DUE Fri 3/16/07

Who are Cephalus and Polemarchus?
Polemarchus is a resident in Piraeus, the port of Athens

Cephalus is a Syracusan, and also an old man who believes that people should embrace old age.What is the profession of Cephalus?
Cephalus is old, and I think hes a philosopher? It is sort of hard to understand

What was Cephalus doing right before the discussion that took place?
Cephalus was sitting in a chair, sacrificing.

According to Cephalus, what are the virtues of old age?
When you are old, you must be happy with your life or you will be nothing but depressed, with nothing to look forward to but death. He says that you must forget all your troubles and then you will be content.What are Cephalus’ view of justice?

What is Socrates response?

Do you agree with Cephalus or with Socrates? Why?

If you don't agree with either of them, write about which one you think makes the stronger arguement - even if you think it is not "right" - and why?>>
I agree with Cephalus about the virtues of old age...he talks about men who just sit on their butts all day and disregard everything around them. They disrespect their family and don't look at anything optimistically. Basically, the old people are just waiting to die. Cephalus says that once you are old and content with your life, all the desires and sadness leaves your life and you are happy with being old. But then Socrates asks Cephalus about being rich, which Cephalus doesn't seem to care about much. So Socrates asks Cephalus if he actually made the money that he has or if he inherited it. Cephalus didn't make it himself, but he doesn't use the money for his advantage, so Socrates is surprised.

DUE THUR, 3/15 Similie of the Cave Reading Questions. Section Two

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”?

1A) Well, they are exactly what Socrates speaks of. Those prisoners who are just chained up and don't question anything. Because in the book Bradbury says that the whole world is ignorant and only is attracted to media and such frivolous things. In F451, the society was controlled by the media, and brainwashed into believing that whatever the media said was real, and there was no need to question it because there wasn't any room for it to be wrong. I believe They are the prisoners who choose to be imprisoned. If you make a decision to be ignorant, like Mildred and many people used to do, then you are solidifying your belief that everything you are given by the governing body or belief is true, whether you really believe it or not.

LIAR

Recall a time that you heard a statement of “fact” that was later found to be untrue. It can be from a parent, a teacher, a friend, a government official, a book, or a film. How did you find out it was untrue and how did it make you feel? Did it change your outlook on anything?

I think that one time when i was little my parents always tried to make me eat veggies like broccolli and spinach but i thought i was such a mastermind and threw them behind my couch, which for one made it stink and my parents ended up cleaning behind the couch for some odd reason and they found them. a couple of weeks later they said if i ate my broccolli and did not throw it behind the couch that i would be able to play outside and have a great big bol of ice cream... that night i asked if i could have ice cream they flat out ignored me.