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Greek Philosopher: Socrates

Born in Athens at the peak of the Athenian civilization. Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides were his contemporaries. He served for several years as a soldier. As a member of the Athenian Senate, he refused to...

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Ducks Don't Play Accordions

Structure is combination. Yet some things don’t combine. This was the problem facing a gathering of philosophers, sociologists, management scientists, and other vagrants as they clustered about in...

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Challenging the Educational System

Arthur Gulumian Being a college student, it is often natural to hit a few bumps in the road. You often feel like you’re a failure, or you wonder if you’ll ever succeed. Almost all students have...

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The Confines of the Modern Classroom

As a modern day student participating in today's education system, the more I think about it, the more I disagree. Now, your question probably is, "What is 'it'?".  "It" refers to the teacher-student...

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Diogenes: The Real McCoy

With honor and respect this scribe borrows his name.. I apologise in advance for what I realize is going to come as a terrible shock to my huge readership, family, friends and two budgies. It is with deep...

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Sports and Fitness: Breadcrumbs on the Success Trail

Success leaves clues. Whether you exercise for weight loss or to become a great athlete, others have gone before you and have blazed a path to the goals you seek. Follow their lead! Do what works, do it well and you will see weight loss, sports performance and fitness results!

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Ten Books that Shook the World - first three

the first book is 'The Republic' written by Plato (c.375 BC). Plato's life was completely changed after the trial and execution in 399 BC of his friend and mentor Socrates. Socrates was one of the greatest,...

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Climbing from the Box

“On the mountains of truth you can never climb in vain: either you will reach a point higher up today, or you will be training your powers so that you will be able to climb higher tomorrow.” Friedrich...

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Complete History Of Greece

Complete History Of Greece - Introduction: Greece has variously been referred to as the “cradle of western civilisation” or “the flame of modern society” We’ve all heard of people such as...

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Socrates Philosophy

Since he left no writings, knowledge of Socrates' life and work is drawn entirely from secondary sources. Principal among these are the Socratic works of Xenophon (Apology, Memorabilia, Symposium) and the...

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