The greek name Phaedrus is pronounced Feedrus by english speakers, a greek pronunciation would be more like Pedros.
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The phrase "Things are not always as they seem" is commonly attributed to Phaedrus, a Roman fabulist and poet. It reflects the idea that appearances can be deceiving and that things may not always be what they initially appear to be.
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The quote "Love is a serious mental disease" is attributed to Plato and can be found in his work "Phaedrus." This quote reflects Plato's views on the nature of love and its potential to influence the mind and soul.
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Lawrence A. MacKinnon has written:
'The Phaedrus' -- subject(s): Immortality, Soul
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In the Platonic dialogue, 'Phaedrus,' the relationship between Philosophy and myth is, as elsewhere in Plato's writings, a matter of 'end' and 'means.' Properly understood, Philosophy is that way of thought and of life by which human beings engage with reality as it truly is (and themselves as they truly are): it is thus the aim of those persons who understand the purpose of human life clearly, even while it is a kind of means in its own right. That being said, various helps can be utilized for this human engagement with reality: myth (or, story) is one of these.
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Daniel S. Werner has written:
'Myth and philosophy in Plato's Phaedrus' -- subject(s): Early works to 1800, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical, Love, Ancient Rhetoric
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The quote "impose the habit of peace, spare the vanquished, and wear down the proud" was written by the Greek poet and fabulist, Phaedrus.
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Leo Rauch has written:
'Plato's The Republic and Phaedrus, Symposium Apology,Crito, Phaedo and other works'
'Kant's Foundations of Ethics'
'Plato's the Republic'
'The philosophy of Hegel'
'The philosophy of Hegel' -- subject(s): Accessible book
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It's in a play called Phaedrus by Plato. According to Socrates, it's an insanity gifted from the gods that gives people poetry, mysticism, love, and even philosophy itself.
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The cast of Two Days - 2006 includes: Paige Carl Griggs as Eli Shaun Chesnut as Phaedrus Greg Clonts as Bartender John Lansch as Tom Mario Mims as Bartowski Jessica Reed as Julia James Roughton as Billy
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Charles L. Griswold has written:
'Warriors & statesmen' -- subject(s): Buildings, structures, Memorials, Monuments
'Forgiveness' -- subject(s): Forgiveness
'Self-knowledge in Plato's Phaedrus' -- subject(s): Ancient Rhetoric, Love, Rhetoric, Ancient, Self-knowledge, Theory of, Soul
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Aesop's fables have been passed down through oral tradition and written form. They were initially shared orally in Ancient Greece, later written down by authors like Babrius in the 1st century and Phaedrus in the 1st century AD. Over time, they have been translated into numerous languages and continue to be popular worldwide.
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The philosopher that preserved Socrates's ideas in writing was Plato. Many of the books, such as Symposium and Ion, are written in the form of conversations between Socrates and another individual (in Symposium he is speaking with Phaedrus while in Ion, Ion is the name of the other individual). Plato's purpose of this format is to preserve the ideas of Socrates in the form of philosophical discourse, making well rounded arguments for various topics.
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The cast of The Symposium - 2003 includes: Michael Anthony Hennessy as Brian Watson (Alcibiades) Cheryl Bartlett as Stephanie Kleinbrecht (Aristophanes) Dick Herschberger as Officer Platon Anne Marie Selby as Cathy Enderson (Eryximachus) Joe Salazar as Christopher Klug (Socrates) Dann Seki as Drew Osgood (Phaedrus) Michael Wisser as Paul Bannister (Pausanias)
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Plato's fourth dialog is called "Phaedo." It concerns the death of Socrates.
"Phaedra" is a Greek play by Seneca the Younger (4 BC - 65 AD). The main character is Phaedra, who is based on Hippolytus, the main character in a myth as told by Euripedes (480-BC - 406 BC).
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Psychagogia is a term derived from Greek roots that roughly translates to "leading souls." In modern contexts, it is often used to refer to spiritual or psychological guidance, as well as processes that facilitate personal growth and self-discovery.
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Ayon sa mga Kristiyano, nanggaling tayo sa Panginoong Diyos
Ayon sa mga Siyensya, nanggaling daw tayo sa unggoy
Ayon sa mga alamat, nanggaling daw tayo kina Malakas at Maganda
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The ideas of Socrates were primarily preserved by his student, Plato, who wrote dialogues featuring Socrates as the main character. Plato's works, such as "Apology" and "The Republic," provide insights into Socrates' philosophy and teachings.
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As Plato says in his Phaedrus, "Thamus replied: O most ingenious Theuth, the parent or inventor of an art is not always the best judge of the utility or inutility of his own inventions to the users of them. And in this instance, you who are the father of letters, from a paternal love of your own children have been led to attribute to them a quality which they cannot have; for this discovery of yours will create forgetfulness in the learners' souls, because they will not use their memories; they will trust to the external written characters and not remember of themselves. The specific which you have discovered is an aid not to memory, but to reminiscence, and you give your disciples not truth, but only the semblance of truth; they will be hearers of many things and will have learned nothing; they will appear to be omniscient and will generally know nothing; they will be tiresome company, having the show of wisdom without the reality."
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Mary Zwiep is known for her work in the field of Latin language and literature. She has written several scholarly articles and books focused on Latin poetry, grammar, and pedagogy. Some of her notable publications include "Phaedrus: fabulae aesopiae" and "A Handbook of Latin Literature."
