wondered what life would be without strong values. values that doesnt only matters to yourself‚ but values that make you worth something to someone else. When it comes to how much a life is worth‚ I find it very hard to answe. Because how can you know how much a life is valued‚ it depends from person to person. Is there truly a way where you can put a price on how much a life is worth? Some people argue that you should put the value of life into monetary value and others say life should be kept solely
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People who base their own self-worth on what others think and not on their value as human beings might pay a mental and physical price‚ according to research by Jennifer Crocker‚ PhD‚ a psychologist at the University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research. Crocker‚ who has worked on a series of self-esteem studies‚ found in her latest research that college students who based their self-worth on external sources--including appearance‚ approval from others and even their academic performance--reported
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“Is College Still Worth The Expense?” College is very important to us because it is the stepping stone to achieve our goal in life. It helps us to improve our skills and learn more‚ and it helps us to maintain higher levels of social competence and academic levels. Education remains and important investment for the future. Having an advanced degree‚ ensures that we are well trained and highly skilled in our chosen fields‚ which is very important. With advance knowledge and continued education
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same way of thinking as this remarkable man. The claim‚ "the unexamined life is not worth living‚" brings about many questions and possibilities about what life is and how it is valued. Not only is philosophy itself extremely subjective in nature‚ so are we the students of this subject. We all bring about our own beliefs and opinions to the table‚ each contributing to the meaning behind "the unexamined life is not worth living." This broad statement can be interpreted a variety of ways. In Socrates
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resulted in "For What It’s Worth” transforming into an iconic Vietnam-era protest song. In March 1967‚ it took Buffalo Springfield to number seven in the US singles charts while more importantly inscribing the youth struggles from the decade for future listeners to interpret. (sing365.com) The title of the song‚ “For What It’s Worth‚” appears nowhere in the song’s lyrics. Instead‚ it serves to comment on the situation being addressed suggesting that the importance‚ or the worth‚ of the opinions being
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Are School Field Trips Worth It? April Nelson April‚ 2013 Are School Field Trips Worth It? 2 Schools often debate about whether or not field trips are beneficial and worth the cost. The discussion goes between physical cost and the academic benefits for the students. As school budgets get tighter the amount of field trips taken within the school year gets cut and teachers have to raise the money
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September 09‚ 2010 Is the unexamined life not worth living? Socrates was a great man‚ and is said to be one of the greatest philosophers in history‚ some may find this notion questionable‚ based on some of his own teachings. One famous quote is: “The unexamined life is not worth living” Is the unexamined life not worth living? On the contrary‚ it is! It seems respectful and good to paint a portrait of Socrates
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Written in an enigmatic second person view‚ The Diver’s Clothes Lie Empty by Vendela Vida‚ chronicles the plight of a 33-year old American women who has lost her literal identity. She is in the midst of an ugly divorce‚ has been betrayed by her family‚ lost her job and is left hopeless and helpless towards her future. The narration in second person sheds light on her mental and psychological state. One can conclude through the criterion in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manuel of Mental Disorders
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examination is not worth living ..."(1) Socrates was silenced but his work of teaching the younger generation the way of the examined life‚ or independent‚ critical thinking was to be carried on by his disciple Plato (428-348 BCE). By defining the examination‚ the worth and the life‚ we can give evidence to this statement Worth is defined by dictionary.com as "The quality that renders something desirable‚ useful‚ or valuable." A person can not decide whether something has worth without examining
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some situations were happening which led some of his crew to rebel against him and not defend him in April 27‚ 1521 in the Philippines and unfortunately he died. Was Magellan worth defending? He was not worth defending because of disloyalty to his task‚ lack of concern for crew and harsh/cruel punishment. Magellan was not worth defending because of disloyalty to task. This is evident in the document note; Magellan’s main goal was to reach the spice islands. However‚ while crossing the pacific‚ he
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