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.

Commenting Assignment

Austin Cook's Comment:
There was a lot of helpful things in this comment that made me realize what I did wrong. One of the things that I like about this comment was that it told me exactly what I did wrong. It also told me what was good about my comment which was good. This is why I think this is a good comment.

Laura Mitchell's Comment:
I like this comment because it told me some good things about my posts. She also stated some things that everyone could relate to which helped a lot. She also talks about my first sentence and how it made the posting all the better.

In your opinion, is it ever right to harm somebody? Why or why not? What would Socrates and/or Thrasymachus say in response to your answer?

In my opinion I think that it is right to harm someone if you really need to. I think this because if the person that you want to hurt did something wrong than he does deserve to get hurt. This is when it is right to hurt someone. The only time when it is not right to hurt someone is if the person did not deserve the hit or if he hasn't done anything wrong. I think that Socrates would agree with me because he thinks this about justice too.

Simile of the Cave

1. Compare and contrast what Socrates says in “The Simile of the Cave” with Fahrenheit 451. How are characters like Mildred similar to characters in “Simile of the Cave”?

A: The reason that the charecters in the cave and Mildred are the same is because they always believe what they are told. They are afraid of figuring out the truth of what is really going on the world. Both of these people are under the control "The Man" or the government because they are afraid of speaking their minds or to go against them. One difference is that the people in the cave actually tried to come out but they were afraid and overwhelemded by what was realy going on. Mildred keeps going on with her life and doesn;t even think.

Thoughts

One time when my [parents told me a lie was when they told me SAnta Claus was real and I acytually believed them. Later on in my life i ended up figuring that he wasn't real and that devitated me emotionaly. Even I got over it which a good thing. I miss the thought of Santa though he was really special

Illiad Reflection

I think that Pride is major thing in everyone’s life and there is many consequences to pride. There was this one time when my pride really got in the way. I was a playing a game and someone had just scored on us. This got me really angry and this caused me not to pass the ball because I thought that I could score too on the other team. Eventually I ended messing up and the took the ball away from us. This is the one time where my pride really got in my way of my life and I really messed up. I felt really selfish that day and blue.

Illiad Assignment

1) Do you believe Achilles will turn his back on Agamemnon even after all the gifts that Agamemnon is giving him.

2) My opinion on Agamemnon before reading this would be that he is a coward and he was very inconsiderate of all off his soldiers. He would never go with them to battle. He would just sit back and watch all of his men die in battle which is really messed up. Even after all of what he did for Achilles in this section it still doesn’t change my mind of him being an inconsiderate leader. The only reason that he is doing this for Achilles is because he knows that without Achilles in this war the Greeks will not have a fighting chance against the Trojans. He is just trying to persuade Achilles to fight with him again. All Agamemnon could provide Achilles is women and material things.

3) Pg. 255 Line 137
A) Agamemnon says “Why look, that man is worth an entire army the fighter Zeus holds dear with all of his heart”. This applies to reason because it is obvious that with Zeus the Trojans would easily kill all of the Greeks. The reason all of that this relates to reason is because Zeus counts as a whole army so with that in mind it is easy to tell that the Trojans will easily win.

Phoenix
- Reminds his of his father past. This appeal to emotion.
- He uses his father’s life past to persuade him to go to war

Illiad Reflection

I agree with the second one of the statements . The reason for this is that Achilles has been mistreated by his own leader Agamemnon which I think is wrong. One thing that think Achilles should have never done was ask for another war prize after he gave the girl back. I think that he did the right thing by asking Agamemnon for another war prize even if he is his leader. I think that Achilles did the right thing by sitting out this war. If I was a Greek I would support Achilles idea of doing what he has done.

Disagreement and Conflict

Me and my brother were arguing about if we wanted to eat at Mcdonalds or if we should eat at Panda express. He said that he wanted to start eating healthy so he punched me in the shoulder really hard. This was one oft all the major conflicts that I had while doing this. After that he ended up calling my mom and I ended up get hit by my mom when I didn't do anything at all to my brother. This was one of the major conflicts that I had when I went to get food. This was one of the many times that I have been hit for not doing anything at all

My Rage-Cause

There has been many times where I have been mad. One of the times I will never forget was when I was at a soccer game and I was playing playing defense. This player was coming at m and I got the ball from him. I was just to simply get the ball and kick it out of our side. But instead I decided to try to take it all the way to the other goal keeper and score. But they ended up taking the ball away from me and they scored on our goaly. I was very pissed at myself for ever doing that.

Fahreheit Scene Reinactment

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I run outof the house as quickly as I can because i know that the firemen are coming. They are on their way to burn down my house. Iget my bags and somee clothes and I call a cab. While I wait I cntinue to get more of my stuff to take me. I am so scared that I was about to piss my pants. Oops it came out I pissed myself because far away I see a big red fire truck coming toward so I start crying. Finally the cab pulls over in the front lawn. I run as fast as I can and I trip over a ladybug. I scream at the top of my lungs because I sprang my ankle and I start crying. I yell as loud as I can" Wait up cab I'm on my way". So I pick up my stuff and run toward the cab and the driver asks,"Where do you want me to take you mam" and I reply "Just get me out of here while I keep Crying like a little girl. And we speed away. I turn back and i see that the hose starts to go up in flames and I still keep crying like a little girl.

Fahrenheit 451 Descriptive Assignment

Word List:
Disintergrate:
The reason I chose this word was because to me this word means that you have gotten rid of everything so for a person not to have nothing might be pretty scary.
Perish:
The rason I chose this word is because it reminds me of death almost everyone I know is scared of dying because everyone knows that death is pretty damn scary.
Fire:
The reason that I chose this wrod was because a lot of peopel fear fire because it can destroy anything because of like what happened in the book. This word also means a lot to me because it can do a lot of things and it destroys for the most part. This is what brings the most fear to me and books.

"2/6 - Hesiod Writing Assignment"

I think that this ancient myth tells people about how there was many gods in the ancient greek myths such as Zeus. It also tells me that there was a god for almost anything becasue there was a god for war and many other things which is interesting. They all valued children that they had and the all also valued many other things. Each one of them had specially powers and they all had a job such as one of them had to keep the sky from falling. One way that this story would develop would be by someone telling stories and he wouldend up passing on the dtory and then it would become a myth. Another thing that could create a myth would be by someone spreading a certain thought about an idea or something like that.

Something I Dread Words

I like the way that I described the bully's hair " his hair was like a jungle" it is simple and you can easily imagine what his hair is like which is pretty messed up.

The second descriptive quote that I like from my writing is when I say "it feel`s like baby food which I hate" it is very descriptive because every one should know what baby food feels like.

My final quote that I like from my writing is when I say that "eat as fast as the Flash runs" which describes how fast I can eat when my cereal gets soggy.

"Stubborn" is a word that can pretty much describe anyone these days bacause of how people are these days