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Plato believed that people learn through a process of recollection, where they already possess knowledge but it is dormant until triggered by experiences. He emphasized the importance of introspection, dialogue, and the pursuit of truth to uncover innate knowledge. Plato's theory of learning is heavily influenced by his belief in the existence of a transcendent realm of perfect Forms.
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The old style sauce you are referring to was produced by Seneca Foods under the name Aunt Nellie's and Shedd's. It's been described as having a mayonnaise-horseradish-mustard flavor. It was used as a condiment and in recipes such as potato salad and deviled eggs as the "secret" ingredient. Unfortunately, a consumer affairs representative for Seneca Foods said the sauce was discontinued June 1, 2007. Their warehouses do not have any left and the recipe cannot be handed out.
Sun Spots did locate a "copycat" recipe for Shedd's Sauce that we thought you'd be interested in trying, from "Uncle Phaedrus, Consulting Detective and Finder of Lost Recipes."
Ingredients: 1/2 cup mayonnaise, 2 tablespoons horseradish sauce, 2 teaspoons ketchup, 1/4 teaspoon paprika, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1/8 teaspoon dried oregano, dash black pepper, dash cayenne pepper. Combine all of the ingredients and refrigerate. From the SunJournal.com
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Dann Seki has: Played Minister in "Magnum, P.I." in 1980. Played Desk Clerk in "Jake and the Fatman" in 1987. Played Admiral Kenji Inada in "Savage Beach" in 1989. Played Older arguing driver in "Baywatch" in 1989. Played Man in Suit in "Raven" in 1992. Played Sugita in "One West Waikiki" in 1994. Played Dr. Hirota in "Crowfoot" in 1995. Played Drew Osgood (Phaedrus) in "The Symposium" in 2003. Played Detective Ishimura in "North Shore" in 2004. Played Dr. Curtis in "Lost" in 2004. Played Medical Examiner in "Hawaii" in 2004. Played Dr. Macintosh Araki in "Pele O Ka Foodmart" in 2005. Performed in "Beyond the Break" in 2006. Played Mr. Kimura in "The First Hawaiian Snowball Fight" in 2008. Played Dawson in "Special Delivery" in 2008. Played Chinese Emperor in "Lychee Thieves" in 2010. Played Dr. Teddy Oh in "Hawaii Five-0" in 2010. Played Toshiro in "The Short List" in 2011. Played Dennis Sakima in "Parts of the Same Circle" in 2012. Played Grampa in "Under the Blood-Red Sun" in 2014.
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The Roman author Persius wrote satirical poetry that critiqued the societal vices and inconsistencies of ancient Rome. He is best known for his work "Satires," a collection of six satirical poems that explore themes of morality, philosophy, and human behavior. Persius's writing is characterized by its wit, sharpness, and criticism of contemporary society.
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The cast of Sunday Night - 1965 includes: Ronald Adam as Crito Riccardo Aragno as Himself - Interviewer Alan Bennett as Eryximachus Leonard Bernstein as himself John Boorman as Party Guest Peter Bowles as Melville Eleanor Bron Maria Callas as herself Tony Church as Narrator Alexander Cranfield Abbot as Journalist Rene Cutforth David de Keyser as Doctor Vittorio De Sica as himself Georges Delerue as himself Michele Dotrice Freda Dowie as Xanthippe Peter Eyre as Simmlas John Fortune as Phaedrus Robert Gillespie Robert Gillespie as Alcibiades Michael Gough as Pausanias Ingrid Hafner as Ursula Kenneth Haigh Peter Hall Paul Hardwick Antony Hopkins as himself Michael Jayston Julian Jebb as Aristodemus Barry Justice as Agathon Henry Livings as Cebes Ewan MacColl as Commentator Alexandra Malcolm as Jean Leo McKern as Socrates Dudley Moore as himself Pablo Picasso as Himself - Subject Darroll Richards as Walter Darroll Richards as Warder Catherine Rodgers as Rebecca Ken Russell as himself Georg Solti as himself George Tute as Jim Peter Ustinov as himself Luchino Visconti as Himself - Interviewee
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Martin McCann has: Played Joyrider Kid 2 in "The Rules of Golf" in 1998. Played Mark in "Joy" in 2003. Played Peer in "Pulling Moves" in 2004. Played Pete in "Endgame" in 2005. Played Various in "Dry Your Eyes" in 2006. Played Bowe in "My Boy Jack" in 2007. Played Stephen in "The Sound of People" in 2007. Played Jimmy in "Closing the Ring" in 2007. Played Iain Hay Gordon in "Scapegoat" in 2009. Played Occi Byrne in "Swansong: Story of Occi Byrne" in 2009. Played Rory Bryne in "Republic of Doyle" in 2010. Played Cpl. R.V. Burgin in "The Pacific" in 2010. Played Ricky in "Rickshaw Rick" in 2010. Played Phaedrus in "Clash of the Titans" in 2010. Played R.V. Burgin in "The Pacific" in 2010. Played Bono in "Killing Bono" in 2011. Played himself in "8th Annual Irish Film and Television Awards" in 2011. Played Jimbo in "Whole Lotta Sole" in 2011. Played Gabriel in "The Back of Beyond" in 2012. Played Conor McCann in "Titanic: Blood and Steel" in 2012. Played Brendan in "Shadow Dancer" in 2012. Played Michael Donovan in "Ripper Street" in 2012. Played Alfie in "The Local" in 2013. Played The Trickster in "Magpie" in 2014. Played Michael Ellis in "X Plus Y" in 2014.
