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Creative Writing - Socrates Dialogue

 

            
            
            
            
            
             Known as "America's Sweetheart", Sandra Bullock is one of the most popular actresses in Hollywood today. Sandra started off her career as a singer and then followed her dreams to be an actor as she grew up. Aside from being such an exemplary person in the Hollywood world, Sandra also supports many charities including the American foundation for AIDS Research and the Warren Easton High School Foundation, which was formed to rebuild the hurricane-ravaged Warren Easton High School. Besides the fact that she has an outstanding career, Sandra still finds time to help out her community and make a difference in the world. Her humble, giving and kind qualities are what make her who she is. She's a perfect example of human excellence. .
             On a scorching summer day in San Antonio, Texas, Sandra was strolling along the river walk when she decided to take a boat tour. She went to the ticket counter and purchased herself a ticket and then proceeded to walk towards the deck where they would load up the tour boat. As she walked up the stairs to get to the top level of the boat, she saw an open spot next to an elderly man. She sat down and they introduced themselves.
             Sandra: Hi there!.
             Socrates: Good evening, how are you doing today?.
             Sandra: I'm doing well, just thought I'd take a boat tour.
             Socrates: My thoughts exactly, and we're having extraordinary weather here today as well. .
             Sandra: Indeed, are you from San Antonio?.
             Socrates: Not originally, I decided to spend the day in the city. I'm originally from Houston.
             Sandra: Oh wow, how long is the drive?.
             Socrates: Well, considering I'm in my seventies, I thought I would take the bus. The ride was around 3 hours. .
             Sandra: Not too bad.
             Socrates: Nope, not at all. So what brings you to the wonderful city of San Antonio?.
             Sandra: I'm here to do some volunteer work for the American Foundation for AIDS. .
             Socrates: Interesting, what do you do for the foundation?.
             Sandra: Well I donate for starters, and whenever I have free time I come here and help in the main office with research and with fundraising!.


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Socrates was a man that believed in the superiority of an argument over writing, since he left no literary legacy of his own, we are dependent upon writers like Plato and the historian Xenophon. ... Therefore spent the greater part of his mature life in the marketplace or other public places of Athens, engaging in dialogue and argument with anyone who would listen or who would be willing to submit themselves to interrogation. In the Socratic dialogues, he would question the students and carefully apply his dialectical method. ... Plato socrates deciple was one of the most creative and influen...

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2. philosophy and philosophers

Socrates was a man that believed in the superiority of an argument over writing, since he left no literary legacy of his own, we are dependent upon writers like Plato and the historian Xenophon. ... Therefore spent the greater part of his mature life in the marketplace or other public places of Athens, engaging in dialogue and argument with anyone who would listen or who would be willing to submit themselves to interrogation. In the Socratic dialogues, he would question the students and carefully apply his dialectical method. ... Plato socrates deciple was one of the most creative and influen...

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These centuries are considered by many to be the most creative and influential period in history. ... Plato (427-348 BC), a student of Socrates, wrote down the work and ideas of Socrates on paper. ... He composed over 20 dialogues. All of his dialogues have more than one speaker. ... Later, Herodotus (ca. 485-425BC.) and Thucydides (ca. 455-397BC.) founded history-writing. ...

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5. The History and Theory of Anglo-American Literature

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6. Letter to Birmingham Jail

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