PHILOSOPHY greek meaning “love of wisdom”‚ encompassed the love of all wisdom‚ but only in recent centuries came to refer to a special branch of enquiry‚ separate from other sciences‚ such as “natural philosophy”. * is universally defined as “the study of the wisdom or knowledge about the general problems‚ facts‚ and situations connected with human existence‚ values‚ reasons‚ and general reality.” It seeks reasons‚ answers‚ and general explanations to life and its factors. Thus‚ if we talk
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Lives of the Saints Lives of the Saints is a story that examines the complexities and tribulations of everyday life in a small town. Throughout the novel‚ we discover that even the most trustworthy and caring individuals live secret lives behind closed doors‚ and that the surface appearance of minor communities can be very deceptive. Some people spend their entire adult-lives trying to knock down these doors and discover the truth‚ but perhaps they are overlooking the key to the lock our
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The freedom to live Gandhi once said‚ "An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind’‚ very much truth can be found in this statement. Is it really moral to give the same punishment to someone that we are punishing them for? The death penalty is a very touchy subject to most for a good reason‚ in my eyes the death penalty is injustice. For reasons such as money‚ religion‚ the principal of knowing right from wrong as well as the wrongly accused‚ and the prolonging suffering of the victims’‚ families
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people’s lives revolve around the choices they make. This is absolutely true. Everyone in this world is responsible for who they are today. Their choices and ideas pave the road for their future. A quote from Confucius says this‚ "People’s lives are the result of the choices they make-or fail to make. The path one takes in life is not arbitrary. Choices and their consequences determine the course of every person’s life. All people‚ whatever their circumstances‚ make the choices on which their lives depend
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know that what they say isn ’t always the brightest thing. This is why I have a difficult time with public speaking. I just know everyone in the audience is thinking what an idiot I am. It probably isn ’t true but that is my fear. My father left our family when I was around 12 years old and never kept any contact with us. I always wanted to call him or write him and tell him how horrible I thought he was for that. But‚ of course because of my fear of confrontation‚ I did not. Instead‚ I send him
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The Arts People’s life can’t be imagined without arts. They are not only entertainment for us‚ but also the way of expressing our thoughts and exchanging them through time and space. As the thoughts are often different‚ the art is so varied. So every nation has its own art with specific features. I wish to speak about British arts. In fact the position of the arts in Britain may be described as a mixture of public apathy and private enthusiasm. The reason of it is that government financial support
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(Singapore) Art‚ culture‚ and society; these three elements are closely linked. These three elements affect one another in one way or another. There is often a conflict of interest between the artist‚ the audience‚ and the government body. The artist’s aim is to express art freely. The audience’s aim is to view art in forms that are not offensive to them. The government’s aim is to mitigate the conflict of interest between the two parties by implementing policies and restrictions to art pieces that
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Franny and Zooey‚ we see numerous amount of little details like the fat lady or the cat with fleas. The biggest thing that we all tend to look over is the massive amount of hoarding that occurs in the story. Why do they do this? Is there a hidden meaning behind all of this? Perhaps the material clutter and hoarding in the Glass household represents the family being stuck in the past‚ but also Franny’s mind that’s “hoarded” with thoughts‚ opinions and intellectual and spiritual confusion. This Glass
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How to Give Your First Speech Carl R. Burgchardt** Introduction Fortunately‚ giving your first speech sounds a lot harder than it is . . . The purpose of this pamphlet is to provide the information you need to do a good job on this assignment: how to select a topic‚ how to focus your speech‚ how to make your speech more interesting‚ how to organize your speech‚ how to prepare and practice your speech‚ how to behave during the presentation‚ and how to cope with stage fright. How do I select a topic
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job‚ and sometimes unpleasant things happen that we can not always have control over them. However‚ we can exercise control over our attention and attitude of these happenings. When one of these things happens‚ and we focus our attention on the loss – the closed door‚ we see only a closed door with the resultant frustration and unhappiness‚ but if we could only move our sight and attention away from the closed door‚ we might be surprised to discover a row of openning new doors. To sum up‚ I just want
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