Apologies: A Short Story Of An Apology

Telling a lie that contains no truth can be referred to as an out-and-out lie. Throughout 1984, Orwell includes many out-and-out lies which mainly result from the Party rewriting and creating new history in order to censor the thoughts and learning of the society in Oceania. One of the most prominent and most obvious examples of an out-and-out lie committed by the Party comes when Winston explains an assignment that was given to him at work, “It was true that there was no such person as Comrade Ogilvy, but a few lines of print and a couple of faked photographs would soon bring him into existence” (Orwell 46). Winston’s use of the word “faked” clearly illustrates the principles of an out-and-out lie. Ultimately, the Party asked Winston to create

I remember talking to my father before he passed and told him my intentions of not wanting to live anymore. My dad was very hurt by my words but at that moment I didn’t really care what others thought. I recall when he sat me down and asked me why I would want to end my life at such a young age. My mind wasn’t mentally prepared for that question because all I could think about was not being here anymore. I never gave him the answers, I just wanted to end the hurt and pain. I couldn’t tell him I wanted to kill myself over a boyfriend. He would have looked at me in such a daze and probably would have been confused by my actions. My

People make mistakes all the time; therefore, they use apologizes to show the respect, politeness, and regret in order to appeal to the other person. Apologizing is a key technique for people to communicate. Apologies are usually used when a person makes a mistake and wants to correct it, but sometimes the ways people use them can change the purpose of the apologizes.

The argument over whether immigrants should be able to come and stay in the U.S. is one of the most emotional arguments out there. The argument is so controversial, one might wonder what the response would be if someone asked, "Should Mexican immigrants be able to come or stay in the U.S?" They should be able to come or stay in the U.S. for as long as they need to.

In this reading Plato tells the story of Socrates and his trial which ultimately lead to his death sentence. Socrates was a 70 year old man at peace with his own mortality yet willing to face his accusers with an almost definite possibility of death to maintain his own integrity and beliefs and morality. He fully understood from the beginning of his trial what the sentence handed down would be yet on a level of honor and courage not seen in abundance in modern society he maintained his stance and delivered a compelling and convincing argument. He openly stated that he knew his actions had offended Meletus and

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The apology to me does not really feel like an apology. While Socrates addresses the audience of his accusers, he does not sound apologetic. To me, he actually sounds as though he has a higher than thou view of himself based on the oration of an oracle. While this oracle says that, he is the wisest man in all of Athens he goes around trying to disprove it, in the process inflating his ego. At this point, he starts to remind me of Sheldon from The Big Bang Theory. – I know I am smarter than you are, and I have no qualms about telling you because your stupid, we both know it and you just proved it -- Although he does claim that it was a Gods will that he do it. As stated before, an oracle said that he was the most intelligent

Plato’s The Apology and Niccolo Machiavelli’s The Prince provide two opposing views of the ideal ruler and government. The seminal works attempt to uncover the true definition of justice which becomes the basis from which they craft their vision of effective civil leadership. The two men, both influenced by the times of similar conflict and chaos in which they worked, espouse divergent beliefs regarding proper and effective authority. This difference is rooted in a fundamental incongruity between their views of human nature. Socrates, as an ancient Greek philosopher and teacher, views the individual as a sacred and beautiful being capable of reason and great wisdom while Machiavelli believes that the people are inferior to their leaders

Honestly, they were younger than me and probably couldn’t hurt a fly. But I let them scare me, because secretly I knew I deserved it. Everyone, especially my friends, asked why. “The same reason people cut” and not another word was said. They understood. And even though they thought I wasn’t guilty and tried to tell, begged me to admit I did nothing wrong that it was her decision, I knew somewhere deep inside me it was.

The Apology of Socrates by Plato, is the dialogue that tells the story of Socrates legal self-defense, where he represents himself at his trial for impiety and corruption in 399 BC. Throughout the book Socrates tries to maintain his innocence. Apology of Socrates is essentially a defense against the charges of “corrupting the youth, not believing in gods in whom the city believes, but in other daimonia that are novel to Athens” (24b) Socrates challenges each of the charges he is brought up against. Socrates is brought up on three charges, corrupting the youth, challenging belief in the gods that were accepted and reveled by the State, and introducing a new religious

In her analysis of Socrates’s frame of work, Roslyn Weiss defends Socrates to seeker of knowledge. Weiss argues that Socrates should be viewed as a skeptical inquirer because of his pursuit to what is x? As Weiss puts it, Socrates is aware of his own ignorance and knows that one cannot know what things are by simply using definitions.

“Cause we all make mistakes sometimes and we’ve all stepped across that line” (Toby Mac, 2012). What is asked for by many when a mistake has been made? This would be forgiveness. Toby Mac, a Christian hip hop recording artist sings about the burden of carrying around sin and how hard it is to ask for forgiveness and to forgive. Some people forgive more easily than others and often depending on the situation, forgiveness may take time. In a world full of temptation even Christians make mistakes. In his song “Forgiveness (feat. Lecrae)”, the lyrics: My heart’s been broken and my wounds been open - And I don’t know if I can hear I’m sorry been spoken - But those forgiving much should be quicker to give it - And God forgave me for it all, Jesus bled – Forgiveness - So when the stones fly and they aimed at you - Just say forgive them, Father, they know not what they do (verse 2, Lecrae).

However, I do know from then on I had no belief in him as my father or in the goodness of grown men. Because of my family dynamics I didn’t tell anyone, but I remember being so angry and telling myself I would never let that happen again and if he ever touched me I would tell my mom. I went through life seemingly fine on the outside and was known by all to be a good girl. What people did not realize is that I was emotionally dead in my soul. I trusted no one and especially not myself. I never told another person until I was 26 and did not go into therapy until I was 33.

I am writing this letter to express to you my truly and most humble apologies for what happened on April 5th. I also am going to explain to you how it was wrong and what i will do in the future to meet you expectations of your classroom.

When I was mad at my boyfriend, I went out and got my nose pierced. I kept it for awhile just to spite him. One day we were going to meet his parents. I knew that his mom thought girls with nose piercings where trashy so I took my piercing out and let it heal up, because I did not want his mother