On Virtue: Comparing the Views of Confucius and Aristotle Humanities 101 Winter Quarter Strayer University Instructor: Professor Roberta Jones CERTIFICATION OF AUTHORSHIP: I certify that I am the author of this paper and that any assistance received in its presentation is acknowledged and disclosed in the paper (at the end). I have also cited any sources from which I used data‚ ideas‚ or words‚ either quoted directly or paraphrased. I also certify that
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look up to fictional characters such as Superman‚ parents rich or poor‚ look up to our school system to educate their children. However‚ too many of these parents are beginning to realize that proper education‚ like Superman‚ is nonexistent. In Waiting for “Superman‚” Davis Guggenheim addresses the teachers union about the failing public school system in America. Through the use of ethos‚ anecdotes‚ statistics and visual and audio elements‚ Guggenheim attacks a problem too precious to let slip
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Posey has excited Giants fans like no other prospect since Will Clark. That’s over 20 years of waiting for an All-Star position player from the farm. Sandoval was a surprise -- a beautiful‚ welcome‚ and rotund surprise -- so the anticipation wasn’t nearly the same. Since the ‘08 draft‚ though‚ we’ve been waiting for Posey. Will he sign?....when does he start A-ball?...now that he’s dominated A-ball‚ when does he get promoted?...now that he’s hitting
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Final Exam Paper The films “Waiting for Guffman” and “Miss Representation” are two completely different movies in topic but have and implement certain aesthetics of realism which are alike. These films utilize the various aesthetics of voice overs‚ old footages‚ cast addressing the camera‚ on camera interviews‚ use of non actors‚ handheld cameras etc. But the certain aesthetics that are prominent in offering a certain view or truth about the world which we are currently in are that of voice overs
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ARISTOTLE Aristotle was a Greek philosopher and polymath‚ a student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great. His writings cover many subjects‚ including physics‚ metaphysics‚ poetry‚ theater‚ music‚ logic‚ rhetoric‚ linguistics‚ politics‚ government‚ ethics‚ biology‚ and zoology. Together with Plato and Socrates (Plato’s teacher)‚ Aristotle is one of the most important founding figures in Western philosophy. Aristotle’s writings were the first to create a comprehensive system of Western philosophy
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According to Aristotle‚ in order to pursue virtue we must learn to both feel and act correctly. Being a virtuous person entails being affected by pleasure and pain. In book II of “Nicomachean Ethics”‚ Aristotle begins by explaining how virtuous actions are acquired by habit. He writes‚ “Rather‚ we are by nature able to acquire them‚ and we are completed through habit” (Aristotle 18). Essentially‚ Aristotle is saying that we acquire habits as we acquire skills. Virtues are acquired through habituation
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We want to help change the world but we don’t know how‚ so "we keep on waiting on the world to change``. This song particularly grabs my attention for many reasons. Our generation holds more power than we ever have‚ and it is growing day by day. The media and social networking is in the hands of children and teens and can and
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The idea of human equality has been defined in several ways throughout history. The concept of equality which most Americans relate to is based upon the idea of divine‚ God-granted natural rights. In a context relating to government‚ this would be a system of fair treatment and equal opportunity‚ which rewards all citizens equally‚ regardless of their contributions. This system is also known as Egalitarianism. Egalitarianism requires a powerful central government which closely resembles current-day
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of natural law. Like Aristotle‚ he believes that everything has a purpose‚ which is determined and fulfilled by natural law. However‚ he makes a very clear contradiction to Aristotle’s beliefs when it comes to the issue of what the purpose of justice is. Aristotle believes that justice is the presence of all virtue‚ while Thomas believes that Justice is one thing on its own‚ he believes that it is specifically the virtue of a good citizen. This idea is one that Aristotle could not have understood
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Aristotle Name: Aristotle Occupation: Philosopher Birth date: c. 384 BCE Death date: c. 322 BCE Education: Plato’s Academy‚ Lyceum Place of birth: Stagira‚ Chalcidice‚ Greece Place of death: Chalcis‚ Euboea‚ Greece Synopsis Ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle was born circa 384 B.C. in Stagira‚ Greece. When he turned 17‚ he enrolled in Plato’s Academy. In 338‚ he began tutoring Alexander the Great. In 335‚ Aristotle founded his own school‚ the Lyceum‚ in Athens‚ where
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