Consequences of Excessive Pride Pride is not a bad attribute to have‚ it is actually very important. One definition for pride is: A sense of one’s own proper dignity or value; self-respect. Self respect is a very good quality to have‚ however‚ there’s such thing as too much of a good thing. This is especially the case if you are a hero in a Greek play that has too much pride. Pride is the most central flaw in Greek tragedy‚ even in heroes. In the plays "Antigone" and "The Odyssey"‚ Antigone’s
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Bad temper There once was a little boy who had a bad temper. The boy basically had the habit of loosing his temper and never sought to resolve the negative impact behind his habit until when his father stepped in. His father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper‚ he must hammer a nail into the back of the fence. At first the boy was disagreed to follow his father’s advice as he didn’t find a problem with his temper. But when people around him started complaining
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Unintended Consequences in the Bible With every sin comes a consequence‚ whether the sin is intended or not. There are many different examples of consequences linked with sin. For example‚ the story of Adam and Eve is very well heard of. It shows perfect examples of unintended consequences because of sin. Another good example would be the story of Moses and Golden Calf. In both stories‚ there are consequences from God because they disobeyed him. First‚ the story of Adam and Eve is a great example
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Consequence of charismatic leadership Max Weber a sociologist defines charismatic as “resting on devotion to the exceptional sanctity‚ heroism or exemplary character of an individual person‚ and of the normative patterns or order revealed or ordained by him”. Another theory of charismatic leadership was proposed by Conger and Kanungo (1987) based on the assumption that charisma is an attributional phenomenon. However a refined version of the theory was presented by Conger(1989) and by Conger and
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If a child asks their parent to go to another child’s house‚ but their parent thinks he/she is a bad influence for their child‚ the parent should let their child go. Firstly‚ one child who is a bad influence can be good influence for another child. In contrast‚ without bad influences‚ children cannot decipher what is right or wrong. For example‚ if we did not have bad influences in this un-utopian world‚ children would do what ever they want and not realize what they are doing is wrong; because the
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in its consequences.’ In today’s rising society‚ where we experience people willing to strive to their maximum potential by any means necessary‚ it becomes blatantly obvious to why we often overlook the implications we inflict on others. We are sometimes aware of our actions‚ acting in spite or in fear‚ and sometimes ignorant to the situation‚ unaware of the consequences we deliver. The question is however – where does the importance of conflict lie – in its causes? Or in its consequences? It seems
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Bad-Bad Words Der’rik Hardin Psych 326 December 1‚ 2012 Dr. Hennon Bad-Bad Words The goal of this paper is to conduct a series of research on curse words‚ their meanings‚ and a brief history of profanity. I also intend to show that curse words are deemed acceptable in certain social situations in the American culture. To begin we must define semantic. Semantics is a branch of linguistics that deals with the study of meaning‚ changes in meaning‚ and the principles that govern the relationship
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feelings through various outlets. We are born with senses that allow us to feel and express a wide arraignment of emotions. When one of these senses fail we are automatically disabled‚ but many find alternatives to express these emotions. Erin McGraw in “Bad Eyes” learns to express her emotions through the use of extensive metaphors that allow the reader to feel what she is writing. The metaphors create a bridge that helps us to understand what McGraw faces throughout her life. The reader gains insight
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Smoking is Bad! According to the American Lung Association‚ there are estimated 50 million people who smoke. Smoking kills more people than any other disease in the world‚ 5.4 million death in 2004 and more than 100 million over the twentieth century. However‚ smokers do not fully understand the risks they take by smoking. It affects a person physically and mentally‚ economically and socially. First of all‚ smoking affects a smoker physically and mentally. Nicotine in cigarettes or cigars is a
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BAD HABITS Most of our lives depend on the habits we create. Habits define who we are. Whether they are good or bad‚ it is our decision to decide. There are quite a few bad habits in our world that people get so addicted to doing that they suddenly can’t control themselves and their mind begins to think that it is part of what you’re meant to do. Some people confuse themselves about what is a habit and what is not. Smoking‚ drinking and doing drugs are bad habits but‚ they come under a different
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