Let’s get this straight first. I actually applaud Malcolm Gladwell for writing his book Outliers. His theories throughout the book touched ideas that I wouldn’t even begin to think about or question. He gave support for his theories and spent a lot of time describing occurrences that seemed to prove them (as you can guess I’m a bit skeptical about some). I actually enjoyed reading once I got myself to actually focus and read. You see‚ it’s not the type of book that you don’t want to put down;
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Abortion according to Aristotle Do you believe that abortion is morally correct? That taking away someone else’s life is an option? That abortion is following the Golden Mean according to Aristotle? Currently‚ many people believe that it can be an option‚ because the baby hasn’t been born yet. But others‚ including Aristotle will disagree. First of all‚ who is Aristotle? Aristotle was a philosopher who thought that an act is morally correct if it follows the Golden Mean. This is an action or a
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nearly the opposite of the way Sun Yat-sen planned future China: in Yat-sen’s ideal China‚ the government takes control first‚ not the people get their freedom right away. Sun Yat-sen has his “three stages of revolution”: everything is to be destroyed by the revolutionary army in the period of destruction‚ the transitional period is when the people are taught the
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The minds of Socrates‚ Plato and Aristotle SOCRATES‚ one of those who sought to develop a more consistent and purer concept of god‚ but he paid the price of a pioneer in that the masses misunderstood him. He was considered as the destroyer of the gods of the Greeks. He maintained that the centrality of the real essence of man and individual is not only its acceptance of the different gods but the real understanding of one’s relationship with others in a rational manner. This implies a rational
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“The Tempest is more than romance‚ for its characters exceed the roles of villains and heroes‚ some of them becoming villains and heroes…The Tempest belongs not only to the world of romance‚ but also to the period of colonialism‚ written as it was in the early stages of the European exploration and conquest of the New World” (Mowat and Werstine). Mowat and Werstine’s idea that The Tempest is both a romantic novel and expresses colonialism is shown through the master mind of the story’s plot named
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People have defined happiness as some kind of good of a human being. In Nicomachean Ethics: Book I‚ Aristotle defines happiness as the activity of living well‚ which in the Greek word is called eudaimonia. He tends to think that happiness is how we balance and moderate our lives to seek the highest pleasures‚ which he calls maintaining the mean. In the following excerpt from Book I‚ Aristotle talks about how happiness presumably consists in attaining some good or set of goods. “Now goods have
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Like many single girls of my age‚ I often think about what would make a marriage successful and the type of person I would like to marry to in the future. Finding an ideal husband is not the only key to a happy marriage‚ but it certainly is important. When I was younger‚ my idea of a perfect husband was someone who’s got a great body‚ tall nose‚ sexy lips‚ strong jaws‚ and eyes that can look deep into my soul. After I got my heart broken a few times by some so called good-looking men‚ I realized
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Hi Susan‚What’s your ideal job? Well‚ you know‚ I major in surveying and mapping engineering‚ so I’d like to be a specialist in this field.What would you like to do in the future‚Daniel？ Hmm‚a Professional Manager maybe a good choice for me.I think i have the ability to make right decisions at the very time and make the company operate smoothly.Have you had a detailed plan already for your dream，Susan？ A detailed plan? Hmm‚ I don’t know exactly. The future is unpredictable and you can never plan
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ESSAY PAPER INSTRUCTION PHIL 1050.001 and 002: Introduction to Philosophy‚ Spring 2014 a. Introduction As a major assignment for this course‚ you are to write an essay paper on a topic relating to the subject matter of the course and drawing on course material. This should be a new paper‚ written by you individually‚ specifically for this class. You have two options to do this assignment. First option: You can write an essay paper in a rather classic style by selecting one of the listed
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Darryl Forges Purser English 1101-18 March 18‚ 2010 The True Definition of an Ideal Soldier “God of our fathers‚ who by land and sea have ever lead us to victory‚ please continue your inspiring guidance in this the greatest of all conflicts. Strengthen my soul so that the weakening instinct of self-preservation‚ which besets all of us in battle‚ shall not blind me to my duty to my own manhood‚ to the glory of my calling‚ and to my responsibility to my fellow soldiers. Grant to our armed forces
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