Aristotle Assignment When it comes to the art of tragedy‚ many philosophers have tried to define what makes something perfectly tragic. One such person is the well-renowned Greek philosopher Aristotle who felt that every successful Tragedy has six main parts: Plot‚ Characters‚ Diction‚ Thought‚ Spectacle‚ and Melody. Although Aristotle points out that Character and Spectacle can occasionally be left out‚ these six parts are the fundamentals to a good tragedy that he focuses on. While reflecting
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Comedy and Tragedy | | Comedy According to Aristotle (who speculates on the matter in his Poetics)‚ ancient comedy originated with the komos‚ a curious and improbable spectacle in which a company of festive males apparently sang‚ danced‚ and cavorted rollickingly around the image of a large phallus. (If this theory is true‚ by the way‚ it gives a whole new meaning to the phrase "stand-up routine.") Accurate or not‚ the linking of the origins of comedy to some sort of phallic
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Loyalty and Friendship in Othello The play Othello‚ written by William Shakespeare is a play that takes place on the streets of Venice. Othello is a highly esteemed general in the service of Venice. Iago is Othello ’s ambitious friend. Othello promotes the Michael Cassio to the position of personal lieutenant and Iago is deadly jealous. Iago begins an evil and malicious campaign against the hero. Othello elopes with Desdemona but Iago starts to plot against them. Othello becomes jealous and suspicious
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5 Things That End Friendships‚ And Why That Just Might Be Okay SEP. 23‚ 2013 By BRIANNA WIEST We don’t know how to phase people in and out of our lives without getting attached. We just don’t. Granted‚ sometimes we have life-long friends who grow and change as we do‚ but that’s often not the case. Circumstances change. We change. And we’re not supposed to spend forever with people who don’t help us to enjoy life or teach us things about the world or ourselves or who generally don’t serve a purpose
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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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February 4‚ 2011 Neon-IV Draft # 2 Aim: To write a personal narrative essay One-Sided Friendship Ever since I was a little girl‚ I have had this best friend who is really unusual. But this friend of mine is amazing; he would take me to new places‚ new adventures. He opened a world of learning and entertainment. He showed me a lot of things
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goal is all the same. That is to have an organization that performs with excellence and employees that contribute to the same level in their work ethics. In Tom Morris book If Aristotle Ran General Motors he provides philosophical lessons that can be used as strategies to implement the teaching of great philosophers like Aristotle. Through the four dimensions of every human experience he provides the foundation for human fulfillment and organization excellence. The four dimensions are: Truth – the intellectual
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he states‚ “Then there is the question of who really counts as a “friend.” In tribal societies‚ people develop bonds through direct‚ ongoing face-to-face contact. The Web eliminates that need for physical proximity‚ enabling people to declare friendships on the basis of otherwise flimsy connections (Stein‚ Par. # 14).” When making friends on social networking sites there are advantages and disadvantages to doing so‚ you get to know someone that has the same interest as you do‚ you share the same
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In this case Jamal and Forrester bring out the very best in each other. After years of being cooped up in an apartment‚ Jamal finally got Forrester to leave. This is a major turning point in their friendship because they are gaining more and more of each others trust. According to Rob Brown‚ ¨Forrester brings out Jamals intelligence and Jamal brings Forrester back into life. They need each other in a way they never imagined.¨ Essentially‚ Forrester
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Aristotle: Virtues are Like Skills Aristotle believes that no one is born virtuous. Virtues are acquired through practice‚ which leads to habit. He feels that if someone did something courageous one time‚ then that person is not virtuous. The person would need to continue making good sound reasonable decisions that leads to courageous acts in order to become virtuous. Aristotle also believes that one must act accordingly in the right manner. For instance‚ if they are striving to be courageous‚ then
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