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    -How do we optimize well performance (reservoir management)? Gas Production Separator Production Separator Test Separator Oil Water Wellhead ANSWER To optimize well performance is actually a difficult task because usually we faced the lack of data we needed and many unknown involves

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    Aristotle on Wealth

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    their appetite for life is unlimited‚ they also want an unlimited amount of what sustains it. And those who do aim at living well seek what promotes physical gratification. So‚ since this too seems to depend on having property‚ they spend all their time acquiring wealth. And the second kind of wealth acquisition arose because of this. • There is two types of wealth acquisition. One has to do with commerce‚ the other with household management. • Money was introduced to facilitate exchange

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    Vanity Is a Virtue

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    Vanity is a Virtue Okay‚ I’ll admit that I like what I see when I look in the mirror. And even though I’m quite nervous talking in front of you‚ capturing the attention of a number of students‚ with all your eyes and ears on me‚ feels very fulfilling. Say it. It’s vanity. And yes‚ I am vain. So‚ as vain as I am‚ I’m going to stand before you today and prove that vanity is not a dreadful thing. Vanity is a moral excellence. Foremost‚ let us scrutinize Mr. Webster’s definition of vanity – an excessive

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    material. This should be a new paper‚ written by you individually‚ specifically for this class. You have two options to do this assignment. First option: You can write an essay paper in a rather classic style by selecting one of the listed topics in part b. If you decide to do the first option‚ you are required to pick one of the listed topics and write a philosophical essay according to the description provided for each topic. Second option: You can conduct a philosophical project and write an essay

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    Feelings how do they define us and why do we have them? We are taught in school that our arms‚ legs‚ and other body parts move because our brain send waves to make them do what we want them to do‚ if the brain couldn’t send these signals we would be immobile. As a scientific fact the heart actually sends messages to the brain not the other way around for once. Another fact is everyone has a opinion but those opinions could be chosen by how we feel‚ for example if a person has committed a crime a

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    Both Plato and Aristotle‚ followers of Socrates and the Sophists‚ were certainly among the forerunners in this pursuit. They both developed new theories on systems of thought based on the new ideas presented by the Sophists. Plato took into account Socrates’ concepts and expanded upon them‚ passing along his thought/knowledge to Aristotle. In his own pursuit of the truth‚ Aristotle was not afraid to prove his teacher wrong and go against his theories. For instance‚ Aristotle boldly states his

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    Aristotle's Virtue Ethics

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    In this essay‚ with all the information I have gathered from the readings and lectures‚ I will be discussing an essential concept of Aristotle’s virtue ethics; his “doctrine of the mean”. I will provide a detailed explanation of Aristotle’s mean‚ how it is meant to be applied when making decisions‚ provide arguments from various sources that agree with the main concept of the “doctrine of the mean” and with all of the information gathered‚ I will prove that this doctrine is extremely useful to people

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    According to Foucault

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    According to Foucault‚ the primary difference between Bentham’s Panopticon and the "disciplinary mechanism" of panopticism is that the Panopticon is a physical architectural utopia in which discipline is enforced and panopticism enforces discipline invisibly‚ without a physical‚ palpable presence. The idea of panopticism was refined in Bentham’s vision of the Panopticon‚ but true panopticism grew from this imaginary institution. Since man wrote his first law ‚ principles of power and discipline have

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    Virtue and Courage

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    life after the death of a loved one‚ or even working hard to pay your monthly bills. In Ancient times‚ courage was considered to be one of the four essential virtues in life: wisdom‚ courage‚ temperance and justice. Courage is one of the most important qualities in a man because without it‚ he will not be able to show his other virtues. You cannot buy courage or get it from someone else. You can only be inspired by the examples of other people. All in all‚ courage is not just a gained state

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    Imitative Art A Comparison of the Philosophies of Plato & Aristotle And the Ultimate Beneficial Nature of the Tragic Drama By: Stephanie Cimino In the various discussions of imitative art there has been a notable disagreement between two distinguished philosophers; Plato and Aristotle. Although it was Plato who first discussed the concept of imitative art‚ it is my belief that Aristotle was justified in his praise and admiration of imitative art‚ specifically‚ the tragic drama

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