Melissa Henry Mrs. Fair English II 12 May 2011 Friendships Do you have a group of friends that you’re really close to? Everyone has friends whether or not it’s just one or if you have a million. In the book The Body‚ by Steven King‚ there is a group of friends that are so close to the point that they do everything together. The four boys go on an adventure together to find a dead boy and on this adventure they go throw some hard times. Like my group of friends‚ they stayed together. Friends
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Natasha Harris Friendship Having a true friendship with a person use to be much simpler in the 80’s and 90’s‚ then in today’s society. There is no exact definition of “Friendship”; however there are many valuable things in life and friendship may be the most important. Based upon Webster’s Dictionary‚ the definition of a friend is‚ “A person whom one knows‚ likes and trust.” The definition of a friend‚ and friendship‚ is based upon one’s own notions. Friendship to me is characterizes
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PLATO 1. Plato’s parents were Ariston and Perictone‚ his older brothers were Adeimantus and Glaucon‚ and his younger sister was Potone. He came from a family that had long played an important part in Athenian politics. He was born from an aristoctratic and wealthy family. 2. Plato wrote mostly in the form of dialogue. His dialogues have been used to teach a range of subjects‚ including philosophy‚ logic‚ ethics‚ rhetoric‚ religion and mathematics. Plato absorbed the learning of his times‚ - Philolaus
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Translate and/or explain the following terms: aesity‚ arêtê‚ endoxa‚ ergon‚ eudaimonia‚ peccatum‚ telos‚ virtus‚ vitium – Arêtê: Greek for virtue‚ or excellence – Virtus and vitium: Latin for virtue and vice – Endoxon (endoxa): Greek‚ reputable opinion(s) • Ergon: Greek‚ function/characteristic activity – • Eudaimonia: Greek‚ happiness‚ well being • – Peccatum: Latin‚ sin • – Telos: Greek‚ end‚ aim • Discuss and/or apply the following concepts: doctrine of the mean‚ the endoxic method‚
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Virtuous Friendship Aristotle’s definition of a virtuous friendship can be easily contradicted. It is easy to say that a virtuous friendship is to will the good of another for their own sake‚ but can we as human beings be capable of doing a completely unselfish act? Can we truthfully say that we are friends with one another‚ not for our own sake but for the sake of our friends? To answer this question let us begin to discuss the different types of friendships according to Aristotle. Let us begin
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Aristotle Life Aristotle was born in the year 384 B.C in Stagira‚ Greece. Aristotle’s father was a court physician to a Macedonian king. Aristotle would the Macedonian influence for the rest of his life and will keep strong connections the Macedonian court. When Aristotle was 17 he was sent to Athens for a better education where he then attended Plato’s Academy‚ the finest school in Athens. Aristotle created a very close relationship with Plato and his academy. Aristotle did not take over Plato’s
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: In Book III Chapter 10‚ Aristotle begins to tell us his views on temperance or self-control. He sees temperance to be the virtue of the non-rational part of human beings. He believes that temperance is a mean concerned with pleasures‚ for it is concerned less‚ and in a different way‚ with pains (Aristotle‚ Nicomachean Ethics III. 1117B25-30). He distinguish pleasures of the soul from those of the body. Pleasures of the soul would be love of honor and of learning. Those who are concerned with those
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ARISTOTLE Aristotle was born on 384 BC in Stageira‚ Chalcidice 34 miles east of modern-day Thessaloniki. His father Nicomachus was the personal physician to King Amyntas of Macedon. Aristotle educated as a member of aristocracy and at the age of eighteen‚ he went to Athens to do his further studies in Plato’s Academy. He was there at the beginning as a student of Plato‚ and then became a researcher and finally a teacher. Aristotle married Hermias’s niece Pythias who died ten years later. After
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Aristotle:Nicomachean Ethics Jonathan Rodriguez I. Introduction Aristotle is considered to be one of the greatest philosophical thinkers of all time. His writings compose of searching 'what is the purpose of life' and 'function of man'. His goal was to know what makes a person’s life well and how we get there. Aristotle believes that the nature of morality is grounded in the function of persons‚ meaning that we must act in order to become happy and fulfilled. What are the
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Flanagan ENC 1101 MW 9:30 28 November 2005 Title IX Sports are a commanding force today. People of all ages‚ sexes‚ and races watch and take part in different sports in increasing numbers daily. Equal opportunity to participate in sports seems like a right that is very common sense issue‚ but unfortunately this has not always been the case (Porto). Congress passed the Education Amendments of 1972 in April of that year; this amendment contains Title IX which was intended to ensure that there was no
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