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Measly! It means... a. contemptibly small, meager, or slight: They paid me
a measly fifteen dollars for a day's work.
b. wretchedly bad or unsatisfactory: a measlyperformance.
from dictionary.com
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Socrates believed that the meaning of life was to seek wisdom and self-knowledge. He believed that true happiness came from understanding oneself and living a virtuous life. Ultimately, he argued that the pursuit of knowledge and virtue was the key to a fulfilling and meaningful life.
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noon pa man (before chirst)may pabula na..nagsimula ito sa mga taga Amerika(Canada) si kasyapa,noon ang mga pabula ay Hindi tungkol sa hayop tungkol ito sa mga itinutori nilang dakilang Tao..sumonod kay Aesop,si aesop ay isang aliping kuba at may problema sa pandinig,pero dahil sa kanyang sipag at talino ay pinalaya sya ng kanyang amo,dahil noong unang panahon walang karapatan ang mga alipin na gawin taohan ang mga taong mas mataas ang uri kaysa sa kanila,kaya mga hayop ang kanyang ginamit na taohan..namatay si aesop matapos makalikha ng 200 pabula..(650bc).
hangang sa napalaganap na sa boung mundo nilababrias,Phaedrus,Romulos,Hesied,Socrates,Phalacrus and Planodeskasama din sila Odon,Marie De France,Jean La Fountaine,GE Lessing,Ambrose Bierce hanggang sa maiprinta ni dr.Jose P.Rizal ang ''Ang Pagong At Ang Matsing''
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After the fall of Ancient Greece, most of the works of the Ancient Greek philosophers were lost in fires. For instance, Aristotle's Poetics was made up of two parts: Tragedy and Comedy. The Comedy part, however, was destroyed, so we are left only with the Tragedy portion of Poetics. His other works like Nicomachean Ethics are often considered only to be his lecture notes from the Lyceum (the "University" at which he taught). Likewise with Plato, only (a few) of his dialogues survived. These dialogues (Republic, Phaedo, Phaedrus, etc.) were only shorter, summary-like versions of his actual works. Again, we were only left with minimal writings from Ancient Greece.
Into the Medieval period, the Roman empire expanded its empire and certain works in literature and thought were also expanded. Among these were Aristotle's notes/writings, which were also being translated by the Muslims. The Muslims saw the importance of these notes and salvaged as much as they could, but the Roman empire (and much of Europe) was dominated by religion at this time. Aristotle's teachings weren't necessarily understood in terms of these religious ideals, so they were rejected by the religious institutions of the time. A few people stood up against this, however.
One of them was (Saint) Thomas Aquinas. He was a Catholic theologian who attempted to make the religious institutions accept the teachings of Aristotle by slanting them toward a pro-religion perspective. For instance, St. Thomas Aquinas built upon Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics by adding Faith, Hope and Love to Aristotle's list of virtues. These virtues are known as the religious virtues as they involve one's relationship with god and his or her Christian brothers and sisters (according to Aquinas). Aquinas also attempted to prove the existence of god through philosophical reasoning, so he was able to "sanctify" Aristotle's philosophies by presenting them in a certain way.
Thus, St. Thomas Aquinas was paramount in un-obstructing Ancient Greek philosophy from Medieval (Christian) thought.
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Folk tales are traditional stories passed down orally within a culture, often teaching a moral lesson. Aesop's fables are a specific type of folk tale, typically involving animals with human qualities teaching moral lessons. Fairy tales, on the other hand, often involve magical elements, royalty, and fantastical creatures, and may not always have a clear moral lesson.
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Not only is Plato the founder of modern philosophy, he was also the first to systematically philosophize about the arts. Plato used the term techne in his dialogues, which is more akin to craft than to art. Techne is a broad term that encompasses skills from woodcraft to stagecraft. Major discussions of techne appear throughout Plato's works. From his early period (399-387 BC) he talks of the arts in Ion, Symposium and Republic. His later discussions (367-348 BC) are in Laws and Sophists. Plato also addressed the arts in Phaedrus, a work from his middle period.
In order to produce a philosophy of art Plato broke the discussions of art down into several categories. Defining what exactly art is was the necessary first step to analyzing it. After this was established Plato moved on to the problems of art, such as the problem of imitation, questions on beauty and the question of whether art contains or can give anyone knowledge. All of Plato's discussions an art lead up to the value of art in society through education. What good is there in art if there is nothing to be gained from experiencing it.
Plato defines art as all skills in making or doing. So all art forms are included in his discussions, from tool making and carpentry, to music, poetry and dance. Plato believed that productive art was subdivided into production of actual objects and production of images. Images are then further divided into genuine likenesses and apparent likenesses. Apparent likenesses are images that only look like the original but have been altered in some way. An example of this is when an artist draws a flower in the foreground bigger than the flowers in the background to give the illusion of depth to his picture. Defining what is a genuine likeness and what is merely an apparent likeness is a difficult distinction to make, says Plato, since all imitations fall short of the original. With this in mind Plato says that imitation is, in a sense, both true and untrue, has both being and nonbeing. Expanding this idea to Plato's idea of eternal forms, all things that are created (including humans) are imitations of their eternal forms, therefore all things are images. Plato places art on his fourth level of cognition called imagining.
