Virtue ethics asks What kind of person should I be? What kind of person should I strive to be? I should strive to be virtuous. Thus‚ the notion of virtue becomes fundamental. What is a virtue? A fixed positive character trait that involves various dispositions. For Aristotle morality is about living in accordance with virtue. Every activity has some goal or end and his project here is to figure out what the Good consists in According to Aristotle something is good to the extent that it fulfills
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How far do you agree that the black power achieved little for black Americans In the late 60s different black power movements such as; the INOI the black panthers and the OAAU grew because many black people in the north were disappointed by King’s peaceful protest in the south. However Black power collapsed in the 70’s and achieved very little of his aims. An important black power organisation was the NOI. The leader was Elijah Muhammad who took over the movement in 1934. he build lots of temples
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and protractor. You look up at the board and see numbers‚ equations‚ and more uncommon things. The teacher begins to inform the class of the assignment‚ and you pick up the pencil ready to write what you need; even if you don’t fully understand what it is. You begin writing - what seems to be nonsense- on the perfect lined paper‚ but your mind wanders to the sweet scent of fresh air. The windows have been opened and you can see the beautiful day outside. Now this is the only thing you can focus on
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To what extent do you agree that the lives of Black Americans improved significantly between 1945-52? The lives of Black Americans during 1945-52 were shaped greatly by the reconstruction of America following the Civil War a century earlier; the lives of these people were largely dictated‚ especially in the Southern states‚ by policies of disenfranchisement and segregation implemented between these time periods‚ specifically the ‘Jim crow’ laws‚ though it can be said that certain occurrences‚
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Abdullah Shahid ‘Importance of history in our life’ IMPORTANCE OF HISTORY The word ’history’ is derived from the Greek noun ’historia’ meaning ’inquiry or research.’ Aristotle regarded it as a "systematic account of a set of natural phenomena‚ whether or not chronological ordering was a factor in the account." The term "history" has now come to be applied to accounts of events that are narrated in a chronological order‚ and deal with the past of mankind. Learning by inquiry about the past
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“The play ‘Twelfth Night’ delights in chaos and confusion” To what extent do you agree with this statement? The plotline in many of Shakespeare’s comedies are often considered complicated and confusing. The plots of these plays usually follow a general structure where a comedy contains five acts and where the climax of the play is found in the third. This is where where a big event in the play is carried out to mark this event. This confusion is usually resolved in the last act‚ followed by the
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“On balance the league of nations proved to be a failure in the 1920’s.” How far do you agree with this statement? Explain. 10 marks. The League of Nations was the brainchild of USA’s president‚ Woodrow Wilson‚ and was one of his suggested 14 points that followed the Treaty of Versailles. The League was based on a covenant‚ a set of 26 articles‚ which all the members had to follow. The main structure of the League was set in the form of The Assembly and the Council‚ of which there were four permanent
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When teachers asked that what it is you want to be when you grow up‚ most children do not respond with "a career in financial services". Like most children‚ I responded with reference to jobs that seemed fun at the time. My first choice was a typewriter and translator‚ second naturally a pianist‚ but the third and most important choice was a computer engineer because I like computer‚ typing‚ translating a work and playing piano. If I were a computer engineer‚ I will
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(A) Do you think you are addicted to Facebook? What are the signs which show a person is addicted to Facebook? Give reasons to support your view. Yes I am addicted to Facebook. The signs that shows a person that is addicted to Facebook is when he/she is constantly thinking about Facebook‚ like always updating his/hers statuses‚ always talk about the topics that he/she saw from Facebook or constantly checking his/her phone for Facebook updates. Another sign of Facebook addiction is when he/she
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How far do you agree that the lives of workers changed in Russia to a large extent between 1855 and 1964? Without doubt‚ workers lives showed a considerable amount of change from 1855-1964. However‚ there were also large degrees of continuity so the extent of this change can be questioned. The status of workers changed in two main eras; Stalin’s rule and Witte’s industrialisation. Despite this‚ the status of workers stayed more level in 1892-1964‚ suggesting a large amount of continuity. Working
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