09 Nov Written Assignment #1
This assignment requires reading both The Allegory of the Cave and The Apology Actions (an excerpt), the readings relevant for class materials. To succeed in this assignment, you will reflect on both of these readings, and respond to the questions below.
You will write an approximately 680-750-word, double spaced essay that will include all relevant points for each question. Your response will be graded for its content, clarity, and grammar. This essay must be your individual work.
Part 1: Identify two main points that Socrates is making in an excerpt from The Apology, and explain them thoroughly in two separate paragraphs. Start each paragraph with stating the point, and explain it in depth. While doing it, remember that Socrates is giving this speech at his trial. What do you think about the way he approaches his prosecutors and the tone he uses?
Part 2: Evaluating your life as a whole, at what stage in Platos allegory would you place yourself? Why? In your response, you should refer to and follow as closely as possible Platos story.
