The Apolgy 51-61

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"I have gained this reputation, gentlemen, from nothing more or less tahn a kind of wisdom."
The reason I thought this was interesting was because I think that this is what people just assume of Socrates because of what they hear. They believe that  Socrates is a bad person because of what they hear which I think is unfair.

Pericles Funeral

IN my text I underlined a sentence that said "AS for poverty no one need be ashemed of to admit: the real shame is not taking practical measure to get out of it. I thought this was interesting because of the meaning. This sentence is so true because a lot of people are going through this and they are doing this. One way that this is related to the trial is because it is talking about the people and how they are so poor.

Jigsaw

1) Give a quick explanation of the topic and propose a debate resolution of the topic. (a couple of sentences)
1- I think that a good topic to talk about would be about the amendment that was passed back in 2004. It stated that we were not allowed to burn the U.S. flag. But this is just telling us that we have no freedom of speech.
2) Explain why it is an important topic. You choose what to write about, but here are some suggestions if you are stuck: How does it impact your constitutional rights? Can it impact your daily life? Does it empower or disempower you as an individual? Does it promote or inhibit public discussion? Does it help or hurt people getting along with one another? (short paragraph)
2-I believe that this is an important topic because it impacts us on so many levels. For one it just reduces our freedom as Americans. I don't believe that it impacts our daily life because i don't think someone is going to want to burn a flag for the fun of it.
3) Write one or two sentences that explain a good point made by the con side and one or two sentences that explain a good point made by the pro side (2-4) sentences total).
3- One good point made by the pro side was that they are breaking the first amendment and they are reducing freedom.

The press in a time of crisis

1. I think that my reading section was con because of everything that it stated.
1)they say that the media is a safeguard of democracy
2)People are being thrown in jail for no reason and they have no right to a fair trial.

2.I also agree with the con side. i thihk that we should not censor the media becuase we need to know as much of the thngs that are going on in the world. How would we even know what is happening around the world. We need the media so that we know what is going on in america.

Opinion Essay

Antonio Valencia Valencia 1
Humanities
4-18-07
Mr. Jana

Opinion Essay
On the radio there are many thoughts that are said and many thoughts are spoken. All over the media there is many things that are said that could offend other people’s feelings. They say things such as racial slurs and other things that are offensive and they say things about a lot of other touchy subjects such as religion. Recently there was another incident about a racial slur that was aired over the radio. A lot of people’s had an opinion over this thing.
My opinion over this thing was that I think that this guy deserved to be fired because of what he did. A lot of people were listening to the radio talk show that day and I believe that they were offended. Nobody wants to hear racial slurs on the radio especially since everyone can hear you. Plus it was coming from a guy who had already done this multiple times and had gotten away with it too. Do any of us really want to keep this guy on the radio so he can say it again and get away with it? I think not.
On the other hand this guy really helped out the company and got it most of its money so he should have at least got like a warning or something like that. He might have said something that shouldn’t have but that’s how the talk how got most of it’s money. But that is just how sometimes it is going to be some things just slip out without you noticing.
But that is just how comedy works sometimes and we can’t fix that.
In conclusion, I agree with both sides of the argument because they both have good arguments. But I am going to go with the side that says that he should be fired because he said racial slur. That is why I agree with one side more than the other. This is my opinion on this topic.

Blog & Discussion Questions

1. Why does the NAACP think Imus should be cansored?

The reason that Imus lost his job was because he crossed the line when he did the racial slur on the radio show. This offended many people and that’s what got him kicked of the air. Also people have been wanting to stop racial slurs and that got on their last nerve.

2. Why does Frank Rich think he should not be censored?

He thinks this because everyone on the media already so why should he have gotten fired from the job. Plus they also said that he was just using free speech to get out what he thought out on the air.

3. What do you think and why?

I think that he should have been fired because he offended everyone who was listening that day. He did racial slurs and that could have hurt many people’s feelings and he could have pissed off a lot of people.

Q) What is your reaction to the ending of the section? What is good and/or bad about the type of society outlined by Socrates?

I think that his ideas are not right for many reasons. One he is removing a lot of ideas that loert of people believe are true. If we were to remove that then all of us would be very confused and scared of the outcome that might come out. If we were to adapt to this kind of enviroment we would forget what everything that happened and all the entertainment we are use to. We would stop progressing.