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Hello, my name is Zemarai Rokai and my hero is Socrates. This page explains what Socrates has accomplished and helped during and after his life.

Socrates

by Zemarai Rokai from Newark

"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing."
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“Sometimes you put walls up not to keep people out, but to see who cares enough to break them down.” ― Socrates

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 122786Statue of Socrateshttps://www.pinterest.com/pin/438397344961584128/       My hero is Socrates. He is my hero because his teachings influenced many great philosophers. His teachings were noble and were full of wisdom. His work carried on hundreds of years after his death. Most of his teachings are still used today. 

 122785Muralhttps://www.sparknotes.com/philosophy/republic/section2/       Socrates were born 470 BCE in Athens. He died in 399 BCE in Athens. He was sentenced to death by drinking poison. His most well known teachings are the Socratic method and Socratic irony. He influenced western philosophy and his students.

122784Mural of Socrateshttps://filosofia.laguia2000.com/filosofia-griega/filosofia-de-socrates        The Socratic method is a form of questions to stimulate thinking. This type of teaching makes the student interact with the question and actually think about it. Socrates didn't want his students to copy off his teachings, he wanted them to learn from it. This method tests logic and facts intended to help people discover their beliefs. 

122783Statue of Socrateshttps://webspace.ship.edu/cgboer/athenians.html      Many of his students expanded his teachings. During his lifetime he had two students that would go on to become as greatly respected as him. Their names are Plato and Xenophon. Most of Socrates teachings were unwritten but Plato's dialogues explained his teachings the best. Xenophon is known for recording the history of the late 5th and 4th century BC. 

122782Socrateshttps://paseandohistoria.blogspot.com/2010/04/socrates-el-padre-de-la-filosofia.html      Socrates was a great man no less. He changed modern philosophy in a great way and how we live. He influenced our history. His teachings influenced religions and western philosophy. He left a big impact in the world as we know it.

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Last edited 6/7/2018 6:32:43 PM

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Author Info

The name of the author is Zemarai Rokai. He is from Newark and is a freshman in Newark High School. He likes to read Greek myths such as Cerberus, Odysseus and Jason and the Argonauts.