These are the Five ways I can make the most out of my freshman year...
1. Have a large circle of friends and meet new people every chance I get.
2. Stay on good terms with all my teachers and classmates.
3. Stay on top of homework (to the best of my abilities.
4. Try to get more sleep, And stop falling asleep at 3am on school days.
5. Have fun.
Tuesday, September 9, 2014
homework 9/5/2014
In class we talked more about Socrates and his readiness to die for the system he believed in. We had a VERY deep class about death. We also talked about how Mr. Schick's dogs may have a sixth sense. The one dog, Zeus I believe, knew that there was something wrong with his friend. Taco Bell Burrito also may have become an atheist. We also came up with a theory that Socrates may have died out of curiosity to see what happens after death. We thought this because he chose to die, though he had the chance to flee Athens. We also discussed his quote "the unexamined life is not worth living." We think it means that you should plan out your life and make it count.
Thursday, September 4, 2014
homework 9/4/2014
Today in class we talked more about the Agora and Socrates. We talked about how much Socrates valued democracy. He gave his life because he valued the system so much. He had the opportunity to escape before he was to be executed but he chose to stay. He was sentenced to forced suicide where he would have to drink hemlock poison. Everyone knew how bad of a death hemlock poison was. The following was taken off of emedicine.com "Poison hemlock: Signs of poison hemlock toxicity can be divided into an early stimulation phase and, in severe poisonings, a later depressant phase.
Emesis [means vomiting]
Salivation [drooling]
Mydriasis [means excessive dilation of pupils]
Tachycardia, [heart palpitations] then bradycardia[abnormally slow heartbeat]
Initial fasciculations [small muscle twitches all over the body], then flaccid paralysis
Hypoventilation [can't breathe], respiratory arrest"
"and he walked about until, as he said, his legs began to fail, and then he lay on his back, according to the directions, and the man who gave him the poison now and then looked at his feet and legs; and after a while he pressed his foot hard and asked him if he could feel; and he said, no; and then his leg, and so upwards and upwards, and showed us that he was cold and stiff. And he felt them himself, and said: When the poison reaches the heart, that will be the end. He was beginning to grow cold about the groin, when he uncovered his face, for he had covered himself up, and said (they were his last words)—he said: Crito, I owe a cock to Asclepius; will you remember to pay the debt? The debt shall be paid, said Crito; is there anything else? There was no answer to this question; but in a minute or two a movement was heard, and the attendants uncovered him; his eyes were set, and Crito closed his eyes and mouth." - Phaedro
Emesis [means vomiting]
Salivation [drooling]
Mydriasis [means excessive dilation of pupils]
Tachycardia, [heart palpitations] then bradycardia[abnormally slow heartbeat]
Initial fasciculations [small muscle twitches all over the body], then flaccid paralysis
Hypoventilation [can't breathe], respiratory arrest"
"and he walked about until, as he said, his legs began to fail, and then he lay on his back, according to the directions, and the man who gave him the poison now and then looked at his feet and legs; and after a while he pressed his foot hard and asked him if he could feel; and he said, no; and then his leg, and so upwards and upwards, and showed us that he was cold and stiff. And he felt them himself, and said: When the poison reaches the heart, that will be the end. He was beginning to grow cold about the groin, when he uncovered his face, for he had covered himself up, and said (they were his last words)—he said: Crito, I owe a cock to Asclepius; will you remember to pay the debt? The debt shall be paid, said Crito; is there anything else? There was no answer to this question; but in a minute or two a movement was heard, and the attendants uncovered him; his eyes were set, and Crito closed his eyes and mouth." - Phaedro
homework 9/3
agora: a public open space used for assemblies and markets. Ancient Greece had the worlds first democracy.
arete: act of living up to one's full potential
polis: a city state in ancient Greece, especially as considered in its ideal form for philosophical purposes.
The year 508 BC tyrant was overthrown in Greece. Very first revolution in history. Tarkin was overthrown
Socrates: a classical Greek philosopher credited as one of the founders of Western philosophy
Socrates died by force suicide by hemlock poison
Idiot or Idiots in Ancient Greek was used to mean a private person or someone not interested in politics.
arete: act of living up to one's full potential
polis: a city state in ancient Greece, especially as considered in its ideal form for philosophical purposes.
The year 508 BC tyrant was overthrown in Greece. Very first revolution in history. Tarkin was overthrown
Socrates: a classical Greek philosopher credited as one of the founders of Western philosophy
Socrates died by force suicide by hemlock poison
Idiot or Idiots in Ancient Greek was used to mean a private person or someone not interested in politics.
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