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(ancient pables) noong panahong 620-560 BC (Bago Dumating si Kristo). Isa siyang kuba at may kapansanan sa pandinig sapul sa pagkabata. Lumaki siyang alipin sa isla ng Samos, subalit dahil sa kanyang sipag, katapatan at talino ay binigyan siya ng kalayaan ng kanyang amo. Hinayaan siyang maglakbay at makilahok sa
mga tao sa bayan. (Nang mga panahong iyon, walang karapatan ang isang alipin na lumabas at makihalubilo sa mga tao.)
Hindi lamang tinipon ni Aesop ang mga sinaunang pabula, Sumulat din siya ng mga pabula tungkol sa buhay at kalikasan ng tao, at ang kalagayan ng lipunan sa kanyang kapanahunan. Pinuna niya ang mga maling gawi ng mga tao sa lipunan. Tinuruan niya ang mga ito ng tamang pag-uugali at pakikitungo sa kapwa. Ginamit niya ang mga hayop bilang mga tauhan sa kanyang mga isinulat dahil bilang isang alipin, wala siyang karapatang punahin ang mga tao, lalo't ang mga ito'y nabibilang sa mataas na uri ng lipunan. At noon pa man ayaw na ng mga tao na pinangangaralan nang tuwiran.
Tinatayang nakalikha si Aesop nang mahigit 200 pabula bago siya namatay.
Pagkatapos ni Aesop, maraming manunulat ng pabula ang nakilala. Ilan rito sina Babrias, Phaedrus, Romulus, Hesiod, Socrates, Phalacrus at Planudes. Kabilang din sa nagpalaganap ng pabula
sa daigdig ang mangangaral na si Odon ng Cheriton noong 1200; si Marie de France noong 1300; si Jean La Fountaine noong 1600; si G.E. Lessing noong 1700 at si Ambrose Bierce noong 1800.
Ang mga pabula ay patuloy na lumaganap sa iba't ibang bansa hanggang sa makarating sa ating kapuluan bago pa man dumating ang mga Español. Nakalikha ng mga katulad na kuwento ang ating mga ninuno. Ginamit din nila ang mga ito upang turuan ang mga tao ng tamang pag-uugali at pakikitungo sa kapwa.
Tulad ng iba pang kuwentong-bayan, sa simula ang mga pabula ay nagpasalin-salin lamang sa bibig ng ating mga ninuno. Subalit nang matutuhan nila ang sistema ng panulat, ilan sa mga ito ay nagawa nilang maiukit sa malalaking bato, balat ng mga punongkahoy, talukap ng niyog at mga dahon ng halaman. Ginamit nilang panulat ang matutulis na kahoy, bato at bakal. Mayroon ding naisulat sa mga papel, na sa paglipas ng panahon ay naimprenta, lumaganap hanggang sa kasalukuyan, kabilang ang
pabulang "Ang Matsing at Ang Pagong" na isinakomiks ni Dr. Jose P. Rizal.
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(ancient pables) noong panahong 620-560 BC (Bago Dumating si Kristo). Isa siyang kuba at may kapansanan sa pandinig sapul sa pagkabata. Lumaki siyang alipin sa isla ng Samos, subalit dahil sa kanyang sipag, katapatan at talino ay binigyan siya ng kalayaan ng kanyang amo. Hinayaan siyang maglakbay at makilahok sa
mga tao sa bayan. (Nang mga panahong iyon, walang karapatan ang isang alipin na lumabas at makihalubilo sa mga tao.)
Hindi lamang tinipon ni Aesop ang mga sinaunang pabula, Sumulat din siya ng mga pabula tungkol sa buhay at kalikasan ng tao, at ang kalagayan ng lipunan sa kanyang kapanahunan. Pinuna niya ang mga maling gawi ng mga tao sa lipunan. Tinuruan niya ang mga ito ng tamang pag-uugali at pakikitungo sa kapwa. Ginamit niya ang mga hayop bilang mga tauhan sa kanyang mga isinulat dahil bilang isang alipin, wala siyang karapatang punahin ang mga tao, lalo't ang mga ito'y nabibilang sa mataas na uri ng lipunan. At noon pa man ayaw na ng mga tao na pinangangaralan nang tuwiran.
Tinatayang nakalikha si Aesop nang mahigit 200 pabula bago siya namatay.
Pagkatapos ni Aesop, maraming manunulat ng pabula ang nakilala. Ilan rito sina Babrias, Phaedrus, Romulus, Hesiod, Socrates, Phalacrus at Planudes. Kabilang din sa nagpalaganap ng pabula
sa daigdig ang mangangaral na si Odon ng Cheriton noong 1200; si Marie de France noong 1300; si Jean La Fountaine noong 1600; si G.E. Lessing noong 1700 at si Ambrose Bierce noong 1800.
Ang mga pabula ay patuloy na lumaganap sa iba't ibang bansa hanggang sa makarating sa ating kapuluan bago pa man dumating ang mga Español. Nakalikha ng mga katulad na kuwento ang ating mga ninuno. Ginamit din nila ang mga ito upang turuan ang mga tao ng tamang pag-uugali at pakikitungo sa kapwa.
Tulad ng iba pang kuwentong-bayan, sa simula ang mga pabula ay nagpasalin-salin lamang sa bibig ng ating mga ninuno. Subalit nang matutuhan nila ang sistema ng panulat, ilan sa mga ito ay nagawa nilang maiukit sa malalaking bato, balat ng mga punongkahoy, talukap ng niyog at mga dahon ng halaman. Ginamit nilang panulat ang matutulis na kahoy, bato at bakal. Mayroon ding naisulat sa mga papel, na sa paglipas ng panahon ay naimprenta, lumaganap hanggang sa kasalukuyan, kabilang ang
pabulang "Ang Matsing at Ang Pagong" na isinakomiks ni Dr. Jose P. Rizal.
