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    “dispositional” and “Occurent”. The term “dispositional” explains that happiness is a long-term act that it doesn’t go away and it isn’t temporary. On the other hand‚ his term “Occurent” explains that happiness is divided into parts. Like we say “carpe diem”‚ live in the moment. Therefore‚ Davis thinks that it is a momentary act of happiness. Davis thinks that getting pleasure equals to being happy. This theory that Davis has can be categorized in two two concepts “non epistemic” and “epistemic”. These

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    important manor. Don’t just follow the crowd; stand out and be somebody noteworthy. Life is short‚ and we need to make it count. 2 I agree completely with the author’s view on life. I suppose my life philosophy is something along the lines of carpe diem‚ which is basically what he is saying in the line “Act--act in the living Present!” The last stanza of the poem was the part that spoke to me the most. I feel like he’s saying that we need to continue pursuing to live a valuable life‚ and take whatever

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    Benns October 21‚ 2013 Time Never Waits How does one “seize the day”? How would one take advantage of their time? In Herrick’s “To the Virgins‚ to Make Much of Time” exemplifies a classic case of “carpe diem.” This poem is about making the most of one’s time on earth and making your opportunities beneficial. With the use of personifications‚ symbolism‚ and metaphors Herrick’s inform his readers the importance of making the most of time while it is available

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    Carla Mendoza Business 1050 11/06/15 Assignment 17 "Excerpt from De Officiis‚ Book III" Cicero Vocabulary 1. Accordance- adherence to the right actions 2. Autocrats- ruler with absolute authority 3. Compatriots- a fellow citizen 4. Destitution- extreme poverty 5. Doubtingly- to think something is unlikely 6. Insanitary- unhygienic‚ unsanitary 7. Panaetius- refers to Panaetius of Rhodes‚ a Stoic philosopher 8. Peripatetics- one who travels from place to place 9. Pestilential- deadly 10. Stoics- an

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    Controlling the future is something humanity would never be able to do. This is one of the most interesting topics about the Greek tragedy of Oedipus and the theme that makes the story to happen. That anxious feeling about knowing what’s going to happen has always been a main characteristic of humankind‚ as they try to figure and control everything‚ even if it’s out of their boundaries. The story of Oedipus clearly shows a hypothetical situation in which specific people are able to predict the future

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    in imagery. Additionally‚ Herrick includes this one inconsistency in an otherwise strictly regular poem in order to draw the reader’s attention to the last few lines. It is in these lines that the author summarizes the message of the poem and the carpe diem theme which is recurrent throughout much of his poetry: “Then while time serves‚ and we are but decaying‚ / Come‚ my Corinna‚ come‚ let’s go a-Maying (69-70).” The light-hearted tone of the poem is created not only by the verse-like patterns

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    opinion by raising your voice. You can never destroy the Establishment‚ you can only replace it. If you do take over‚ you become the Establishment. Lead‚ follow‚ or get out of the way. Every advantage has at least one corresponding disadvantage. Carpe Diem – Seize the day. By working faithfully 8 hours a day you may eventually get to be boss and work 12 hours a day. If you can’t get all of your work done in 24 hours‚ work nights! It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open

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    are responsible for the answers to the questions. I will not provide you with the correct answers. All of the test questions are taken from stories we read in class this semester. What does carpe diem mean? A. live for tomorrow B. prepare for death C. seize the day D. life is long Carpe diem is a main theme of “To His Coy Mistress.” Which of these lines best expresses this theme? A. “. . . though we cannot make our sun / Stand still‚ yet we will make him run.” B. “My vegetable love

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    while talking about pockets filled high in line twenty-one and telling the reader to not listen to anyone about their spending. This poem reflects how a twenty-one year old can be too carefree and spend too much money. This poem is a good example of Carpe Diem‚ and Johnson emphasizes his point of seize the day when you turn twenty-one. In “When I was One-and-Twenty” by A.E. Housman‚ Housman the tone is calm and collected. The speaker realizes his mistake as the poem goes on by the elders advice. In

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    Passionate Consequences Who has thought a death of a student could dispel all acquaintances relating with the said student? “Dead Poets Society” by Peter Weir‚ addresses poetry students forming a lost cause‚ but eventually the members fall apart and cause the downfall of the group. Despite Mr. Keating’s influence on the students‚ especially Neil‚ there could be another cause of Neil’s suicide. Mr. Keating’s intention is obviously preventing Neil to think he is worthless because of his father’s actions

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