MY INSPIRATION My family is my inspiration. All things which I have done are for my family. I love my parent‚ sisters and brother. I obey their command and do the household chores. I would try to study my lesson this school year and my family is my inspiration of it. My aim is I can help our family. And I could not do it if I could not finish my studies. The competition of getting a job is too much nowadays. Even‚ the degree holders have the difficulty to find the job‚ then how much more
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to Deeper Happiness Is Simpler Than You Might Think” by Ginny Graves (2017) and “Happiness Is Other People” by Ruth Whippman (2017)‚ both authors acknowledged that the source of happiness is important. Graves delivered her stand objectively and professionally‚ explaining that the source of happiness should come naturally by pursuing activities that coincide with one’s values and comes within oneself. In contrast‚ Whippman was overreacting and informal in her explanation that happiness from within
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Is Aristotle right to say that virtues of character lie between an excess and deficiency? Aristotle (384 BC – 322 BC) was a Greek philosopher and polymath‚ a student of Plato. Aristotle had two major works about the Ethics‚ they are Nichomachean Ethics and Eudemian Ethics. Aristotle claims that all the action of a human must aim to something‚ but if you are day-dreaming‚ it won’t be counted as an action. Aristotle also talks about the golden mean. The golden mean can help to support why Aristotle
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O. Henry’s‚ “The Gift of the Magi”‚ follows a young poor couple that give up their greatest belongings in order to buy something special for each other. However‚ they can not make use of their gifts‚ because what they gave up‚ relates to their possessions they gave up. In Sherman Alexie’s “This is What It Means to Say Phoenix‚ Arizona”‚ the protagonist Victor travels with his childhood friend Thomas to Phoenix to get the remains of his dead father. Thomas tells him the story of Victors dad telling
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Sean Luong Jackson Whistle English 1B July 9‚ 2014 New vs Old Slowly we see many civilizations and cultures lose themselves as time goes by. New generations start forgetting history of themselves becoming people living in the present as well as writing their own history‚ while others bass in the pass‚ never forgetting where they came from and who they are. The same happened in “This is What it means to say Phoenix Arizona”‚ by Sherman Alexie‚ the story followed two men who traveled to retrieve
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and purpose. It is a brotherhood‚ as the members usually say‚ of people at a college or university usually characterized by Greek letters. For members‚ fraternity means brotherhood‚ unity‚ friendship‚ trust and acceptance. It means meeting new people‚ sharing interests and accepting others’ as well. It helps in building confidence and character because they believe that a fraternity gives a certain kind of protection. It gives the feeling of security and importance. It is somewhat comparable to gangs
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Otherness in a nutshell is a feeling like one does not fit in for any number of reasons. Race‚ gender‚ sexuality‚ religion and appearance are just a few of the reasons. This is felt throughout life from childhood to adulthood. When you are in school it may be something as silly as your brand of shoes‚ you may not have the cool ones because your parents cannot afford them‚ so you get made fun of. Then here you are as an adult and it may be the car you drive or neighborhood you live in that
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Jenna Gritser Intro to Philosophy 5/10/13 More Than a Feeling This paper will dispute that love is more of a choice than a feeling according to Fromm’s thesis regarding love. Fromm thoroughly discusses love in a capitalist society and with that being said I will concur that love is full of virtue requiring time and personal growth. In the bible‚ it is said that choice is a command that you cannot control therefore if love is a command it has to be act of the individuals will. In order to
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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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Aristotle and John Stuart Mill on Happiness and Morality In this paper I will argue that Aristotle’s conception of eudaimonia disproves Mill’s utilitarian view that pleasure is the “greatest good.” The purpose of this paper is to contrast Aristotle’s and Mills views on the value of happiness and its link to morality. First I will describe Aristotle’s model of eudaimonia. Then I will present Mill’s utilitarian views on happiness and morality. Lastly‚ I will provide a counterargument to Mill’s
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