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John Fortune has: Played George Potter in "Armchair Theatre" in 1956. Played himself in "That Was the Week That Was" in 1962. Played Johnny in "The Big Noise" in 1964. Played Server in "The Wednesday Play" in 1964. Played Various Characters in "Not So Much a Programme, More a Way of Life" in 1964. Played Phaedrus in "Sunday Night" in 1965. Played Various Roles in "My Father Knew Lloyd George" in 1965. Played himself in "BBC 3" in 1965. Performed in "On the Margin" in 1966. Performed in "The Late Show" in 1966. Played himself in "Omnibus" in 1967. Played Sir Gerald in "Take a Girl Like You" in 1970. Performed in "Step Laughing Into the Grave" in 1970. Played Prosecuting Counsel in "Crown Court" in 1972. Played Francis Matthews in "Crown Court" in 1972. Played himself in "Up Sunday" in 1972. Performed in "BBC2 Playhouse" in 1974. Performed in "The End of the Pier Show" in 1974. Played John Chance in "Well Anyway" in 1976. Performed in "The Light Princess" in 1978. Played Various in "In the Looking Glass" in 1978. Performed in "The South Bank Show" in 1978. Played himself in "Question Time" in 1979. Played Major Saunders in "Yes Minister" in 1980. Played Doctor Glenfiddick in "Educating Marmalade" in 1981. Played Poet in "Timon of Athens" in 1981. Played Gerald Feeney in "Dramarama" in 1983. Played Eric Farnham in "Shades of Darkness" in 1983. Played John Harrison in "Bloodbath at the House of Death" in 1984. Played Mr. Burton in "The Bill" in 1984. Played Wally in "How to Enjoy Wine" in 1984. Played Alan Moss in "C.A.T.S. Eyes" in 1985. Played Prime Minister in "Screen Two" in 1985. Performed in "Lenny Henry Tonite" in 1986. Played Mr. Jackson in "Breaking Up" in 1986. Performed in "First Among Equals" in 1986. Played Warren Greenbank in "Campaign" in 1988. Performed in "The Robbie Coltrane Special" in 1989. Played Various (1991-1992) in "Rory Bremner" in 1989. Played Dr. Brian Kingston in "Campion" in 1989. Played himself in "Have I Got News for You" in 1990. Played Milton Scroop in "Haggard" in 1990. Played Det Insp Curtin in "Life After Life" in 1990. Played Clement in "Joking Apart" in 1991. Played Squire Thorpe in "Murder Most Horrid" in 1991. Played Rhoddy Baillie in "The Good Guys" in 1992. Played News Presenter in "The Lenny Henry Show" in 1994. Played himself in "Just a Minute" in 1994. Performed in "Our Hands in Your Safe" in 1995. Played Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon in "England, My England" in 1995. Played Various Characters in "The Long Johns" in 1995. Played Chief Executive in "Giving Tongue" in 1996. Played himself in "Dear John: A Tribute to John Wells" in 1998. Played The Knight in "The Canterbury Tales" in 1998. Played Various Characters in "Bremner, Bird and Fortune" in 1999. Played 2nd Official in "The Strange Case of Delphina Potocka or The Mystery of Chopin" in 1999. Played Acupuncturist in "Maybe Baby" in 2000. Played Melvyn in "Saving Grace" in 2000. Played Various Roles in "My Government and I" in 2000. Played Maltby in "The Tailor of Panama" in 2001. Played Professor Atkins in "Ella and the Mothers" in 2002. Played Frank in "Calendar Girls" in 2003. Played Mel Simons in "New Tricks" in 2003. Played Frank in "Spine Chillers" in 2003. Played himself in "Between Iraq and a Hard Place" in 2003. Played Commissioner Harkness in "Death in Holy Orders" in 2003. Played himself in "Beyond Iraq and a Hard Place" in 2003. Played John the Chauffeur in "Match Point" in 2005. Played Geoffrey Strayhorn Q.C. in "Love Soup" in 2005. Played Various in "Bremner, Bird and Fortune: A Bunch of Counts" in 2005. Played himself in "A Taste of My Life" in 2006. Played Magistrate in "Comedy Showcase" in 2007. Played himself in "Tony Blair: My Part in His Downfall" in 2007. Played Various in "Bremner, Bird and Fortune: Silly Money" in 2008. Played Magistrate in "The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret" in 2009. Played The Man in "The Case of Mary Ford" in 2013.
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Sam Worthington ... Perseus
Liam Neeson ... Zeus
Ralph Fiennes ... Hades
Jason Flemyng ... Calibos / Acrisius
Gemma Arterton ... Io
Alexa Davalos ... Andromeda
Tine Stapelfeldt ... Danae
Mads Mikkelsen ... Draco
Luke Evans ... Apollo
Izabella Miko ... Athena
Liam Cunningham ... Solon
Hans Matheson ... Ixas
Ashraf Barhom ... Ozal
Mouloud Achour ... Kucuk
Ian Whyte ... Sheikh Sulieman
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ang isang pabula ay isa rin panitikan , ang hayop ang karaniwang gumagawa sa kwento at may makukuha tayong mabubuting asal
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Francis W. Parker
If you have kids, you live in downtown Chicago, and you can afford it, there are two private schools: Francis Parker, and the Latin School. I ended up going to Parker because my brother kicked/bit a teacher when he visited Latin.
