My essay question would be: "Who was Plato and what were his main ideas that contributed to society?"
The first paragraph would give a brief summary of Plato and lightly scratch the surface of his main ideas.
The second paragraph would involve the explaination of 'The forms' and how it contributed to society then and today.
The third paragraph would explain Plato's ideal society, what the three groups are, and if those three groups are still relevant today.
The fourth paragraph would explain the 'Noble Lie' and how it applied in ancient Greece and now in society
The final paragraph would summarize all this information and state Plato's importance to philosophy.
While I think this is an interesting topic, you don't want to just rehash the video we saw. I would rather learn about Plato from a few different points of view (and sources), because there is much more to him than we saw in the "Best and Worst" video.
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