same idea as a Boots card as when you pay at the till at any of the shops, the Nectar card will be swiped and any points added to your account. When you pay by Barclaycard anywhere in the world your points will be added to your Nectar account each month. The screen shot below shows the Nectar Card. Screen shot 1 Once you've collected enough points for the rewards you want, you can choose from a range of free meals, days out e.g. to theme parks or museums, flights abroad e.g. to European
Story with language analysis. Katie helped Eduardo down the stairs. He was such an old bear that a lot of his stuffing had come out,
Transfer-Encoding: chunked HOMEWORK – FINISH ANNOTATING AND IMPROVING THIS PIECE Katie woke up with a start. [a]She looked across at the bed next to her but her older sister, Megan, was fast asleep; Katie didn’t want to turn the light on. [b]It might wake up Meg and her parents then; she sat up in bed and looked about the room. The dim passage light was always left on at night and because the bedroom door wasn’t closed, she could see quite well in the dark room.[c] Suddenly something moved amongst the stuffed animals that were arranged on the bedroom chair like an army[d]. Katie looked harder. [e]She saw the old teddy bear; Eduardo, struggled down from the chair and limped cautiously [f]across the carpet. Katie was not really surprised to see him moving like Paddington bear because she had always thought that Eduardo was a special bear, and different from the other stuffed animals- unique in its kind.[g] He always looked as if he understood everything she was saying to him when they played together since she was a toddler. The plush bear [h]had belonged to her father, and before that, to her grandmother as it has been passed down from one generation to the next. [i]Originally, he had been called "Eduardo"” but when her father was little, he found it hard to say “Edgardo”, so he called his teddy “Eduardo”[j]. As Katie liked that name and thought the name
Mobile Learner Business Plan.
B6554 Mobile Commerce Mobile Learner Presented to Prof Arthur Lee Gilbert Prof Olaf Rieck Project by Chang Ee Chia Regina Marini Mobile Learner Business Plan February 2004 Business Plan - NTU20040229 Regina Marini & Chang Ee Chia Block 309 Hougang Avenue 5 #10-289 Singapore 530309 +65-6283-4158 / +65-9660-1620 This document contains confidential and proprietary information belonging exclusively to Regina Marini & Chang Ee Chia Executive Summary Vision and Mission Mobile Learner is a pioneering and enterprising start-up company, offering a training solution, which will transform the company into the premiere service provider for learning on wireless platform. Our mission is to be the most practical and innovative solution for fast and effective learning. We aim to become the dominant player as a content provider for education and training in the mobile commerce marketplace. Our products and services will provide convenience to learners and be an ingenious tool for trainers. 2 Products and Services Mobile Learner will launch products and services in three phases: 2.1 Phase 1 - Educational Tool for Students Mobile Learner will initially be an assessment tool for secondary school and tertiary students preparing their examinations and will also cover content for major examinations like G.C.E. 'N' levels, G.C.E. 'O' levels, G.C.E. 'A' levels, and SAT
The Role of the Financial Manager and Maximizing Share Holder ValuesThe financial manager is one of the main sources of an organizations decision- making team
Running head: Role of the Financial Manager The Role of the Financial Manager in Maximizing Shareholder Value David Beckham University of Phoenix FIN 554 Sheri Wang May 21, 2006 The Role of the Financial Manager and Maximizing Share Holder Values The financial manager is one of the main sources of an organizations decision- making team. Financial managers have key roles in overall business management. Most financial managers have had some accountancy training, usually in industry, commerce or the public sector. Finance and accounting manager roles vary slightly, depending on the type and size of the organization. In large firms, the financial manager role is more concerned with strategic analysis; while in smaller firms, the financial manager can be responsible for collecting and preparing accounts as well as interpreting the reports and analysis that the accounting managers create. Some organizations operate cross functional teams where the financial manager is responsible for a particular division or function; while other financial managers in organizations manager over various departments or functions. Financial managers provide leadership in effectively using firms' financial resources through proper allocation and utilization of company funds by putting in place effective financial management practices. Financial managers manage and determine the debt equity