His instincts were true, because as it turned out, Parker identifies itself as a "progressive" school (no SAT prep, few AP courses, little emphasis on grades). It may have manifested as an underlying attitude more than anything else, but Parker was casual and cool - certainly seems so when I talk to other folks about their school experiences.
We were casual and cool, because we hung out in the halls. There were no class bells.
It was expensive, perhaps largely education for the leisure class. There was a large scholarship fund, but the school reflected more the racial makeup of the immediate enclave (lilies) than the city at large.
There was some spine, some strength, in the classes; I read books and experienced ideas in Parker classrooms that my sophomore and junior college classmates were just being exposed to.
Like Swarthmore College, Parker is well greened; it had a tree lined courtyard and a full sized soccer field in the middle of the big city.
Parker was small, Parker was intimate. I went to school there from the time I was in Junior Kindergarten, until I graduated high school. Out of a graduating class of 70, 33 folks had been there since day one, 14 years. We had some heavy relationships.
Parker and I had a rocky relationship. I was kicked out of class fairly often then, beginning a habit that mushroomed into thrice a week exile in first grade. In second grade, things got ugly - the teacher segregated me from my peers at all times in home room, I was made to sit at a desk alone and was to have no contact with anyone.
I guess I was a bit of a spaz.
I think I just refused to take orders, and I had a strong personal sense of justice that was easily aroused. Also, I was needy and edgy around my peers - I wasn't too good at respecting other people's space and I needed folks to listen to me - thanks heavens I finally found the web.
I was still prone to outburst in third grade, when my father committed suicide; I think it eventually mellowed me out a bit.
Sixth grade I did a book report on Go Ask Alice, the sordid diary of a drug addict. It was a marvelous opportunity to stand before the class and read graphic descriptions of intoxicated orgies and drugs for sex ugliness. I still hadn't been there myself.
In eighth grade, I got a job at Software Etc, served as class president with Jeeks, and failed English and history first semester. The timing was off - my mother had just brought George the Greek into my life, and my brother was leaving for college. Fortunately, I started hanging with Ted, and I was finding my voice: my second short story Max.
On October 4, 1988, my eighth grade English teacher had us do some grammar exercises. I was struck by the stupidity of it all, and instead of doing the assignment, I wrote a poem. When came time to share our progress, I read the following:
Take a trip with me my friend, take a trip.
Take a trip to a place where the butts of society run rampant raping and pillaging the minds of our children.
Education teaches them to come on to us in this way, with their tempting chant of mockery of our thought.
They want us to stop learning what's practical and learn to interact with our T.V.
They tell us they are educating the entire character and honing our listening skills but all they are doing is making us into little mental turds that continue the traditions of rote education.
So I encourage you to break free and educate yourself on things that shall be practical, i.e. Japanese, when we lose our squeaky wheel gets the oil philosophy.
The teacher was shaking when I finished. I was surprised that I didn't get in trouble.
High school began under better auspices - I was inspired by a class or two, and worked on the school newspaper. I liked my English teacher particularly, Nancy, we used to talk about spirituality quite a bit. I ended up going to a Mormon service with her.
I was still a troublemaker; in first year math, I raised my hand and asked Mr. Barrett if he'd ever had gonorrhea. I got very kicked out for that.
Tenth grade was a strange year. I birthed and saw to completion the addition of a stage to our school's county fair. With Josh, I co-organized the school's Martin Luther King Day celebration. I was an editor for the newspaper, and representative to the Board of Trustees. I finally found a social group, and began recreational marijuana use on the weekends.
Second semester, I failed history, biology and math. I spent the summer in summer school, three hours a week of geometry. July 3, I shaved my head, to the tune of Nothing's Shocking, by Jane's Addiction.
I tried to have a good attitude, really I did.
I came back junior year, and never got anything lower than a B, except when I retook biology.
I remember fondly most all of my teachers, I regularly return to school to visit them folks. Most of them are so smart and dedicated - it's hard to believe they're still there, working on those thick young minds.
Besides those who've expanded my general bibliography and advised me by phone since, there were a few outstanding characters: for all the years but seventh and freshman, Barr McCutcheon was my math teacher.
Marie K. Stone adopted me after she adopted my brother.
My computer skills came in handy laying out publications at the school. My friend Jeeks ran the literary magazine Phaedrus, we burned much midnight oil on my old Gateway 2000 laying it out in PageMaker.
I wrote for the school quite a bit as well:
Sophomore year, I wrote about this cool thing I'd discovered the Internet.
Junior year, I wrote quite a moralistic tract about the Ignorance, Affluence, and Apathy pervading the school.
One thing I loved about Parker was being able to participate in theatre, in addition to all this madness -
besides "third silent young man" in the Boyfriend, Guys and Dolls, I was the suicidal soldier boy Punky Givens in The Dark at the Top of the Stairs, November 1990, Dr. Gibbs (Amir Hassan / Jeremy Sisto's father) in Our Town, November 1991 (which actually traveled to the Illinois High School Theatre Festival in January 1992; I met Heather Dawn Brown there - thanks for the ring!); angry songless southerner Lee Calhoun in Babes in Arms, the Humbug in the Phantom Tollbooth, the page in Antigone (with my brother), and my one singing lead: Colonel Caverley in Gilbert and Sullivan's Patience/Bunthorn's Bride, in March 1993. I still know half the song - please ask me to sing it!
