Ezra Hochman Wednesday/Friday 12:25-2:05 Diogenes vs. Socrates: What is a life of worth? One can either write the story of their own life‚ or let other people and circumstances write it for him. Too often do citizens of the world follow the assumptions of society‚ as personal independence can seem frightening or uncomfortable. Both Socrates and Diogenes were of the mind that the purpose of human life is to constantly better one’s self by way of personal and spiritual growth. We are unable to
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The purpose of life is a life of purpose Throughout my life‚ I have persevered through much pain and misfortune; however‚ instead of using my experiences as reasons for a life of retribution and reparations‚ I used these tragedies as motivation to making other people’s lives better. Growing up I witnessed my grandmother assist anybody she saw struggling or needed help. During the 17 years she was a part of my life‚ I watched her nurse back to health approximately 300 foster children‚ because
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Michaela Cloutier Instructor: Lacy Mayberry English 101 Compare/Contrast Essay 14 November 2014 Buying a Home versus Renting a Home For young people who have conquered the task of landing a stable job‚ the next big step in life is usually deciding whether to buy or rent a home. When making this decision it is important to weigh the advantages both offer and decide which suites an individual’s overall needs; however‚ for those willing to take a leap of faith‚ buying a house will prove to be more worthwhile
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similarities between marriage life and single life‚ the differences between them are much greater. Single life is full of activities which is similar to others in marriage life. For example‚ making and spending money‚ having friends‚ loving somebody‚ doing sports‚ living in your own house‚ having a job‚ studying in a collage ….etc. The first difference between married life and single life is that the married people more careful in making decisions than the unmarried ones. In single life‚ people may do serious
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rural areas in Tokyo. They are degree of resident friendliness‚ city space‚ and variety of available activities. Live in city‚ life moves very quickly. People usually live in apartment with many different strange neighbors. And also people have many public activities choice to spend their free time. But life in country‚ it is really opposite to city. In the country‚ life is much slower. People feel more relaxed and no stress in there. They live with neighbors who know each other and group up
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develop in Europe‚ European countries began to travel to and colonize the land in which they believed had great potential. Life in England and New England could be similar and different in many ways like: survival‚ work life‚ and manifest destiny. First‚ survival in England life was a little rough for those who were not in at least a middle or upper class. During the 1600’s‚ life in England was characterized by dirty streets‚ foul odors‚ and over population. This condition was reflected in most towns
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road for my junior year was definitely somewhere in Georgia on a dirt path through the hills‚ a bump doesn’t really do it justice. To Begin this year was not the greatest at home‚ my parents and I got into it a few times one of which ended in me attempting to live independently‚ getting my first job‚ and having to return home. A few weeks later a night when going out with two of my buddies‚ we came back to our car getting robbed startling the robbers as we approached they began shooting at us and
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for lunch?” asked the inquisitive 5th grader Brady to his classmate Luke. “Same as always – an apple‚ apple juice‚ apple sauce and an apple butter sandwich‚” said Luke sulkily. “I don ’t know why my mom loves apples so much‚” he exclaimed. “What about your mom?” Brady grinned a little grin and said ‚ “A Hershey Bar‚ chocolate milk‚ and chocolate chip cookies!!” Luke gazed into the abyss in disbelief. “I wish my mom was that cool‚” he said. He thought for a few seconds and asked “Wanna trade
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In today’s society people seem to have mixed emotions about videogames. It would be hard for you not to have an opinion about videogames in today’s world because everywhere you go you will see people playing games on their computers‚ cellphones‚ or gaming devices. Now with all of the popularity of videogames there are people out there who are against teenagers‚ young children‚ or anyone in general playing them. Videogames being so popular among our youth has gained the attention of parents and other
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As far as I’m concerned‚ country life has the advantage over city life of the sense of belonging ‚ but living in the city gives people a special feeling of superiority . The inhabitants of countryside are always bound by a sense of community‚ but they also suffer from being cut off from the exciting outside world. They have the advantage of knowing that there is someone to turn to when they need help and some ideal places to go when they need to be alone. The life is simple but cozy enough..But
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