Apology 5/18

Indicate one sentence that you highlighted or underlined (give page number and section number) and write a short paragraph (at least 4 sentences) that explains why you underlined it or highlighted it. Be prepared to share this in discussion.

Page 63 Section 35c : "But apart from all question of appearances, gentlemen, I do not think that it is just for a man to appeal to the jury or to get himself acquitted by doing so; he ought to inform them of the facts and convince them by argument"

I chose this statement from Socrates' trail because I thought it once again showed him in the democratic and just light. These type of statements would have really helped Socrates out if it wasn't for the jury's predetermend decision. It made the situation seem like Socrates was a saint and the prosecution as unjust jerks. After reading this I really started to side with Socrates and believing that he was in the right while his prosecutors were really criminals who thought that they were above the law.

The Apology 5/17

Indicate one sentence that you highlighted or underlined (give page number and section number) and write a short paragraph (at least 4 sentences) that explains why you underlined it or highlighted it. Be prepared to share this in discussion.

Page 52 Section 27a: "You are not at all convincing, Meletus; not even to yourself I suspect."

I chose this because it really showed how easy Socrates was able to bend the prosecution's words and turn it right back on them. Here the prosecution was claming that he didn't believe in the Gods at all and Socrates simply shakes it off and showes him how he is contradicting himself. In the trial it would have been right there, that if I were a juror I would have really thought twice about my pre-chosen conviction of guilty. I think that this part shows how unfair the trail really was despite how easily Socrates was able to show his innocence.

The Apology 5/16

Indicate one sentence that you highlighted or underlined (give page number and section number) and write a short paragraph that explains why you underlined it or highlighted it. Be prepared to share this in discussion:

"Our love of what is beautiful does not lead to extravagance; our love of the things of the mind does not make us soft."

I think that what this is saying is that just because we as humans desire high quality things does not make us greedy, it is simply human nature. Human nature makes you want exiusate things but that doesn't make you extravagant, that only makes you human. And when it says that the love of the mind doesn't make you soft, I think that that means that just because you are concerned with things that men aren't nesscesarily expected to concern themselves with (i.e. combat) doesn't make you any less of the man and instead makes you more of one.

Pericles Funeral Oration 5/15

Make a list of some of the Athenian values that you encountered in the text. Choose one and write a couple of sentences (or more) about why it might be good for the trial of Socrates.

• They try to make a government others want to model
• They don't try to build walls or borders around their land; they are open to the world
• Individuals are not only interested in them selves but in the government and state's as well.
• They make friends by doing good to others, not by receiving good from them.

The values of Athenians clearly reflect some similarities that we as democratic Americans have today. Their society calls for equality and the treatment of others as you would treat yourself. They also believe that everybody should have opinions or concern themselves with politics. Pericles points out that if you are alive you should be involved with politics.