Who Is A Modern Day Socrates?

Curtis Jackson a.k.a 50cent

a.k.a 2quatersa.k.a ripped dollar

a.k.a 50pennies

Who is Curtis Jackson?• Gangster Rapper Age: 38• Vitamin Water Promoter Race: African American• Mogul • Entrepreneur• Investor• Actor • SK Energy Shot promoter• Gun shot survivor

Regular People Like You And Me.

• “I'm not trying to save the world. I’m a musician and artist, it just ain't me.” – Curtis Jackson• My friend, I am a man, and like other men, a

creature of flesh and blood, and not “of wood or stone,” – Socrates

Public Image

• “I think it's easier for the general public to embrace me in a negative way. You have people who already have a perception of me that says I'm a bad person.” – Curtis Jackson

• “For all these are ready to witness on behalf of the corrupter, of the injurer of kindred, as Meletus and Anytus call me;” – Socrates

Don’t Care!• “I don't display emotions. I have every feeling that

everyone else has but I've developed ways to suppress them. Anger is one of my most comfortable feelings.” – Curtis Jackson

• “But, having regard to public opinion, I feel that such conduct would be discreditable to myself, and to you, and to the whole state.” – Socrates

Modern Mentor• “I actually was attracted to the Chief Keef thing. Cause I

was like, ‘I can help him. I know what to do. Just do this.” – Curtis Jackson

• “For I do nothing, but go about persuading you all, old and young alike, not to take thought for your persons or your properties, but first and chiefly to care about the greatest improvement of the soul.” – Socrates

Wrap Up!

• Curtis didn’t try to do anything he wasn’t capable of.

• Curtis knew that people thought he was bad.

• Didn’t show emotion• Tried to mentor younger

artist• Didn’t run from death

• Socrates was just a regular man

• People gave him names and judged him

• Didn’t respond to society• taught to younger older and

tried to help them do good.• Faced death but didn’t beat

it

Special Thanks

• Thank you to cousin curt/50cent for giving me all this info.

• http://masetv.com/50-cent-admits-that-he-couldnt-mentor-chief-keef/• http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1265067/bio• www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/c/curtis_james_jackson.html