Accusations

When it comes down to a film or television series that is known as a popular hit, most people may consider something along the lines of a comedy or drama. No one, in my opinion, gives much thought into viewing a film such as a documentary. A person may say or hear the word ‘documentary’ and particular stereotypical views such as elderly-people-sitting-around-on-a-Sunday-afternoon-with-nothing- better-to-do, or the history channel perhaps come to mind. Not many individuals give documentaries a chance

After reading “The Apology,” I decided to respond about how Socrates used the Socratic Method during his trial. Socrates, using this method, crafted a personal defense against the allegations laid upon him and, at the same time, Socrates led Miletus to trap himself as a part of that defense. I believe that Socrates’ decision to defend himself in this manner brings up some important considerations. First, Socrates using the Socratic Method as an integral part of his defense not only unraveled most

stop to consider whether or not Socrates was truly guilty of the crimes he was accused with. I believe Socrates was innocent on all charges, since he sufficiently proved that he did believe in the gods and was not corrupting the youth. One of the accusations brought against Socrates is he disregards the gods of the state, instead teaching purely physical explanations for heavenly and earthly phenomena, which are typically explained by the doings of the gods. Socrates refutes this claim by stating that

Witchcraft in the 1400s going on to the 1700s gained massive popularity due to several factors. Some of these factors included hallucinogens contained in the “oyl” women used to anoint themselves, manipulating the hysteria and using it as a form of social control to make people conform to the norms of the society and lastly, using it to explain misfortunes that afflicted the people of the community and the neighboring ones. First, a witch had confessed that before going off on their meetings, they

evil. His personality and his social status are contributing factors to his villainous actions. Throughout the play, Edmund never actually accused others of anything; instead, he planted false ideas in others and guided them towards making the accusations themselves. Also, Edmund’s attempt to save Lear and Cordelia as he is dying shows that he has some good and is not completely evil. Edmund’s actions make him seem evil, but his actions can be attributed to his personality and his social status

jury’s attention of a play by Aristophanes, that had a Socrates character that, “swings around, claims to be walking on air, and talks a lot of other nonsense on subjects of which I have no understanding, great or small” (19c). He then addresses the accusations that he “charges a fee to educate people” (19e). Socrates was showing that he is not an expert in these things, and was trying to who that these are qualities of his accusers and not him. He explains to the jury that it was this question of wisdom

enemy they could destroy. They essentially created a substitute for their fears and hatred. Connecticut had already begun to face a renewal of Indian attacks, and dissention between Quakers and Anglicans, as Stamford begin to experience witch accusations. Goodbeer mentions, in his Afterword, that the rhetoric used to describe increasing tensions caused by Indian attacks and religious conflicts was similar to what was used to describe witches. Portraying them as being worshipers of Satan. In small

and the host of heaven come to serve the Lord day and night, Satan comes to accuse us day and night. The Greek definition of the word “accuser” is a verb (an action word) which means; 1. to accuse a. before a judge: to make an accusation b. of an extra-judicial accusation This

The ‘Apology by Plato’ provides a deep credible account of Socrates’ defending of himself against the accusation of corrupting the young before the Athenian Council. Within the text, the words of Socrates’ are delivered as they are remembered by Plato. It is important to note that previously Plato was both a student and a disciple of Socrates, therefore his rendition of the trial could have been considerably biased towards the man he viewed as a tremendous hero. Ultimately, Plato’s account describes

Book Report on Apology In the “Apology”, Socrates tackles his accusers against certain accusations made against him in the Court of Law of Athens, Greece. The nature of the accusation that has caused him to stand trial is such that “Socrates is an evil-doer, and a curious person, who searches into things under the earth and in heaven, and he makes the worse appear the better cause; and he teaches the aforesaid doctrines to others” (Plato. The Republic and other plays. pg-449. Doubleday publishing;