End of junior year, I ran for President of the Student Government against my good friend Josh Koppel. I won, but lost a strong connection. The culmination of that whole scene was speaking at graduation.
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There is an assumption in the question that Christianity is inherently correct and that there is evidence to this end. Those answers that disagree with this necessarily being the case are labelled as Answers A. Those who hold to this assumption and then provide such evidence are labelled as Answers B. Those who argue that the information provided in Answers B are problematic or insufficient are labelled as Answers C.
Answer A1
There isn't any evidence. some people decided that Jesus was the Messiah that the Jewish people had been waiting for. Jews believe that there will be world peace when the Messiah comes. The coming of Jesus did not bring this. Doesn't match. Not that he wasn't a great guy and teacher, from what we know of him.
Answer A2
While the debate over which religion is "right", there are points of agreement within all three religions. Unfortunately these points are very few. The argument below is compelling until one realizes that the claims of Christianity are in direct contradiction to the tenets of Judaism and Islam.
Both these other religions claim that there is only One God; by the analysis below, there are two Gods, Jesus and God. This is the major point of contention between the Christians and the Jews because the Jews stubbornly insist that there is only one God. Christians, on the other hand, maintain a Trinity theology which the Jews and the Muslims reject.
In the end analysis, one must read the comparable holy books and make an informed decision based on one's understanding of each book. This is a personal decision and will only be entirely satisfactory to the believer based on this personal understanding.
Answer B1
There is an overwhelming amount of evidence. Let's take the evidence of the Jews first.
In the Old Testament (the Jewish Bible), there are over 40 prophesies directly associated with the Messiah, from his birth of a virgin in Bethlehem, to his suffering - even to his alternative name 'Emmanuel' - meaning 'God with us'. They talk of his teaching, his miracles - even down to the nitty-gritty that no bones of his would be broken. Jesus fulfilled all of these prophesies - most of which were outside his control - even down to the fact that the Roman soldiers did not break his legs at his crucifixion - a common occurrence. Even the Jewish Pharisee Paul - a learned man and scholar of the great Gamaliel, who was a keeper and defender of the Jewish Law, so much that he persecuted Christians to their deaths - became a convert and was so convinced by the Christian message that he ended up founding, nurturing and writing to many of the churches in the then-known world. His writings now make up a large part of the New Testament as they are so profound. Paul was so convinced that he went to his death for his beliefs. The disciples - good Jewish people who knew and obeyed the Law, were utterly convinced by Jesus teaching - but also by his death and resurrection. They were so convinced that Jesus had come back from the dead in a glorified body (fulfilling yet another prophesy) that many of them too went to their deaths during the persecution of Christians by Rome, for what they believed.
Secondly. Let's look at Islam. In Islam, the most basic of belief is that there 'is no God but Allah, and Mohammed is his prophet". Moslems believe that Mohammed is the greatest of all God's prophets. The Jews believe that the great prophets include Moses and Elijah as well as those listed in the Old Testament like Isaiah and Jeremiah. However in Christianity, Jesus is never regarded as a prophet - he never claimed to be a prophet.
The fact is that in all the gospel accounts Jesus claimed to be God the Son - not a subservient 'son of God' but God in human form. He taught with authority, he forgave sins (only God could do that), he accepted their worship (only God could do that) and he upset the Jewish authorities because he was accused of blasphemy - he claimed on many occasions to be God in human form. However, rather than make these rash claims, he actually backed them up with miraculous deeds - healing the sick, stilling a storm at sea, feeding 5000, raising the dead and so on. His miracles were not only described by the Gospel writers - even contemporary historians knew of his reputation. The secular Roman-Jewish historian Josephus said of him:
"Now there was about this time Jesus, a wise man, if it be lawful to call him a man, for he was a doer of wonderful works, a teacher of such men as receive the truth with pleasure. He drew over to him both many of the Jews, and many of the Gentiles. He was the Christ, and when Pilate, at the suggestion of the principal men among us, had condemned him to the cross, those that loved him at the first did not forsake him; for he appeared to them alive again the third day; as the divine prophets had foretold these and ten thousand other wonderful things concerning him. And the tribe of Christians so named from him are not extinct at this day."
Other secular writers of the day - notably Apollonius Juvenal Pliny the Younger, Appian Lucanus Plutarch, Appion of Alexandria Lucian Pompon Mela, Arrian Lysias Ptolemy, Aulus Gellius Martial Quintius Curtius, Columella Paterculus Quintellian, Damis Pausanias Seneca, Dio Christosom Persius Silius Italicus, Dion Pruseus Petronius Statius, Epictetus Phaedrus Suetonius, Hermogones Philo-Judaeus Tacitus, Justus of Tiberius Pliny the Elder Valerius Flaccus, Valerius maximus and many others all attest not only to Jesus' existence but many also to his miraculous deeds. Paul, the Romano-Jewish writer of the New Testament letters made it very clear just who Jesus was and is.
