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http://classics.mit.edu/Plato/apology.html

In a brief essay (one page minimum; two page maximum; double-spaced with ONLY A SHORT QUOTATION of 40 words or less (with reference given) and the rest being your reflections based on the reading and your quote; submit as file in MS doc or Rich Text Format; No PDF files):
[a] Do you think Socrates was an atheist, as he was charged in court? Why or why not?  What is wrong with atheism anyway?
[b] Socrates gives several arguments about death not being something that he fears.  One argument is from nothingness at death and the other is from the afterlife.  How can the two opposites about what follows death both be reasons not to fear it?
[c] What are your thoughts on Socrates’ dying for his own beliefs in a city that wouldn’t tolerate them?