An Apology for Poetry

girl, she and her family left Knoxville, Tennessee, and moved to Lincoln Heights, Ohio, one of the predominantly black communities during this time period. However, her relationship she shared with her grandmother remained unblemished. Giovanni’s poetry…

The Apology by Plato examines the accusations that Socrates faces while on trial in Athens. The philosopher is accused of not recognizing the same gods as the state, creating new deities, and corrupting the youth of Athens. He systematically disproves the claims while raising the idea that living an examined life enhances the overall quality of being by challenging and questioning the world around oneself. In The Apology by Plato, throughout Socrates’ examination of both his own life and of…

how he could fit into a world that seems so empty. This applies to a lot of people’s lives. All of us are trying to find our true purpose; whether that is to be a doctor or lawyer, we all are trying to find what we are meant for. In Plato 's The Apology, Plato speaks of “Socratic self-examination.” To become self-aware of what one is doing and to stay away from any wrongdoing was what Plato was talking about (Plato). We have to strive with consistency in order to “perfect our soul.” Plato claims…

A World of Feeling Besides words on a page, the “heaven-taught” ploughman Robert Burns exists today in metal, housed in a 70-foot tall Grecian temple in his hometown of Alloway in Ayrshire. Despite the constraints of sessile metal, the Bard of Ayrshire has no difficulties getting around: one might also find great Rabbie in San Francisco, Canada, or Australia. In fact, Robert Burns has the third-largest amount of statues built in his image than any other non-religious figure (“Commemorations of…

and politicians, and Lycon, speaking for the rhetoricians/orators. I believe these men slandered Socrates’s name by accusing him of corrupting the youth of Athens and not believing in Athenians Gods, but his own. Based on my reading of Plato’s Apology, I argue that Socrates is innocent of these accusations and should not have died in the name of them, but even in death, Socrates voice has become stronger…

“The saddest thing about betrayal is that it never comes from your enemies, but your friends and the loved ones.” The relevence of this quote is apt and embeded in the character of Amir and Hassan. They grew together and their upbringing was on equal footage. Hassan trusted Amir the most and Amir was greatly dependent on the loyalty of Hassan. The tragedy of this friendship is that Amir never considers Hassan as his friend and has condescending views about Hassan and he never leaves an…

stomping and stamping on the broken twigs and branches, on the leaves and grasses, like his ancestors once stamped on grapes to make wine. There had been no contact with Jo or her mother. No card. No apology. Antonello considered going to Jo’s house and knocking on her door. But he doubted an apology would make any difference. Would it make any difference to anyone? Dead is dead. What is done is…

usually affects each person differently as many obstacles can prevent them from having a successful change. It will involve challenges to face and difficulties to overcome, which is evident in Willey Russell’s drama play ‘Educating Rita’ and Slam Poetry of The Streets: ‘CAPITAL LETTERS’ by Omar Musa at TEDxSydney ‘Educating Rita’ consists of two characters: Frank and Rita. Frank is from the mid-upper class, the individuals who have tertiary education and are sophisticated, in which Rita aspires…

them to have equal rights and opportunities as men. In her works, Aphra Behn speaks about women's rights demanding for them to speak their minds. They must use their wit in order to have what they want. Aemilia Lanyer (1569-1645) in her poem Eve's Apology in Defence of Women published in 1611 uses her rhetoric in order to prove the innocence of the person blamed for the Original Sin. In this poem Lanyer uses theological arguments to defend the first sinner, denouncing the misogynistic views of…

In Plato’s The Apology, a trial is depicted to convict Socrates, a man who simply wanted to seek and define the truth, for corrupting the youth of Athens, and harming the relations among citizens by causing disrespect through his practice of philosophy. The trial seeks to uncover the truth of Socrates’ actions, or rather, if his actions were a harm to the society of Athens. In regards to the city, the prosecution had some strong arguments, and many weak ones that Socrates goes on to discredit…