Despite the many miracles that Jesus performed, there remained one that sets the seal on why Jesus of Nazareth is regarded by the majority of people alive today as God incarnate. This miracle is of course the resurrection. We are told that in both Islam and Judaism, their prophets led good lives, they died and were buried, and their graves regarded as shrines. In the case of Jesus the gospel accounts - and some of the secular historical accounts - confirm that he was killed by the Roman guards on a Cross, but on the third day the tomb was empty. More than that, many independent witnesses attest that Jesus appeared to his them on many occasions afterwards - not as a resuscitated corpse but in a new glorified existence. On one occasion he appeared to over 500 of them gathered together. No wonder Christianity spread like wildfire across the Roman Empire. Whilst some sceptics suggest 'theories' as to why there never was a resurrection, or Jesus 'didn't die' or any other excuse, the overwhelming evidence remains that this carpenter from an obscure part of the world rose again and appeared to his followers - just as he said he would throughout his ministry. Space does not permit me to give all the evidence here but anyone interested can leave a message on my message board (johnwelsh) and I will get in touch to answer questions. Or, alternatively, read 'Who moved the Stone' by Frank Morrison which was begun as a book that set out to disprove the resurrection, but after its writing converted Morrison who realised that the evidence for Jesus Christ actually being God incarnate was so overwhelming that it had to be taken seriously.
The belief of the vast majority of Christians in the world (and hence the majority of God believers as the number of Christians far outnumbers the numbers of moslems and Jews combined) is in a Trinitarian God - One God yet in Three persons. This has caused a bone of contention between Moslems and Jews who regard the Trinity as 'three Gods'. However, however difficult to grasp, biblically the evidence is there in many, many references to the Father, Son (God's Word) and Holy Spirit right from Genesis, through the prophets, the gospels and into Revelation, and whilst the nature of God is that he (she?) is One God, there are distinct revelations of God as Father, and his Holy Spirit, and as the Son, Jesus. Neither of the other two regard their founder in such a way - as God revealed in human form through his Spirit.
Therefore, with regard to the three religions in the question, whilst Islam and Judaism both have many commendable features, they were founded by prophets who claimed to be just that and claimed to be in tune with what God was saying to them. Christianity, on the other hand, was founded by a man who claimed to BE God, and whose deeds backed up that claim, and utterly convinced ( and still convinces) billions of intelligent, discerning and wise people throughout the last 2000 years, many of whom whose lives were so changed after accepting Jesus and were so convinced by the evidence that they were willing to die for their beliefs. You can make your choice, but lets not have any nonsense of Jesus being just a 'good guy' or another 'prophet'. He didn't leave that option open to us and never intended to.
Answer C1
Whether or not Christianity is the right religion certainly debatable and should be left up to one's own conscience, but the claims called in its defense in Answers B are not well-conceived.
1) Old Testament Prophecies: There are some Old Testament prophecies that the written accounts of Jesus have him completing. However, there are few problems. (1) The birth in Bethlehem is mentioned, which only occurs in 2/4 gospels, demonstrating that the writers are intentionally trying to alter Jesus' life to make it fit the relevant prophecy. (2) There are intentionally misinterpreted prophecies, such as the prophecy of Emmanuel, which actually refers to a boy named Emmanuel who lived in Isaiah's time (700s BCE) who is born several chapters after the prophecy and has no connection to the Messiah. (3) Most importantly, there are numerous prophecies in the Old Testament explicitly attributed to the Messiah, such as there being peace all over the world, which Jesus did not actually fulfill in his lifetime; the "he will return" is a cop-out.
2) Paul: Paul was not convinced by intelligent arguments or reasoning; he had a vision on the side of the road. This does not mean that it is necessarily any less accurate, but it is certainly suspect now.
3) Die for Beliefs: There are a number of people who die for contradictory beliefs. Dying for your beliefs or being willing to die for your beliefs only speaks to the sincerity of your belief, not its correctness. Many people died in the US Civil War for the belief that slavery should be preserved.
4) Jews were Convinced: First off, people being convinced does not mean that the argument is sound. People are convinced of things for wholly irrational reasons. But even following this track, only a minority of Jews were actually convinced. If we make a rough estimate of the Jews who became part of the early Christian Church, we are talking about less than 15% of the world Jewish population. This is the reason why Peter and Paul decided to preach to the Gentiles, increase their numbers. In the 15th century a Jewish leader named Shabbetai Zevi convinced around 50% of the Jewish community that he was the Messiah. By the metric of "convincing people" Shabbetai Zevi should be the Messiah, and not Jesus.
5) Jesus claimed to do Godly Things: Jesus claimed to forgive sin, but his believers never explain how it is that you can empirically tell that sins have been forgiven. For example, if a police officer tells me that my record has been wiped clean of all past crimes, I can petition law enforcement for a copy of criminal record and verify that this has happened. There is no parallel as concerns Jesus' claims. He also claimed to be God with no evidence outside of the Gospel Accounts, which we know are suspect because of point 1.
6) Roman Records: All Roman records of Jesus, including the wonderful excerpt by Josephus Flavius, are not witness testimony or individual discoveries but are Roman reporting about what other people were saying. There is no doubt that people in Roman Judea believed in a man who performed miraculous deeds named Jesus, but none of these writers ever met him or saw information that may track to him.
7) Epistles of Paul: The Epistles actually describe a person with some characteristics that differ from the Gospels, especially since Paul never met the physical Jesus. Nearly all Biblical scholars note the difference between the "Pauline Jesus" and the "Gospel Jesus".
8) Evidence of the Resurrection: There is no evidence of the resurrection in any of the Roman Accounts; it only exists in the Christian Holy Bible and derivative records. If, as Answers B state, 500 people witnessed the resurrection, why did not one of them write it down?
9) Lives Changed After Accepting Jesus: People's lives change after accepting Judaism or Islam too. The change in a person's life has more to do with a worldview change and a new meaning for life than any validity of that worldview.
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